Chet, you could upgrade to a used Hobie 18 for about the same money as your H16 and have just as easy set up time, better tacking, better downwind non-stuffing, and even a roller furling jib for those really windy days, and lots more volume in the hulls if you want to bring more than one person with you. I paid $750 for my first Hobie 18 and to this day and 3 newer, faster, much more expensive spinnaker cats later it was the best $750 I ever spent, and probably the most fun in the least amount of set up time. There are lots of other boats out there that would do just as well as the Hobie 18: a Prindle 18, Nacra 5.5 Sloop, etc., all much cheaper than a new F18 and just as easy to set up as a H16, and much easier to sail. You can add a spin to all of them later. The extra 2 feet up front and all that volume in the hulls makes for a much better ride in any wind and you can still single hand them easily. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />