Matt to be honest the current spinnaker the Hobie USA sells is not much more than a over grown jib with little if any performance benefits, I've used it and sorry to say it really was not much good. I do use the Trapseat spinnaker, which adds a lot of performance to the H16, as a spinnaker should. On the NAHCA website where it notes proposed H16 changes it indicates the following: HCE is working to refine the present up-dated system but to add optional snuffer system. Matt have you heard anything about the HCE snuffer system as this is the system the H16 should have for open and spinnaker events. The snuffer is easy and fun to use, plus you still get all the benefits of a standard spinnaker.