A kinda rainy glaze met us this morning but knowing that meant warmer water put a skip in our step on the way to the beach.
With a gentle .5 meter south easterly swell pushing quietly round the point and a forecast of smaller swell for the next few days and not a Jimble to be seen, if ever you were thinking a double , triple or quad, this week is the time to get on that train.
We should see the north easterly push up by Thursday but even then it will be weak.
Its was 5 to 7 on a Tuesday as the regular crowd shuffled in.
The shuffle to the point was a tad murky but that meant the sharks couldnt see us either so there was a general malaise about the group.
Some went early and wondered if the group was even coming.
Today according to management we had 237 swimmers. Though on approach to Shelley it was looking a little lighter.
You can always count on a demure photobomb from Jim and Rainer.
After a relaxed , no chop return we hit the shallows and headed back to work.
Have a great week everyone and spare a thought for Gayle Mcknight who is in recovery with bruises after a class of commando rolls from a great height.
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.
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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 13th December at 6.30 pm in the Moonshine Bar (2nd 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 focus
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.
One comment
Edwina
January 3, 2017 at 1:59 pm
Oh gayle you poor thing, at least you had a smile on your face. Hope the nice conditions stay for a bit 🙏