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/2011/05/13/engelandvaarders-2011/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/05/13/engelandvaarders-2011/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 10:22:47 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=7872 During World War II, some 1700 Dutch men & women escaped Nazi-occupied Holland by crossing the North Sea from the Netherlands to the UK in every sort of craft. They were called the Engelandvaaders. In August of this year three British paddlers, Alec Greenwell, Ed Cooper & Henry Franks, will attempt this hazardous crossing in their memory. The paddlers will be following a route that brothers, Henri and William Peteri . . .]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/05/13/engelandvaarders-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/01/04/you-must-be-trippin/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/01/04/you-must-be-trippin/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:40:22 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=6860 All along the icy wastes there are faces smiling in the gloom. Roll up roll down, Feeling unwound? Step into the viewing room. The cameras were all around. We’ve got you taped; you’re in the play. – tull Our friends Justine & Barry, or as they are officially called “Expedition Paddlers, Justine Curgenven and Barry [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/01/04/you-must-be-trippin/feed/ 1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2010/07/23/names-darling/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2010/07/23/names-darling/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:47:05 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=6398 So I got into this conversation the other day. The topic was "Names". Do paddlers you read about in Sea Kayaker magazine inspire you to sign up for events or symposiums? Would you go any way? Maybe when you read that a certain paddler is going to coach it's a great idea to attend to get instruction from the 'masters' so to speak. But what if the 'Name' is only there to present and preside? Should symposiums sort out the green M&Ms for the latest person to paddle across Boyizitbig Bay, or should they save the bowl for a couple great coaches instead? ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2010/07/23/names-darling/feed/ 12 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/30/its-just-stuff-that-happened/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/30/its-just-stuff-that-happened/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:33:44 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=4648 It was nice to see Justine again. On Tuesday she flew over from Manchester to Chicago, then hopped in a rental car and drove straight up to Wausau for the Open Boat Nationals that begin tomorrow. On the way she stopped in at the house for a quick chat.  My hope is that we’ll get [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/30/its-just-stuff-that-happened/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/28/served-with-neeps-and-nips/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/28/served-with-neeps-and-nips/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:20:10 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=4626 Every so often someone will tell me it’s a totally boring paddle. Yeah, whatever! I paddle every few days here at Devil’s Lake State Park. It’s bloody boring. To me. Sometimes. Still over a million people come each summer to explore this “boring” lake. It’s what we call being jaded. Besides the sea or loch, or lake is only one part of the story.]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/28/served-with-neeps-and-nips/feed/ 2