I don't always stand up paddle,

[surf4food]

but when I do I prefer a canoe.

[Wood_Ogre]

More info on that picture, Who, location, date ?

[surfcowboy]

Canoe Drummond!!!

http://www.legendarysurfers.com/2011/10/canoe-drummond.html

[NEplay]

Awesome story thanks so much for posting the picture and the link. An interesting man indeed!!!!

[spookini]

And the caption under the photo originally read, "Hey Jim Terrell:  Eat my SHORTS!!"

[addapost]

What a great story! Thanks for sharing.

[CrazyIvan]

Funny. Nice presentation. 

Somewhat on topic - Honestly, I do not know why more people do not stand up in canoes (speaking flatwater). I was on a family trip to Michican last summer and found it much more comfortable to navigate though the lazy rivers/streams of upper Michigan standing up. I could see downstream better, obstacles underwater, paddle stronger. I guess all the same benefits I find in Flatwater SUP versus kayaking.  I see that surfing may just make Canoeing just that much more interesting.
I am glad I was on the right track.

[PonoBill]

former Portland mayor Bud Clark would agree with you. When I was windsurfing in the Willamette River about 1985 I'd run into Bud pretty often, standing in his canoe and paddling with a pole. He was a big advocate of the approach, and did it well--no paddle, just a long pole that functioned as a paddle when the water got too deep to hit bottom. I let him try my windsurfer once. I thought he was going to drown. I had to swim out and rescue him or he would have floated to Astoria...  ...with my windsurfer.

[AirJunky]

Awesome!

[pdxmike]

former Portland mayor Bud Clark would agree with you. When I was windsurfing in the Willamette River about 1985 I'd run into Bud pretty often, standing in his canoe and paddling with a pole. He was a big advocate of the approach, and did it well--no paddle, just a long pole that functioned as a paddle when the water got too deep to hit bottom. I let him try my windsurfer once. I thought he was going to drown. I had to swim out and rescue him or he would have floated to Astoria...  ...with my windsurfer.

At least you got the mayor who was actually worth rescuing.  

Spookini--that was pretty funny.  (Wanted to tell you that without attracting any attention, so though I'd hide it here in this response to PonoBill.)

[NEplay]

And just to add Drummand was a barrel chested stud-yikes!!!

[addapost]

That picture does show one Bad-Ass mofo. Pure relaxed confidence, a master at what he does. Love it! The pic has been naggingly reminding me of something all day and I just realized what it is. I truly mean this with utmost respect- he looks like a shaved bigfoot.

[covesurfer]

Kind of looks like an early Starby - flat rocker line, sunken deck, nice floaty, piercing canoe style nose, soft rails.....

[Sup530]

That's a picture of calm and confidence, he has that dialed.

[AM9K]

How do you think that dude would react to a 32 year old longboarder telling him to leave the area and that it was for surfers only?