: Nice looking boat, the epic 18x. It features a bit in "the Kayak forward
: stroke 2nd edition" vid. It looks like it handles itself well in the
: surf as well.
: http://www.epickayaks.com/shop/store/accessories/the-kayak-forward-stroke-video
: . the vid makes a nice edition to one's kayaking library.

: I'm particularly interested in the 18X rudder. Our fastest sea kayak in Oz is
: the Mirage and it also features an integrated rudder. i like the idea so
: much that I've cut out the a$$ end of my OneOcean Cirrus to add my own
: integrated rudder. I won't be racing the Cirrus, i just did it because I
: don't like the look of over stern rudders .

: Keep us posted on what you design.
: cheers, Craig

Btw, neither Mirage nor Epic came up with that idea. Actually have no idea who came up with it first, but there was a Dagger years back with the same rudder.

Bill H.