IMPORTANT MESSAGE – Due to The Cole Classic Swim at Manly on SUNDAY we will swim in the Harbour instead. Please walk to the end of Ashburner Street and we will all meet together there and swim to the ‘Toilet Roll’ building and back! Don’t leave your stuff at The Surf Club!
Here we are again.. Friday already!
The hazy days are flying by like we’re on permanent holidays!
Another perfect Summer morning in Manly…
Gentle rolling NE swell, we’re used to it cos it’s been with us since Tuesday..
Salty mist through the trees …
Wilf’s birthday 79th Birthday today – and tonight – 7pm Manly Wine – All welcome!
Why the sad face?
Just go for a swim with us…!
6:59 – Get that tick in – or get sorted with your app..
Those who’ve already checked in can relax….
Sterling is back! Looking good mate.. glad everything is OK and you’re not pregnant…
Eventually it’s time to stop being Manly Social and kit up…..
The dolphins were back…
Tart for the day…. Boo Boo!
I lost my goggles on the way in, so it was either swim without, or go for a different perspective…
The starting gun at Shelley…
A scene that could be thousands of years old…. (OK 4 years….)
Leisa Barry helping Nathan’s kids out at halfway
Min’s first swim with us today.. welcome to the family…
A rare moment spotting Rainer on the Gerhardt Memorial Steps
This pic will be straight on eBay…
Stats:
Swimmers: 186
Newbies: 8
Water: 20.5c
Sunrise: 6:15am
Sunset: 8:01pm
Have a great weekend!
Nick D
Bold & Beautiful – turning red for Feb!
February is Heart Research Month, which is a great cause for us to support! So as a team we are going to attempt to swim 6,000 kilometres during February and aim to raise one dollar per kilometre swum for the RedFeb Relay. Now because we have signed on as the first community partner and pledged so many kilometres the Heart Research Australia team have managed to get our ugly mugs on Breakfast TV! We have tentatively scheduled the TV crew (with Dr Andrew Rochford) to follow our swim on Monday 3rd February (at the start of Heart Research Month), so please try to be there on that day. We will have new RED caps to wear just for the day BUT we all need to share this link (here) and get our friends and family to pledge some money towards heart research before then otherwise when asked the question on live TV of how much money we have raised we won’t be embarrassed!
P.S. If any of you have any connection with heart disease and would like to share your story I can put you in touch with the Communications Manager at Heart Research Australia, she would love to hear from you.
B&B Monthly Dinner is back! – WITH SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER!
Our regular monthly dinner is held at Bluewater Restaurant Manly every second Tuesday – This month’s dinner will be on Tuesday 11th February at 6.30 pm. The cost is only $20 a head and includes shared entrees, a selection of mains to choose (incl a vegetarian option), corkage (for byo wine only) and a little thank you for the staff. Glasses of beer or wine and desserts are also available at the special price of only $5 each. Numbers are limited, so bookings are essential:
To secure your spot please BOOK HERE NOW,
This event will sell out, so please book ASAP to avoid disappointment.
GUEST SPEAKER will be Belinda Curley, a Marine Ecologist based at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science at Chowder Bay. Much of Belinda’s research has been concentrated in our very own Cabbage Tree Bay. Belinda will present a short talk at the dinner about the importance of marine reserves for conservation, and will highlight the ‘four seasons of marine organisms in Cabbage Tree Bay’ – what we know about the creatures that live there, including dusky whalers, tropical and temperate fish recruits, jellyfish, port jackson sharks, giant cuttlefish and more.
B&B i-log
Now that the new work year has kicked in, save time and be ever so efficient, by using the B&B i-log. It’s a smart phone friendly website so no need to download, just bookmark it. There are so many good reasons to use the B&B Login – like no queues, no need for glasses to find your name, never missing the 7am call, and you can do it on the bus or ferry on the way to work.
Log your swim ANYTIME that day for an easy way to ensure your swim is recorded in the daily attendance and on the Pacific Challenge. To get started, send an email to Ian Forster (ugoboyo@gmail.com). He will check that your email address is activated on the attendance register then send you info on how to get started
Summer badge swims
Every Saturday during summer there will be a 6km swim – usual route is to Freshwater and back; then once a month there is a 10km swim – this is to South Curl Curl and back. However, the final route depends on conditions that day so it is a good idea to arrive a little early to have a briefing from the designated swim leader. Both swims kick off at 7am.
The proposed date for the next 10km swim is 15 February depending on conditions. This date will depend on final confirmation of local surf carnivals so keep checking the blog for updates.
Bolderdash
This daily swim to Queenscliff and back DEPARTS the surf club at 5.50am. As these are generally intimate groups, please WAIT for everyone in the water before heading off. Do buddy up with someone – great to be with someone who has the same pace – that way everyone is ‘accounted for’ at Queenscliff.
Staying safe
Remember that there are no badges for scaring yourself silly! While it is great to extend your boundaries, it is important to know your limits. Do read these excellent tips on staying safe in the surf. To read, or even download, click here.
17 comments
ed
31/01/2014 at 12:53 pm
Are we swimming at MANLY SURF CLUB as normal on Saturday ? {the Sun Run finishes there about the same time as our swims]
Sunday is in the Harbour because of the Cole Classic Swim from Shelley as shown on yesterdays Blog
The Shark Toucher
31/01/2014 at 12:56 pm
Hi Ed.. Yes tomorrow as normal… Sunday in Harbour
ros
31/01/2014 at 1:53 pm
Loved the photos at the Gerhart Memorial Steps. Aptly named.
Jane
31/01/2014 at 2:15 pm
All you fine fishy photographers: Can you try and snap the (probably) Garfish that we see in schools streaming along just under the surface. Closeups would be marvellous so we can make a good ID for a start.
Then Mark (OzMus) would really love to get video of them swimming, quite hard because they are gone in a flash. Slick fish pic Nick is going to have a go, so how about it Lainey-Loo, Mauricio, Mary, Stephen etc etc?
Jane
31/01/2014 at 2:25 pm
Stephen Keable from the OzMus has ID’d these jellies in Lesbubbles’s fab photos last week as Versuriga anadyomene :
http://pacificjules.typepad.com/.a/6a0133ed6f68df970b019b0518fe79970d-popup
http://pacificjules.typepad.com/.a/6a0133ed6f68df970b019b0518ff97970d-popup
He says they have not previously been recorded as far South as Sydney and is trying to get a permit for the Museum to collect them from CTB. Keep an eye out for them (and they sting too!).
Nick:D
31/01/2014 at 2:30 pm
Sorry not to be in with the in jokes.
Who’s this Gerhart then?
Didn’t NickD look dashing today? – and great blog Nick
xx
DWSS
31/01/2014 at 2:34 pm
Great photos Nick. Well done.
Happy birthday Wilf! Legend of the sea!
Lips
31/01/2014 at 3:14 pm
Rainer Gerhart Memorial Steps.
Didn’t you attend the ribbon cutting ceremony back in November Nick?
http://pacificjules.typepad.com/pacific-jules/2013/11/11113-.html
LSA aka HKTQ
31/01/2014 at 3:20 pm
Yes, they’re great! Glad to see Lips is watching his Steps:-) Girls, take note – Blogger distraction can lead to disaster!
Look out for others behind you when you get out to check they’re safe too!
Pool swimming in Thailand, but will be so glad to see the ocean again with you all.
Happy Birthday, Wilf! Look forward to celebrating with you on return.
Jane
31/01/2014 at 4:30 pm
Oh – and don’t forget Snorkles too!
andyjlukas@gmail.com
31/01/2014 at 4:51 pm
Will the 6:30am group be harbourside as well on Sunday please?
lesbubbles
31/01/2014 at 5:11 pm
cough! what about me Jane!!
lesbubbles
31/01/2014 at 5:11 pm
Wilf doesn’t look a day over 78!! 😉
Drinks
31/01/2014 at 5:39 pm
Yes. Will be a “No Drinks” Express in the harbour.
Any volunteers to lead swim please apply in writing to drinksexpress@letsgo.com
Nick D
31/01/2014 at 7:31 pm
Lips that was a (cough cough Storchy) imposter…
Elizabeth
31/01/2014 at 7:53 pm
Excellent photos. I wonder where all the goggles snapped up by the waves end up
The Shark Toucher
31/01/2014 at 8:36 pm
Great question Elizabeth – if you find out pleeeeesae let me know!