I agree. I think trimming the boat is probably the easiest answer. I have been considering hauling a water bag that I can drop into the rear hatch to get the Artic Hawk's stern down a bit. Of course, I always seems to remember it when I am already out, in a cross wind, doing sweep strokes.

: While you are building your new kayak keep paddling your Arctic Hawk but you
: should trim it to eliminate the weathercocking. All you need to do is to
: add a little weight far aft. Put a water bag under your stern rigging and
: add water into it until the kayak is neutral in a crosswind. If there is
: room in your cockpit opening, moving the seat back also works.

: Adding the right sized skeg is another method to make a weathercocking kayak
: wind neutral but it also makes the kayak much harder to turn. (Make the
: skeg too big so the kayak leecocks and file it smaller until the kayak is
: wind neutral.)

: Happy Paddling
: Dave

: Photo by Duane Strosaker