You don't need Trapseats unless you are a sailor with a disAbility, but Trapseat are nice if you live in an area with strong winds or if you what a lot of comfort. Like I have been telling other H16 sailors on this forum if you want a set of Trapseats you better contact me now as the batch of Trapseats we building now are going to the Trapeat Worlds event and we only have a few left. And I don't know when we will build the next batch of Trapseats, we usually build 20 to 40 sets. So email me at info@sail-s.com if you want a set.