All I have to say is if you follow the H16 movement you will notice the class is anything but dead and actually in just the last few years has seen a steady increase in participants, boat sales, and many new fleets. Also the H16 is anything but not interesting to kids and any youth program I have seen using H16's the kids are having great fun. By the way Wouter my daughter who is 15 says you are nuts if you think kids do not like H16's. Also the spinnaker has not been rejected for youth sailing but has been accepted with several training camps and big time promotion of H16’s with spin’s. All I have to say to Wouter is blah, blah, blah. How long have some people been saying the H16 is dieing?...a long time, its not happening now and nor will it, sorry to burst you bubble Wouter. It really is sad to see some wanting to see the demise of a great multihull class but maybe that is part of the problem with the growth of mutlihulls in general. Its just mind boggling to see such a successful multihull class get shunned by this forum but luckily you are a minority.
I love to see other multihull classes being successful because unlike some I see the benefits of many multihull classes as a good thing. My opinion is the SL16 is the wrong direction for youth sailing but I am for sure not going to try and sabotage Arts efforts. Wouter says the H16 class has not been a help to Art well I know for sure Art has never been a promoter of the H16 class so why would you think the H16 class would embrace someone who openly rejects them. Its fine if Art does not like the H16, to each his or her own.
