I'm in Minnesota. There is a fleet of Hobie 16's on a lake that is fairly closeby, but I'm kind of under the impression that they're not as high performance as I'd like. On most lakes in my area the clubs have an open cat fleet. The secondhand f18's that I've found are around 8-10k, which isn't out of my price range.
Some of those hobie 16,s you talked about are sailed by some of the best cat sailors in the midwest.Just get Brent to tell you about a guy named Jagger.Most all the Hobie regattes in the midwest the best competition is in the 16 class.Come on out to Spicer MN,july 9,10 for the Bald eagle regatta on Green Lake
