The H16 is far from dead as a class. Here is some interesting info: Largest multihull class; largest multihull Worlds regatta (single class); considered the largest women’s multihull class; largest multihull youth class; largest disAbled multihull class; H16 the only multihull used in the Pan American Games; ISAF official youth multihull; H16 Trapseat Worlds (sanctioned by ISAF) the only disAbled multihull worlds event; close to 110,000 boat built to date; can’t forget its best surf cat hand down, as that is what it was originally designed to do; and the list goes on and on. If you look at the attendance of H16’s at Hobie regattas and even non-Hobie events it is obvious it also has the largest turnout of any multihull class. The last time the Texel regatta took place (been cancelled the last few years because of lack of wind) the H16 remained the largest class represented in this large multihull regatta. It is amazing after 30 years the H16 is still so competitive and remains the largest multihull class. You just have to be careful who you listen to as there are many non H16 fans that would love to see the H16 de-throned and have their brand of boat take its places. At our sailing club we are going to be ordering 6 new H16’s with two of them being outfitted with Trapseats. So it’s still going strong and actually from all indications the class is growing not shrinking.
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<br>No worries!<br><br>