46 Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
A few experienced surf swimmers ventured out through the big waves this morning, you can experience their swim vicariously through these photos.
The rest of us non-adrenalin junkie swimmers enjoyed a social saunter around to Half Way Beach for what was a lovely calm swim to Shelly and back 🙂
But not before we started yet another new trend… the shoe park
The cloud was creating a successful sun screen this morning.
These conditions seem to be doing something to the guys, as they were all on heat at brekkie…
Only 2 swimmers have swum everyday of winter now… and it’s probably not who you think, check out who and how many winter swims you have done here
Just to cover a few things from last night’s B&B newsletter, as there’s lots going on with a couple of activities where bookings are essential:
- Swim with B&B at 7am on the Winter Solstice (Thurs 21st June) and get your very own, one off, B&B Bumper Sticker designed by Matt Cape !!
- Another Orca wetsuit fitting in Manly… if there is enough interest, so please let me know asap if you would like to attend at 6.30-7pm in Manly on Fri 22nd June. I will then let you know where of course
- Sunday 24th June B&B regular 7am swim will have a special touch, with a gathering off the point to start where we will form a circle and sing Gracie Field’s ‘Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye’ as we scatter Bruce Paterson’s ashes. If would be fabulous if people would like to join in on craft as it is open to anyone who would like to attend either in the water or along the walkway and will be followed by a special $10 breakfast at Whitewater, however bookings for brekkie are essential. Please spread the word. For more details, to learn the song and to book for breakfast (asap) please click here
- New B&B special monthly $18 dinner at Bluewater from 6.30pm on Wed 27th June – booking essential ! Includes shared entrees, a selection of mains to choose and corkage (for byo wine only) !! All beers (including 4 pines beers) and desserts $5 only. Bookings essential by midday Mon 25th June. To book please click here as if we have enough people we will have the whole restaurant to ourselves.
Water Temperature 18.0
Air Temperature 12.0
Sunrise 6.58am
Sunset 4.53pm
Low Tide: 9.27am
High Tide: 4.00pm
To read Michael’s tips on how to stay safe in the surf please click here
2 comments
Alyson
13/06/2012 at 1:33 pm
Came across this video of Julie and even though many of you may have already seen it, thought it was worthy to post again. Thank you for taking your friends for a swim back in Decmeber 2008 and starting the Bold and beautiful swim squad – it certainly does “enrich many lives” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HWPLHh8I7g
Greg McDonagh
13/06/2012 at 5:40 pm
Thanks to Michael and his extensive safety tips.
I would like to ad that when we dive under a wave ,we should not be tempted to come up too early as we have very little buoyancy in foam that trails the wave .Try to come up in clear water.
I also noticed this when in a boat coming in through a river entrance .The boat started to lose buoyancy in the foam trailing the waves and we soon learned that we had to come between the waves in the blue water.
I am a resonably strong swimmer with many years surfing experience and have done the 6km badge swim twice.However that did not stop me having a breathlessness episode trying to keep up with the mob in a regular 1.5 km swim one day.
I called on the “dont panic” mode but breathlessness can cause a natural body response of panic.I supressed this reaction as much as possible ,survival reality kicked in and I swam in to half way.It was a good wake-up call for me !
As Michael points out –Dont push yourself, learn and set your limits and enjoy, as I will continue to do.