64 ‘ticked’ Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
9 hardy sould enjoyed or was it endured a Bolderdash this morning. It was definitely colder that they expected.
Those beautiful early photos are courtesy of James Goins, although Richard Agius was the camera handler for the group shot at Queensie. Does he know where that camera is holstered ?
Brendan Maher was speechless by the time he had swum both swims in without a wetsuit.
Apart from the temperature it was a lovely calm swim, the best of the week. At least we all got to swim to and from the beach and watch the Port Jackson’s resting below us 🙂
Jane Stevenson had an expensive swim loosing her goggles and one flipper ! Uhmm, and I said it was a calm swim !?
Tim’s fact of the day: “A scallop has 35 blue eyes.”
Our steak and trivia night is promising to be a great fun filled night with tables filling up fast and prizes very generously being donated by our sponsors and supporters.
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Water Temperature 16.5 degrees and that’s with Michael’s thermometer so realistically 15.6… ok I’m ducking for cover now 😉
Air Temperature 9.5 degrees.
Sunrise 5.34am.
Sunset 5.56pm.
High Tide: 10.00am.
Low Tide: 4.29pm.
16 comments
Gaetan
September 30, 2011 at 10:00 am
Well done guys!
Check out this gorgeous white humpback calf spotted in Queensland:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/rare-baby-white-whale-surfaces-in-queensland-to-rival-the-famous-migaloo/story-e6frg6nf-1226151997041
Anna Alvsdotter
September 30, 2011 at 10:16 am
Fantastic prizes Jules!
Cae Tolman
September 30, 2011 at 10:20 am
C-c-c-c-coldest swim ever!
Didn’t feel it on the Bolderdash but half way to Shelly I lost the ability to cup my hands and keep my fingers together… still half an hour driving with the aircon turned up to 25 degrees sorted me out.
Loving the photo at Queenscliff…
Jane
September 30, 2011 at 10:50 am
Not so calm at that moment when I was sitting in shallow water trying to get my flippers off! Bad timing. I’m just going in to look for them now, but if anyone finds a blue and yellow flipper and a pair of View goggles washed up would you please keep them for me tomorrow?
Linda
September 30, 2011 at 10:51 am
OMG freezing swim today…..brain freeze on impact, really really needed that Hot Chocolate this morning!!!
fifi
September 30, 2011 at 11:32 am
A 20 minute hot shower thawed me out…The coldest bit for me was just heading to the Q. headland when that arctic current sneaked by, and in the wind when I got out. I was shivering on the inside!
That was a great moment in that ray of sun bobbing below the cliffs there….
fifi
September 30, 2011 at 11:38 am
This is going to reveal my inappropriate level of childishness, but someone else ticked me off today as I was too wet and shivering, and I havent been “boxed” on the pacific game page. I’m trying my best to catch up! 🙂
Linda
September 30, 2011 at 12:00 pm
ooooops sorry me and Tim also forgot to tick!!!
sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Tacomajim
September 30, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Yes, it was a cold swim indeed this morning. With such a huge improvement in the sea condition over yesterday, I hadn’t given due respect to the water temp until about halfway back from Queensie when my hands went numb, I started to do “The Vulcan Stroke” and my catch was all but gone. Limped home and up the ramp to that warming welcome that only the pink platoon can deliver. Does anyone else do the Vulcan?
fifi
September 30, 2011 at 12:07 pm
can you elaborate on The Vulcan?
Brendan Maher
September 30, 2011 at 12:29 pm
The same happened to me with the hands at exactly the same time on teh way to Shelly! Sandy said she had the same experience.
Not often I am left speechless. although to be strictly accurate, I was trying to speak, it was just that words weren’t coming out!
Lesley
September 30, 2011 at 12:40 pm
Definitely had my first ‘face freeze’ today since beginning of winter!! and temp was MOST definitely around the 15 mark!
I love the photo of the wave hitting the 3 swimmers – priceless facial expression on person in middle – is it Anna?
The photo at Queenscliff could be a good calender photo yeah? Looks like James has really long arms!! all the better to swim with 😉
Tacomajim
September 30, 2011 at 12:42 pm
It happens in cold swims when you lose feeling in your fingers and hence also muscle control over them. The Vulcan comes lurking in times like this. Without command over your fingers, you cannot keep them closed or cup them when you attempt to catch water in your stroke. As you move your numb hands through the water, the lifeless fingers hopelessly open up in a V shape, you are literally powerless to close them and your stroke efficiency is greatly reduced.
V is for Vulcan. Swim long, and prosper.
Little Tiger
September 30, 2011 at 1:16 pm
I also do the Vulcan, at first I thought ‘old age’ had crept in. Had face, teeth & gum freeze this morning, thankfully could still manage to chat @ the point.
Go Manly & Collingwood !!!!!!
Anna Alvsdotter
September 30, 2011 at 5:14 pm
Love it! Welcome to the home of childishness Fiona, you’ll fit right in 😀
Cae Tolman
September 30, 2011 at 6:55 pm
I went all vulcan half way to shelly and started to get a bit panicky… a stiff dose of “toughen the f*ck up” later I pulled it together and accepted my stroke would go to hell!!