Actually, I did not phrase this right: the H16 and H14 are more prone to pitchpoling, the TheMightyHobie18 much less so, although we did on a couple of occasions pitchpole the H18sx on really windy days, with 2 people on the wire and the skipper on the wing. Gusty winds of up to 35mph--and the skipper's momentary inattention did the trick. It is NO FUN to fly into the rigging of a H18sx!!

The Nacra 5.2 has slightly longer and straighter hulls than the H16.