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/2011/08/11/peter-strand-collection/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/11/peter-strand-collection/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:55:28 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8705 If you're like me and you couldn't put two boards together to save your life.. (Well, I did build a porch once. . but.. oh, nevermind!) and kit boats and classes just won't save you from your own lack of time or talent, that shouldn't stop you from enjoying the experience of paddling your own hand-made skin-on-frame kayak. The trick of course, is finding someone to build it for you that won't make you feel like a second class citizen for not doing it yourself. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/11/peter-strand-collection/feed/ 3 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/10/today/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/10/today/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:49:51 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8692 Today is Wednesday, August 10th, 2011.  The heat wave that has gripped my little part of the world has broken.  Well, It’s changed anyway.  The Costa Rican humidity has passed and average high temperatures is back around 80 degrees Fahrenheit.  Today I’m meeting a new rolling student who’s driving down from LaCrosse for a bit of [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/10/today/feed/ 5 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/2011/07/15/madness-method/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/15/madness-method/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:14:18 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8476 Everyone teaches rolling in their own personal way.  Over the years I’ve learned that as instructors we need to be flexible. While we all may begin with a mental outline that serves us well most of the time, we quickly adjust that outline to fit each individuals needs.  Take Helen Wilson for example.. With this [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/15/madness-method/feed/ 6