Sounds like a Night Heron would be the ticket. High foredeck, low aft. 20" wide, around 18' I think. For more tracking, maybe the Outer Island. Then there's the King, of course...

--SF

: Well, I have one season in w/ my Georgian Bay. Not as much paddling as I
: would have liked, but enough to get a feel for the boat. I do find it a
: little difficult to roll. Part of the problem is outfitting. I thought I
: had it pretty snug, till I tried a Dagger RPM, during a pool course. I was
: really wedged in, but relatively comfortable exept it didn't have enough
: foot room for me. It felt much more tender than my GB, so I tried rolling
: it with my usual gorilla layback....damn near windowshaded! Hmmm.. I did
: another, then switched to the hitherto impossible, (for me), C to C. no
: problem! I've been using the wrong boat for learning rolls I see, (Dagger
: Animas), and of course I need to be MUCH more tightly fitted into mine.

: Now before you all banish me to the techniques board, I would like some input
: on my next project, which could be any of the styles we use, strip, s
: & g, skin, though I lean a little toward the skin boats. What I'm
: looking for is maneuverability more than tracking, and a boat that's easy
: to roll without sending me into a high brace every time I wiggle my toes.
: I'm a large paddler 6' 240 and strictly recreational ...no ocean trips or
: expeditions planned.
: Perhaps the experienced designers could give me an idea of what makes a boat
: an easy roller so I'd know what shapes to look for. Getting a boat upside
: down is easy. What makes it easy to get back up???