06/09/2015 Happy Fathers Day

What a day to celebrate Fathers Day …..

The clouds were a little stormy, but thankfully we didn’t see any rain.

Gorgeous Millie brought Dad Brad down to make sure he didn’t miss out on his swim.

There were a few more swimmers getting out of the water at the 7am changeover, lots of giggles and some fun conversations……

Quotes like “It’s ugly out there”

“It’s hard to get my swimsuit back on”

“I had a head on, and it wasn’t pretty”

The Drinky Express was a team of one today!

Some early swimmers posed (speedos pulled on to protect their identity)

Some of the Solstice swimmers returning (zoom in to see the adjustments being made to swimwear as they hit the beach)

Back to the 7am crowd, and we had 3 newbies join us today.

As it Father’s Day, the men were given a 10 second head start at The Point, and again at Shelly.

As the clouds descend upon us.

NB: Next B&B monthly dinner – Booked Out

Bluewater Restaurant – Tuesday 8th September at 6.30 pm

Guest speaker is Guy Dunstan (Senior Advisor to The Black Dog Institute – Research institute for Mental Health and Mood Disorders)

• Full house – closed for bookings. If you are unable to come for any reason, would you please let Ian Forster know … for someone else on the waiting list

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2015 Winter Badge Ceremony – Sunday 13th September

Bring along $10 for each badge you have earned (correct money appreciated). Royal Far West Children’s Home (opposite the beach) on Sunday 13th September – straight after the regular swim!

$5 donation payable to the RFW at the gate for hosting this event, and …. RFW will provide a FREE breakfast (bacon and egg sandwich and a coffee/tea). Bookings are essential to ensure there is enough food. Book here for Badge Breakfast

All 2015 winter badge qualifiers will be presented with their well earned badge(s). Come along and soak up the atmosphere – get inspired for your upcoming summer badge challenges!

Winter Badge Ceremony – BREAKING NEWS

In conjunction with the badge ceremony, Royal Far west will be holding a raffle. On the Hospital’s behalf, we will be selling tickets this weekend and next weekend, so don’t forget to bring along extra money for their raffle. All proceeds go to Royal Far West 🙂

Fantastic prizes

• Mixed dozen Belgravia wines valued at approx. $240

• Kids Toy Hamper valued at approx. $200

• Coffee voucher from Silo Expresso valued $100

Raffle tickets:

1 for $5

3 for $10

6 for $20

Tickets will also be available on the day of the ceremony

… and even more!!

In addition to the fantastic free breakfast provided by RFW at our Badge Ceremony, there will be a cake stall and a coffee cart (with proper coffee) on site to raise extra funds, so make sure you budget for these extra goodies.

B&B Merchandise on the day

Now you have your badges, take this one-off opportunity (on the day of Badge Ceremony) to try on – and purchase – your hoodie or other B&B items. RFW will have a range of our own gear for sale on the day – cash or credit card accepted.

A call for volunteers:

Can you assist with:

• Selling raffle tickets on Sat and Sun before and/or after the swim

• Helping on the day of the Badge Ceremony (selling raffle tickets, barbecue duties etc)

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Stats:

Newbies:3

The rest:approx 147

Water temp:18.2

Signing off: Snorkles

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