Ross, thanks for starting a good resource, I've been trying to get all you strippers to post on paddling.net with little response. I've been curious about One Ocean designs for a while. Who knows, maybe some day I'll join the ranks of you patient ones.
Funny how these subjective/objective descriptions get fielded into some kind of consensus reality over time. Reminds me of conversations between road riders and frame builders from 20yrs ago. The builders would eventually wander off to build, the riders off to ride. Sometimes the words touch on magic moments.