I'd have to agree with everyone else's unspoken meaning here. Paddle as many boats as you can. The truth of the matter is that all boats have handling characteristics which can be predicted, but not measured.

A hull design which is known as a "strong tracker" will not "feel" the same to everyone. When you can test a hull design and find out if it meets your needs you are leaps and bounds ahead of the game.

Next consider the fact that a hull that has "strong tracking" characteristics to you may not perform the same in all weather/seas/currents. In the PacNW I've encounters strong head currents with difficult tail winds. Not something that happens every day, but I bet the hull designers of most boats don't even think about something of this nature. Whatismore, when you buy or make a hull that has a specific tendency you can be pigeon-holed by this. Unless you intend to always use this hull for long, straight open sea crossings you may want to consider a compromise in a hull that has good tracking characteristics with good maneuverability and a low deck, bow, and stern. This way those tidal pools and caves are still accessible and you can still negotiate difficult conditions like an oil tanker.

Just my 2 cents
: I want to build a strip-built boat that tracks really well. Most often from
: my reading, this seems to be a strength of the stitch & glue boats. I
: see that Redfish claims to have strong tracking boats. Any suggestions?
: Thanks in advance.