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Paddler volunteers gathered for some end of season tasks. The garage needed a tidy-up, the pontoon needed dismantling and cleaning and the V6 outrigger prepared for the winter off season.
The weather forecast was promising...
... but recent rainfall created a problem. The high lake level had flooded the ...
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Our plans for a 'pink paddle', raising breast cancer awareness, were cancelled due to forecast rain and wind gusts. October is breast cancer awareness month.
Nevertheless, some paddlers gathered for a flower ceremony, and to close the eyes of our three dragon boat heads.
Paddlers reflect on family, friends and ...
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Paddlers for Life Windermere at the GB Outrigger Association 2022 International Va’a Federation World Sprint Championships (IVFWS), 7-16 August 2022, Dorney Lake, Windsor, Great Britain.
Since Paddlers for Life breast cancer dragon boat team have an outrigger canoe (OC6), we have been enjoying the new challenge ...
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Another paddling adventure.
In 2012 two of our founder members Sue and Louisa had the vision for Paddlers for Life to participate in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee pageant on the Thames in London.
Ten years later Louisa encouraged us all to remember this by paddling our dragon boats on Windermere as part of the 'Light ...
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We awaken our dragons with a traditional ceremony.
It was wonderful to be able to get together in person again for an 'eye-dotting' ceremony.
Paddlers for Life members participate in the 'eye dotting' ceremony.
Louisa led the ceremony with help from Irene who told the story of the poet Qu Yuan and the origins ...
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A fund raising challenge remembering a special friend.
Lisa, Julie, Julie, Lynn, and Sarah have set themselves 5 challenges across and around Windermere which will include land and water based activities.
It is in memory of a dear friend Amanda Wilson and aims to raise money for Blackwell Sailing, CancerCare North ...
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Our V6 outrigger canoe is named.
The V6 outrigger is named 'Ākala Susie' in fond remembrance of one of our team's founders, Sue Cogley.
Ākala Susie also got her first outing of 2022 over two paddling sessions.
Paddlers for Life members, experienced and newer, gathered for the ceremony.
It was a damp and misty day ...
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Preparations for the upcoming naming ceremony of our OC6.
Just about a year ago our OC6 Tahitian outrigger canoe arrived at Low Wood. The canoe was the dream of a founder member of the team and is to be named 'Ākala Susie' in fond memory of her.
The canoe has been cleaned by Rowena and Chris and also Chris has been ...
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It is wonderful to be paddling again.
There was good attendance for the first paddle of our fifteenth season with three paddling sessions.
There were several new members joining us to paddle with Roz giving the first safety talk along with some basic paddling instructions along with the paddling techniques.
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We prepare for the 2022 season.
Today had two important tasks planned. One task was to train new members and remind more experienced paddlers of the many aspects to getting our dragon boats prepared for the water.
Roz took everyone through naming different parts of the boat and how the boats are dressed with seat, drum, ...
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