Great Auk: The Great Auk is a roomy, fast and stable kayak and tracks very straight. The long water line and clean entry permits it to cut through the water with a barely visible wake. The flared bow gives a very dry ride, lifting over most waves with little effort. This is by far the most stable full-sized single in the catalog. It is one of the easiest designs to build, with a fairly simple shape. This is a good all-around boat for someone wanting a stable, fast kayak. This boat is designed to accept a rudder but it is not required. With any of strip-built designs the forms placement may be adjusted to shorten the boat or add rocker.

Particulars	Great Auk
Over All Length (ft)	17
Over All Width (in)	24
Water Line Length (ft)	16.6
Water Line Beam (in)	22.7
Design Water Line Displacement (lbs)	222
Draft (in)	3.48
Wetted Area (sq ft)	21.0
Waterpl. Area (sq ft)	18.8
Total surface area (sq ft)	59
Volume (cu ft)	14.03
Volume (Gallons)	87.4
Prismatic Coeff.	0.49
Block Coeff.	0.38
Midship Area Coeff.	0.77
Waterpl. Area Coeff.	0.60
Lateral Plane Coeff.	0.732
Longitudinal Centre of Buoyancy behind Amidship (in)	1.248
Longitudinal Centre of Flotation behind Amidship (in)	1.776
Centre Lateral Area behind Amidship (in)	1.49
Sinkage (lbs/in)	90
Moments to change trim 1 inch (lbft)	71.3
Righting Moment at 1 degree (lbft)	1.425
Vertical Centre Gravity above DWL (in)	7.0

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