: I was just looking at Myrl Tanton's building log of his hybrid Guillemot.

: http://www.geocities.com/myrlin_us/kayak.html

: It looks like a interesting build. I've followed most of the links that Nick
: provides in his pages and am seriously thinking of building this kayak as
: a hybrid myself.

: Has anybody here paddled the S&G Guillemot? Does anybody have an opinion of
: this design? How should I expect it to compare to my Cirrus?

: Best, David Hill

David,
I built the S&G Guillemot as my first boat.I made a lot of first timer mistakes on it but it still turned out as great boat.
IT has good initial stability,so most beginers feel comfortable right away.
It tracks a bit tigher than the strip version ,although not as strong as a Merganzer.
I can't compare it to the Cirrus yet but when Grant Thompson gets his done we'll be able give an opinion.( how's it going grant)?
If you are keen to build it I'd say go for it ,You won't be disappointed.

Regards Terry