: Your C of G is further forward than you might think for the reason
: that Stephen explained.

: If you want to check, sit on a board that is balanced on a stick
: placed sideways under the board. Assume the sort of posture you
: would have in a kayak and get a (highly amused) spectator to
: take a measurement of how far in front of your back the stick
: needs to be to balance.

Generally and it obviously varies since everyone's a different shape, the CB of a person is roughly where their belly button is when seated with their feet out.

You definately want to be sitting further forward than resting your back on the coaming, it's not a back rest. Sit back there and the bow will be in the air and you'll be paddling an arrow, directly down wind.

Bill H.