> I've been hauling my Chesapeake 17 and Osprey Standard back and forth
> between Connecticut and Maine a lot this summer. I've gotten used to
> people gawking at them on the road, or asking "Is that really
> wood?". However, it seems that in the last few months, lots of people
> have approached me in rest stops, parking lots, etc., to compare notes on
> their own wooden kayaks. Has anyone else noticed the increasing popularity
> of wooden kayaks?

Well, I just got into it this year, and I have found a lot of people that are building wood kayaks or are familiar with them.

Mike