Saturday 16 February 2019 excellent conversations

In a recent course I attended it was noted that there is a diminishing in our society in conversation skills. I have noticed this but not at swimming. At BB you can talk about swimming and conditions all day. One of many good reasons to swim

I was interrupting conversations everywhere to take photos

Michael had pants off and I had to snap the photo before Matt could join in

I had to interrupt a very interesting conversation to get this photo

the shower scene

the start of the shower scene

Sam was surprised that her nail polish was still on

Lovely toes

before the ritual handstand

Management notices

Swimmers 460

Newbies 15

Temp 22

Redevelopment of Manly Surf Club

Alex Prendergast is the B&B representative on the steering committee overseeing the proposed redevelopment of the surf club. Alex has been asked to canvass the opinion of the B&B membership regarding improvements that we see would be beneficial to our group. So, now is your chance to have a say in this matter. If you have any suggestions, regarding the development can you please send them to Alex at openwater37@gmail.com.

DRUM LINES AT MANLY

SMART (Shark Management Alert in Real Time) drumlines will be trialled off Sydney beaches from Barrenjoey to Newport and from Dee Why to Manly as part of a three month trial.

From 10 February to 12 May 2019, 20 SMART drumlines will be trialled at Palm, Whale, Avalon, Bilgola, Newport, Manly, Queenscliff, Freshwater, Curl Curl and Dee Why beaches near existing shark nets.

This technology has achieved strong results on both the North and South Coast and will now be tested at some of the State’s most popular beaches. There is no intention to remove shark nets from Sydney, Wollongong or Newcastle beaches.

SMART drumlines allow contractors to humanely and safely catch sharks, tag them and then relocate them away from swimmers and surfers before releasing them. When a tagged shark is detected, the community is instantly alerted through the SharkSmart App and Twitter feeds.Watch the SMART drumline video

The drumlines will be set 500 metres offshore every morning (weather permitting) and collected at the end of each day. They consist of two buoys and a satellite-linked communications unit, which is attached to a hook baited with a single mullet.

DPI will host a series of community drop-in stands at trial beaches today and in the coming weeks to speak with locals about how SMART drumlines operate and share results from previous trials.

What I am reading

I covered this yesterday. I am watching on SBS by demand The Typist which is gripping and also a bit scary. It shows some people taking justice n their own hands because the police don’t get it right – but what if they have eliminated the wrong person?