Hello BLS,
Well, you all know I had to jump in on this one!
I sail with Harper, on the island South East of you, called St. Croix.
We all have a blast and we (mostly) all have different boats.
As you can tell, we each enjoy our respective choice.

Contact the H16 gang in Puerto Rico, specifically the winner of the 2004 St. Croix International ( he owns LoLo too).

Ask him about the performance of the I-17. For we handicapped out pretty close and raced each other. That race weekend was a steady 18-20 mph and 4 foot +/- 1 foot water condition.

Then ask the same H16 owner about the 2004 BVI race weekend. It was 6-8 mph and no waves to speak of. In that condition, we rated almost equal.

Then you wil know.

However, let it be known, alot of Puerto Rican beach cat sailors are ready to go the Uni-rig solo sailor boat. I believe I could have sold my boat , to a Puerto Rican sailor that weekend in St. Croix, they were that impressed. ( But then, I would have a real hard time finding another I-17 down here)

What ever platform you decide, you will NOT be sorry. These boats perform beyond your expectatiions.

By the way, I am rigging my I-17, 2 up this year,...my son is big enough now to go in the ocean,...yep, I can reconfigure to 1 up anytime too,...so very nice options,.....bottom line,..you go sailing alot more than most!

Whatever you do,....BUY THE DANG BOAT AND GO SAILING!

We expect to see you over here next year!

regards,

Bruce
I-17 Euro
'Love Never Fails'
St. Croxi, USVI