no one will really know til it's tried but ..

Hard chines..flat bottom/box shape=good initial stability, secondary stability
might not be to good...but thats just an amateur opinion..

Not a lot of rocker it should track well and be reasonably fast.

Good bow rise , it should'nt submarine easily when surfing...is fish form so has nice volume and leg room at knees.

With the bow rise it might weathercock in heavier wind...compensate by sliding seat forward if needed.

i would think with the hard chines it would handle well with a very experienced paddler but might be challenging(twitchy) in chop.

: A friend of mine sent me this drawing of a kayak he has been working on in
: CAD. He intends to build it in traditional skin-on-frame. The inspiration
: for the design came from a number of the drawings in Harvery Golden's
: book, "Kayaks of Greenland".

: So a question to all the experienced kayak designers out there: how will this
: thing perform? Tell us what you really think. Be honest and don't be
: afraid of hurting his feelings!

: Andrew