FREEBOARD ?

[chesapeake724]

I went fishing on my Step' for the first time last week. IMHO gunnel height is fine for kids. Even adults are comfy unless it's really rocking. But if you're releasing fish and constantly bending down to the water there's not a lot of gunnel height to lean your thighs into when the boats pitching and rolling. Keep your center of gravity (aka your a$$ ;D ) inside the boat. For the other 95% of the time the gunnel height is sufficient.

Just my two cents...