Three lovely sessions again.

Lovely paddling conditions again. John, Roz and Chris helmed three paddling crew sessions in lovely conditions. Thanks again to all who pitched in to ensure safe paddling by cleaning kit and boats and organising the sessions, pre-paddle warm up and dressing the boats. It was good to have the support boat ... More

Another beautiful day to paddle dragon boats on Windermere.

Three crews paddled on Windermere in hot conditions. Conditions were perfect for helms Roz, Chris and John to take paddlers out to enjoy the weather along with many other kayakers, paddle boarders, sailors, swimmers, rowers and canoeists who were enjoying the warm waters. First crew.     &nbs... More

The traditions of our dragon boat sport.

The eye dotting ceremony. There are traditions linked to our dragon boat sport. Usually we would hold an 'eye dotting' ceremony around the time of the Chinese New Year. This traditional part of the dragon boat festival is thought to awaken our dragons so their spirit can watch over us and keep us safe. The pandemic has ... More

Our OC6 journey continues.

We met with OCUK representatives. Our outrigger six canoe (OC6) is of a design called Tahitian Rocket. Outrigger canoes are also known as Va'a (V6) and Wa'a (Waka'ama, W6). It was a chance to find out the history of our Outrigger canoe and the sport's origins. We also heard about the cultural origins of activities and ... More

Paddling sessions are going well.

The arrangements for our covid-19 safe paddling sessions continue to work well. The trustees have done a brilliant job of arranging our covid-19 safe paddling sessions and they are working well with the strong support of trustees and members in key safety roles. Because our helms are committed to ensuring as many ... More

It is good to be paddling again.

Paddling on Sunday June 13th. Our covid-19 safe paddling procedures are working well. Two groups were able to paddle. June writes... "We had a great day yesterday with two crews. Crew 1 at 10 am with Chris at the helm had a good paddle up to Ambleside around the island and through the trees past the campsites. It ... More

Second paddle on June 6th.

Another lovely day for our second paddle of 2021 Peter took out the first crew to paddle. June writes.. "Roz took out the second crew for a fantastic session some newbies from last week and newbies this week along with our experienced paddlers. It was a great paddle and Artemis Phyllis carried everyone safely over ... More

First paddle of 2021

A joyous return to paddling after pandemic measures. Paddlers enjoyed perfect conditions for the first paddling session of 2021 which was delayed for a week by strong winds the previous week. Sunshine and calm conditions made for a gorgeous day of paddling. The covid-19 safe paddling plans carefully risk assessed by the ... More

Resuming paddling.

Safe paddling trial run. A group of paddlers gathered on Thursday for a trial run of our covid-19 safe procedures for a return to paddling. Our trustees have carefully planned for a safe return to paddling after over a year has elapsed since our last paddling session due to pandemic measures and lock downs. Having ... More

Boat maintenance and pontoon building 2021.

More preparations for paddling. Members spent a day cleaning and maintaining the dragon boats, sorting equipment and tidying the garage and cleaning the pontoon sections and building the pontoon.                 More