Thanks catfan for the up to date summary of the A Cat builders etc, herd to find that info in one place.

Speaking of the H-16 class - I took a look at the results from the Hobie Mid Winters West just held last weekend. They had 39 H-16s racing in the A,B & C fleets combined. I did not count any boats that showed but were DNC. All of these teams had to drive to San Felipe Mx.

Now THATS impressive!!

What drives these kind of numbers? I can think of a few right off the bat.

Relatively (very) inexpensive to race, tow and maintane.
Great One Disgn racing.
Relatively light weight.
Relatively simple rig and platform.