> was there really a post on a short version..my son loved all the strippers
> that he saw at the rondevous but they are too big for him (he's 10 and now
> has a Mill Creek13). I am trying to get him into the Venture design (14ft)
> in the Newfound catalog. Has anyone really done a 13' or 14' Guillemot
> kayak ?

WoodenBoat has finally published Ted Moores' KAYAKCRAFT book. The book is supposed to be very similar to his earlier CANOECRAFT. The new book contains offsets for four designs, one of them being a 14' X 22" design. It does not appear to have a lot of rocker....looks like it would track pretty well, which may not be exactly what you are looking for in a river boat. Anyway, the book is advertised in the latest issue of WoodenBoat.