http://www.kayakquixotica.com Tilting At Waves Sat, 25 May 2013 13:27:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/05/25/water-for-the-trees/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/05/25/water-for-the-trees/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 13:27:04 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9827 For my part, I think the single most important priority these days has to be simply helping folks find reasons to get outside. It's a tough nut to crack . . .]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/05/25/water-for-the-trees/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/04/19/finally/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/04/19/finally/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:07:50 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9821  Yesterday we finally able to get out onto our local lake (Devil’s Lake State Park).  Here it is mid way through April and the ice is just now breaking up and melting off of the lake.  Well, I guess I’ve been spoiled, it’s not really unusual to wait until mid-April to see open water here [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/04/19/finally/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/04/13/those-who-cant-teach/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/04/13/those-who-cant-teach/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:30:26 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9816 A Balance or Static Brace (Nalaasaarneq Meaning "To lie down") , is a traditional Greenland style kayaking skill where the paddler can lie with their upper torso in the water while positioning the kayak to "balance" against their upper torso and basically float on the surface without sinking. It's a great move. Once you've learned it, the whole concept of rolling your kayak changes. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/04/13/those-who-cant-teach/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/04/12/duck-season-kayak-season/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/04/12/duck-season-kayak-season/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:55:35 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9802 It’s spring in Wisconsin and as is typical this time of year, we’re all complaining about the weather. Me too. Not because I think spring is late or that winter is clinging on too long. I know it’s not. In fact, it’s a pretty average Wisconsin spring.  No, I can happily complain about an average [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/04/12/duck-season-kayak-season/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/03/09/learning-to-learn/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/03/09/learning-to-learn/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:04:27 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=9797 Last evening Sue and I started a beginners fencing class at the local university.  It was interesting to be on the student side of the fence.  As a coach, you can become so used to examining your students learning styles and their progressions that you often forget your own. Coaches and teachers don’t always make [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2013/03/09/learning-to-learn/feed/ 3