I agree that the 16 class is very strong. It is the largest class in division 12 which is where I race. However the more youth sailors we get sailing the 16 the class could become very strong. Look at the optimist and 420 youth fleets. They are large if we could get more youths interested in sailing the 16 the stronger the class is. The Hobie 16 is one of the only classes where two average youths are heavy enough to meet minimun crew weight that is also very large. <br><br>Hobie 14 sail #17827
<br>Hobie 16 sail #72585