How big are you?
The H14 is very weight sensitive. I’m a pretty large person (over 200 Lbs) and enjoy sailing my 14, but part of the enjoyment comes from the challenge of sailing the boat…. The hulls have so little volume that, in a moderate to strong breeze, the boat can literally flip over in any direction. I wouldn’t want to sail it with a second person in anything other than a light breeze because the hulls will be almost completely underwater. The flip side of this is that the 14 is relatively easy to bring back up from a capsize for an average size person.
The 14 can also be challenging to tack due to only having a mainsail and they don’t go upwind as well as a 16.
Honestly, it sounds like a Wave is what you’re looking for. They are easily handled by one person, similar to a 14, but they have a lot more bouyancy in the hulls, so a lot less likely to pitchpole or roll over backwards. They have enough floatation to carry a second person without submarining. The Wave isn’t quite as fast as the 14 (and a lot slower than a 16), but they can still be fun when the wind is up and are a good starter boat for getting into catamarans.
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