: So far my classes have built a Sea Bee and a single chine Sea Tour
: 15 both with my covering method. That last one with a modified
: (raised) deck is a very pretty boat and for most paddlers will
: be as fast as they'd be in a longer boat and will be somewhat
: lighter weight too. The multichine version I suspect will be
: very pretty too.

: More vertical ends tends to reduce flare and that flare tends to
: keep water off the deck. But unless you're paddling in a big
: chop and at a fairly fast rate it doesn't matter much as most of
: the water will end up on the deck and not make it back all the
: way to the cockpit.

: Btw, I'm almost 60 and I like long fast boats, age has nothing at
: all to do with it :)

Nice to hear that Bill, so I still have 20 years to think about a racing kayak... In the meanwhile my lumbar muscles ask for a wiser boat! ;)
May I ask you Bill to post some pictures of your "sea tour 15"? with the rised deck and vertical ends It sure must be very close to the boat I dream.
Also the Kudzu's Curlew look nice, but maybe I'd like a bit highter deck on the bow. Not so hight like the f1, but not so flat.

I understand that vertical ends need for a rised deck to keep the cockpit dry. That's good for me.