Fintastic sunrise and so warm! Buoys and gils hope you enjoyed the swim today! Conditions cod have been batter. We codn’t sea as cleerly underwater as last week, a bit of swell and chop, but still reely brill-iant!. Holy shrimp! There’s still no plaice you’d rather be than swimming across Cabbage Tree Bay!
The Drinks Express haddock off. Gar blimey what a morning!
Booty Campers. Hope you didn’t pull a mussel Ian!
Rays of sunshine as the 7amers go down the ramp.
This scampi happening! Tony’s kids have joined him today!
Water was 21.3 degrees today! It was dolphinately a popular day for a swim with over 350 of you jumping in the waves. This sea-riously is the best swim ever, no squidding!
Don’t be koi Lesbubbs give us a smile!
Sofia fin-ks our swim is reely brilliant! Her daughter joined her at Shelly.
So do these guys. Eel we all go!
Sorry to carp on about these two, but my running friends Vanessa and Fernanda reely are fintastic. They were scared of the ocean a few months ago!
Dick van Pike is gillty of trying to drown Michael!
These swimmers are krilling it now, swimming doubles and triples nearly every day! Sue is the starfish and is proving any fin is possible. (700 kms in 12 months of swimming with time off for a broken arm.)
I was just mulleting over how unclear it was when I swam face first in to these… Mullet…
Back at the Surf Club…this scampi happening! Dave helps Sarah get dressed! I was assured there was reely nothing fishy going on. I hope you didn’t Grop er Dave!
This is the guy swimming with a log we’ve all been herring about! Jim had a sand bag today. Quite a legend, he does ‘Ultra Beast’ events for gods hake!
Haddock-ray-ving for something sweet after the swim? Thanks for your support with the cake stall last week, over $1800 raised for A4WH
I hope I managed to weaver fish pun in to this blog without getting myself tangled up. I hope you all have salmon chanted evening and my fish puns weren’t a load of pollacks! I tried to be creative with my whiting!
And now for some fish I snapped last week.
The Old Wives are seariously gorgeous when you get up close!
Don’t feel Orcaward, some of the Gropers are reely friendly!
Whale obviously this Eagle Ray is glubbin fintastic!
Crimson Banded Wrasse and green Groper
Loads of baby Goatfish.
If you can think of a better place to swim let minnow!
Ornate Wobbegong off Shelly
and swimmers!
Drinky’s 2000 km swim on Monday!
I hope I managed to weaver fish pun in to this blog without getting myself tangled up. I hope you all have salmon chanted evening and my fish puns weren’t a load of pollacks! I tried to be creative with my whiting!
New B&B Budgy Smugglers – HERE NOW
The new B&B Budgy Smugglers are now available on line from the Budgy Smuggler website. Remember, part of the profit from the sale of our swimwear range goes to the Royal Far West. Here’s where to go to order them:
Mens: http://budgysmuggler.com.au/mens-swimwear/bold-and-beautiful.html
Womens Bottoms: http://budgysmuggler.com.au/womens-swimwear/bold-and-beautiful-bottoms.html
Womens Sports Tops: http://budgysmuggler.com.au/womens-swimwear/bold-and-beautiful-sports-top.html
Womens one-piece swimmers will be available in January.
Budgy Smuggler create 100% Australian made swimwear.
Available for Men, Women and Kids – it’s the perfect stocking filler this Christmas!
Shop at: www.budgysmuggler.com.au
Staying safe
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. Also, if you have a bit more experience, keep an eye out for new swimmers who might need company. Do read these excellent tips on staying safe in the surf. To read, or even download, click here.
Join Pacific Jules coach Sarah Anne for an hour in the ocean and learn to swim with less fight and more speed! Our series of workshops will teach you key essential skills ensuring your stroke is efficient, powerful, fluid, and fast!
- Efficiency and Alignment – Saturday 21 January 9-10am
The basics of all good swim technique starts with how you are aligned in the water. Is your body causing unnecessary drag? Are you wasting energy with poor balance? This hour will focus on putting you in the most efficient position you can be, and start you feeling the necessity of being ‘unbalanced but stable’ in the water.
- Propulsion and Power – Saturday 11 March 9-10am
There are some key areas for power in your stroke, but they may not be where you think! Many swimmers use their arms and legs incorrectly when swimming, chewing up energy and causing unnecessary splash and resistance. Swimming should be a whole body experience, timing is everything, and you need to ensure you are working with the water and not against it. The H2O will always win!
- Breath Easy- Saturday 6 May 9-10am
One of the most common issues we here from swimmers is around breathing. But, there are some key elements to your body alignment, position, and breath management that need to be in place before you even think about turning your head towards the air. Join us for an hour in the water where we focus purely on the essentials skills for breathing with more ease, and flow.
- Open Water Specifics – Saturday 8 July 9-10am
This is a high energy session for the end of our series! Adapting your stroke for open water is essential if you want to swim in the ocean, or compete in swimming events. Learn some key changes that need to be in place, how to sight, how to enter and exit the water, buoy turns, and how to conserve energy in the swim by utilising those around you!
What to bring: swim suit, cap, goggles, wetsuit, water and money for a hot cuppa afterwards!
Cost = $25 per workshop or book in for all 4 workshops in the series for $79
Limited to just 10 people so please book in early to avoid disappointment.
Please email Sarah Anne directly to book on info@pacificjules.com.au or call 0420 923 067 for more info.
Signing off Lainey aka Manly_Mermaid
15 comments
Michele Franks
January 11, 2017 at 11:50 am
You are a born comedian Lainey
Edwina
January 11, 2017 at 12:02 pm
That was great lainey , of course loved the marine life at the end. 😍
Tracey
January 11, 2017 at 12:11 pm
Love it! 🙂
DWSS
January 11, 2017 at 1:09 pm
Fintastic Blog Lainey!!
Lips
January 11, 2017 at 1:21 pm
You’re kraken me up Lainey!!
Lainey Loo
January 11, 2017 at 2:53 pm
Well that’s better than the sole reply I expected. Without fishing for compliments tank you! It’s a load of Scallops reely 🙂
Paul
January 11, 2017 at 3:18 pm
Love the fish pics as per usual, Lainey. Thank you.
Surely the 6th photo could have been accompanied by a groper pun?
Michael S
January 11, 2017 at 3:20 pm
I cringed at every pun but really well done and very funny.
Lisa B
January 11, 2017 at 4:09 pm
Lainey you are amazing and oh so creative. I love the groper photos in fact I love all the photos. Fun, fun blog
Rusty
January 11, 2017 at 4:29 pm
You have outdone yourself Lainey! Terrific and inventive blog. Love the groper pics.
Gemma
January 11, 2017 at 6:17 pm
Amazing blog, Lainey – all that was missing was a pawn star!
Suzie P
January 11, 2017 at 7:15 pm
Haha! Lainey this was the best read on the commute home!! 🙂 Very clever.
LSA aka HKTQ
January 11, 2017 at 10:27 pm
Starfishy blog!! xxx
elizabeth
January 12, 2017 at 2:21 pm
what excellent groper photos. Loved the puns.
emmavgrose@gmail.com
January 12, 2017 at 9:14 pm
love all the puns lainey!!