I think an H16 would be a good boat for him. I have a friend who had one that would pitchpole if you looked at it wrong. I brought this up with the local Hobie dealer at a race and he recommended raking the mast back. That was the wonder fix. We now have to push the heck out of the boat to get the hull to dive. It is actually a pretty stable boat. I don't know much about the H16, but his boat is not as pp prone as everyone says it is.

-Rob V.
Panama City
Nacra 5.2