DAY 1 After several days of binge eating, some possible drinking, and lots of touring around Annecy, we woke up to a warm, sunny day ready for a relaxing morning, before we embarked on our first set of races! At approximately 1:30pm, we headed off to the race venue all geared up with our brand Read more about Annecy International: 30th Sep-1st Oct 2017[…]
The Windy Panda’s do Airhop! First Social event of the year organised by Mivan Lim The first Panda social organised by yours truly begins on a bright sunny Saturday afternoon, with a relaxing drive towards Guildford with the roof down on the car. Warning, if you ask for a lift from Ben, you might be Read more about Pandas at AirHop – 07/03/2015[…]
Venice Vogalonga, Saturday 18th May 2013 Gelato, pasta, pizza and beautiful scenic buildings…The Windy Pandas flew off yet again for another international event and this time, we headed to the land of Italy (to be more specific, Venice) for the 2013 Venice Vogalonga …and boy, was it a trip to remember!!! We had everything from Read more about Windy Pandas’ Venice Vogalonga Trip 2013[…]
Marlow Town Regatta and Festival, Sunday 9th June 2013 Team Windy The previous night, I had given myself so many mental reminders – remember, sleep early, you’re paddling tomorrow! Of course, this did not happen. I was just too excited for the first regatta of the season. A few hours later, my alarm went Read more about Windy Pandas at Marlow Regatta 2013[…]
As a celebration to mark 5 years of hard work, determination, dedication and immense team work from all the Pandas, on Saturday 12th May 2012 the first ever Panda Day was held at the London Regatta Centre. An amazing gathering of people all the way from G1 to the newbies of this year attended this Read more about Panda Day 2012[…]
Back in February we had a social meeting to bat about ideas of what potential socials we are going to be doing for 2012. Myself and Ali both decided to host a ‘quiz’ night as we’ve both been to a few quiz nights and it’s just some dude reading out questions over a mic, and the teams would have to get as Read more about Windy Pandas Quiz Night blog[…]
When I step back and look at the Windy Pandas, they remind me a bit of Manchester United (non-football fans, stay with me here…) You see…similar to the Red Devils, our strength is a combination of hardened Veterans, talented newbies, sturdy leadership and a freakish amount of good looks! It’s my fourth year of watching Read more about The Rise and Rise of Windy Pandas[…]