Lake District Boat Club best dressed boat competition.
Paddlers for Life entered the Lake District Boat Club best dressed boat competition on the 7th. August, 2010 at Bowness.
Paddlers for Life entered the Lake District Boat Club best dressed boat competition.
Paddlers for Life entered the Lake District Boat Club best dressed boat competition.
Hours of planning and a day of preparation saw paddlers approaching Bowness in an oriental extravaganza of a Dragon Boat.
Hooray!, we won the shield for the best team entry!! Go, Paddlers for Life.
Our two boats are securely lashed together thanks to Roger. The decorating begins on the Chinese theme of red and gold chosen by Barbara and Elaine.
Tent poles are hooped over the Dragon Boats to make a structure we can decorate.
The heads and seats are dressed. Tassles and small lanterns are attached and lights strewn along guy lines.
The heads and seats are dressed. Tassles and small lanterns are attached and lights strewn along guy lines.
We are all dressed up and paddling our way to Bowness. Songs and ‘Stroke-Tap’ entertain us.
Final preparations. More lanterns, incense, more pendant lanterns on sticks and the lights are lit!
We muster with other boats and then two tours of Bowness Bay receive a warm response from onlookers. Then we’re off back to Low Wood courtesy of a tow from Karl and Harry.
Thanks to Elaine and Richard at Total Sailing, Bowness for their hospitality during the event.
Thanks to Eric at Dash Dynamics, Garstang who provides us with all our stickers.
Thanks to Elaine and Barbara who planned and organised our theme.
Thanks to everyone for the team effort that saw those plans come so successfully to fruition.
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