Well, It's not easy. But do-able.
I could flip my old wooden A-cat with aluminum mast, right it and keep racing (less than a minute all together). Righting F17 takes time. Boat is heavy. Everything around this boat is a labor. It's labor to rig it. It's labor to launch it. It is a lot of work to sail it fast.
Don't take me wrong, boat is GOOD. You can have 4 people on it and it will float, relatively fast. Perfect boat for distance racing. Buoyant, great in rough stuff. Even better in flat waters. I didn’t check this year Portsmouth, but last year’s one was very favorable, in light to moderate wind you can easily give a hard time to F18. With addition of a jib, perfect family double-handler.
However, it’s a machine. Sailing A-cat, even an old one, is like having all your feeling extended. There is basically nothing between you, water and wind. Driving Mazda Miata.
Sailing Nacra F17 is driving machinery. Driving Ford Mustang.

We have growing class at SHBCC too. 6 Inters plus 2 Hobie FX1. We have more this year, I don’t know how many yet. It’s a reason I sail F17 now. However, I wouldn’t go this route if I had a chance to chase A-cat or two around race cource. Or, may be F16...:)

Vlad

Wooden A-cat - my favorite
Nacra F17 - my racing boat
Russian inflatable catamaran “Albatros” - my favorite for island hopping