This morning’s waves were a little challenging, some breaking before the point. There was plenty of discussion about whether to swim from Manly, half way or Shelly. Shelly seemed to be the commonsense approach.
Rainer chose to take the surfboard out.
While others chose still to go from Manly.
These guys are visiting from London and will swim with the group this week.
Still there were plenty of newbies.
Despite the conditions it is always great to get in the water and swim in Cabbage Tree Bay.
Till next time
Myrtle
xx
Management notices:
Temp: 22.7 gorgeous but bumpy
Newbies: 8
Total swimmers: 196
He is a very keen and dedicated swimmer who last year competed in the British Championships in Glasgow and won a gold medal in the 50m freestyle and a silver medal in the 200m backstroke in his age group. He just loves his swimming and always tries to beat the B&B ‘A’ Team on the return leg from Shelly !!
He also has quite a strong social conscience and has decided he wants to do something to help the bushfire cause from afar. So he has set himself the task of swimming 10km in under 3 hours and is aiming to raise $5000 for the bushfire appeal.
The swim is happening at his school pool at Millfield School in Somerset UK on 28 January.
He has set up a mycause.com.au fund raising page on the following link :
https://www.mycause.com.au/page/221262/australian-bush-fire-10-km-swim-fundraiser
The Monthly Dinner – 11th February 2020 – Guest Speaker
The first B&B monthly dinner for the year will be held on Tuesday 11th February at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. Our guest on the night will be Julianna Kadar, who is a PhD student at Macquarie University. She is also a member of the Homeward Bound Program which is working to build and upskill a network of 1,000 women in STEM over ten years. Julianna will talk about her study on the Behaviour of Port Jackson Sharks. Her work involves finding out more about the activity patterns of the Port Jackson shark using bio-loggers. Her study includes both captive and wild experiments and aims to analyse distinct shark behaviour signatures. Her talk will cover variation in behaviour, social networks and migration of our lovable PJ.
Please book early for this event as it is sure to be popular. The cost of the dinner is great value at only $25 a head, which includes shared entrees, and a selection of mains to choose from (including a vegetarian option). 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 avoid disappointment and secure your spot please book atwww.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/bb-bluewater-monthly-dinner.html .
One comment
Gemma
23/01/2020 at 9:55 pm
Nice one, D. An early meeting saved me from the “where to swim from” dilemma. Is Rainer trying to chalk up more blog appearances than swims for the month of January??