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/2011/08/16/qajaq-rolls/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/16/qajaq-rolls/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:34:34 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8760 Time once again to take a break from my own endless chatter and recommend another blog worth checking out. Since I’ve spent a lot of time on traditional stuff recently, now is a good time to send you over to check out Minnesota resident, Christopher Crowhurst’s Qajaq Rolls.  I really like what Christopher is doing [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/16/qajaq-rolls/feed/ 1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/20/up/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/20/up/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:13:29 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8525 Talking about rolling and body position can be a challenge on land. Inevitably we find ourselves standing there, reaching far over our heads to practice (or demonstrate) paddle placement on the surface of the water, sweeping the paddle, and recovering over the kayak. It doesn't work, mind you. In fact, the more you ingrain the reaching over your head movements on land, the more your student will be reaching toward the bottom of the lake once they get out in the water. Still, there is just something in our crazy brains that makes us want to always reach UP. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/20/up/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/15/madness-method/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/15/madness-method/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:14:18 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8476 Everyone teaches rolling in their own personal way.  Over the years I’ve learned that as instructors we need to be flexible. While we all may begin with a mental outline that serves us well most of the time, we quickly adjust that outline to fit each individuals needs.  Take Helen Wilson for example.. With this [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/15/madness-method/feed/ 6 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/11/checking-in-dry-hotel/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/11/checking-in-dry-hotel/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:21:05 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8425 I woke up this morning to a blood-red dawn, dark around the edges with flashes of white. Before the sun could light up the day, heavy storms squashed the light.   As I walked the dunes I came across a deer standing on one of the high mounds silhouetted against the glow. An amazing sight! At [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/11/checking-in-dry-hotel/feed/ 2 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/06/08/beach-toys/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/06/08/beach-toys/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:43:21 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8124 The 3rd straight day with heat indexes into the hundreds has passed here in Wisconsin. Now it's 3am and slipping into the fourth. Man it's hot!! Yesterday was also the 3rd day in a row that I've been out in a kayak. 3 days, 3 different kayaks. This time I took the roller out to Devil's Lake State Park. While everyone else played on the beach, I went off shore and rolled myself dizzy. The only problem is that the sudden heat wave hasn't had time to warm up the water. It feels warm enough for a while but after a half hour or so I started to feel a chill sinking deep into my bones.]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/06/08/beach-toys/feed/ 3