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/2005/06/28/turning-your-kayak-in-wind-a-first-step/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/06/28/turning-your-kayak-in-wind-a-first-step/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:02:00 +0000 derrick http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=68 I've heard many stories of folks padding straight out into a lake on a windy day and not being able to turn around and get back into shore. This is because the wind rarely seems to be "going our way". It's always coming at us at some crazy angle and pushing us exactly where we don't want to go.]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/06/28/turning-your-kayak-in-wind-a-first-step/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/04/13/the-big-sweep/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/04/13/the-big-sweep/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2005 15:54:00 +0000 derrick http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=42 As darkness falls, The waves roll by, The seasons change, The wind is wry. – David Gilmore I’ve finally put the weights away and opted for early morning paddles. It’s much more fun to get up at 5am and be on the water at 6, than to just sit in the living room hefting steel. [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/04/13/the-big-sweep/feed/ 0