Yep, I like 'em fast too. Below is a Wenonah Advantage and my latest acquisition, a Wenonah J-201. The wood one's a classic Northwest Canoes Merlin.

I like canoes because they keep me dry, so I have become a canoeist in winter, and morph into a sea kayaker for summer.

One of these days I may have to spring for this plan set:
http://www.bearmountainboats.com/onlinestore/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=45

: Btw, pretty canoe too :)

: I just got back into canoe's after a several year layoff, sold my
: tandem Blackhawk that was a tandem only boat, just ran out of
: places to put it, though it was a lovely and fast boat. Last
: year I bought a demo Wenona Argosy in Royalex for running
: shallow streams. Forgot how much fun these things are :)

: Someday I'll have to make a stripper canoe, not sure of the design,
: I like them like the kayaks, skinny :)

: Bill H.