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

BBC film a pageant reunion event.

BBC invite back Paddlers for Life Windermere to Re-unite with Participants from the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant. The BBC announced an invitation to Paddlers for Life Windermere to re-unite with participants from the 3 June 2012 Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames. They predicted some mysterious ... More

Paddlers for Life meet the public at a Brockhole ‘Come and Try’ day.

Paddlers for Life meet the public at a Brockhole 'Come and Try' day. Sue P-J organised the third visit by Paddlers for Life, Windermere to our neighbours on Windermere at Brockhole, the Lake District Visitor Centre. John and Peter helmed Artemis Phyllis for three sessions with members of the public fitting into the ... More

A sunny July paddle.

A sunny July paddle. It was a gorgeous summery July day and two boats out on the calm morning Windermere water. Just the day for a trip north to the Wateredge Inn for refreshments with Chris and Peter helming. In the afternoon there were again enough paddlers for two boats and a chance for a couple of newer paddlers ... More

Windermere Solstice Paddle

Windermere Solstice Paddle In a change from recent solstice events, Windermere looked like a mid-summer solstice should be with balmy temperatures, sunshine and calm conditions with a light NW wind. With Barbara drumming, Peter helming and Rob in the support boat a crew of sixteen paddlers set off from the start at ... More

Paddlers for Life paddlers and family members success in Great North Swim.

Paddlers for Life paddlers and family members success in Great North Swim Congratulations to Rowena and Jonathan, Vicky and Scott, Steve and Andrew. They successfully completed the Great North Swim 2014 1 mile event at Low Wood Bay, Windermere. Conditions were a warm 17.5 degrees and relatively calm allowing some ... More

‘Dotting the Eyes’ of ‘Artemis Phyllis’ and ‘Lucy at Low Wood’

'Dotting the Eyes' of 'Artemis Phyllis' and 'Lucy at Low Wood' In our seventh season, here we are again performing this traditional ceremony to awaken our dragons so they can watch over us. Lynn explained some of the early history of dragon boats and the origins of the ceremony. Roz and Barbara (on behalf of Eunice) ... More

Paddlers for Life put two boats out.

Paddlers for Life put two boats out. Despite a forecast of heavy showers Paddlers for Life enjoyed two busy training sessions today without rain and in calmer conditions than of recently. Helen and Chris took two crews around the northern reaches of Windermere with Mags and Barbara reminding crews of all the paddling ... More

Our first 2014 Coaching Session.

Our first 2014 Coaching Session. Great weather for our first coaching session this year. Keni came over from Durham and delivered her usual high quality coaching to two full boats of mixed supporters and survivor paddlers ranging from newer to highly experienced. The helpful sessions reminded us all about the detail of ... More