Ride For Peace 2010

September 16, 2010

This year Windermere’s DEFIANTwake will be hosting the second organised wake event since the ban was imposed and with it the second consecutive Ride For Peace event on the Lake. Its all about getting as many boats and riders on the lake at one time over the weekend and having as much fun as possible! As most of you know, World Peace Day is on the 21 September every year and our Ride For Peace event will be on the weekend of the 18 & 19 September. Tell all your mates, join the group, find a ride and get over here!!

There’s no real format, more of a weekend-long jam session. There is a Facebook group dedicated to this, so if you’re keen check it out and join it.

Or go to Facebook and type in: RIDE FOR PEACE – LAKE WINDERMERE

We realise that being a boat-based crew on a lake it is significantly harder to hook up a ride than a cable-based event, but if you’re keen to be a part of it then hit up the Facebook group and we’ll try and organise you a ride over the weekend. And if you are a regular Windermere rider and you fancy joining in then feel free to get out there – this is as good a weekend as any and as good a cause as any!

Obviously, we would advise that all participants acknowledge the Lake Bylaws and the 10 nautical mph limit, we hold no responsibility for those of you who would wish to do otherwise…

Remember, we’re not asking you to break the law, we just ask that you have fun. It wouldn’t bother us if you all wakesurfed – it would just be nice to see a great turnout.

The forecast looks awesome so hopefully catch up with many of you out there,

Peace!

DEFIANTwake

To see what when on in 2009 CLICK HERE


Ride For Peace

May 13, 2010

In 1999 Jeremy Gilley – the founder of Peace One Day – successfully completed his mission to create the first ever global cease fire day in the history of mankind. Even though the official day has been sanctioned by the UN many people have not heard about this day or don’t know how they can take part.

On the 21st of September 2007 the first annual Ride For Peace was held to coincide with World Peace Day. Every year since this cable parks, ski centres and individuals from all around the world acknowledge world peace day by Riding for Peace.

Australian Pro wakeboarder Kath Moore had a huge involvement with getting the event up and running and has been actively spreading the word and helping others to get involved ever since. Thanks to Kath, Eban and many other pros Ride for Peace is now a fairly big event on the UK wake calendar.

The Ride for Peace message is about having fun riding, skating, surfing, whatever. It’s a time for you to look beyond all the politics, violence and religion that surrounds us, there is no need to donate, no obligation to do anything other than what you love.
Everyone is capable of riding for peace as the event is not held at one set location; Just show your support by riding on the day or get yourself to a cable park where the riding is usually free, wear the t-shirt, take some pictures, spread the word.
(Surfdome have Ride for Peace clothing for sale)

Last year Windermere’s very own DEFIANTwake crew organised and held a Ride for Peace weekend on Lake Windermere, the first Wakeboard event since the introduction of the ban in 2005. It was a huge success with over 20 ski/wake boats involved! The DEFIANTwake crew have some big plans for twenty ten with rumours of sliders, chase boats, double ups and winches. If you want to get involved, register your boat, follow RIDE FOR PEACE LAKE WINDERMERE on Facebook and more importantly get all your friends involved.

This is your invite to Ride for Peace 2010, our aim is to inform as many people as we can that World Peace Day exists and to acknowledge the 21st September as that day by doing what we love.

Peace

The LWC

http://www.rideforpeace.tv/
http://www.peaceoneday.org/en/welcome


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