For those of you who have been a bit slack lately… thought I’d remind you of a few good reasons to do our very special adventure of a swim!
Even when the water and air temp (with wind chill), feels freezing and the water murky… it’s still the best thing to do to start off your day!
The sun came out today and the sea was a bit calmer…
Ripples of swimmers heading across the bay
Around 60 of you at Shelly
The lovely lady in the middle is getting married today! What a way to start one of the most memorable days of your life!
Elizabeth is back from Hawaii where she did the Waikiki swim. Well done Elizabeth!
Today was really Roger’s blog day but he asked me to swap. He gave us that very entertaining and unique blog on Wednesday. As I have to rush off to work soon, there are only a few photos of today’s swim. Thought I’d preload a few of my favourite photos (taken by me Lainey Loo, NOT Nick STD 😉 this year, and got a bit carried away! I’ve sent some of these to Manly Mac Art to be considered for use in the 2015 calendar. Let me know if you think they would be good and also what sort of photos you’d like to see in the Bold and Beautiful 2015 calendar on blog comments. It is always nice to find yourself so there are a few group shots. I’ve put them in order of our daily drama.
The very early lappers with the lovely Sylvia, Reg and Bruce (who don’t get on the blog often) under an incredibly colourful sky…
Storchy’s Booty Campers!
Drinks Expressers!
John Bond checks the water temp under a sky to match our caps
Early swimmers practise yoga
Rusty reaching for sunrise…
Cross over of Sarah from The Drinks Express with lots of 7amers.
Who can you recognise? Ducky (Helen) stands out with that yellow rashy. She’s back soon from the US.
Who can you spot in this shot? The incredible lady who put so much work in to getting this group going and organised, is here. Thank you Julie Isbill. We adore you!
Olympic swimmer Shane Gould joins us for a swim. Bruce and Sterling are star struck!
Winter entrance and the numbers have dwindled…
Sarah and Renae enjoy the whitewash!
Swim to The Point
After the ‘Let’s Go’ under a dramatic sky!
Shelly from behind
At Shelly we warm up with pushups or blog tarting!
My blog wouldn’t be the same without a blog tart photo (and Little Sarah come back soon, we miss you!)
A few lovely regulars here
Anti-Shark cull protest with Sharni Shark. (See bottom of blog, another on Sunday)
Mauricio, the real Dolphin Whisperer, with Silky in January
Shelly group photo with the lovely Jill and John in foreground
Departing Shelly with glamorous Grandma in the foreground, Peta.
This photo is a bit dark but it was Sparkles birthday and she was having a ‘Grateful Moment’ (with some special swimmers behind.)
Who says we leave out the Eastern side of Shelly?
The ‘A Team’ get ready…
Alyson and Heather with ‘Cuttie’
No comment needed 😉
Aquarium swimming
Happy swimmers after their 6km swim in March!
Celebrity swimmer Miguel Maestre with other celebrities…
Isn’t our swim just simply Ahhhh…mazing!!!
Hope you like my summary of the year blog! Hope you saw yourself!
Bottom of Blog
No shark cull rally
Another national day of action against the culling of sharks is being held on Sunday 7 September. . Manly beach is one of 5 locations around the country. This event will coincide with national threatened species day and also is the first weekend the nets are back in the water.
Also as mentioned previously if we can drum up enough members of B&B who would like to put the pink caps on and swim out to one of the shark nets as a demonstration on the day of the rally that would be awesome. We would kick that off first around 11am. Obviously it will depend on if we have enough keen people to brave the cold water and the conditions on the day in terms of safety.
If you are interested or have question, contact Sharnie Connell direct (sharnieconnell@gmail.com)
Special Event – Guest Speaker, Miles Tollan. 9th September at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant
There has been a huge response to this event, so if you are intending to come along book real soon!
Miles Tollan, will give a special presentation about his recent solo crossing of the English Channel. Miles will tell us about his motivation for taking on this challenge, the training he went through and the preparations for the swim itself. This is your chance to hear it first hand and ask the questions you’ve been dying to ask, including all about his miraculous 13 kg weight-gain program!
Usual deal: dinner 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 avoid disappointment and secure your spot please BOOK HERE NOW,
Winter Badge Presentation – 21 September after the swim
You’ve done the hard yards and got your Winter Badge (or even harder yards for a WWW), now come and collect your badges with all the pomp and ceremony the B&B can muster. Bring along $10 for each badge you have earned (correct money appreciated). The venue is the Royal Far West Children’s Home (opposite the beach) on Sunday 21st September, straight after the regular swim!
A $5 donation will be payable to the RFW at the gate for hosting this event, and …. RFW will provide a FREE breakfast (bacon and egg sandwich and a coffee/tea). Bookings are essential to ensure there is enough food. Book here for Badge Breakfast
All 2014 winter badge qualifiers will be presented with their well earned badge(s), so whether you are getting one personally or you want to enjoy the celebrations of your fellow swimmers, a great morning is guaranteed so come along, soak up the atmosphere and get inspired for your upcoming summer badge challenges…
Staying safe
The surf is picking up! 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.
The Stats
Regulars: 71
Temp: 17.8 degrees
Sunrise: 6.07 am
Sunset: 5.39 pm
Lainey Loo aka Elaine (with Tedley)
25 comments
Claudia
05/09/2014 at 9:45 am
Lots of beautiful pictures!! Wish the year had more than 12 months to fit all of them in the 2015 calendar! 🙂 Thanks for sharing them Elaine. It was a pleasure to look at them. They made me feel (once again) very fortunate to be able to enjoy our magical morning swims with the wonderful B&B group!
Rusty
05/09/2014 at 10:11 am
Great blog again Lainey Loo. Amazing photos. It’s nice having a look back at all the happy times. Knowing that we have so many more to look forward to! Roll on summer…
DWSS
05/09/2014 at 10:13 am
Great blog Elaine! We are very lucky to have you as part of the group Lainey Loo.
Are you sure Nick didn’t take some of those photos?
That one of Silky has Nick written all over it. 🙂
“Real” Dolphin Whisperer phsss! Please.
A small fact , (I learnt while chatting to the Moana Creek Pod, they are so funny sometimes)
Sorry, back to the topic – did you know that patting and stroking the tounge is foreplay in the dolphin world.
Speaking French while doing so only heightens the experience for them.
Careful Mauricio. 🙂
Rob
05/09/2014 at 10:17 am
great pics.
those early lappers are a good looking bunch
lesbubbles
05/09/2014 at 10:23 am
Great LOCK THE KNEE Fifi!!!
Pacific Jules
05/09/2014 at 10:42 am
Lovely trip down memory lane for the year Lainey, some awesome, fun shots there😄
mauricio
05/09/2014 at 10:59 am
I knew there was something very intimate about that encounter. Thanks DWWS for the cue. Will start french lessons asap 🙂 Elaine, thanks for the compliment but I humbly decline the title of “real” whisperer and happily hand it over to DWSS who is our one and only B&B certified whisperer. Great blog btw, great photos, will definitely join you again once the southerlies give us a break.
Lips
05/09/2014 at 12:06 pm
Interesting facts Shaun. Meant to ask you, is there a monthly meeting for Northern Beaches based dolphin pick-up artists?
Lips
05/09/2014 at 12:07 pm
Great blog Lainey! Really hope my underwater-selfie makes the cut for the calendar!
Lips fan
05/09/2014 at 1:18 pm
Rumour is that your seriously weird selfie is a sure thing for the calendar!
Gaetan
05/09/2014 at 1:36 pm
outstanding blue bottles pictures!
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/features/2014/08/140821-portuguese-man-of-war-animal-ocean-science-pictures/
the real NickD
05/09/2014 at 1:39 pm
E-Laine, great blog, so many nice shots there.
Enough to make a calendar in itself.
john.St
05/09/2014 at 1:40 pm
Lips, we have to try to sell the calendars remember.
DWSS
05/09/2014 at 1:51 pm
Mauricio?
Lippy, you could try Internet dating sites if you were that way inclined.
Try searching for 300kg, outdoor type, Seafood a must, not a hand holder.
See what happens.
renae Fowler
05/09/2014 at 2:21 pm
Great blog lainey. Its always good looking over old pics. X
Lips
05/09/2014 at 3:12 pm
Isn’t that your profile DWSS?
lesbubbles
05/09/2014 at 3:33 pm
OMG!!!!
lesbubbles
05/09/2014 at 3:34 pm
yeah but what about today’s swim??????
Jenny
05/09/2014 at 5:00 pm
Great blog Elaine lovely shots
Lainey Loo
05/09/2014 at 5:46 pm
Bahahaha!
Lainey Loo
05/09/2014 at 5:47 pm
Thx Jules, lovely to hear from you x
Lainey Loo
05/09/2014 at 5:49 pm
Thanks Real Nick, so nice of you to say something nice about my photos ;-}
Lainey Loo
05/09/2014 at 5:51 pm
There are 5 shots of today’s swim Lesbutt!
Lainey Loo
05/09/2014 at 5:53 pm
Thanks for lovely comments guys. Would have liked a bit of discussion about calendar photos though!
LSA aka HKTQ
05/09/2014 at 7:17 pm
Great set of pics – agree you’ve got a calendar-full there! (Thx for including the blogtart pic and promise to come home soon xx:-))