Has anyone paddled the Spirit design by Hans Friedel? Newfound Woodworks has plans/kits for this boat, and it seems to resemble the John Winters style of kayak, which I like. It seems to be similar to a QCC600, although lower in front (11 inches vs. 12 for the QCC) and lower in the back. The back of the spirit is only 7.5" deep. I'm wondering about primary and secondary stability. Thanks for any insight. I was also wondering how it is as far as weatherhelm. With that low back deck I'm thinking it should be pretty good and not require a skeg for going straight in cross breezes. You can see it at http://www.newfound.com/spirit.htm *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue May 18 2004 - 12:10:17 PDT
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