… If you were tasked with drinking the ocean dry, that’s how you’d do it. One sip at a time.
If you tasked yourself with creating a safe, enjoyable BnB swim for the uncommon hour of 6:30am, you’d do what our mate Andrew Drinkwater does. Turn up every morning with a she’ll-be-right-smile, gather your group and… Swim.
Before you know it you will have created your own following, a church of the rising sun, and also just happen to accumulate an almighty swim distance of 2000 kilometers. Both massive achievements, and an example for everyone to follow as we set about our own achievements for 2017.
You can aim to be the best in the world, or you set your sights higher still… And be the best for the world, surpassing those achievements of common hours.
A big thank you to Andrew Drinkwater. From the 6:30 swim, that wouldn’t be what it is without you, and from the 7:00 swim that relies on your daily conditions report.
Oh, and congratulations on those 2000 kilometers.
(click photos to enlarge…)
Cheers!
Kind Regards,
Andrew ‘Magichands’ Maher
Gentle, Light Touch Chiropractic Manly – for VIP Bold & Beautiful Swimmers
Stats:
Swimmers: 178
Newbies: 2
Water temp: 21.3
New B&B Budgy Smugglers – HERE NOW
The new B&B Budgy Smugglers are now available on line from the Budgy Smuggler website. Remember, part of the profit from the sale of our swimwear range goes to the Royal Far West. Here’s where to go to order them:
Mens: http://budgysmuggler.com.au/mens-swimwear/bold-and-beautiful.html
Womens Bottoms: http://budgysmuggler.com.au/womens-swimwear/bold-and-beautiful-bottoms.html
Womens Sports Tops: http://budgysmuggler.com.au/womens-swimwear/bold-and-beautiful-sports-top.html
Womens one-piece swimmers will be available in January.
Budgy Smuggler create 100% Australian made swimwear.
Available for Men, Women and Kids – it’s the perfect stocking filler this Christmas!
Shop at: www.budgysmuggler.com.au
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. Also, if you have a bit more experience, keep an eye out for new swimmers who might need company. Do read these excellent tips on staying safe in the surf. To read, or even download, click here.
12 comments
Paul
09/01/2017 at 12:44 pm
Andrew, I offer both my congrats and appreciation.
Lainey Loo
09/01/2017 at 3:37 pm
Drinky is a legend and so are you Andrew for your healing hands and your blogging! (If you have any muscle, joint etc pain in your body go and see Andrew and he’ll fix you. He’s helped 3 generations of my family.) Lovely morning but very bumpy swim.
Edwina
09/01/2017 at 3:41 pm
Congratulations Andrew! Wow. Well written blog too , 👍
Bill McCaffeine
09/01/2017 at 4:02 pm
Well said MagicHands
Drinksy, much respect for the distance covered but more for the perpetual smile on your dial. Much respect !
lesbubs
09/01/2017 at 4:16 pm
humpf!! can’t believe so many people made it to helly!!
…the way everyone was carrying on before the swim with scary reports of bluebottles and so on i didn’t think anyone would actually get all the way!
I basically had to swam breaststroke all the way to half-way ..
so thanks for nuthin everyone …scaring the shit out of me! 🙁
Lips
09/01/2017 at 4:39 pm
You sound angry Bubbles. I would have swum to helly and back with you.
Lesbubs
09/01/2017 at 4:48 pm
Lol 😂 Oops! 🙊
rob
09/01/2017 at 5:00 pm
Well done Drinksy!
JK
09/01/2017 at 5:11 pm
Well done Drinky, bubbles, you’re always telling me that we swam through anything in the old days, what’s happened ?
Drinks Express
09/01/2017 at 5:41 pm
Many thanks for all the well wishes and thanks to Lainey and co for organising the celebration tunnel and fancy dress. And a cracking blog Magic Hands. Greatly appreciated.
Many thanks to all my swimming buds in the B’n’B. You are an absolutely awesome group of crazies and you put a smile on my oversized dial every day.
It’s a hell of a cliche but really “I love youse all”!!!!!!!!!!
LSA aka HKTQ
09/01/2017 at 8:01 pm
Congratulations from us too! Glad you had all the star-fuss treatment! xx
Andrew aka MagicHands
09/01/2017 at 9:33 pm
Thanks Drinks for the inspiration.
And glad everyone enjoyed it.