For what its worth the I14's are slower then Hobie 16's. The US champ sailing at Gunpowder in one race was not able to maintain his 5 minute head start on a windward leeward course.
Skiff sailors like the challenge of avoiding a crash. He who keeps the pointy end up wins the race. Some would call this boat fun... others would call it poorly behaved.
We say the same thing about Hobie 16's!... so better to live and let live... (but all of those crashes have scrambled the I14 guys speed sensors)