mary I wrote "(And F16 in prefered over F16hp)".

Meaning to say "F16 IS prefered over F16HP"

So both are indeed the same but the names F16 and Formula 16 are to be prefered.

I want to created unity in the identifier and eventually drop the "hp" extension all together. The 'hp' is a historical left-over from the past were there was talk of another class association being formed in French. This turned out to be rumour and so we could call ourselfs F16 and be done with it.

Also all our handicap ratings and boat names are using the F16 identifier, without the "hp" extension" even the websites and mailadresses are F16 and Formula 16.

If somebody forms a class of slow F16 boats than they can call it F16 "LP"

Wouter