> Did you ever get any responses to this post? I am interested in any
> comments about Rob Macks North Star design as well.

No responses noted, I did order the instruction book and after perusing the info decided to build a Night Heron as my 2nd boat. I need another boat by the end of June and will save quite a bit of setup time due to the construction similarities. (my first boat was a Guillemot). I will probably build the NS as a third boat, I really like the design.