I don't see it so much as a difference in boat speed, I see it as a difference in ability.

As Pete pointed out earlier, there has not yet been an Olympic caliber skipper consistantly sailing F16's Uni, to give us a true comparison on the race course, to the Olympic caliber skipper/crews we see sailing the Sloops.

I like the freedom of not having to worry about finding crew. If I can get good crew for a regatta, great, but I also like the challenge of racing Uni, and knowing I've got nobody to blame but me, if I'm slow.

I only got into racing to improve my sailing skills, I'd like to be cruising to Tahitti on a big cat with a margarita in my hand, but I don't see that happening any time soon.

A light, fast, two up or Uni boat is about all I can afford now, so I'm good with the challenge and learning that comes with racing Uni, even if it's mostly against sloops.