Day 4- Bridge 8 to Fountainbridge (& back to bridge 8)
Final Paddle – Pauline’s Challenge On Saturday's breeze beneath skies so wide, The last strokes echoed with rhythm and pride. From Bridge 8’s banks, strong hearts took flight, Toward Fountainbridge in afternoon light. Each ripple a tale, each mile a song, ...
Day 3 – Bridge 49 to Bridge 8
Half awake, fuelled by coffee, bananas, oats and cereal, they wander quietly through their houses to prepare for a long journey. It’s 6 am and the Scottish sun has already been out for hours, gently kissing the horizon. Emma has been tucked away and moored in a hidden...
Day 2 – on Falkirk wheel then off to Bridge 49
Paddling long-distance in a dragon boat is always an adventure, but doing it along Scotland’s stunning Union Canal takes it to another level. Our journey began with a surreal ascent on the iconic Falkirk Wheel, lifting our dragon boat high into the air before we...
Day 1 – Bridge 8 to Falkirk Wheel by road
The team plus supporters have assembled at The Hub, Bridge 8.The excitement and energy visible in all the faces ~ todays task is to transport Emma (our much loved dragon boat ) from here, by road on a road trailer long enough to scare most of us ! Our trailer driver...
Lochore spring 2023
Getting ready for the water. On Saturday we turned Isla Mae right way up in readiness for launching in a few weeks time. She is very heavy and muscles are required, however with good planning and teamwork we managed the job before the co-opted muscle arrived. Well...
Christmas night out #1
Unfortunately our Nordic night out on the canal was cancelled so we moved venue to a local Dragon's house. Drinks around the firepit until the rain came on, so inside to continue. Photos are prohibited from this event as the content may prove embarrassing!! Great...
The Joy of Discovering Dragon Boating
This is an amazing group of welcoming women who enjoy spending time together getting active. Breast cancer takes many of us by surprise and affects us in many different ways. This activity allows us women of all ages and backgrounds to get together in the great...
Gusty paddle and gutsy Dragons on the canal!
With strong winds forecast all over Scotland on Saturday 19th we decided to paddle Emma, our small dragon boat on the canal. After a briefing for new paddlers, we set off towards Ratho focussing on timing to keep the boat stable in the wind. It sure was...
Lochore Meadow in May
Lovely photos by Fiona Nicolson from today’s paddle at Lochore Meadows!! The weather was nice, the water was pleasant and we all had smiles on our faces. Learn more about dragon boat paddling, Port Edgar Dragons and breast cancer recovery by clicking...
Dragons Capsize!
We all know that it COULD happen and we had a vague sort of plan about checking for our buddies and blowing a whistle but I don’t think any of us really knew what it would feel like to capsize and how we would react and if we would know what to do!! So on Saturday...
