September Paddle.

Paddling on September 28th. Peter took a full boat of paddlers through some 500 metre training routines in preparation for Sarasota. There were lovely conditions on Windermere again for this paddling session.  Paddlers on the right... Paddlers on the right. from Paddlers forLife on Vimeo.   ...padd... More
2014 Dragon Bay regatta crew.

First Low Wood Bay Charity Dragon Boat Regatta.

First Low Wood Bay Charity Dragon Boat Regatta. All these people came to participate in the regatta on 14th. September, 2014 Click the photo for a larger image. The weather stayed dry and lake conditions were calm for this inaugural regatta jointly hosted by English Lakes Hotels and Paddlers for Life UK. Five ... More

A perfect Windermere Day

A perfect Windermere Day On a day like this day we paddlers are reminded how lucky we are to paddle in this beautiful location. Out on the water in a dragon boat full of like-minded people and the sun shining on gorgeous fells in crystal clear air and reflected in the calm water. Unexpectedly the Red Arrows fly past ... More

Paddlers for Life showed off Artemis Phyllis to the people of Kendal at Kendal Torchlight.

Paddlers for Life showed off Artemis Phyllis to the people of Kendal at Kendal Torchlight.   There were thousands of people on the streets including Sylvia Emmott, who raised all the funds for the boat, and was able to see the fruits of her efforts once again. More

International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission Participatory Festival, Sarasota, Florida, 2014.

International Breast Cancer Paddlers' Commission Participatory Festival, Sarasota, Florida, 2014.   The welcome is warm, humid & very, very pink!!! More

Last August paddle for this year.

Gorgeous weather and conditions for the last August paddle for this year.   On a mirror-like Windermere with John helming the morning crew tried to remember all the important things from the coaching sessions last week. Check the video and see if they managed it! Paddling August 31st, 2014 from ... More

Two hard working coaching sessions with Keni.

Two hard working coaching sessions with Keni. Bad weather postponed this coaching session from earlier in the month but the weather was finally more settled and Keni certainly put the crews through their paces as some of them prepare for the International Festival in Sarasota. In the process Sarah got signed off as a ... More

August continues with its rain while Paddlers for Life is filmed.

August continues with its rain while Paddlers for Life is filmed. As the remains of hurricane Bertha dropped copious amounts of Atlantic water as rain into Windermere Judy's daughter Sian and three friends filmed paddlers as they went through one of their regular training sessions. There were interviews for some members ... More

Welcome to August 

Welcome to August with its rain and winds... Peter helmed Artemis Phyllis with his usual skill and confidence while a crew of stalwart paddlers braved the wet and windy conditions with him. With clear explanations and instructions he took the crew through some stroke 'skill building' and 'stamina pyramids' followed by ... More

Manchester paddlers visit Windermere for training sessions.

Visitors to Paddlers for Life, Windermere. Two full boats were out with visitors from Paddlers for Life, Manchester getting some extra training prior to their visit to Sarasota in October. We also had two paddlers from Preston getting some tips and training for a dragon boat event at Preston Dock and a visitor who used ... More