A massive 313 swimmers swarmed around the beach front today. Lots of family members and friends having a go on the last day of 2013.
The phrase, ‘it’s not rocket science’, did pop into my mind today as I watched Ranier and Simon taking control of the sign-in of new and old swimmers. The efficiency of a Prof of Nuclear Medicine and a specialist IT product manager combined to have all 33 newbies fully inducted into the B&B in time for the 7am call.
There was precious little visible below the water due to lots of stirred up sand and green stuff in the water. Just these little guys off the point.
Long march to the sea;
The lone swimmers at the point;
The gathering at Shelly;
Silly stuff happening in the sand (I’m told it has something to do with the letters NYE);
Heading off for the return;
The post-swim migration to the tables – which now all seem to have their own name!!
And a big thank you to someone called Paul who today donated a camera to the B&B.
Have a wonderfully safe and happy New Year celebration.
Mary
PS: if you used the attendance login yesterday please log your swim again. There was a technical hitch which resulted in the data being lost. At the “add new swim” page, change the date manually to 30 December then hit “Save Swim Log”.
B&B Attendance Login
Come on folks – this is the most efficient way to capture your swims. It’s a smart phone friendly website so no need to download, just mark it as a bookmark. There are so many good reasons to use the B&B Login – like no queues, no need for glasses to find your name, and never missing the 7am call.
Log your swim between 5am and 9am for the 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. Happy clicking.
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 next 10km swim is scheduled for 11 January depending on conditions.
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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.
The Stats
Regulars: 313
Boulderdash: 15
Newbie: 33
Temp: 21.5 degrees
Sunrise: 5.47am
Sunset: 8.09pm
20 comments
Snorkles aka Snorks
31/12/2013 at 12:53 pm
Cant quite believe that Helen and Marije couldn’t work out how to make a life size Y
… anyway, was fun rolling around in the sun with you guys!!
Happy New Year ..I’ll be busy on the 1st Jan adding up the points on the blog tart spreddy!
lainey loo
31/12/2013 at 12:55 pm
Great blog Mary and thank you so much for stepping in once again to double blog when we were short a blogger. You are a gem. If anyone wants to try blogging please see Ian or Lesley. Happy New Year folks, keep swimming and grinning!
Lesbubbles
31/12/2013 at 1:25 pm
It’s probably the language difference
Lesbubbles
31/12/2013 at 1:26 pm
Yes cheers Mary! Mel would be impressed you sacrificed yr yoga class to blog for us 🙂
Lesley
31/12/2013 at 1:53 pm
Brilliant conditions today. Thank you to the fellow that stopped during the swim to check that I was okay. I was. I just wanted to check that I was going the right way. I appre ciated him asking though.
Lesley
Lesbubbles
31/12/2013 at 2:30 pm
Errr…who is this? I thought I was only lesley!!
ros
31/12/2013 at 2:55 pm
Great blog – naturally! thanks Mary. My only question is this: What IS Rusty doing with that pose?! Is he inviting cuddles?
Nurse J
31/12/2013 at 3:52 pm
I just looked at the daily attendance page……when did that happen!?!?
That’s amazing. Thank you to our computer geniuses.
Must remember not to stay away so long next time…pages change and Lips passes me on the PC.
Slim dusky
31/12/2013 at 4:09 pm
Great blog Mary. Thanks to all bloggers, Ian Jk Julie Lessbutt and all others involved with organisation of B&B Happy swimsave 2014
Pacific Jules
31/12/2013 at 4:32 pm
Haha now we’re so big there’s very few people that don’t have a fellow name sake amongst us now 🙂
Pacific Jules
31/12/2013 at 4:36 pm
2 blogs in a row Mary, what a lovely conclusion to 2013 for us. Thanks Mary and thank you to every sole who has contributed to the blog both in the main body, the photos and the comments every day of the year. Love them all, THANK YOU !!
Enjoy your celebrations this evening and have a wonderful start to 2014 everyone, there’s no better way to start than with a ‘not too drunk’ swim, adhering to all Mary’s new year resolutions of course xx
Pacific Jules
31/12/2013 at 6:42 pm
The new release of the daily attendance sorftware is out standing !! Magnus you’re an absolute genius, thank you so much !!
Check out who the biggest movers and shakers are… Don’t know what I mean, well check out the daily attendance page, click on today’s number near the top on the left of the blog !!
LSA aka HKTQ
31/12/2013 at 6:57 pm
Great job, Mary-to-the-rescue! Very appreciative of your efforts and of all those who work so hard for the group. Thank you!
Just had a look to see what all the fuss is about with the new daily attendance and see I still hold the record for the last 30 days, in spite of now having been out of Aus for the last 5 days!!
85K – I wouldn’t have imagined it:-) If it had been the 30 days up to last Fri, it would have been over 90K:-)) As Lainey would say, shows anyone can do it with the help of such good friends!
Michael Christie
31/12/2013 at 6:58 pm
Daily attendance page is AMAZING! No other word for it. Congratulations Magnus. Extremely we’ll done. I don’t think any other swim group in the world would have the facility that we have! Check it out.
Mary
31/12/2013 at 7:10 pm
Indeed Jules! There is even another Mary – 2 in 6000!!
Mary
31/12/2013 at 7:12 pm
He was posing so beautifully I couldn’t resist. It has more of a ta da attitude don’t you think?
Mary
31/12/2013 at 7:14 pm
Thanks Jules. Very ready for a New Year beverage, but just one to be social 🙂
All the best for the new year to you and Michael. Hope we see you lots more in 2014.
Elizabeth
31/12/2013 at 7:23 pm
I agree. What a fabulous attendance page!
Elizabeth
31/12/2013 at 7:23 pm
Also great item on swimmer of the day!
LSA aka HKTQ
31/12/2013 at 8:06 pm
Oh, incredible, I can click on last Friday and it shows it was 90K exactly in the previous 30 days. Very neat and tidy. Exactly 3K av p/d for my stay which happened to be that long!
A very Happy & Healthy New Year with lots of swimming and good companionship to you all!
A hike and a ‘baby’ ocean swim for us in the morning….