33 Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
As happy as always, enjoying beautiful water this morning.
What a difference a day makes… The seas have settled down nicely leaving us with a lovely wave that everyone went out through today.
With a calm swim through the bay to follow.
Anyone would think it was cold at Shelly with everyone staying as submerged as possible 😉
A few of us enjoyed the tranquil scenic route back to half way beach
Whilst others enjoyed catching a wave all the way to shore !
It will be calmer still tomorrow with Magic Seaweed predicting conditions as ‘flat’ at Manly on both Friday and Saturday !! A perfect opportunity to come down and rack up a couple of peaceful winter swims.
243 swimmers are currently on track to get their 2012 winter badge, check out who here !!! If you haven’t done a winter swim yet it’s not too late to start, there are still 85 days of winter to go.
To read Michael’s suggestions on how to stay safe in the surf please click here
Happy birthday to Madlen Altstaedt and Stacey Cameron today !! 🙂
Water Temperature 18.2
Air Temperature 11.0
Sunrise 6.55am
Sunset 4.53pm
High Tide: 10.37am
Low Tide: 4.14pm
18 comments
Gaetan
07/06/2012 at 10:36 am
Michel just sent me this video at the bower yesterday, amazing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LZiPz9BnFs
Anna Alvsdotter
07/06/2012 at 11:19 am
omg. Those surfers are totally mad.
Btw, Julie thanks for ticking me today, I forgot.
xx
fifi
07/06/2012 at 12:54 pm
wow, ws really gnarly at curl curl at 5.45 this morning so I figured the early lap wouldnt be happening. Hopefully tomorrow…can’t wait!
Jenny Holmes
07/06/2012 at 2:34 pm
Who needs the thrill of the Big Dipper when you have a bank of rollers like to-day! A massive thanks to Steve for sticking by and steering me through the waves with confidence and patience as I found it really scary. The swim to Shelly seemed to take an eternity and it was reassuring to have Steve and Michael nearby. I know we have to take responsibility for our own safety, but it’s good to know that we look out for one another. We are the Bold & Beautiful indeed. See you all again soon for another exciting episode…
Stephen
07/06/2012 at 3:24 pm
Pleasure Jenny, you were fine – it was just a little scary when there were so many in the set that you had to go under broken! Cheers, Stephen
Slow Ian
07/06/2012 at 3:47 pm
Yep, looked great out there. I was going to go out and join them after the swim, but I forgot to bring my surfboard. Darn!
Pacific Jules
07/06/2012 at 4:06 pm
It is with sadness I am letting you know that our dear friend and most senior swimmer, Bruce Paterson passed away this afternoon, aged 83.
Our thoughts are with all of Bruce’s family and friends at this time as he touched the hearts of so many.
Little Sarah Abbott
07/06/2012 at 4:21 pm
Thx for letting us know, Jules. It was a real honour to know Bruce.
Madlen, Happy Birthday! Hope to swim with you again soon.
Stephen
07/06/2012 at 5:25 pm
Fantastic to know you Bruce, SIP (Swim in Peace, avoid RIP).
iain
07/06/2012 at 5:49 pm
Dear Bruce,
You are an inspiration to us all. A life lived to the fullest and an adventurer till the end. I will miss you greatly my friend and hero.
Iain
fifi
07/06/2012 at 6:19 pm
Oh, sad. What an inspring man.
SIP Bruce.
Elaine de Jager
07/06/2012 at 7:33 pm
SIP and RIP Bruce. Was lovely meeting you through the B&B, chatting to you at Manly Wine and celebrating your 83rd birthday. You were inspiring, as are many of the wonderful people we get to meet each morning at 7am. Meeting you really made me believe we can do anything we put our mind to!
Thank you Jules, Michael, Lesley, Stephen, John, Ian, Anna and other ‘Helpers’, for giving us the opportunity to experience this amazing swim and get together, young and old, rich and poor, speedy and slow, flippers and flipperless in this most beautiful corner of the Earth.
Madlen
07/06/2012 at 7:35 pm
I will miss Bruce dearly! What a great role model for us younger swimmers. Thanks for the birthday wishes. I missed out in the singing again! I flew to Germany one week ago and will stay another week. Saw the enormous waves and thought about you all! Hugs from Hamburg, madlen
Elaine de Jager
07/06/2012 at 8:01 pm
Have missed you Madlen! Happy Birthday and hope to see you soon. (Missing Little Sarah and John Bond too.)
Little Tiger
07/06/2012 at 8:13 pm
Farewell Bruce, SIP.
Sam
07/06/2012 at 9:11 pm
v sad Jules, he will be missed
Anne E
07/06/2012 at 10:02 pm
Vale, Bruce. Great smile and so proud and so much a part of Manly. SIP
Anna Alvsdotter
07/06/2012 at 10:13 pm
Farewell, dear Bruce. SIP & BIP & RIP – Swim, bike, rest in peace.
Will miss you.