Over 77 Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
You have to love the freshness of a beautiful clear winter’s morning, you really know you’re alive 🙂
A nice sun hat which you only get to wear at this time of the year.
The line up at Shelly
5 swimmers enjoyed the beautiful pre-dawn lap and Michael continued on afterwards for a double with Mechelle who did all three !! Not bad in 16 degree water.
Tomorrow is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and to celebrate the occasion if you swim with us at 7am you will get your very own, one off bumper sticker designed by Matt (while stocks last). Why not try it without a wetsuit too, you’ll feel good 🙂
343 people are currently on target for their 2012 winter badge !! If you haven’t done a winter swim yet it’s not too late to start with 72 days and 11 weeks of winter still left to go and you only need to swim 20 times over a minimum of 7 different weeks !! Complete all of your qualifying swims without a wetsuit and get your ‘winter without wetsuit’ badge too. Check out the list of who’s who in the winter zoo here
To read Michael’s tips on how to stay safe in the surf please click here
Water Temperature 16.8
Air Temperature 8.0
Sunrise 7.00am
Sunset 4.54pm
High Tide: 8.43am
Low Tide: 2.15pm
7 comments
nicole.piha2@gmail.com
20/06/2012 at 1:42 pm
Hope you all swimming tomorrow cuz I can’t….Have fun all..
Nicolee
20/06/2012 at 4:27 pm
Hey Nic, we`ll swim for you!! enjoy NY, all the best to Roger in the Manhattan swim this weekend.
Michael [EX CI]
20/06/2012 at 5:40 pm
HEY!! Don’t forget its the winter [northern] solstice tomorrow about two hours after we swim. [9.08am]
Its one of those odd days where people run around naked and sacrifice young maidens to the sun. The idea being that the sun won’t disappear over the horizon forever but will presumably start coming back for the maidens. [Who wouldn’t??]
But all you young attractive people needn’t worry: we’re giving out bumper stickers instead of maidens!!
Make sure you get yours. Turn up and swim for the Solstice. Yaaayyy!!
iain
20/06/2012 at 6:03 pm
How about the nudity Michael?
Little Tiger
20/06/2012 at 6:04 pm
Hi Nicole, I’ll have a swim for you. Wish Roger all the best for his ‘Big’ swim.
Anna Alvsdotter
20/06/2012 at 7:23 pm
What have you got to offer, Iain?
Collie Dog
21/06/2012 at 8:49 am
Just to lift your spirits Michael, if winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, and earth constantly orbits the sun. Technically somewhere in the world it is always winter solstice. Nude maidens 365 days a year. This can only mean one thing for guys like you and I Micheal.
Road trip.