all canoes are tippy. you have to get used to using them. like riding a bike.

flat bottom canoes track good. its not the flat bottom but the length to
beam ratio, curvature of the bottom fore-and-aft (called "rocker"),
and in a wind the height of the ends ("windage)" which deterime how well a
canoe tracks. a solo canoe is paddled heeled over sitting amidships to one
side which does put a hard chined canoe at a disadvantage. a lot of small
canoes are paddled flat with a double paddle like a kayak and they would
track better that way.

13 ft by 30 inches is normal for a solo canoe. the sides should be about 1
foot high. you can email the seller of the plans to ask what the capacity
is at 4" of draft and at 6" of freeboard. canoes are normally designed to
draw 4" in normal use. that's where they should perform best. a canoe with
less than 6" of freeboard is overloaded.

good luck.


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