213 BnB’ers turned up in anticipation….there’s a rumour out there …there’s a certain badge to be had! Let’s see what the fuss is all about?
6.50am and the crowds start to arrive ….
I’ve heard there’s a Badge to be had? How do we get one? This guy seems to know about them! “How’s my hair looking?’ says Drinky. “Shocking from this angle” shouts Brenton.
Suddenly it’s 7am and we’re heading into the water ….
“No, please, no, not the paparazzi..I haven’t my make up on today!” said Lesbutt
Elaine searched underwater ……”Can’t see any badges here?”
We all arrived at Shelly…..
“Still no badge?”
The fish were pleased to see us today. Thanks to Alyson M (and bump) for this photo.
..and here’s the obligatory ray shot taken by Snorkles.
Just off Half Way beach, hundreds of fish had heard about the BnB ceremony.
“Wait for me, I want one too” said the GIANT Jellyfish.”No one has stung me for a Badge yet!”
Swim over and we headed of to Whitewater this morning, for a great breakfast. Members of The Committee were overheard discussing last minute bribes for badges.
70 people had followed the crowds still discussing those badges …..that’s right today was The Summer Badge Ceremony for those who took on the Summer challenges of either swimming 6km (108 people) or 10km (42 people). And what do they gain for these amazing feats??? A SEW ON BADGE to proudly display on their BnB hoody!!Whooooooo. If you haven’t one of these hoodies, jump on the Bold & Beautiful website and grab one in time for Winter.
Congratulations to all that gained their Badge(s) today, for the rest of us there is a new Badge to be had!! Swim 1,000km and gain the Bold & Beautiful Pacific Challenge Badge. Michael Christie (who??) and John Bond have already qualified. Do remember to tick yourself off every time you arrive, a tick gets you closer to a Badge! The first 30 over the line gain the Badge for FREE.
“It’s All About the Badge” (OK ..it isn’t really its about the swim …..but you get the idea!)
Important News …..sabotage amongst the ranks. Robster the Blogster (our Monday blogger) text me last night to let me know he had ‘forgotten’ to replace the club camera. Now Rob you will understand its quite hard to write a blog without photos…..BUT I have friends 🙂 Thank you to Lesbutt/Wee/Ley who lent me hers. Proof of sabotage?
For the diary . . .
Tuesday 2nd April is the next Bluewater dinner. You’ve seen the photos, so come along and make merry. Great value at just $20 for two courses with $5 drinks. To register your attendance follow the link Bluewater Monthly Dinner CLICK HERE
Relay For Life
Last year the B&B had a team in very successful Relay For Life event. The staggering $209,000 raised by the event will go towards research, support, prevention, education, information and advocacy program.
To celebrate the success the organisers want to thank all the 2012 teams by inviting them to an action packed afternoon of Barefoot Bowls hosted by Rock ‘n Bowl.
As part of the afternoon festivities the B&B team’s efforts will be recognised with a special presentation, followed by many laughs, a delicious barbeque and some barefoot bowls. The Manly Relay For Life Rock n Bowl is free to attend. Please RSVP by Wednesday 27th March, 2013 by calling 9334 1600 or email: northernsydneyevent@nswcc.org.au
And because it was so much fun last year, there is an exclusive Early Bird Special for the B&B of only $10pp to register for the 2013 Manly Relay For Life. Jules Mackin is the team captain and chief organiser. Give her a call on 0430 156 170 if you want to join the team.
Staying safe
NEW water safety tips!!! Michael’s tips remain valid but this updated guide is courtesy of champion Ironman Craig ‘Riddo’ Riddington. He has put this RIP/ Surf swim education document together for the B&B and it’s a good read. To read and even download click here
Stats:
213 swimmers (I reckon there were more than that)
9 newbies
Water Temp: 21.9
Air Temp: 22
Signing off LIVE from the Ceremony
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38 comments
Robster the Blogster
24/03/2013 at 11:26 am
*evil laugh*
Lainey-Loo aka Elaine
24/03/2013 at 11:30 am
Great blog, loved it and in good time too! You make a great Sunday team skinny bloggers! Great photo of the fiddler ray too Aly.
Well done Ian and team on a fantastic Badge Ceremony. Special thanks to Aly and Little Sarah for replacing my hoodie and badges. (It did have my name in it.) Bring on the 1000 km badge! (Can’t we have a 500 badge too?)
Les-wee-trunkbuttski AKA Lesley
24/03/2013 at 11:43 am
SPECIAL Thanks to everyone who helped today!
Good on you bloggers for getting blog out by 11am!
Anyone wanting a Silicon cap? I will bring them down tomorrow again – $15 each (pls bring correct amount as I will have no change!) THANKS!
Snorkles
24/03/2013 at 11:46 am
Thanks Lainey …..as you can see no mention of blog tarts LSA and Lips. It’s quite refreshing not having to write about them for one day!
I definitely suggest getting that soopppper blogging app. V helpful and super fast.
Snorkles
24/03/2013 at 11:48 am
Hi – I’m almost tempted as the colour is a HOTTER than HOT pink!!
Thanks to you Les(insert relevant part here) for removing Stephen’s ‘I’m only a junior at this blogging so not allowed to post things’ problem and posting our blog for us!
Snorkles
24/03/2013 at 11:49 am
It’s all out in the open now ….
Snorkles
24/03/2013 at 11:49 am
Nick – pm me about setting up this speed dating malarkey! All over it, for sure!
Jane
24/03/2013 at 12:08 pm
You spoke too soon, Snorkles:
Our Sarah, the Queen of Hong Kong,
Causes laughter and joy all day long.
She frolics with Lips,
She takes money for ticks,
But why’s it so quiet? – Oh! – She’s gone!
🙁
Slow Lips formerly known as Lips
24/03/2013 at 12:27 pm
Nice try Snorks, almost blog-tart-free blog..
Jules just posted a personal thank you message to you and everyone who helped with the morning today. Lovely touch. Check it out here:
http://pacificjules.typepad.com/.a/6a0133ed6f68df970b017c377bf136970b-popup
John
24/03/2013 at 12:27 pm
Thanks to all the organisers of the badge presentation this morning,it went very well. Also well done to the bloggers today.
Congratulations to all the people who received their well deserved 6k and/or 10k awards.
It was a nice surprise to receive the 1000k badge(i.e. 999.5k). Michael,hopefully yours is in the mail.
Slow Lips formerly known as Lips
24/03/2013 at 12:30 pm
Yes, nice try Snorkels. Congratulations to producing an almost blog-tart-free blog..
Jules just posted a personal thank-you message to everyone who helped with the morning today. Lovely touch. Check it out here:
http://pacificjules.typepad.com/.a/6a0133ed6f68df970b017c377bf136970b-popup
Slow Lips formerly known as Lips
24/03/2013 at 12:38 pm
Agree with John. Well done on everyone who helped with the badge presentations this morning.
In particular Ian, who did a fantastic job as MC and successfully resisted kissing some 140 odd swimmers on their salty lips.
Well done to Snorkles and sidekick Stephen for getting the badge blog out in very good time. And keeping their clothes on.
And to Lesley who managed to sell a truckload of pink caps to unsuspecting Whitewater guests. Some of them had absolutely no idea what ‘Bold & Beautiful’ was but assumed it must be some kind of charity and just bought a few..
Slow Lips formerly known as Lips
24/03/2013 at 12:40 pm
Well done Snorks. You almost managed to produce a blog-tart-free blog!
Jules just posted a personal thank-you note to everyone who helped this morning. Lovely touch. Check it out here:
http://pacificjules.typepad.com/.a/6a0133ed6f68df970b017c377bf136970b-popup
Slow Lips formerly known as Lips
24/03/2013 at 12:44 pm
Love your work Jane! 🙂
Snorkles – well done on composing an almost blog-tart-free blog this morning.
Jules just posted a personal thank-you note to everyone who helped this morning. Lovely touch. Check it out here:
http://pacificjules.typepad.com/.a/6a0133ed6f68df970b017c377bf136970b-popup
Bombed!!
Slow Lips formerly known as Lips
24/03/2013 at 12:46 pm
Love your work Jane!
Julia Gillard
24/03/2013 at 12:49 pm
CONGRATULATIONS JOHN! 1000km is certainly impressive, I wonder if Jules nd Michael will be back sometime soon to get one oo?
Julia Gillard
24/03/2013 at 12:50 pm
It’s our absolute pleasure my dear fiend xx
Julia Gillard
24/03/2013 at 12:51 pm
Retha couldn’t ind the badges because as it turns out, she is more buoyant than me and as hard as she tried, she just couldn’t dive down deep enough!
John
24/03/2013 at 1:08 pm
I have not received any word from Kevin yet.
A Loyal Friend of Jules and Michael
24/03/2013 at 1:09 pm
Actually Julia, rumor has it that Ian was about to call a B&B leadership spill just before the badge presentation this morning, convinced his dear friend Simon Cowell would have the numbers. The Manly Daily had reported on similar rumors previously.
Only minutes later, Simon made it clear that he had no intentions to challenge Jules and Michael for B&B leadership (at this point in time) and so the whole thing was called off before most swimmers had even ordered their bacon and egg rolls. What a dramatic morning. You can’t make this stuff up..
Jane
24/03/2013 at 1:23 pm
Brilliant John. You’re not called Bond for nothing!
"Snorkles"
24/03/2013 at 1:23 pm
Stephen, I think secretly more people than actually turned up to the Nudie swim wished they had taken part now as they keep feeling the need to keep constantly mention it?
Nick D
24/03/2013 at 1:29 pm
Sheesh – who’s your co-anchor… Haven’t they heard of make up?? Nice work though.. I like the on site production.. I’m going to have to kit up for it…
Nick D
24/03/2013 at 1:31 pm
Yes will do! Don’t let the cat out of the bag just yet.. we need to talk to Sacha 🙂
Bronny Bishop
24/03/2013 at 1:33 pm
T-Abs asked me to reply to you in his absence as he’s on patrol with Manlys finest ensuring none of the weaker sex (many of whom he’s honoured to call his friends) are endangered in the water by the white grouper or the south african flounder (bites and runs).
Julia; (says T-Abs channelling through me) Get a real hairstyle and leave the politics out of the water!
We in the backroom of the B&B can log-on and see who you are!
The real Julia Guillard
24/03/2013 at 1:41 pm
I thoroughly enjoyed the swim again today and as I put my pink cap on before I meet other B&B Bers I can go incognito which is refreshing. I’m not sure I approve of being impersonated by a heavily pregnant lady though! Happy swimming everyone!
White Groper formerly known as Slow Lips
24/03/2013 at 1:46 pm
Who is this “Jules and Michael” you speak of??
The Real White Groper formerly known as Slow Lips
24/03/2013 at 1:49 pm
No big deal really. Sarah sells the normal caps daily anyway.
Little Johnny H
24/03/2013 at 1:53 pm
Sorry John, I’ve been in the make-up chair. You can’t be overprepared for these sort of things!
Congratulations on a well earned badge.
We of the NLP (who do not endorse misogyny, nor living in sin unlike the leader of another party – albeit soon to be minor) sincerely wish everyone in the B&B a truly wonderful day, congratulations on your achievements, eat lamb at your BBQ’s and please pick up my autobiography for the real truth about swimming overboard.
My younger twin Kevin should be getting back to you soon he’s busy at the moment counting.
DWSS
24/03/2013 at 1:56 pm
Congratulations Michael and John.
1000K’s mammoth effort.
DWSS
24/03/2013 at 1:59 pm
OA medal for John and Michael do you think Julia or do we need to go through The Triad Queen to organise?
DWSS
24/03/2013 at 2:01 pm
LIPS!!!!
I know you have not been swimming that long but Please!!!
haha
The Real T-Abs (OA)
24/03/2013 at 2:44 pm
Thanks Bronny, I’ll take it from here.
Got the jump on them again. It pays to provide community service.
Just back from patrol and aside from the usual whistleblowing at the masses streaming of the Corso onto OUR lovely beach, I’m honoured to have witnessed and can report my good B&B friend Fifi has won the 2.8km in her division!!!
Fifi and I will be modelling this years range of pink budgies and signing autographs and she’ll be passionately promoting our glorious party at the Steyne tonight, from 6pm, bookings essential!
Thanks Fi – You rock girl!
Fifi
24/03/2013 at 5:12 pm
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahggggggggggghhhhhhh
Help me, I’m hallucinating!! He who must not be named just called me his friend?
Alyson
24/03/2013 at 6:45 pm
Congratulations John! Hope I get one too one day!
accidental impersonator
24/03/2013 at 6:48 pm
I honestly don’t know what happened… I did not want to reply as some incognito political alias!! How did that happen???? At least I got you all talking and now its back to you Julia…. From now on I will stay on the back bench with Kevin!
Slow Ian
24/03/2013 at 7:08 pm
A 500 km badge?? Now there’s a good idea. I will speak to the management. Can’t guarantee that our anonymous benefactor will stump up for any free badges though. You would have to pay for them yourselves.
Little Sarah Abbott aka Hong Kong Triad Queen
24/03/2013 at 9:31 pm
Thank you Jane!!
It was very quiet on our lovely morning swim at Big Wave Bay (without any waves today) in Hong Kong… miss you all, already! (Jill, see you here soon for a B&B swim:-))
Snorkles – FANTASTIC BLOG! What a great team the Skinny Bloggers are!!!