: Beautiful night for a launch. This boat is wonderful. She is more
: stable than I imagined and tracks well while paddling, but
: drifts one way or the other when coasting. Im new to kayaking,
: but from the pics my wife took, the bow seems kind of high. Any
: input?

I know the design is for small to medium sized paddlers, but my guess is that you need to put on more than a few lbs. From the pic it looks to me as if you are, what we call in the industry, "a skinny b**st**d".

Also, I agree, you seem to be sitting quite far back.

If you are indeed light in weight, a skeg may help in rougher conditions when you are off the wind.

They say 'it is a lean dog for a long race' so thin is good. Light people just need to be a little more critical with their seat placement and how they stow their gear.

I follow this thread with interest as I am a big believer in getting the volume to paddler weight right. I even wrote something on it.

http://www.etiennemuller.com/choosingaboat.html

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