Hilu
The Hilu is an outrigger sailboat produced by AMF Alcort (American Machine and Foundry), producer of the popular Sunfish sailboat, in the early 1970s. Like the Sunfish and other AMF boats, the Hilu's sail featured a signature fish print and was named for a fish; Hilu is a Hawaiian variety of fish[1]. Unlike the Sunfish, which is arguably the most popular recreational sailboat ever manufactured, few Hilus were ever produced and current specimens remain very rare. By one count there are only 6 known Hilus worldwide.[2] A 1971 Hilu brochure lists the suggested retail price at $445 (equal to approximately $2,350 in 2007). Due to their rarity they can now be valued as high as $20,000.[citation needed]
The Hilu is often mistaken for a catamaran, but is in fact a tacking outrigger. It is not a catamaran since the hulls are not identical and the mast is stepped in one hull; it is also not a proa, though tacking outriggers are sometimes mistakenly called proas. A Hilu tacks and jibes as a normal sailboat, it does not shunt to come about, and it has permanent fore and aft ends rather than a permanent windward and leeward side.
Hilu Specs
Length (main hull) 14 ft (4.3 m).
Float 10 ft (3.0 m).
Beam 7 ft 10 in (2.39 m)
Weight 75 lb (34 kg).
Sail Area 65 sq ft (6.0 m2).
Crew Capacity 225 lb (102 kg). (1-2)