Wow, that got sidelined quick.

I think the biggest weakness, is also a weakness for all of the U.S. class's at the moment. Not enough people participating in the sport. The F16 is the newest of what I think of as the serious classes: H16, A-class, F18, F16 and sits in a some what precarious position. Things are going well and what would seriously hurt other classes, would probably kill off the F16. On the flip side, the F16 came to light in a rather rough time for cat sailing, and has managed to flourish despite numbers being so low as a whole for the sport.