16 or 17.
The H17 is a great start...and you can really honk on it a lot more when the wind is UP and stirring up some chop.. .the 14 won't do chop well... and the I17 rocks w/the spin!!! (it's on my list..)
I've sailed the DAYLIGHTS out of my 14 solo while there'd be 2-up on a 16 not sailing it as hard or trimmed, etc...., and the 16 is depressingly faster. Was a sad day for my H14T.
BUT THEN.... I went around the bouys w/some Waves... and was WAVING them farewell in my wake.
Seat of the pants meter, but I'd say the 16 is as much faster than the 14... as the 14 is faster then the wave.
Edited by robpatt on May 18, 2011 - 10:55 AM.