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Just read the article in the water line about the type of seating in a canoe. I prefer sitting upright on a bench seat. On my expedition trips we would be paddling all day and it is much more comfortable sitting up right than kneeling. I joke I only kneel in a canoe when I am running a class three or I am praying for forgiveness. In my solo canoe I removed the cane seat webbing and replaced it with the nylon webbing ,I also positioned the seat over center to the right so the canoe would heel over so I could paddle in the Canadian style .

“Canadian Style canoeing has its roots paddling more traditional tandem canoes solo in controlled and flowing maneuvers. Because larger canoes are used in this discipline the canoe is paddled on one side and it is tilted, or heeled, to make reaching the water easier. Heeling the canoe also shortens the water line making it easier to control the larger canoes when paddling alone. The canoeist sits relatively still moving the canoe around their position. Because of the width of tripping canoes cross strokes are rarely used.”  I use a much longer paddle than most Canadians and still use the standard j stroke, unless there is a strong wind then I use the Canadian stroke. It starts off the same as the J stroke, but rather than pull the blade abruptly out of the water after the J is complete, the paddle is "knifed" forward under the surface of the water until about halfway through the recovery. 
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The earth is my mother
The sky is my father
The animals are my brothers
The canoe brings me closer to them
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