141 Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
Enjoy a real summer’s morning swim and one day early too.
22.4 degree water temperature I can’t believe there are any wetsuits on… 😉
Simon’s lost his turbo charger
but the girls wouldn’t notice, they’re all too busy embracing the water on their skin
Lots of dusky mullets enjoying the company in the bay
There were lots of bluies on the beach but not one in the water, thank goodness
The non-toxic red algae has made it’s way to Manly though, at half way beach. Thanks for the photo Sharon
Lots of very content swimmers, happy they got up and made this most of this fantastic morning.
Susie couldn’t believe how nice it was without a wetsuit.
Neil from the UK, swam his first double this morning, just in time for his farewell swim with us tomorrow
Not much equipement is needed for swimming, but what you do have needs to be just right…
Another magical swim in paradise. It’s gonna be a top weekend !!
Sunrise are filming from Manly this morning and our gorgeous media tarts didn’t let us down.
They made it on TV, on the 8am news 🙂
9 swimmers also enjoyed the early Bolderdash
All this talk and excitement about the night, glow stick swim. OK, it’s on !! It can be our Christmas Adventure Swim, Thursday 20th December at 8pm ! So… what do you want to do ??? Our regular swim from Manly to Shelly and maybe back ?? Meet at Shelly and swim around the bay ??? Let’s us know… It’s your adventure swim. Glow sticks, underwater tourches, all those things and more are a must.
‘Official’ Long distance Summer Badge swims start tomorrow, 1st December ! To
kick it off you can join in either the 6km or the 10km swim, both starting at 7am
with the regular 7am swim. There is a surf boat carnival at Queensie and 3 points challenge on as well, so just be watchful as you choose each leg or the route.
- For all of you 6k champions, John Forster is going to ‘lead’ you
- For all of you 10k demons Mark Allan is going to ‘lead’ you. John
B, Yes, you Francois and Shaun are confirmed starters for the 10km so don’t be
shy, join them and give it a go 🙂
Another exciting announcement is that B&B is partnering with the Royal Far West ! A marvelous charity, right on our doorstep. There’s lots of ways we can get involved and support them, more details to follow next week.
Thank you for all your well wishes, and I can assure you for every bit that your sad we’re going, we’re twice as sad. But… a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do 😉 and it’s not for ever ! Trust me, we’ll be back as soon as we can.
You guys are the best to be found anywhere so I know B&B will keep running as if we were just in Canberra for the weekend, just like this weekend 😉 Give it two weeks and you won’t even remember who we were 🙁 Lots of people have already come forward to say they can help. Thank you xx
Pacific Jules is going to keep running too thanks to Sarah Anne and Warren who are going to coach in my absence. They‘re both highly experienced coaches and for anyone needing stroke correction or confidence building you are in very safe hands.
Upcoming B&B social function:
- B&B CHRISTMAS PARTY – A MUST FOR ALL, put it in your diary now, Wed, 12th Dec from 6.30pm relocated to the downstairs section of The Steyne Hotel as you enter from the Rope & Anchor ! Please RSVP here
now too. It’s Retro theme so dress up and come and boogie the night
away. It will be a great night, party food will be provided and drinks
can be purchased from behind the bar throughout the night. Don’t miss
it !
I couldn’t resist sharing this with you. Miles’ beautiful dog 🙂 Whoops !
Just in from Stephen Coulter..added 2.22pm
Water Temperature 22.4
Air Temperature 21.0
Sunrise 5.38am
Sunset 7.50pm
High Tide: 9.55am
Low Tide: 4.32pm
To read Michael’s tips on how to stay safe in the surf please click here
45 comments
Alyson
30/11/2012 at 9:06 am
What an exciting morning! Although I couldn’t swim today I was excited to see many familiar faces on the TV!
Anna Alvsdotter
30/11/2012 at 9:44 am
Very sad to see you both leave to the dark side of Australia, Michael and Julie! Luckily you have started an unstoppable people’s movement, and thanks to your dedication and now also delegation, the B&B will live forever.
Down the road of history, Manly-ites will be saying “Who started that pink cap swim?” and there will be people swearing it was someone called Michael with a bit of help from his lady friend whatsername.
EEEEEEEEElaine, great blog yesterday! xxxx
Inez
30/11/2012 at 9:54 am
Bold and Beautiful Midsummer Night Swim 2012 can only be the original Manly to Shelly and return. And no, Jules, it’s YOUR swim. Always has been, always will be. You and Michael helped bring me from my first openwater event of 700m (where I thought I was going to die) in December 2011 to swimming 6km in Nov 2012, with jimbles sharks, rays, mullets, doll phones and whales along the way. I never imagined I would be doing that.
Inez
30/11/2012 at 10:18 am
oh yeah, and Thanks.
"Snorkles"
30/11/2012 at 10:28 am
Loved getting BnB on TV today – had so many funny comments on FB!!!! Mark Berrats (spelling?) told us to wait whilst the news was on and then we were on and he mentioned the B & B swims IN THE SPORTS NEWS SECTION !!!! Fantastic publicity for our group!!!
Can’t believe that cute Robbie skipped off hand in hand with Iain to have breakfast and missed the opportunity of the year, I reckon double points for TV appearances!!
The LIPS!!!! I cant believe you missed out I AM GUTTED for you !!!! Mind you, if you were there it would only have been a TV screen full of your LIPS and nothing else, none of the media tarts would have got in!!!
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
30/11/2012 at 10:49 am
How on earth did I miss this opportunity!!!
Just goes to show.. every time you don’t swim there are bound to be whale encounters, dancing dolphins, or TV opportunities.
Snorkles, what’s with the credit card hanging out of your bra? Did you go on air like that?? 🙂
Rob, what on earth is with the wetsuit in 22.4 degree water??? Is that an ironman thing?
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
30/11/2012 at 10:58 am
Did Rob do an ironman?
"Snorkles"
30/11/2012 at 10:58 am
Well spotted did you notice its PINK!!!!!
(I was secretly trying to pay the TV people so that I could lay in front of the presenters with their table of fruit draped round me!!!)
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
30/11/2012 at 11:06 am
I am impressed.
You have stepped up to the plate. Not only photo bomb as many in the swim as possible, you swam out to the algae and had someone take the photo for you, send it in and then turned your attention to the TV.
I bow down to the queen of blog tarting.
Lips, not only is she the Queen but Snorks also controls the blog tart spread sheet.
(Just in case)
I believe, we swim in the presence of greatness.
Gos save our Snorks
God save our gracious Snorks
Rob Byrne
30/11/2012 at 11:08 am
All I know is that i have been called “Cute Robbie” for the second time.
FYI – That pic of me in front of the “red algae” is actually blood. I got attacked by two great whites but fought them off…..
IRONMAN!
"Snorkles"
30/11/2012 at 11:09 am
Did you notice that the Lips didnt take part in the TV appearnce.
BTW – a policeman whispered ‘did you see the whale?’ to me whilst I was hanging with the other minor celebs.
"Snorkles"
30/11/2012 at 11:14 am
No that story is for SAT!!!
"Snorkles"
30/11/2012 at 11:19 am
It is tough being the Queen, although we have to remember I am miniQueen status compared to our Jules!!
Scores on the doors this week are:
Corinne 18 Will come min with EOY splashes
Jules 23 Heading upwards noicely
Nige 25 Bit lame – strong start in the Winter – obviously doesnt like the warm water
Shaz 85 QUEEN!!!!!
Iain 53 Rising rapidly with more random shots than even trying (maybe this guy is smart??)
Rob 36 Worthy effort, distance can drag this competitor down
Emer 12 Tough going with the W O R K thing interferring
Rainer 57 A fresh feisty number with a middle name of Creativity
John S
30/11/2012 at 11:28 am
and Inez
you rock girl!!!
E-lane
30/11/2012 at 11:39 am
Oh Snorkles, Queen Blog Tart, you have to be a blogger you are so funny and have such a way with words… (but you wouldn’t be able to point the camera at yourself all the time!!!;)
Another great swim but the water wasn’t clear like yesterday.(Thank you, thank you for giving me fish appearances for my blog!) Can’t decide whether to do the 3 Points Challenge tomorrow or 6 km swim. Who is up for either?
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
30/11/2012 at 11:54 am
AND your faster than me on the Bolder. haha
lesley
30/11/2012 at 12:07 pm
haha Cute Robbie is now your ‘handle’! I did see you struggling with those 2 “sharks” (seaweed).. I left you to it though coz you being an Iron Man and all!!
But seriously folks – I swam straight through that algae patch – and there was also a massive swarm of blubbers – I actually started to get kinda scared!! BUT I figured blubbers would be good for my skin and the algae good for general health! (free spirulina?)
AWESOME swim – there should be ZERO wetsuits out there now!!!!!!!!!!
DIDN’t see any of you Media Tarts on TV Sunrise though!?!
François Pradel
30/11/2012 at 12:44 pm
Fingers crossed for no blue bottles tomorrow! What’s the 10k route tomorrow? Is that the one on the map (South Steyne – Shelly – South Curl Curl – Shelly – South Steyne)?
Inez
30/11/2012 at 1:12 pm
Elaine, I will be at 3 points tomorrow. 6km will be on all summer long. Unless you are leaving the following day for New Zealand, that is. Or Perth. Or the UK. Or Uzbekistan.
Inez
30/11/2012 at 1:15 pm
Don’t want to take away your “slowest” title and make it merely “slow”.
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
30/11/2012 at 1:20 pm
You are absolutely GLOWING now Lesley. How much time did you spend in the algae?
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
30/11/2012 at 1:24 pm
Hey Francois, Thats the plan but I will swing past Curly in the morning to check to conditions. If its not perfect, we are swapping to a double lap of Freshie to Manly after the normal Shelley Swim.
We will make a decision in the morning.
François Pradel
30/11/2012 at 1:30 pm
Thanks Shaun. If that’s the case, is there a way we could still finish with a Shelly to South Steyne? I am trying to motivate a few friends to swim the final lap with us from Shelly 😉
By the way, whatever option we choose, what time do you reckon we would hit Shelly before the last lap to South Steyne? Around 10am?
wetsuited sue
30/11/2012 at 1:35 pm
I suggest we all leave the wetsuits on right through Summer. They act as a fantastic floataion device, it is such a long swim wetsuit free…
inez
30/11/2012 at 2:09 pm
Thanks John S. And although swimming is a non talking sport, it’s very harmonious swimming beside another being at the same speed. Pure magic!
Stephen Coulter
30/11/2012 at 2:12 pm
I think you missed me Snorks, suspect some strong points from 3 TV appearances including one interview and global appearances!
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
30/11/2012 at 3:32 pm
The conditions are going to play a big part in the timing. Tiger has told me that 930am is the normal time for leaving south Curly so I’m guessing some time between 11 – 11.30 to leave Shelley and regarding a double Freshy – yes I’m all for a Shelley to Manly finish. Ill check with the boss’s regarding the Double Freshy distances so we can do a final Shelly.
Keep in Mind, I still think Ill be cramping out at 6K. I have not swam over 4.5 K before so its all new to me. haha
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
30/11/2012 at 3:42 pm
Plan A – 10K coarse to South Curly
Plan B – Shelley – 1.5K Freshy 4.5K Bolder 3K Shelley 1.5K ?????
What do you think swimmers?
Brendan Maher
30/11/2012 at 3:43 pm
Miles, I read only the first line of you dog’s note and was was more than somewhat concerned. What a difference an apostrophe makes 🙂
Rob Byrne
30/11/2012 at 3:54 pm
Sue is one smart gal. Im with her!
Rob Byrne
30/11/2012 at 4:00 pm
So now I look like Snorkles? Wow.
Mary
30/11/2012 at 4:13 pm
The blue bottles are swarming in with the nor’ easter blowing. I did a Manly – Shelly swim at lunch time and picked up a nasty sting. Stephen, wished you were there with your magic cream.
Mary
30/11/2012 at 4:15 pm
Plus a radio interview Stephen!! I heard you on 702
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
30/11/2012 at 4:44 pm
Hmm.. tempting.. I took mine off on Thursday and almost drowned. Such hard work without it!!
Should we petition for a ‘summer in wetsuit’ badge?
Quite an achievement if you think of all the teasing and mockery one has to endure from one’s fellow swimmers! 🙂
lesley
30/11/2012 at 4:48 pm
haha i see what you mean Brendan!!
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
30/11/2012 at 5:30 pm
Haha Rob. It doesn’t matter, she will give herself the blog points anyway while sitting back and calling you cute. Haha
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
30/11/2012 at 5:31 pm
Thanks for that Snorks!!
Haha
Little Tiger
30/11/2012 at 5:37 pm
I think the 10km swim usually arrives @ Sth Curly around 8.50am with a rest stop of about 15-20mins. I’m bringing drinking water, snakes, gatorade & sunscreen.
Will catch up with swimmers before the 7am start.
E-lane
30/11/2012 at 6:22 pm
Yes I’m for a ‘Summer in Wetsuit’ badge. I’m going to start wearing mine soon and drop the fins as Triathlon practise! Infact that’s what we say if anyone teases us. We have to practise in what they allow in Ironman events. You’d like that eh Robbie?
E-lane
30/11/2012 at 6:27 pm
Inez, I am in awe of you! You are so gutsy and brave. See you on Curl Curl beach at 8.50am and we’ll do The 3 points Challenge. We could hand out lollies to the 10 km swimmers too as they will be reaching there about then. Little Tiger will be there too.
Anyone else wanting to do it you can still register tomorrow. It doesn’t start until 10.15am. Good luck 6 and 10kmers tomorrow!
E-lane
30/11/2012 at 6:35 pm
Yes great idea! I started wearing a wetsuit in Summer last year as prep for the Husky Triathlon as you are allowed them. Then we wouldn’t get teased. Ironman Robbie would be up for that!
Mark
30/11/2012 at 6:48 pm
Plan C re 10km swim is for a harbor adventure swim. We will decide in am. Can 10km folk get there 0650?
Bluebottles not going to get us there and it is nice and clean.
Cheers
Mark
François Pradel
30/11/2012 at 7:04 pm
Sounds good. I am fine with anything really, just hoping I can do it as I have never swum such long distance either 😉
Inez
30/11/2012 at 7:17 pm
Yes and those worried about limited parking at curl curl can just swim there from Manly in time to start 3 points. Easy.
Neil Richardson
30/11/2012 at 7:49 pm
I’d like to thank all of you for being so freindly, welcoming and supportive while I have had the privilege of swimming with you over the past 4 weeks. I have learnt a lot about open sea swimming and been forced to improve my stroke to cope with the conditions. All the best to you all. If you are ever in the UK look out our Outdoor Swimming Society Thames group – any of you will be most welcome to join us. Regards Neil R.