Being someone who started with a 16, I have to agree with John Williams on this one. You can't be serious when you say the 18 or 20 is too much boat over the 16. The 16 is harder to sail because it is, for one, the easiest boat to pitch pole next to the 14 and has a sail area that goes from bow to past the stearn. It over powers pretty good in my opinion. If it had a modern hull design, maybe it would work with that much sail. I just remember thinking how much easier the bigger boats were to sail once I got one. Leave the 16's to the "A" fleeters and get a boat that holds a little more weight.

Lee