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/2011/07/14/tiny-boats-big-se/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/14/tiny-boats-big-se/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:27:54 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8462 Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore on Lake Superior is an amazing place to paddle.  In fact, you can see a couple of paddlers in the picture I took today from above Miner’s Castle near Munising, MI.  It’s great to see people out enjoying the view and taking part in the sport of sea kayaking… but [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/14/tiny-boats-big-se/feed/ 1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/05/06/hypothermia-sure-if-you-survive-that-long/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/05/06/hypothermia-sure-if-you-survive-that-long/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 12:10:12 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=7809 Safety officials and paddling coaches spend a lot of time going on and on about hypothermia this time of year. You know that bit right? It's where cold water sucks the heat from your body until you start making bad decisions, then become incapacitated and finally you drown. According to a fancy little chart we have available right here, in water between 40-50f, without the proper clothing, you have about 5 minutes before you start losing dexterity and just 1-3 hours to survive. Scary. Still though, that's plenty of time to swim to the beach, right? ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/05/06/hypothermia-sure-if-you-survive-that-long/feed/ 10 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/04/06/ice-out/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/04/06/ice-out/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2005 12:03:00 +0000 derrick http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=40 Insert an insightful lyric from “Consolation in E Major” here. On April 3rd the water was solid. By the afternoon of the 4th leads had opened up to the middle of the lake. Yesterday the 5th, the lake was clear of everything but drift. Gryphon and I spent a couple hours walking along the shore [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/04/06/ice-out/feed/ 3 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/02/28/oysters/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/02/28/oysters/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:59:00 +0000 derrick http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=23 All a lot of oysters and no pearls. . . Counting Crows In Response to MJ Congratulations on all the new cool gear and thanks for taking the time to ask about clothing. The fact that you are asking and exploring the web shows you’re a thinker and that means you have a good chance [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/02/28/oysters/feed/ 6