I think I remember this...

[raaga123]

When I was a kid at summer camp, a counselor showed me how to propel a canoe using a long pole and standing upright. Not by pushing off the bottom, as I expected, but by holding the pole in the middle and rowing with it as though it were a kayak paddle. It was surprisingly effective and easy.

I have no idea whether I can replicate the experience

Comments

[kevin_hogan]

Did it work out?

Worked for me, too.

[livingdeb]

I have had the fortune to, after expressing utter disbelief, be given a pole and canoe with which to try it. Totally worked. Something about the surface area being just as big as a shorter paddle. It was awesome. Also, being allowed to stand up in the canoe was awesome.