i have a 79 boat and it does not have the comptip mast. the halyard has two anchor points. i paid extra on my new sail for reefing points for two reasons.

1. crowded trampoline or small kids on board make for a swinging boom accident. the reefed main adds quite a bit of head clearance.

2. when it is early season with high wind conditions and i absolutely do not want to deal with getting wet and getting a sailboat back on its feet. i dont wet suit here in texas but the water is still cold thru april where i live.


i dont use the reef all that much but i consider it a worthy feature. there have been many days that without the reef i wouldnt of been sailing.

ps its a great way to learn how to sail the h 16. i used it all the time in the beginning. depowering the boat enables you to work on technique and not having to worry about the boat going upside down. nobody showed me anything when i got my hobie. i was taught by the school of hard knocks. kind of like training wheels for your hobie.