90 Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
14 people enjoyed a lovely Bolderdash and were almost joined by the 3 Freshers; Cae, Dave and James, at Queenscliff headland for the return trip… if only ‘we’ hadn’t of got distracted and forgot to wait… Sorry guys ! Friday it will happen 🙂
7 swimmers also enjoyed an early lap into Shelly at 6.20 this morning too.
The conditions are just beautiful at the moment with no stingers and calm seas, ok well until you head north and the southerly swell catches up with you… spot Roberto’s head in the fifth photo 😉
When we have the beautiful summer weather it sure gets busy in pink with all the different shifts and multiple activities available for everyone to join in 🙂
Thanks to James Goins for some awesome photos this morning and for instigating our belated birthday song for yesterday to Josephine and David at Shelly too 🙂
Lots of upcoming activities for you to mark in your diaries:
6km Summer Badge Swim every Saturday during summer.
December’s 10km Summer Badge Swim – Christmas Eve, Saturday 24th December !! If people want to do the 6km swim that morning they can, we will all swim together up to Freshie and then separate off there if necessary, but go on you know you want to do 10km !!
Christmas Adventure Swim this Sunday leaving at Manly at 7am, to swim to South Curl Curl. All swimmers, land contingent and craft are more than welcome and most appreciated. The kiosk know we are coming but have asked if our land contingent could please arrive early to help save tables for us ?? Thank you !!
Christmas Day we will have our regular swim, with a singalong at Shelly followed by a BYO BBQ brekkie for anyone who would like to join in. The more the merrier. Bring your happy selves, something to eat and drink to share if you choose, your santa hats, champagne, what ever you fancy… a heads up – Peter Wood is bringing homemade Christmas cake, it’s well worth coming for too.
Then two days later… B&B turns three on Tuesday 27th December – there is surely no better excuse for a big celebratory brekkie with lots of cake if people feel like cooking !!
We’re nearly at 2000 participants of B&B !! Currently as of today we have had 1945 people who have swum with us !! I reckon with a little help from our summer weather we could crack the 2000 before the end of the year !! I will keep you posted as we go as it’s a pretty exciting excuse for a celebration. Who will number 2000 be, bring down your friends it could be them 😉
On not quite such a happy note, it’s Ragnill’s last week of swimming with us as she heads back to Norway on Sunday after our adventure swim. So please come down and have a farewell swim with Ragnill before she leaves.
Tim’s fact of the day: “The Pacific Ocean covers 63, 800,000 square miles (165, 200, 000 square kilometers)..”
Water Temperature 20.0
Air Temperature 18.0
Sunrise 5.38am
Sunset 8.01pm
High Tide: 11.22am
Low Tide: 6.01pm
13 comments
Stephen (creating jobs) Coulter
December 14, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Does anyone have a good housecleaner they can refer to me or lend me? Mine is not available nor reliable. I need a new one – especially between now and Saturday! Help Please! Probably 4-6 hours work this week.
John
December 14, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Good water conditions for the bolderdash this morning – was worth the effort to get up early.
Brendan Maher
December 14, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Definitely was, much better than yesterday when I had “North Steyne syndrome” big time.
Ben and I are going to do a sneaky Bolderdash before the 6k on Saturday, going in at 5.45 if anyone wants to come along.
Cae Tolman
December 14, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Jules: what happens when Neil gets to South West Rocks in the Pacific Challenge?
Do we turn around and race him back to Sydney?
neil
December 14, 2011 at 3:27 pm
nooooooo!!!!!!!
Michael [EX CI]
December 14, 2011 at 3:34 pm
What a great morning! It should even be a bit better tomorrow with the same conditions except the swell will halve and it won’t be sunny.
Incredible today that out of 17 Bolderdashies more than half went on to do the 7am swim as well!! There will be some serious fitness around if we’re not careful.
Michael [EX CI]
December 14, 2011 at 4:43 pm
Tempted. But knowing me I won’t get up. Don’t hold your breath.
Lee Cooper
December 14, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Is anybody up for a 6.20am swim to Shelly and back tomorrow (Thursday). Would love to do it with someone – get a bit worried by myself.
Zoe
December 14, 2011 at 8:09 pm
You could try Duster Dollies, an agency – reasonably priced and reliable
Michael [EX CI]
December 14, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Just turn up Lee. You’ll find someone will be there.
Pacific Jules
December 14, 2011 at 8:35 pm
Good questions Cae… Uhmmm…. I might just have to draw in the next leg to continue our way through the Pacific… what do you reckon ??
No rest for you any time soon Neil 😉
Slow Ian
December 14, 2011 at 10:21 pm
I’ll be there.
Lindsay
December 15, 2011 at 6:42 am
Ditto Duster Dollies. Give Deidre a call at the Seaforth office, and I’m sure she’ll sort you out!