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/2012/01/25/don-ho-solution/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/25/don-ho-solution/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:22:43 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9305 Now here’s a bit of interesting news.  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Makers of great big ships among other things.) has come up with this cool, efficient, and dare I say, “fun” way to cut up to 25 percent of CO2 emissions from large cargo carriers.  Heck, they’ll even go a bit faster as well!  The big idea?  [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/25/don-ho-solution/feed/ 1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/23/the-real-outdoor-news-from-ces/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/23/the-real-outdoor-news-from-ces/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:33:16 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9287 The coolest news for paddlers and other outdoor enthusiasts may have come not from Outdoor Retailer’s 2012 Winter Market, but from the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show where new nano-technology was introduced that may soon bring us all waterproof smart phones and tablets. It’s hard to imagine another innovation that has such potential to actually change [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/23/the-real-outdoor-news-from-ces/feed/ 4 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/03/thin-ice-the-forward-stroke/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/03/thin-ice-the-forward-stroke/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:07:41 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9251 I’m no forward stroke guru.  Thank the gods!  We’ve got too many of those types already!  Still, I’m happy to share what I’ve learned along my never-ending path to paddling enlightenment.  Like, if you want to learn to have a great catch, paddle in thin ice.   What’s the catch?   Well, normally when we talk [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2012/01/03/thin-ice-the-forward-stroke/feed/ 1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/12/30/something-in-the-water/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/12/30/something-in-the-water/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:56:10 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9235 Each year when the ice is beginning to form on inland lakes there is still time for the hearty paddler to get in a few good days on the water. You simply need to be more cautious. Not only should you be properly dressed for the occasion, but you also need to keep your eye out for nearly transparent floating obstacles. Paddling along at a good clip, floating ice can be nearly invisible. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/12/30/something-in-the-water/feed/ 2 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/12/29/frickin-kayakers/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/12/29/frickin-kayakers/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:41:38 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9228 “Is it worth risking your life for a fish?” Good question from a spokesman for the Virginia Marine Resources Commission a day after authorities rescued 6.. Let that sink in… 6, Again, 6! capsized fisherman from Chesapeake Bay a couple weeks back. [ Read the full story here. ] No wonder there are so many [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/12/29/frickin-kayakers/feed/ 1