best kayak hull design

A look at kayak hull designs. my question is what is the best hull design? i have had many boats and read alot about hull design but really would appreciate. Some modern boats vary considerably from a traditional design but still claim the title "kayak", for instance in eliminating the cockpit by seating the paddler on top. This week joe dowdy of austin kayak writes about kayak hull design symmetry, weight positioning, hull informed decision on which kayak will best suit.

Kayak design basics. tour . good. better. best. efficiency - how easily the kayak glides a hard chine kayak has a well defined edge where the hull bottom. Definitions of kayak hydrostatics and hull design terms such as prismatic, block and midship coefficients in relation to kayak design. Kayak hull design posted by: waterbird on jun-04-14 6:12 pm (est) category: kayaks all other things being equal, what are the most and least stable hull shapes?.

Sit-on-top design. the unique ocean kayak open cockpit allows the paddler to enter and exit the kayak easily from the shore, dock, or water, and paddle without. Hull design. what sets ocean kayak sit-on-top kayaks apart. hull shape affects performance. depending somewhat on width, flat or smooth-bottomed kayaks.