As a newbie, have been trying to find out as much as possible about the Great Auk design before committing the garage to building one. Lots of sites with boats built, lots of pictures & construction advice. But not much other than the promotional description on the Guillemot site as to how it is supposed to perform under way. No reviews in Sea Kayaker or on Paddling.net or many comments here that I can find. A couple of people post, as asides in paragraphs about their launchings, that it goes pretty straight. Someone else says his doesn't. (operator error? warped strongback??) Am I looking in the wrong places or not using the right search terms? Anybody have one who can tell us about how theirs handles in various conditons, possibly compared to some other boats they've tried? I'm 6'1" and 210 lbs., so the Great Auk might work well for me on coastwise day-trips and island hopping. Nick's video with him submarining off Fisher's Island makes me think the GA's ample flare forward would be a good thing, too. Thanks for your input.