So good to see everyone who went Annie’s farewell last night going home early, ready for a bright start.

Did you all get plenty of sleep? Good – cos you’re going to need it! Haha… Game on!

You could hear the surf before the sun came up this morning…. it must be Saturday – best day of the week! (E-laine)

 

160 of B&B’s most fearless turned up for some Saturday fun in a pounding surf!

There were some rescues even before we got in…

The strategy gears were grinding away….

 

Game faces on! Look at this bloke… who’d mess with him eh?

 

The rest of us…

OK Game on! …. or Half Game On….

 

Game on Sparkles 🙂

Our fan club was at the point…

 

I was hammered on the way out.. lost cap and goggles … luckily found the googles before I got hammered a couple of times more for good measure… but you can’t have this much fun lying down eh? Oh wait…

If you read Michael and Riddo’s Surf Safety tips .. one of the most important rules is: Never panic… just go with it…

Back to the game…

 

Over to Shelley.. serious game faces …

There’s always a clown to lighten it up though…

 

…and some were just confused..

 

…and… It’s Annie’s last swim for 3 Months! Take care over there please and make sure you post lots of pics! We’ll miss you xx

 

Class photo…. keep this close to you in case you get lonely 🙂 1-2-3 Yaaaaaaaaay!

 

We shared our beach with some of Manly’s finest…

E-bo-ny and I-vory… living together in perfect har-mon-y….

 

The return trip was fun… Here’s some very very rare shots of Brendan swimming with his arms…

And just to show he made it back…

 

Sheesh.. we all need some breakfast… Brian… cover those legs please!

 

Stephen C… I found out what happened to your living room art last night….

                                      

Stats:

Swimmers: 160

Surf: 8-10 ft Easterly

Wind: NW 9kts

New Swimmers: 7

RIBs: 1

The next few days…

 

Have a great weekend – Saturday is the best day Elaine! wooo!

 

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Summer badges

The Summer Badge Ceremony will be held at Whitewater Restaurant at 8 am, after our regular swim on Sunday 24th March, when the 6 km and 10 km badges will be awarded. All swimmers are welcome but bookings are essential. If you want breakfast, the cost for coffee and breakfast is $15, payable on the day. Please book by following the link Summer Badge Ceremony

Badges are $10 each. To assist with the smooth running of the event, you can please pay in advance if possible – see Ian, John K. or Lesley before or after the swim any day. You must pay on the day if you don’t pay beforehand.

For the diary . . .

Watch Channel 7 at 4.30pm Sunday as Wilf deck and us B&Bers are on TV!