Paddlers for Life, Windermere held their AGM today.

Thank you to Rowena and Barbara for all that they have done in their Trustee roles.   Rowena has come to the end of her three year tenure as Trustee, this year as Chair, and steps aside from her Trustee duties but remains in her 'communications' role ensuring we all are able to be kept fully informed. B... More

Paddlers for Life 'Paddle In Pink' for breast cancer awareness. Paddlers for Life, Windermere were keen to raise awareness of breast cancer survivor dragon boat paddling during breast cancer awareness month. Trustees and members put in a huge amount of work preparing for a 'race' day in which Paddlers for Life ... More

An end of season coaching session with Keni.

An end of season coaching session with Keni. Keni came over from the Three River Serpents to coach a session prior to the Sarasota meeting. A good turnout of paddlers ensured both Artemis Phyllis and Lucy at Low Wood were nearly full. Jane and Chris helmed in challenging, squally conditions while the crews refreshed ... More

Australian Rugby Team visit for team paddling session.

Australian Rugby Team visit for team paddling session. Aly and Tony lead a wonderful afternoon of paddling as an Australian under-19 rugby team visited Paddlers for Life, Windermere for a team building session during their tour of the UK. Helped by drummers Mags and Alison providing additional instruction and a dozen ... More

Sunday paddling.

Sunday paddling. Paddlers for Life did the Windermere equivalent of 'the Grand Tour' today as Aly and Helen helmed Artemis Phyllis and Lucy at Low Wood along the eastern shore from Low Wood Bay southwards past Brockhole and White Cross Bay towards Bowness with a steady paddle against the wind to return. In the ... More

What a beautiful September Sunday and an opportunity to paddle in this exquisite location.

What a beautiful September Sunday and an opportunity to paddle in this exquisite location. Helen helmed us on a blustery trip up to Waterhead in the morning with some tricky maouvering at Holme Crag rock where the SSW wind caught Artemis Phyllis as she tried to slip into the northern reaches of Windermere. The crew ... More

ITV Pride of Britain, Local Hero.

ITV Pride of Britain, Local Hero. Sue has been nominated for this award acknowledging her personal cancer journey and her contribution to Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat paddling in the UK. She was filmed as she set off with some fellow paddlers from Blackpool Airport on her way to the Dublin Regatta. The footage ... More

A large contingent of Paddlers for Life, Windermere visited the IDBA Dublin Dragon Boat Regatta hosted by the Plurabelle Paddlers.

Dublin Regatta with Plurabelle Paddlers. Paddlers for Life had two teams in the Combined Class and the International section, a team of breast cancer survivors and a team of supporters augmented by some visiting paddlers. Over two days the two teams raced in three heats, semi-finals and finals over 200 meters for the ... More

It was a hard day’s work paddling dragon boats at Ambleside YHAday!

Paddlers for Life, Windermere took both of their newly cleaned, oiled and waxed dragon boats, (by Bill), to put them through their paces at Ambleside YHA's open day. As you can see from the above photo it was challenging work! The wind was quite strong at times so the two races between the boats in the afternoon ... More

Keni stayed and coached again for the last of the August Evening Paddling sessions.

Keni stayed and coached again for the last of the August Evening Paddling sessions. These evening paddling sessions have had beautiful conditions that really show off the beauty of where we paddle. Keni built on the coaching from sunday and practised the crew through routines to pull back the power and then rebuild to ... More