Just some ideas. Was your paddle centered in your hands? Is your Right arm stronger than your left?

I had been wondering why my kayak wanted to point upwind when the bow sticks out of the water more than the stern. Shawn pointed out that the wind also blows on the paddler. Now why didn't I think of that.

: I've just taken my Great Auk out for its first paddle. It worked great in
: flat still water. However, in choppy water with a stiff breeze it pulled
: to the left fairly strongly. It didn't matter whether I was going up wind
: or downwind or sideways to the wind. Any thoughts out there as to why this
: was occurring and how to correct it? I tried to shift my weight around to
: correct the problem but to no avail. When I got home I flipped it over to
: check the straightness of the keel, but as expected, it was straight as I
: could make it (makeby a little bit of a wave if you look real hard and use
: your imagination). Thanks