101 ‘ticked’ Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
27 people did the beautiful early Bolderdash to Queenscliff and back this morning including 5 people who headed off even earlier for a bolt to Freshie.
Oh my gosh the ocean is sooooo flat right now. The conditions are amazing, you’d find more ripples in a swimming pool.
It seems you’d also find more golf balls out to sea than on a golf course today too as Mahdi Deaton came back with 15 and Sue Sutton and Cathie Coleman each with 3 !! Was there some kind of hit off from Manly Beach last night ??
Gorgeous colours captured in James Goins stunning photos this morning (first 5, plus the last).
How happy was Gaetan Guilhon to be out there early… 🙂
We had 3 flatheads, a dusky whaler and a large stingray pulled up for a pit stop with two cleaner fish attending to him, all just off Shelly.
It seems that Derek sent Izzy flying high this morning… see photo below !!!
Meanwhile Iggy was doing it tough at Manly Wine with Timberlie… see last photo 🙂
If you were wondering what to do this weekend, come swimming, it’s absolutely superb !!
To make the most of these top conditions Iain McGregor is thinking of a one way swim to Dee Why this weekend, maybe Sunday if anyone’s keen ??
It seems that Sunday is gonna be a great day all round as rumour has it that Peter Wood is cooking a cake for Bruce Paterson to celebrate the end of this chemo treatment, which he will bring to brekkie on Sunday morning for us all to share, well first in best fed 🙂
Talking of Bruce, he features on Manly Surf this Sunday, 4.30pm on Channel 9 !!
Also Manly’s Inflatable Boat Race is also on this Sunday at 10.30am. Last chance to register today.
Tim’s fact of the day: “Starfish have sticky feet that help them walk along underwater.”
Water Temperature 20.1 degrees.
Air Temperature 20.5 degrees.
Sunrise 5.42am.
Sunset 7.38pm.
Low Tide: 7.49am.
High Tide: 2.11pm.
34 comments
Collie Dog
November 18, 2011 at 10:54 am
Hi
Dont think I can make Sunday Iain, unless it is an early start.
But am probably doing the 1+2+5 km at Umina on Saturday
Lesley
November 18, 2011 at 10:57 am
OOoooh Iggy is SO CUTE!!!!!! and Izzy 😉
Lovely swim – although I’m a bit miffed.. Gabby took her fins off for the first time and BEAT ME INTO SHELLY!!?? what the..??
😉
Tim
November 18, 2011 at 11:03 am
Iain,
You know id LOVE to swim to Dee Why with you( i especially love the Freshie to curly part dont I jules) but the doctor said ” no swimming, no gym, no surfing or anything like that” so ill have to pass on that one im afraid.
Maybe we can just meet you there for breakfast?
Tim
Anna Alvsdotter
November 18, 2011 at 11:09 am
I can see how Sue and Cathie were able to swim back each with three golf balls tucked into their swimsuits, but I’m trying to imagine Mahdi swimming with 15 of them… Mahdi, my mind boggles, I trust you had a ball of a time. You go girl.
Anna Alvsdotter
November 18, 2011 at 11:14 am
Oh, and by the way, welcome to our two new Swedish swimmers, Sofia and Daniel. Great to see us vikings taking over the B&B slowly but surely. We’ll soon rename it “De modiga och de vackra”, if you don’t mind, Julie.
Jane
November 18, 2011 at 11:29 am
At the OzMus yesterday Mark confirmed that Gaetan was correct re the leatherjacket species he and Jules saw – unicorn LJ (Aluterus monoceros), not the scribbled LJ (A. scriptus) that I wondered about. Mark is very impressed at your ID prowess, Gaetan!
charlie
November 18, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Having a early hit of golf tomorrow but if anyone is thinking of a boulderdashing or even a 6.20 to Shelly I am in!
Ben
November 18, 2011 at 12:47 pm
i will be there for bolderdash on Sunday (5.50 start), but sadly can’t do Dee Why or other adventures due to other comittments during the day…………
Cathie
November 18, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Charlie, have you been teeing off between the flags again?
Iain
November 18, 2011 at 1:43 pm
Collie,
Early start could be the go, i need to free up time for at least a 3 hour brunch
Iain
November 18, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Tim,
I’m just glad to see that whatever you have Iggy has obviously not caught it off you 🙂
Will develop plan for breakfast
Tacomajim
November 18, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Oh, Anna!
Now I’ve got to dig up that Swedish Translation Website again!
Tacomajim
November 18, 2011 at 1:55 pm
CAPTION CONTEST: For the photo of Cathie with her treasures from the deep.
I do not have the balls to go first!
Rosie Lempriere
November 18, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Did anyone see a pair of black prescription goggles and a silicon B&B cap lying near shower or bench seat after Thursday morning swim?? i will be swimming tomorrow (blindly if i don’t have my prescription goggles!) in case someone picked them up?
Pacific Jules
November 18, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Hi Rosie, yes Neil MacKenzie picked them up and I have them now, so will bring them in the morning 🙂
izzy
November 18, 2011 at 2:48 pm
you’re cute too! xx
izzy
November 18, 2011 at 2:49 pm
Cathy: “He says it didn’t hurt a bit”
izzy
November 18, 2011 at 2:50 pm
I’ll do a 6.20 to shelley with ya daarlin ‘cept are you fast?
izzy
November 18, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Jag hoppas du vet att vi alla förstår svenska! Så inga svordomar!
izzy
November 18, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Derek is a sooooperman!!!
Pacific Jules
November 18, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Perfect Anna, well if you wouldn’t mind removing the second ‘de’ it would be 😉
Pacific Jules
November 18, 2011 at 3:47 pm
Indeed 🙂
Anna Alvsdotter
November 18, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Ahahaha Jules, you’re right. Thank you for correcting my Swedish.
Anna Alvsdotter
November 18, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Hahahaha, nej inga svordomar Izzy, fy fan absolut inte!
Brendan Maher
November 18, 2011 at 4:44 pm
“Has John Daly been playing golf at Shelly Beach?”
David
November 18, 2011 at 5:14 pm
I’m game for an early swim…I’ll be there at 5:50 if anyone wants to do a balderdash, otherwise I’ll wait till the 620.
Iain
November 18, 2011 at 5:45 pm
Sunday is now Saturday!
Spoke to Mo Bro James who believes we would be mad not to make the most of the absolutely perfect conditions which will still be around tomorrow.
After a quick text to the usual suspects we are going to go to Dee Why tomorrow at 5:45 to work around parental sporting requirements!
Iain
November 18, 2011 at 5:47 pm
ETA Dee Why 8am Saturday!
Pacific Jules
November 18, 2011 at 5:53 pm
That’s fantastic guys !! Enjoy, it should be beautiful, you might even make it back in time for a welcome committee at brekkie 🙂
Charlie
November 18, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Thanks izzy! Your the greatest 🙂 I will be down there for 6.20 for an early lap. Hope to see you there.
Charlie
November 18, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Hah no I’m teeing off early on the course 🙂
Little Tiger
November 18, 2011 at 7:41 pm
Wishing all the Movember men a very pleasant evening.
Pacific Jules
November 18, 2011 at 7:46 pm
haha… you must be referring to the video Iain posted a few days ago… oh yes, Nov 18th 😉
charlie
November 18, 2011 at 11:02 pm
With the lack of takers for a 6.20 I will give it a miss and see you all Sunday 🙂