The cardboard kayak handles well with good tracking i.e. when you paddle on one side the boat still goes straight.
The internal cockpit is taped to the hull and gives the boat rigidity and stops it from lozenging. The tape on the bow and stern pulls the two sides of the boat together while it is out of the water. Fortunately, when the boat is in the water, the water pressure on either side provides the force needed to keep it together.
Showing off the underside of the boat after a 20 minute paddle. You can just make out the waterline halfway up the side of the hull. Because there are no tears or exposed edges the hull remains remarkably watertight even without any waterproofing. One little tear, however and the boat would dissolve very quickly.
Here's two videos of the practice paddle on the loch.
Finally. The day of the race.
On the trailer about to be lowered into the canal basin.
Pushing off . Easy does it.
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