11 Results for month: 05/2012
What a gorgeous, sunny day for paddlers as Keni came over from Three River Serpents to coach us in preparation for our Queen's Flotilla paddle next weekend and the Windermere 'Longest Lake Longest Race' soon after.
In the morning two boats did a sustained 30 minute paddle round the north end of Windermere in gorgeous ...
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Hard training and preparation by all Paddlers for Life members has been undertaken over the early months of 2012.
Tony and Paul have helmed paddlers who have trained in beautiful, additional evening sessions.
Peter and Jane have provided their usual high standard of helming and coaching in regular Sunday paddling along ...
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Paddlers for Life members and fellow paddlers from the local NHS participated in an Olympic Torch rehearsal on a beautiful warm and calm May evening.
Two full crews with helms and drummers paddled four miles from Low Wood Bay to Bowness-on-Windermere.
We met with the steamship 'Tern' which will carry the Olympic ...
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This is the reason why!
Paddlers for Life have taken delivery of their new boat. Sylvia Emmott, South Lakeland District Councillor, raised funds for the group when she was chair of the council. Through fund raising dinners she raised enough money to buy the boat and equipment which will allow breast cancer survivors to ...
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Pageant Training Paddle.
Both boats had paddling crews and took a prolonged training run around the north end of Windermere, a four mile training session.
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Paddlers for Life featured on the BBC's 'The One Show' broadcast.
It was about our member and trustee Sue who will be Olympic torch bearer and June who nominated her
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Evening paddle Thursday, 17th. May.
Another glorious evening on Windermere which was almost flat calm. June, Mags, Roz, Lynn, Aly, Eunice, Sandra, Nick, Louisa and Tony all enjoyed the peaceful setting as we paddled southwards from Low Wood doing 5.61 miles at an average 4.2 knots peaking to 5.7 knots.
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Evening paddle.
Windermere was beautiful this evening. Roz, Lynn, Aly, Jack, Ann, Nick, Zoe and Tony all probably passed rain, grey clouds, sun and even rainbows on their way but we had a glorious hour of paddling round the north end of Windermere doing 4 miles with not a drop of rain and calm water. Thanks everyone.
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Midweek Paddle welcomes a 'One Show' BBC film crew.
The weather varied between continuous rain and continuous heavy rain!!
Low Wood Bay had over two inches, 53mm, of rain in the day.
Nevertheless Paddlers for Life put out both dragon boats helmed by Paul and Tony.
A BBC film crew were filming for an item on 'The One ...
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A number of dragons visited today to witness the 'Dotting of the Eyes'.
The Dragon heads made at the workshop earlier in the year are making excellent progress.
Two of them are now in the process of being painted and all of them look wonderful.
They will help create brilliant publicity for paddlers for Life.
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