The biggest drawback... 2 drawbacks: It makes the boat more complicated which will turn off the majority of our 16 sailors and

it would split the class.

Vote no! Bad idea for the H16 Class.

By the way, the North American class no longer goes by NAHCA. It is now the Hobie Class Association of North America. Maybe HCANA? I always found NAHCA too close to NACRA myself!