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/2011/08/16/qajaq-rolls/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/16/qajaq-rolls/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:34:34 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8760 Time once again to take a break from my own endless chatter and recommend another blog worth checking out. Since I’ve spent a lot of time on traditional stuff recently, now is a good time to send you over to check out Minnesota resident, Christopher Crowhurst’s Qajaq Rolls.  I really like what Christopher is doing [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/16/qajaq-rolls/feed/ 1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/12/the-fantastical-sea-sock/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/12/the-fantastical-sea-sock/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:33:11 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8722 A sea sock is a sea kayaking safety device that many kayakers have never actually seen or heard of. It's basically a big waterproof bag that is placed inside the kayak and attached snugly around the kayak combing (rim). The point of the sea sock is to keep a large volume of water from entering the kayak. If properly fit the sock itself can fill with water, but the rest of the kayak will not. It should also not interfere with getting in or out, or placing your feet on peddles if you have them, or operating a rudder. In the end a well-made, well-fitted sock should keep your kayak afloat even if you take a swim. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/12/the-fantastical-sea-sock/feed/ 5 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/2011/08/08/seabird-kayaks-on-the-way/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/08/seabird-kayaks-on-the-way/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:07:22 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8677 Rapid Media TV did an interview with Aljona Jurgens of SeaBird Kayaks while at the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City last week.  Although SeaBird makes all sorts of kayaks, here at Quix I’m most excited about the Greenland designs by legendary designer Björn Thomasson. Can’t wait for their arrival here in the Great Lakes [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/08/seabird-kayaks-on-the-way/feed/ 1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/22/something-new-from-superior-kayaks/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/22/something-new-from-superior-kayaks/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:47:53 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8550 Another hot, low slung Greenland boat is entering the fray.  This sharp vessel was presented at the Great Lakes Sea Kayaking Symposium in Grand Marais, MI., last weekend by Mark Rodgers of Superior Kayaks.   His new East Greenland design is available as a kit or I’m sure he’d build you one as well.  Kits [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/22/something-new-from-superior-kayaks/feed/ 3