Good points... Midwinters is the only hobie only regatta that I know of in this area. All the PCCC series are open and they are extremely helpful in making me a better sailor. I usually crew for Scott on the H20. He may be out of town for midwinters so I am looking at alternatives. The reason I was looking at the H16 was for something to compare. I know my 5.2 is a little faster than the H16. There are more than a few sailors who will still beat me with their H16s, and that definately makes them better sailors than me. My issue is that if I beat them, I won't really know if it was because I sailed better or was it that my boat was better in the particular conditions. My son does fine on the 5.2 so except for trying to get in the Midwinters, I will have no problem with the 5.2. I'm actually considering doing RTI on it but I would have to rig a spinnaker or pray for more wind than last year.
