It looks real good. To me the volume of the bow might be a little much as far as contributing to lee cocking but I learned firsthand (from here)if you shift body weight forward as little as 2" you can eliminate lee cocking. So no biggee.

After you get it built get out in a stiff wind in sheltered water and see how she does. Probably will be great as it looks.

: Hi all. I think I have my stitch and glue design worked out and wanted to put
: it out for some public scrutiny before deciding to go for it. i weigh
: about 180lbs and about 5'10" so i think this should be a good size
: for me. I intend to use it mainly for lakes in my area and possibly some
: ocean kayaking in the future. Maybe some camping trips and things of that
: sort. I do not intend to use a rudder so turning will be by leaning. Solid
: tracking is important tho.

: 18' LOA
: 22" beam
: LWL 199.68"
: BWL 19.88"
: Draft 3.876"
: Flare .56"
: Entry Half Angle 6.7 degrees
: Exit Half Angle 8.8 degrees

: LWL/BWL 10.04
: WSA to Wet Volume Ratio 8.7
: Theoretical top speed 5.46 Knots
: %LCB 54.11%

: Design Displacement 240.2 lbs

: Cockpit
: Length 32"
: Width 17"
: Aft to CG 10"

: prismatic coefficient .519286

: Any advice or comments would be appreciated.

: Thanks,

: Bob