: One step at a time. Get you going here, then move on to Qajaq USA.
: Not only do I have the sticker, my wife designed their logo, and
: I was a board member early on.

: Check out the Sea Pup. http://yostwerks.com/SeaPup2.html
: If you want it wider (20" might be good), just scale ALL width
: dimensions evenly. I have done something similar with both the
: Kidarkas and the Sea Fleas, except I lowered the height, and
: scaled the length on three out of four of them.

: You didn't ever paddle my Arctic Tern?

: Fishstalker is shorter in length than most sea kayaks, so its
: wetted surface is lower. It is a very nimble kayak, but isn't
: made for lots of miles. If it had a recessed coaming, with a
: lower aft deck, it would be a wonderful surf kayak.

: If done properly a wider single chine kayak can perform well, they
: just TEND to have a higher wetted surface than multi chine
: kayaks, slowing them down slightly.

: The pic below are of my kids' Kidarkas

I did paddle the Arctic Tern, that was the third one that I paddled.

What if I scale the Sea Pup up by the same percentage for length and width? Peter is essentially as big as many women (and about to get bigger) so I hate to put him in a "kid's boat" and have him outgrow it right away.