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/2011/03/25/bass-boats/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/03/25/bass-boats/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:15:01 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=7305 Not sure why, but Australia has been on my mind this morning. I suppose it's mostly because I've been following Geoff Murray along with Greg Simpson, Mark Broadley and the "Mysterious 3" as they explore the Bass Strait. Funny thing, the Bass Strait; It's actually a challenging bit of ocean between Tasmania and Australia named after a guy named George, but if you told someone from around here that you were going, they'd probably suggest a Ranger Comanche and your favorite spinner! Worlds apart...]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/03/25/bass-boats/feed/ 1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/12/15/congratulations-freya/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/12/15/congratulations-freya/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:04:41 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=5524 It's been a long time coming, but I can't say there was much doubt. Freya Hoffmeister of Germany completed her sea kayak circumnavigation of Australia!! Amazing! Wonderful! Well done! Ok, here's the math... Freya completed the trip in 322 days. (245 paddling days). Only Paul Caffyn has done this trip before her. Paul did it in 361 days (257 paddling days). Now if you are into math you'll see, she beat Paul's times on both counts.. (Something I'm sure never entered her mind.)]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/12/15/congratulations-freya/feed/ 5 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/02/25/the-price-of-fame/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/02/25/the-price-of-fame/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:23:06 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=3261 Freya Hoffmeister has found that she needs to put a delay on some public information about her trip just to help her retain a bit of privacy during her expedition. It's not hard to imagine why "all live, all the time" could create problems. Well, for Freya anyway. I like most paddlers I dare say, could post 24 hour exact GPS coordinates and still not be interupped by the passing of a tumble weed . .]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/02/25/the-price-of-fame/feed/ 8