: Pete: Thanks for your reply, very encouraging. I should have included my
: weight & height (175 lbs., 6') so we would have a better basis for
: comparison. At this size, would my "fit" approximate yours?

: Craig

I paddled the Night Heron at the Mystic Wooden Boat show and I fit at 6-2 and 200 lbs with size 11.5 fins. I would built the high deck version if I was building it. It did paddle nicely and was plenty stable. A bit more tender atleast initially than the normal Guillimot although I was leaning turns after 2 minutes in the water in a boat I had never paddled.

pete czerpak
albany, NY

My comments never appeared for the previous poster since I am a friend of Tom's and he has already heard my opinion on paddling the NH.