76 ‘ticked’ Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
Another absolutely stunning swim. Summer is definitely on it’s way, the weather is superb and the water is magnifcant !!!
The interest in swimming more distance is growing too which is fantastic. Iain, Ben and Collie did an early lap this morning and plenty of people did a second lap too.
We will officially start Bolderdash in late Oct once daylight savings has kicked in and the water has warmed up. Bolderdash is our swim from Manly to Queenscliff and back at 5.50am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout the warmer months. We arrive back at Manly in time to pick up the 7am swimmers for our regular everyday Manly – Shelly swim.
However, in the meantime if anyone is wanting to do an early lap please feel free to put it in the comments section of the blog to encourage people to keep you company.
Please remember however that only the 7am swims count towards the B&B Pacific Challenge as that is our core activity 🙂
An update about the tick sheet from Michael yesterday:
The sheet is a list of everybody who has swum in the last three weeks. So if you haven’t swum for three weeks you will fall off it. This is controlled by the program and keeps the list at a manageable size.
If you are not on the list, all you have to do is write your name [LEGIBLY] at the bottom of the page and lo and behold you will appear as if by magic on the list THE VERY NEXT MORNING. You will stay on the list as long as you don’t miss swimming for more than three weeks.
The pink folder is for new swimmers who are not yet in the data base. It is no big deal if you enter your details again here as the program will recognise you provided you call yourself the same. ie Tom Smith will reenter if he previously called himself Thomas Smith.
Tim’s fact of the day: “When a dolphin is sick or injured, its cries of distress summon immediate aid from other dolphins, who try to support it to the surface so that it can breathe.” How cute is that.
Water Temperature 18.2 degrees.
Air Temperature 14 degrees.
Sunrise 5.51am.
Sunset 5.48pm.
High Tide: 11.33am.
Low Tide: 6.02pm.
Guess the feet… ??
14 comments
Anna Alvsdotter
September 18, 2011 at 10:29 am
18.2 degrees…? Huh?
Anna Alvsdotter
September 18, 2011 at 10:33 am
Btw, I came across a photo in a Swedish paper of the B&B as we enter the water:
http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/fler-an-tusen-poserade-nakna-i-doda-havet
Tacomajim
September 18, 2011 at 10:34 am
Anyone keen to do a 550 Queensie return tomorrow? Hoping to get a few along and even a paddler if anyone is keen to do a dawn escort.
Will check the blog through the day. If we get three, it’ll be on.
James 0414758047
Gaetan
September 18, 2011 at 11:04 am
damn… picture resolution is way too low 🙂
charlie
September 18, 2011 at 12:13 pm
I love this swim! What’s a great way to start the day and make new friends!
fifi
September 18, 2011 at 1:02 pm
That was a beautiful swim indeed.
I would like to do a 5.30 am Bolderdash swim in October, yes please, looking forward to it.
And I’m really liking the pacific swim game.
Iain
September 18, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Sounds a plan James see you at 5:50
Iain
September 18, 2011 at 2:18 pm
18.2C (Christie)
Which is 16.5C (Celsius)
Lesley
September 18, 2011 at 3:09 pm
Enjoying the warmer… sand, breeze at shelley, floor and toilet seats in public changing rooms! 😉
Micheal: I forgot to tick (first time!) yesterday, is it too late to add it in? (I wanna keep my TOP 6 position on pacific challenge!)
Are feet Brendan’s??
Brendan Maher
September 18, 2011 at 4:24 pm
I think you’re right lesley
Cae Tolman
September 18, 2011 at 5:00 pm
I reckon I’ll be up for a Bolderdash or two before daylight saving weekend… unless there are more whales out, in which case all bets are off!!!
Iain, I’ll be relying on you next Friday when back in Oz.
Anna Alvsdotter
September 18, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Aha! (of course..)
Michael [EX CI]
September 18, 2011 at 7:24 pm
I’ll fix it up Leslie.
Lesley
September 19, 2011 at 11:58 am
THANKS Michael! Phew!:-)