That's an interesting comparison. It sounds like you think that my modified Walrus will be right in there - with a little added rocker, it should track and respond similarly but have a little higher secondary stability due to it's beam. And, it'll have foot room.

And I was gonna cut it up and start over... Thanks Mike:)

BTW, the correction sheet comes with the back issue if you order it.

I thought that Chris's boat was very manuverable, playful even. I didnt realize it had a skeg when I paddled it, so I assume the skeg was up. I didnt think it needed one, but I didnt get out in the wind and waves either, we were getting ready for the group paddle and I thought Chris wanted it. I didnt paddle the King, by the time I was in I was pretty tired. I'll try it next year, and by then I'll be ready to start another boat anyway.

: Johhn,

: Yes, the well used red kayak with Chrihs Cunningham's skin kayaks was the S&G
: Greenland that he designed and published plans for in the fall '94 issue
: of Sea Kayaker Magazine. I have heard there are errors, so ask for the
: correction sheet.

: The kayak was great. It had less initial stability than the Walrus, so edging
: was easier. Secondary on both is great. The Greenland S&G turns easier and
: sharper than the Walrus, but not by too much. The Walrus tracks better
: even with the skeg deployed on the Greenland S&G. The Greenland S&G is
: faster and felt more easily driven than the Walrus. The Walrus is 17' x
: 22", while the Greenland S&G is 18' x 21". The Greenland S&G
: felt more lively on the water, I believe this is because it has more
: rocker, more deadrise, more flare, and is 1" skinnier.

: Lengthening the Walrus by 1' would make them similar in speed, but the
: turning radius would go down. The Greenland S&G was also a tighter fit
: than the Walrus, but modifications to the deck and cockpit could help
: accommodate someone your size.

: R2K1 changed my future kayak plans. I was planning on a strip-built Walrus
: based kayak and a 19'3" x 18" Baidarka, but the Greenland S&G
: and the King were just too sweet. While paddling these two kayaks, I felt
: like a much better paddler than I am. They both did exactly what I
: directed them to do, and they did it predictibly.

: Mihke