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/2011/08/08/paddle-love/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/08/paddle-love/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:06:52 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8663 We all have gear that we love; A favorite paddling jacket or PFD, favorite shoes, camera, GPS, kayak and of course our favorite paddle. Athough not high on the outline, I think it’s fair to say that you can’t fully concentrate on your paddling skills until you’ve got your gear love sorted.  If you’re still wrestling [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/08/08/paddle-love/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/04/27/stickers/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/04/27/stickers/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:59:57 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=7723 I’ve always enjoyed collecting stickers.  Most of the time people see it at as one of my eleven-hundred and sixteen off-kilter quirks. Sometimes they think I’m just stupid.  Could be. Others think it’s just a clever way to keep the gelcoat from falling off my boat.  It’s probably all of the above.  I can tell [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/04/27/stickers/feed/ 2 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/03/13/whoomp-there-it-is/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/03/13/whoomp-there-it-is/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:44:11 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=7134 Today at Canoecopia in Madison, WI., Danny Mongo of Werner Paddles was demonstrating... well... I'm not sure actually what he was demonstrating, but I think it was something about paddles. I hope it was about paddles. Either that or he's making a tropical observation on current state of Wisconsin politics...]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/03/13/whoomp-there-it-is/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/09/02/next-season/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/09/02/next-season/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:05:33 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=5015 I’ve just begun sending out inquiries to lots of kayak companies about their hot new kayaks for 2010. (Amazingly some folks got back to me in just a couple hours!!) I’ll be showing off the new boats over the winter while most of us are stuck indoors roasting chestnuts, playing Madden NFL 10 and dreaming of Canoecopia. (Our Australian friends on the other hand will be out surfing!!!… Grrrrr!!!) BTW, If you are producing a funky new kayak you’d like to show off now just tell me all about it at derrick@kayakquixotica.com, and send along a really nice picture or two. I’ll do my best to pass it on.. But be warned… I know a few harsh critics!]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/09/02/next-season/feed/ 2 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/06/07/just-kid-stuff/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/06/07/just-kid-stuff/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:28:15 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=4205 So if you are into paddling and you have kids you have or WILL be here. You know the spot. It's the one where your child has grown out of kid gear and is not ready for adult gear. This is the point where almost nothing made is the right size for them. It's also the point where their interest in the sport is cemented or lost. There has got to be something wrong with that.]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/06/07/just-kid-stuff/feed/ 3