On 15-Jun-2005, "Van D" wrote:

As I said, there is no correlation between
overall length and waterline length in kayaks.

Mike


I am sorry this is just drivel dressed up as an authoritative opinion.

Further info from the Sea Kayaker reviews. This shows the how much shorter
the waterline length is than the overall length for bunch of real sea kayaks.

Bergans Ally Folding 3.1%
Nelo*FW*2000 3.2%
Epic*Endurance*18 3.3%
Prijon*Barracuda 5.3%
KajakSport*Viviane 8.3%
Prijon*Calabria 9.3%
KajakSport*Viking*Ex. 9.4%
Point65N*K1 VR 9.4%
Seda*Glider 9.6%
Feathercraft K-1 Exp. 9.8%
Point65N*K1 R 12.2%
VCP Aquanaut 13.6%
VCP Avocet 14.2%
KajakSport*Artisan Mill. 14.9%
PH Quest 16.2%
PH Bahiya 16.5%
Nordkapp*H2O 17.2%
Current*Design*Andromeda 19.0%

That's a pretty wide spectrum - from 3% to 19%. Correlation? I don't think so.

Mike