30/03/2021 – Sea Sponges, Giggles and Sunday’s Badge Ceremony Pics

This sea sponge found washed up in the weed, provided a lot of entertainment at the swim this morning! Michele (bottom right) said ‘it’s great how something so simple can bring so much joy and pleasure!’

True love at yoga this morning. Cali and his owner!

Flat, calm and getting clearer down at the swim today.

Beautiful light at 7.05 as John, Pete, Ted, Donald and Jesse head out for a swim. The water is back to 21!

The weed was mainly on the sand today. Here are Ted, Pete and Jesse

Cake Stall on Saturday morning with all funds going to Can Too! Please remember to bring a little cash as Can Too is an amazing charity which funds cancer researchers at the start of their careers who otherwise wouldn’t get funding. Many of our swimmers have benefitted from this research so everything we can do helps. Kelly-Ann and I are running a half marathon in May and are setting up on Saturday from 7 – 10am. Thank you to those of you who said they’d bring cakes, slices, frittata etc. Anything we can sell is much appreciated! If you want to donate before or buy a few dollars of protein balls, slices etc and pay without cash please click on this link! https://www.cantoo.org.au/fundraisers/kelly-annepacker 

Some of the crew today. I asked quite a few swimmers who swam last week after or during the rain if they had got sick and everyone I asked reported feeling healthy and well without ear infections. I’m just curious as we often wonder. Hopefully nobody will have delayed effects…

Our bay at 6.50 and 7.10am

There are still fih about and visibility is slowly returning. Blue Groper and Mados!

Well done to everyone who attended the badge ceremony and also to all the volunteers. Here are some of the badge recipients. Lots of money was also raised for The Royal Far West!

Badge Collection – plus Caps and New Swimmers sign-up

Missed out on the Badge Ceremony? Never fear, on Saturday 10^th April your B&B volunteer helpers will be at the benches (100 m north of the surf club, weather permitting) from 8 am until 9 am with all the Summer Badges for collection ($10 each – cash only).

We will also have the following items on the day:

• 2020 Winter badges for sale (Covid Challenge and Ice Cold Corona) at $10 each, distance badges (500 km, 1000 km, 2000 km) and last year’s summer badges – $10 each (cash only please bring the correct money)
• silicone swimming caps ready for winter – $15 each (cash only please bring the correct money)
• latex caps (free) if you have broken/lost yours or have friends/family who have just started swimming

Any new swimmers who have started swimming over the summer period are invited to sign up on the day and receive their free B&B latex cap.

If you can’t make it on the 10^th you can get your badges by mail as follows:

1. Inside a self-addressed, stamped envelope place cash for your badge/s – $10 per badge for the Covid Summer Badge (if you completed 30 swims over Summer) and an extra $10 for the Corona Super Swimmer Badge (if you completed 50 swims). The Manly-Shelly Triple badge is also available for $10. Family members/friends sharing an envelope must clearly name each swimmer and badge achieved. Please check postage rates and size of envelope required for multiple badges.

1. Post this envelope in another envelope to Ian Forster, 6 Bligh St, Northbridge. 2063.

Happy swimming

love Lainey