Formula 16

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The Formula 16 (F16) sport catamaran is an ISAF recognised 5 m long beach catamaran with an asymmetric spinnaker setup.

It is actively sailed in two modes: doublehanded with a jib (2-up), and singlehanded without a jib (1-up).

Its class rules setup is very similar to those of the Formula 18 class of beach catamarans.

In effect any boat that adheres to a certain limited set of general design specifications may participate in all the official class races. The two classes, F18 and F16, govern the racing of their own class compliant boats.

The F16 class was founded in the spring of 2001, after it had become clear by the overwhelming success of the F18 class that formula classes would be the future in sport/beach catamarans and that a more versatile formula class was desired.

In handicap racing, the F16 uses a D-PN of 63.0^[1]