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/2011/11/03/the-story-of-stuff/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/11/03/the-story-of-stuff/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:08:41 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9121 We were talking about how tough (or not tough) newer kayaks are these days, which brought up a reference to the popular “The Story of Stuff” video. If you’ve not seen it before, take a moment.  Better yet, share it.  This all fits right in with the point I’m always trying to make about gear; [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/11/03/the-story-of-stuff/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/10/27/cant-take-a-punch/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/10/27/cant-take-a-punch/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:39:17 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9093 Remember the bad old days when kayaks used to weigh a ton? Isn’t it wonderful how they are so light and easy to carry these days?  Bah, humbug!  When I decided to my “100 Miles To Winter” paddle for the Devil’s Lake State Park Centennial, I decided to do it in my old, heavy, 1996 [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/10/27/cant-take-a-punch/feed/ 12 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/09/13/tempest-teach-test/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/09/13/tempest-teach-test/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:02:36 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8932 Last Saturday I decided to leave my kayak at home and use one of our student boats, the Tempest 165, to coach the intro to sea kayaking class.  One thing I’ve learned over the years is that when you take a kayak out to test paddle, you can sometimes be blinded to certain qualities of [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/09/13/tempest-teach-test/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/22/skerray-monday/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/22/skerray-monday/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:00:30 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8832 I was going to sit down and write about the Gales Storm Gathering symposium coming up this October 8th – 10th, but instead you get a picture of my Rockpool sitting in the grass by a posh looking fountain filled pond.   The reason is that I spent yesterday teaching an all day class at [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/22/skerray-monday/feed/ 2 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/17/i-cant-review-the-delphin/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/17/i-cant-review-the-delphin/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:18:54 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8781 It's a surfer. In any other conditions it simply will not be at it's finest. Funny thing though, all the hype around the Delphin has a lot of folks who'll never actually go surfing salivating, regardless of how it may or may not paddle on flat water. If nothing else, it does show that P&H Sea Kayaks is simply destroying their competitors when it comes to marketing their products.]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/17/i-cant-review-the-delphin/feed/ 34