http://www.kayakquixotica.com Tilting At Waves Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:09:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/09/08/ellesmere/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/09/08/ellesmere/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:48:10 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8888 I’ve spent part of my morning reading about Jon Turk & Erik Boomer’s 104 day Ellesmere adventure. (It wasn’t exactly a “circumnavigation.”) Ellsemere Island, one of the last bits of land before reaching the north pole, sits just off the coast of Greenland and is not what anyone would call “inviting”.  Grinding ice, insane cold, [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/09/08/ellesmere/feed/ 1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/26/body-boat-new/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/26/body-boat-new/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:02:06 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8575 Check it out!  Our friends at Body Boat Blade International have a fancy new website. Looks Great!  Don’t you wish you could update your own body, boat and blade as easily as you could update a website?  Man, my old hide could sure use an update!  My boat is not far behind!  Sorry, I just [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/26/body-boat-new/feed/ 1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/06/06/global-row-on-ice/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/06/06/global-row-on-ice/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:58:14 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8098 Are you getting the feeling that money is getting a little tight? Yeah, me too. I received an email over the weekend from Alec Greenwell who is one of the paddlers involved in the Engelandvaarder crossing and shore manager for Olly Hicks' Global Row Expedition where he intended to circumnavigate Antarctica. Alec tells me that Google who was one of the main sponsors pulled out without explanation which essentially put the whole thing on ice for the time being. The hope is that new sponsors can be found and Olly can give it another go next season. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/06/06/global-row-on-ice/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/05/13/engelandvaarders-2011/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/05/13/engelandvaarders-2011/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 10:22:47 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=7872 During World War II, some 1700 Dutch men & women escaped Nazi-occupied Holland by crossing the North Sea from the Netherlands to the UK in every sort of craft. They were called the Engelandvaaders. In August of this year three British paddlers, Alec Greenwell, Ed Cooper & Henry Franks, will attempt this hazardous crossing in their memory. The paddlers will be following a route that brothers, Henri and William Peteri . . .]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/05/13/engelandvaarders-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/03/25/bass-boats/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/03/25/bass-boats/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:15:01 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=7305 Not sure why, but Australia has been on my mind this morning. I suppose it's mostly because I've been following Geoff Murray along with Greg Simpson, Mark Broadley and the "Mysterious 3" as they explore the Bass Strait. Funny thing, the Bass Strait; It's actually a challenging bit of ocean between Tasmania and Australia named after a guy named George, but if you told someone from around here that you were going, they'd probably suggest a Ranger Comanche and your favorite spinner! Worlds apart...]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/03/25/bass-boats/feed/ 1