84 ‘ticked’ Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
20 people, including 6 first timers enjoyed a lovely Bolderdash to Queenscliff and back this morning at 5.50am with a beautiful Eastern Fiddler Ray watching from below.
100 different individuals have swum Bolderdash and that’s in only four weeks – wow !
The Shelly swim was nice; calm and weed-free, although still a little murky through the middle, not too bad though as we managed to photograph a beautiful big flathead, see below. It’s definitely starting to clear so it should be back to magnificent by tomorrow.
A few more face shots today, especially for you Ian (Forster) 🙂
I love the shot of John Kelly meeting the white water… and Stuart Grover with the ladies; his lovely wife Nicole and Emily Heal who is enjoying being back in the water.
Alex Prendergast sent though this message for everyone today: “The Pinks were Bold & Beautiful at Coogee yesterday. I hope the water is glorious and I would rather be swimming.”
Good luck in your surgery today Alex !!
Some of our B&B contingent enjoying the southern waters at Coogee yesterday included; Alex Prendergast, Catrin Jonsson, Celso Grati, James Goins, Kelly Johnson and Nicolee Goins.
James Goins sent through a couple of photos for us of our Movember stars at the Coogee swim. Only a couple more days of Movember left… if you guys are keen we could have a B&B Movember photo on Wednesday morning which would be fun !!
Couple of dates to put in your diaries:
- Manly Wine Sponsored
Nibbles – this Wednesday from 6.30pm. - Christmas Party, Retro Theme – Friday 9th Dec from 7pm at the Steyne Hotel
- Christmas Adventure Swim, as marked in your 2011 B&B calendars 😉 Swim one way from Manly to South Curl Curl with brekkie at South Curly Kiosk – leaving Manly at 7am on Sunday 18th December
Talking of calendars if you would like one of the designer B&B 2012 calendars, beautifully put together by Linda Goodwin from Manly Mac Art, you can get them from me any morning after swimming or online here they make great christmas pressies…
Tim’s fact of the day: “At 188 decibels, the whistling of blue whale is the loudest sound made by any animal on the planet”
Water Temperature 19.5
degrees.
Air Temperature 18.5 degrees.
Sunrise 5.38am.
Sunset 7.48pm.
High Tide: 11.13am.
Low Tide: 5.58pm
10 comments
Brendan Maher
November 28, 2011 at 12:07 pm
Anyone for an unofficial BD at 5.50am tomorrow?
Gaetan
November 28, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Very cool pics today and very pleasant swim to Queenclisff!
Well done to everyone who did the Coogee swim yesterday. Alex good luck today, I hope it all goes well and as you said, “see you back in the water before Xmas”
Gaetan
November 28, 2011 at 12:56 pm
yes definitely Brendan (although i am concerned about the easterlies for the next few days)
http://magicseaweed.com/North-South-Steyne-Surf-Report/2937/
Michael [EX CI]
November 28, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Good luck Alex, we are all thinking of you I am sure. Hope all goes well and see you back again soon.
Iain
November 28, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Alex,
Go well mate!
Lesley
November 28, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Good luck Alex – hope all goes well – or we may have to put my Blue Bottle ‘theory’ to the test! 😉
Charlie
November 28, 2011 at 3:23 pm
good luck Alex, looking forward to seeing you back in the water for Christmas day 🙂
Anna Alvsdotter
November 28, 2011 at 4:22 pm
All the best for today Alex, we’re all thinking of you!
Tacomajim
November 28, 2011 at 5:11 pm
Hi all –
Have just been to see Alex in hospital where he is recovering from surgery. I was able to have a chat with him in the room and read today’s blog out to him. He said thanks to all for the kind words and wishes very much to be back in the water soon.
John
November 28, 2011 at 6:26 pm
Speedy recovery Alex – see when you get back into the water.