Hi Spidey,

If you do layback rolls, the lower the aft coaming the better. Rolling ease is an inverse proportionally with the height of the coaming.

If not a roller, there's not much paddling comfort to gain.

Shawn

: As to "coolness" - I will take the opposite side and state that I
: think the upward swoop of the coaming on a non-recessed cockpit looks
: pretty great as well. The GB is so shallow behind the cockpit I don't
: think much paddling comfort could be gained with a recess . . . ;-)

: Best Regards, Spidey