: Craig,

: The mold for the Anas Acuta was derived from a plywood hull, and the Anas is
: extremely maneuverable, and has very fine ends. I agree that it is a
: complex combination of factors, including length, rocker, sheer and beam
: (side rocker when the boat is leaned), chine placement and shape, that
: comes into play to affect maneuverability.

: A number of the kayaks that I tried in Greenland did not maneuver at all like
: the Anas Acuta, but were much faster, with a great "glide",
: although they visually "looked" very similar. I attributed this
: to their very narrow beam (17") and hull shape, but it just goes to
: show you that you can't make many sweeping generalizations from testing
: only a few samples of a given boat "type". Harvey Golden has
: made over 30 replica kayaks, of different shapes and sizes, and told me
: recently that he is still often quite wrong about how his replicas
: actually handle compared to how he thought they would handle.

: So, to answer your question, I wish I knew too!

: Greg Stamer

Greg:

Thanks for the info on the Anas Acuta. I'll have a look.

Craig