Until I get my F16 I'm sailing a Hobie 17 which has been a fun boat to learn cat sailing on and quite easy to sail. I race my buddies on our local lake and am just amazed at how much higher I can point, so much so that they don't want to race windward courses with me anymore. Although I'd like to think it has to do with my skill, I suspect it's the combination of unirig and boards (though the boards are small). The H16's do have more sail area than me though.

Anyway, on to my question: will I find that a unirig F16 points better than sloop F16's (ie, is the better poining just do to cat rig vs sloop)? Yes, I've read that A cats outpoint everything so I'm guessing it holds true for unirig F16's also. Also, will a unirig F16 point better than my H17 (and the H16's) becuase of longer board and higher aspect ratio rig (maybe even better hull design on the Blade)?

Thanks,

Jerry