yeah i'm going to go with a slight fish form and at about 5% forward as mentioned. I also plan to knife edge the bow stem to help make this 24" wide boat paddle easier(sit on top fishing sea kayak)...i'm debating reducing rocker a tad. i just finished drawing all the forms. It's good to be back at it.

: I've had the same experience, but it could be an illusion for we usually
: paddle backwards near shore or obstructions. Just like when we come in
: forwards the shore seems to approach more rapidly as one gets closer.
: However, there's also a story, I think I read it on John Winter's site, of
: a racing yacht (swede form?) that in hull tests, was found to go faster
: backwards than forwards.
: JohnK