: Bit off topic but regarding the surfing capabilities of boats such
: as kayaks and surfskis; short kayaks/skis with lots of rocker
: are suited to catching waves when the boat is stationary, or
: paddling slow and the wave has a bit of grunt to it. Long, fast
: kayaks are suited to catching fat waves. They can be accelerated
: to match the wave speed. If you find that you broach on waves in
: your longer boat then you are not going fast enough. The wave
: will hit the back of your boat first and throw it around.

: Regarding "drier ride"; I don't paddle kayaks anymore as
: I now paddle surfskis. I paddle in the surf and in open ocean
: conditions preferably when the wind is up. In rough ocean
: conditions you are going to get wet. I don't find myself getting
: any wetter above the waist in my long, skinny open cockpit
: surfskis than I did in my kayaks. obviously i get wetter below
: the waist line bacuse I don't have a skirt and sometimes a wave
: will wash over in to the cockpit.

: Surfskis are very efficient in big conditions yet they have plumb
: bows, very long water lines and not a huge amount of rocker.
: They do however, have a high deckline in the bow which causes
: problems in wind that is neither upwind or downwind and they are
: difficult to manouvre in tight sets.

: Geometry (and to a lesser extent materials) determines a products
: performance and everything is a compromise.

I'm still amazed that all the home built designers seem to have ignored this segment of the market, ski's and outriggers.

Bill H.