I hate to disagree but i dont think a gettaway is faster than a 16. Im probably wrong but hey its what i think.

The gettaway has no boom and in heavy winds the top of the main twists.

I agree it all comes down for what your using the boat for. I cant say i like the idea of a getaway because i fould feel a bit of the topic because it hasn't got a racing class and its also a heavy boat. If your going to be having friends on it all the time then for all means go for it but if you want to race go out and think what happens if i capsize well then maybe its not the best of boats.

The Hobie 16 and 18 but not as much the 18,can also be righted by one person but it comes down to how you do it. Yes you can right a taipan with out thinking but its also a more expensive boat but dam you can have some fun in them. Im not saying theres no fun in other boats here but the 16v and 18 both have trapeze and i would feel very safe to right one myself as long as its above 10knots when im sailing alone. This boat is also good because they both can handle alot and i do mean alot of people on board more so the 18 but the 16 isn't so bad.

If your thinking of going one up from now and then and dont have more than 2 people on board its the boat for you. The other advantage of the taipan is you can race it under f16 or just as the taipan itself.

Hobie 20 & 21 are very very fast and fun boats. I dont think going one up on a 20 & 21 is really a good idea but then again i dont think i could skipper one even with a crew. The hobie 20 is really a racing boat more than anything else but if you can sail it good enough then it can be anything you want. I crewed on a hobie 20 with a kite and yiou could say i was scared without the kite but when you add the kite the boat really goes like a bat out of hell. I couldn't hold the kite in anything above 15knots and it didn't help that it was 30knots. I went skipper and was just bearly holding on while my new crew (old skip) was massive enough to hold it but it was still fun.

Im not saying one boat is better than the other here but i am saying think about what your using the boat for. I weigh 64kg and i can right my 16 in above 10knots by myself but i saw a taipan which righted his boat in a manner of seconds.

Think about it and ask people who sail arond you what they think.