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/2011/05/04/shake-down/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/05/04/shake-down/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 12:04:37 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=7783 While you may be tempted to look at your reflection in water and consider how angelic you are, sooner or later your toggle rope will break and all that wing-flappery will come crashing right back down to earth. As coaches, we tell folks all the time that they need to regularly check out the condition of their gear. Toggle ropes come up most often. Well... (see above). Yeah, but that wasn't the worst of it. In addition to the broken toggle rope, the strap on my paddle-float tore in half and I lost a clip on my contact-tow. This all happened in the comfort and safety of home. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/05/04/shake-down/feed/ 5 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/10/29/hang-on/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/10/29/hang-on/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:13:04 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=5425 So here it is direct from the ACA to you: "The following proposals were submitted, have been approved and all associated documentation on the website has been updated. . ." (Get ready for it....) "Removal of the Paddle-float Rescue from the Level 1: Introduction to Kayaking Instructor Criteria. This change was requested and approved due to the fact the Level 1: Introduction to Kayaking course is conducted in close proximity to shore where more basic rescue self-rescue techniques can be utilized...]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/10/29/hang-on/feed/ 8 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2004/12/17/all-i-want-for-christmas/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2004/12/17/all-i-want-for-christmas/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:32:00 +0000 derrick http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=8 Well, my boat is still in the shop so I don’t get to tell any amazingly cold paddling stories today. So if I’m going to keep this blog active I had better think of something. So with that in mind, . . . All I want for Christmas This was a funny year “Christmas Shopping” [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2004/12/17/all-i-want-for-christmas/feed/ 0