Thursday 1 December: Its official…its a cult…

Conspiracy theorists have now confirmed Manly’s Cabbage Tree Bay is the world’s other Bermuda Triangle. When aliens first saw Cabbage Tree Bay from space they recognised the shape as a Triangle . And we now join the faked death of Elvis and the alleged moon landing in annuls of cult infamy. The evidence is as obvious as a crop circle…here’s just some of the evidence:

Why do allegedly sane people get out of a warm bed to dive into a cold ocean, is it the hypnotic charm of our management team below? Is that feasible? Or is it really a cult? Is it cool aid or coffee?

Why young female newbies like these…

get a longer induction than young male newbies like these: are female swimmers more drawn to the cult?

And like the Bermuda Triangle which is a loosely-defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, ours is a loosely defined region in western part of The Tasman Sea. Like most cults we have a sub cult started by Drinksey who lures his acolytes into the water at 630….

Why is the temperature so important? We dive in anyway…and why does John Bond pretend to us a thermometer before guessing the temperature, he is clearly on the alien payroll too. And why is it that the water is warmer than the air temperature but still feels colder? This is just paranormal activity.

In the Bermuda Triangle a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. In our Cabbage Tree Bay a number of goggles, snorkels and fins are also said to have disappeared under strange circumstances. Stanger still is the affect the Bay is having on the compass. The point is moving further south – there was a time when the point was at the point – but the geo-magnetic impact of the triangle is obvious. Swimmers are being drawn south – here’s a view from the point at 705 and not a swimmer in sight before the ‘lets go’…

Meanwhile like most cults there is a romantic element… here members misread BandB for RSVP and use the group as an opportunity for romance…

While other cult members randomly sing traditional folk songs as birthday celebrations and splash water in a strange ritual…

Further evidence on the cult activities…badges and festivals…

Summer Triple Badge

Please don’t forget our Summer Triple badge this summer! If you can’t make the 6 km distance, or want to warm up for the 6 km swim, why not do a triple Manly-Shelly swim any day and you earn a badge (don’t forget to log it on i-log). Due to popular demand, this year you will be able to earn the Summer Triple as well the 6 km badge. Everyone is eligible for two badges in any combination (triple/6km, 6km/10km, triple/10km), so start training!!

23rd Ocean Care Day Festival – This Sun 4 Dec – Manly Beachfront 10.30am – 4.30pm

Fun activities for everyone – seaside scavenge, a touchable ocean lab, live music, roving artists, eco talks and lots of great eco exhibitions and stalls celebrating our oceans and raising awareness about the threats to our oceans.

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Boomerang Bags Manly Launch – 23rd Ocean Care Day Festival

Date: This Sunday 4 Dec @ 12.30pm

Time: 12.30pm

Location: Southern Stage Manly Beachfront (opp Royal Far West)

Join us in the celebrations of launching this exciting initiative into the community of Manly at the 23rd Ocean Care Day Festival.

Boomerang Bags is a bag share initiative driven by our community to reduce single use plastic pollution in our community.

From next week, look out for the bright red boomerang bag boxes located in local businesses throughout Manly’s shopping precinct.

The boxes will be stocked with FREE reusable fabric shopping bags for customers to borrow when they forget to bring their own.

Simple borrow a bag when you need it most and return to a red BB box along with any extras you have at home.

The availability of free reusable bags reduces the amount of plastic materials entering our landfills and waterways and encourages a mentality of re-use in our community.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/905475572932227/

The B&B Christmas calendars are on sale! Grab one for yourself, and many more as stocking fillers!

B&B Christmas Party – don’t miss out – BOOK EARLY

The B & B Christmas Party this year will be held on Tuesday 13^th December at 6.30 pm in the Moonshine Bar (2^nd Floor) at the Steyne Hotel. All swimmers and partners/friends are welcome (no under 18s unfortunately). The theme again this year is simply “Christmas”. So come dressed in your finest Christmas paraphernalia. Lots of fun and dancing are guaranteed, with music by a fantastic rock band “Gluteus Maximus”. The cost is $10 per head, with all proceeds going to the running costs of the B&B. Book HERE now! Don’t miss out on this fun event, numbers are limited.

Summer Badge

Summer Swims 6k and 10k. The 6k swims run on any Saturday during summer from December to February. There is only one 10k swim in each of the months of December, February and March (not in January). The proposed date for the first 10k swim is Saturday 10th December 2016.

Stats

Water Temperature 21.3

Swimmers 197

Newbies 9

Have a fantastic cultish day…

Pete