: but it also confirmed various reports about very poor tracking, edging
: helps but it's hard work over a long distance. So two weeks ago I cut two
: rectangular holes in my shiny new kayak and fitted a retractable skeg,
: it's like paddling a different boat, point it where you want to go and
: paddle, she goes as straight as an arrow, pull up the skeg and you can
: turn on a sixpence (as we say in England)
: The Guillemot is a great kayak, but even better with a skeg.

I have long looked at that boat and thought that with a skeg it was near the perfect boat. When I designed mine that is what I had in mind but I backed off and built in more (potential) tracking. Will see in a few weeks how I did. But I really like the idea of a loose boat with a skeg. At least in theory.