02/06/14 – Blank Canvas

A single ripple reaches up beyond the safety of its familiar ocean, peaks and for an instant, it is.  The whole expressed completely in the one moment of perfection.

Returning to the depths, never to re-appear in the same form.  An echo in the sun fuelled waves telling a tale to distant shores.  A half told story stored in the storms, dancing with raindrops.

In another instant another place, a single ripple still part of the whole, remembers and stretches out toward the light.  The ripples we create today are the waves we catch tomorrow.

And today’s malfunctioning camera is tomorrow’s landfill…  This morning’s photos were all blurry, so I have painted you some pictures, and a sketch… You’ll get the idea.

A grey morning, a few ‘ripples’ (…90 regular and 1 newbie to be exact).  The sun threw back the covers and gave us a beaming good morning, just as the 7am group pushed out through a strong rolling swell.

Second day of winter and people are already “gettin jiggy wid it” for the winter without wetsuits badge.   Water temp was 20.6 degrees.  Here are a couple of the team from the ‘Bear Cottage Big Swim’ (see below for details).

Some have already succumbed to the brisk air temp, with wetsuits and cuddles.

Chris stopped long enough for this hasty watercolour of the Clouds over the Bay. The rolling swell gentle beyond The Point whilst providing powerful sets to surf into Manly Beach.

Back on dry land and breaking out the crayola’s for a “Yellow and red pole”.  Both beach and surf, fairly quite this morning.

Regards,
Andrew ‘Magichands‘ Maher.

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Bear Cottage Big Swim!!!
To help Bear Cottage continue its essential work, on the 21st of June, 2014, 9 swimmers from the Bold & Beautiful swim group will each be attempting to swim the 14.2 km between two of Sydney’s most iconic beaches – Manly and Bondi.

The swim will mark the culmination of months of committed training and planning, countless hours spent in the pool and ocean. On the day itself, each swimmer will face the hazards of fatigue, hypothermia, strong swells, jellyfish, and the ever present threat of sharks.

Please give generously so that we can all make a contribution to the lives of Bear Cottage children…

www.facebook.com/BearCottageBigSwim
http://swim.gofundraise.com.au/page/BearCottageBigSwim

Monthly Dinner – Bluewater Cafe, Tuesday 10th June at 6.30 pm

This month’s guest speaker, Chris Miller, is a freelance cameraman who worked on the TV program Getaway for 20 years. Chris has traveled to many exotic locations where he has filmed both above and below the water. Chris will talk about his experiences swimming with Whale Sharks in Western Australia and cage diving with Great White Sharks in South Australia.

The cost will be only $20 a head and includes shared entrees, a selection of main to choose (incl a vegetarian option) and corkage (for byo wine only) and a little thank you for the staff.
All beers (including four pines beers !), wine and deserts an optional extra at the special price of only $5 each !!
BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL, so book here now!!

The Biggest Morning Tea ever
Help B&B regular Miguel Maestre (aka the Crazy Bull) fight cancer this May and June by making this year’s Biggest Morning Tea the biggest ever! Maybe organise a Morning Tea with your work colleagues or swim buddies. To help promote the program, please share his video with as many friends as possible.

B&B i-Log
Really if you haven’t been using the B&B i-Log then you must be new!! Almost 75% of swimmers are now using the B&B i-Log. Log your swim ANYTIME of day using this really efficient and easy way to ensure your swim is recorded in the daily attendance and on the Pacific Challenge. To get started, send an email to Ian Forster ugoboyo@gmail.com(This is not a link so please copy and paste into your email). He will check that your email address is activated on the attendance register then send you info on how to get started.

Staying safe
We have had seen the return of some serious waves and rips this past week! Were you prepared? Remember that there are no badges for scaring yourself silly! While it is great to extend your boundaries, it is important to know your limits. Do read these excellent tips on staying safe in the surf. To read, or even download, click here.

The Stats
Regulars: 90
Newbie: 1
Temp: 20.6
Sunrise: 6.52am