Will,
The H16 has a little more of a reputation for punishing those that fly the hulls and have their crew weight too far forward. If the bow goes under a wave, the shape of the top of the deck tends to trip the boat on it's nose.
Gavin Colby: Anyone who says the 16 is a dinosaur or a terrible boat probably sails a rival class, or has tried to sail the Hobie 16, thought it would be a push-over and failed. ...
The Hobie 16 doesn't forward capsize any more than a Formula 18. Colby Interview 
