I think the Mill Creek 13 is a good choice. I'm building one now from plans, without having paddled one, so I can't comment on how it paddles. So far, it goes together pretty easily. It's taking longer than I expected, but that's just because I'm not spending a lot of time on it.

There was a recent thread about this topic. Other designs suggested then were:

http://www.stillwaterboats.com/sbsunrise.html

http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/bird.htm