: I thought I'd mention that both of your boats look great. I'm
: pleased that ya'll are (mostly) happy with them, though I didn't
: have anything to do with the original design! I daresay that
: playing in the surf was probably not a big part of the design
: brief . . . .
: I can say that my own Disko Bay turned just great - for me. Or, at
: least, far easier than the baidarka I usually paddle. "Just
: great" is pretty subjective!

Dave:

Don't get me wrong. I do like the Disko Bay and am pleased with it - but when I built it, I was thinking it was going to be more like a play boat. But in hindsight, why would a traditional boat be built for that purpose? They were, after all, work boats and not play boats.

Cheers,

Sean