: My wife has had her new Guillemot out on the water for the third time and
: seemed to be getting better at handling the somewhat loose tracking for
: the first half of the paddle (on flat water).

: Then the last leg was with the wind and with a following sea (1-2 ft chop)
: hitting her at approx 7 o'clock. In these conditions she was having a
: terrible time getting pushed around by the waves, she kept veering off to
: the left as the waves seemed to be pushing her stern to the right.

: My question is this, is there anything that will help keep her moving in a
: straight line, ie: adding a small skeg? Or is it simply a matter of
: spending more time in the boat and becoming a better paddler?

: I was in a rental kayak (my Guilly L is not even close to done yet), and it
: tracked way too well, kind of like trying to turn a aircraft carrier I
: was experiencing a similar problem to her, but not nearly as bad.

: Thanks for any advice.

: JJ

Ageed, a small skeg greatly improves the handling of my Guillemot.Remember, you can try various heights,lengths etc of skegs by simply hot melt gluing a temporary skeg on. As indicated, about 18" long and 1 1/2" high is good.As there is at least this much rocker in the boat, there are no restrictions on depth of water you can paddle in.
Jim