[quote=klozhald][quote=kernunnos]I will say, based on my limited knowledge, the P16, has much greater bow floatation, reducing the pitch pole potential.[/quote]
The P16 and NACRA 5.2 both have more volume up front than a H16. In the ocean races on the west coast the H16s race each other mostly, and some open races don't allow cats under 18 feet because of past incidents with H16s. The H18 is a thing of beauty, though, and a great ride in the ocean. Design and engineering improved greatly in the decade after the H16, which is why no cat looks like it, not even the newer Hobies.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by klozhald on Nov 23, 2014 - 11:42 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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