A chilly 8 degrees outside and a fairly reasonable (for Winter) 19 degrees in the water, but nonetheless I was very happy to get out after half an hour. With that in mind, it’s worth revisiting yesterday’s blog/news and giving a massive shout out to Michael Tey, who spent eight straight hours, during the night (12am – 8am) swimming the Manly to Shelly route, to raise money for Lifeline. Help him reach his $35K target by donating here.
A beautiful still Sunday morning, with good numbers out in force to take on the ocean.
The organised ones… getting a head start
Admin… almost twice as warm in as out
All these people said ‘no’ to a Sunday sleep in (still blows my mind)
A huge congratulations to Thinh and Guy (below) who got engaged this week. Seems that B&B ‘therapy’ swims unlock all the world’s love <3
These guys couldn’t work out if their collective name was the ‘A team’ or the ‘B team’ – we’ll settle on the former and commend them on their modesty
Excellent bed hair guys (seriously!)
Human silhouettes and danger signs
This pic is my fav… they ‘accidentally’ posed over the totes that said “happiness is the make up” , and judging by this gorgeous photo, clearly it’s true 😉
A dog of any sort improves a day by at least 50%, an -oodle dog improves it by a good 70%.
pre-swim posing…
That one guy going the wrong way… too cold for him (?) more sea for us 🙂
Dawdling
Ahhh so pretty
Look at those fine shapes
AND RIGHT HERE GOES ALL THE PICS THAT ARE ON THE WATERPROOF CAMERA SD CARD THAT I COULDN’T ACCESS (INCLUDING A REALLY BIG BLUE GROPER). I HAVE TO GO TO MY NIECE’S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY SO WILL CONTINUE MY MISSION TO EXTRACT SAID PHOTOS LATER TODAY.
The art of modestly removing togs in public. They nailing it (as do most of the B&B crew)
Supplying free hot water showers sure makes you popular with the ladies…
This is Martin. Someone tried to tell me he was a tart – didn’t believe them for a second.
I guess it’s relative though… cause this is me. using an empty bottle of semillon to poor hot water over my head.
Have a great Sunday!
Peace out,
Hats xx
Stats: 219 swimmers, 6 newbies, water temp 19.4
Important notice! TRIVIA NIGHT 2017
Note from Management: to clear up any confusion, the 2017 Quiz Night is not a B&B event. It is an event run outside of B&B by two B&B members, Roz Beaver and Elaine De Jager to support Dr. Rays charity. The normal B&B quiz night will be held next year in 2018.
Most years we have a highly attended, memorable and much loved Trivia Night at The Steyne Hotel. This year’s is on 18th July at 6.30pm with a great meal, John Kelly’s wit and charm in comparing the trivia, lots of fun and merriment. The theme is ‘Nautical’ or rather ‘Naughty- cal’!!! (Think saucy pirate wenches, Johnny Depp take-offs, sexy sailors, mermaids and mermen. You could even come as a randy Cuttlefish!) It’s only $30 per person and you can book a table with friends or we can sort you out with lovely swimmers on a friendly table. There will be raffles, prizes, silent auction so if you please have anything you can contribute please let Roz Beaver, Janet Franks or myself know. We already have Sydney Sail days donated, nights at Whale Beach B&B, original artworks, signed sports jerseys, mounted marine life photos and would appreciate anything you can offer! We are raising money for Dr Ray’s charity Australians for Women’s Health which desperately needs a women’s hospital built in the poorest part of Nepal.
Roz has been working tirelessly to get the ticket booking system up and running so click on this link to book.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Get your B&B kit
New B&B merchandise available via the link: http://www.
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If you need silicon caps or discount cards as a swimmer, see Ian or John at the desk before your swim!
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Badge info:
The winter swimming season runs from 1 June to 31 August, and to qualify for your winter badge, you must:
swim at least 20 times during this period
swim in at least 7 different weeks
log your swims
To qualify for the WWW badge (winter without wetsuit) you must complete all of the above without wearing a wetsuit or any other form of bodily thermal enhancement (don’t forget to check the “without wetsuit” button on the log in screen). Why not give it a try?
10 comments
Lesbubs
June 25, 2017 at 12:25 pm
Love your sign off pic Hats!!
I wasn’t strangling Alfie the Oodle.. just hold him back from Licking me to death 😂😂😜😜 see his tongue is all ready for action! This puppy needs to meet Lyndal’s Poppet .. they are so alike! 😊😊
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JK
June 25, 2017 at 2:18 pm
Nice job Hats, caught me in the shower….
Paul
June 25, 2017 at 2:25 pm
Found Anne’s gorgeous little Striped Catfish (as featured in yesterday’s blog) hanging out in deep water between the point and the boulders. Sydney is the southern limit of their east coast distribution, so we’re lucky to have him around. Very cute!
Elizabeth Stewart
June 25, 2017 at 3:13 pm
Super blog.
DWSS
June 25, 2017 at 3:58 pm
Great Blog Hats!!!
Hats
June 25, 2017 at 7:33 pm
I think that would be one of the better forms of death 🙂 I am next level dog clucky – most dogs will do haha
Hats
June 25, 2017 at 7:33 pm
Haha yes… you’re welcome 🙂
Hats
June 25, 2017 at 7:35 pm
Oh nice one Paul! Pretty amazing what lies below. Today was the first day I actually saw the underwater show… usually swim too wide. Will watch out for the catfish although it might be a while until my next swim haha (not a fan of the cold)
Hats
June 25, 2017 at 7:37 pm
Thank you Elizabeth! Could have turbo charged it with those extra waterproof camera pics, but my computer just said no 🙁 will nail it next time. Hx
Hats
June 25, 2017 at 7:37 pm
Cheers Shaun! Missed you this morn x