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.
At the same time as the Hobie MWW was on there was a regatta in Australia that attracted 35+ hobie 16,s.Along with one in South Africa, and the weekend before a major hobie 16 regatta in the Philippines,which attracted a international field of 25+ boats.Not too many designs (beside the Laser)could span the globe like that on a given weekend.
