IMO the Hobie 16 is so much fun because of its tendancy to pitchpole. It is an overpowered boat with not too much hull volume giving it a very twitchy personality, which includdes pitchpoline. A recipe for exciting sailing.

You do not have to pitchpole but to sail a 16 hard it needs constant helm control. Of all the cats I have owned and sailed I have found the 16 the most exciting because it has to be sailed. Pitchpoling is fun!!