I would recomend against the H16. They don't have much bouyancy in the hulls, the pedestal trampoline design introduces tons of hull-walking. It's what I bought for my first boat and I grew out of it in about 6 months and moved up to an 18' boat.

I'd recomend a Prindle 16, Trac 16, G-Cat 5.0, or Hobie 17. Something boardless and sturdy that can take some abuse. All of the systems on these boats are fairly simple and easy to use and understand. The G-Cat is my favorite boat for it's dual trampolines and high-volume hulls.