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Why is this KOR shy? Because it has a much smaller footprint in the bow- it likes to run and hide. Over the years we have run into customers who tend to have lighter legs - and some have trouble bending way forward - and they have trouble sinking their bows. It seems the bow is just to wide for them to drop it readily in flatwater. This has caused all kinds of difficult chops where it needs to be smushed down here and propped up there etc. So Jim Snyder and Paul Schreiner teamed up to co-design this new hybrid offering. This is the solution to those chops. It's a size where the bow drops easily but is still comfortable. Specifically- the toe bumps have been brought in 5/8" total. This makes each toe bump 5/16" (just over a quarter inch) closer to the center of the boat. But with substantial trimming of the bow width at the feet and knees- this KOR is about 2.5" narrower at the feet! The bumps are also higher (valleys lower) in the bow (by about a half inch). So- this is a flatspinning KOR stern hooked up with a twitchier (more Whirld-like) bow. This is a good solution to make state of the art sink machines available to anyone KOR sized or smaller. Anyone who is short or light legged should consider this one. It doesn't have the divoted hull of the KOR- so it is cruise friendly. Do you like to hide in the Realm too? Maybe the Shy KOR likes to hang out in same places you do!
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