Hannah White's Paddle Across England for the RNLI

Water is dangerous stuff. If it doesn't suck the heat from your body it can suffocate you, and its waves can crush even the strongest vessel.

But boaters are not alone, for here in the UK we have the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) which is on standby 24/7, and the two busiest stations are right here on the Thames.

To raise funds for the RNLI Hannah White, sailor, adventurer and Olympics / Extreme Sailing announcer, is currently kayaking across England and this afternoon stopped over in Putney.

It was a short stop to say hello to the support team and get a quick boost:

Then it was on downstream towards Westminster:

You can contribute by heading over to the JustGiving web site here.

Good luck Hannah!