Regular paddling session.

Paddling 13th. August 2017 Paddlers took Mary out today for a lovely warm paddle up to Ambleside with our lovely Goddess at the helm Roz who guided us through our training with set pieces of building up the paddling from 50% through to 70%,80% and 100% also in unleashing the beast and giving 20 strokes at maximum with ... More

Best Dressed Boat competition.

Best Dressed Boat. Judy organised for Paddlers for Life Windermere to be entered in the Lake District Boat Club annual Best Dressed Boat Parade in Bowness Bay. Barbara started early getting the boat ready with a steady stream of members joining in with the decoration of the boat. Our theme was 'tin' representing our ... More

Regular paddling session.

Regular paddling session.   We had a good paddle today with very able John and Chris at the helm with both boats out. It was a blustery paddle up to Ambleside and we got a little wet from the drizzle but this did not dampen spirits or the smiles and the sun came out which dried us out along with the breeze. ... More

Paddling

John helms with great back up from Steve on the support boat. More

Hard paddling conditions.

Two able goddesses at the helm, Roz and Helen, in quite windy conditions took paddlers up to Ambleside then across to the other side of the lake. It was a hard paddle back to Low Wood and Artemis Phyllis and Mary at Low Wood did a bit of surfing on the way back. There were also visitors from the University of the Third Age ... More

Coaching, Canada Day and Chinese visitors.

Coaching, Canada Day and Chinese visitors. Another busy day for Paddlers for Life Windermere. Everyone pitched in to ensure another successful day of paddling. Keni coached a morning session with regular paddlers with Jill and Lesley honing their helming skills.   Barbara helped everyone celebrate Canada Day ... More

Helm training.

Over several sessions members paddled the dragon boats while members learned the basic skills of helming a dragon boat. Training over two days gave opportunity to develop their skills. More
Paddlers on Todd Crag at the northern tip of Windermere. Low Wood, our paddling location, can be seen.

A walk to Todd Crag for a great view of where we paddle.

A walk to Todd Crag for a great view of where we paddle. Members walked up Todd Crag at the northern end of Windermere. They were celebrating how fortunate we are to paddle our dragon boats on Windermere in such glorious surroundings. As breast cancer survivor paddlers many members have faced the challenges of ... More

An important day in the calendar of Paddlers for Life Windermere, Eye Dotting.

The fith day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar is traditionally the time to 'dot the eyes' of the dragons to awaken their spirit. Ruth related the origins of this tradition and Judy, Sian and Chris dotted the eyes of Phyllis, Lucy and Mary as members looked on. Following traditions, buckwheat was thrown on to ... More

A great paddling day! 22nd. May 2017

Another fine day of paddling on Windermere with thanks to members doing all they do to make the paddling such a fantastic experience. More