I sailed my Nacra 5.0 many times over in Santa Cruz solo--it was really fun...but...sailing the F16 is even more fun and a lot easier to rig, right, and roll around on land.
Tanks Eric. A lot of comments point to the same conclusion: many boats are nice, but F16s are even nicer.(assuming you are looking for a light 16ft cat)
The question though is: is it that much nicer to justify the extra cost, extra care and maintenance (due to high tech, high perf), the extra inconvenience of being the only boat like that in your area, the extra difficulty finding replacement parts...
Apparently you just need to try one to believe it. As soon as my dealer gets one for demo, I will find out!
