Pacific Jules

Sunday December 16, 2018

It was a bit bumpy today.

 

 

 

 

Stats:

Swimmers 258

Newbies: Quite a few including Charlie and Michael

Temp: 19.7

Summer Swim Badges

As the Summer long distance swimming season approaches, it seems appropriate to explain what it takes to earn a Summer badge. Three long distance swims are on offer:

• The 6 km swims are held every summer Saturday morning starting with the 7 am swim. The first 6 km swim will be on Saturday 1^st December.
• There is a 10 km swim once a month over summer also starting with the 7 am swim. Dates for these will be announced in the blog. The first will be on December 8th.
• If these swims are too long for you, you can try a Triple Manly to Shelly swim any day during Summer (distance 3.5 km) from 6.30or 7 am.

Please note, Badges will be awarded to swimmers completing any and/or all of the 3 swims at the times and dates stated above and throughout the Summer months. 

You will earn a badge if you complete these swims and log them in iLog. The system will only record authorised 6K or 10K swims that are logged on the appropriate days. Badges will be presented at the Summer Badge Ceremony in March. If you are unsure of the routes and protocols for these swims, please ask at the desk before you swim. When swimming these longer distances, we request that, for safety reasons, you stay with the group. We also request that you do not swim in dangerous conditions. The quest for a little cloth badge is not worth putting your life at risk. Enjoy your swimming.

A getting wet kind of day

Apologies for the lateness of this blog - I've just come back from doing my annual Bronze wet proficiency (with a side trip to the supermarket on the way home).

You can now rest assured that Dee Why is protected for another year, under the benevolent gaze of yours truly and Ian "still a nipper" Nicol

Today is the day we wait all year for - the B&B goggle and cossie sale. It's the day Pauline waits all year for too because she can get them out of her house

 

There were some bargains to be had including this Casio watch. Date looks right, and the time merely needs to be adjusted for daylight saving. If you don't know how to do it, just find an 8 year old; the knowledge is innate in the children.

The Wows catching up

The numbers swell

The NE swell looked a little challenging. Here is Ian dispensing words of wisdom - if you aren't a strong swimmer, Shelley Beach is your best bet.

Freddy is dog of the day today. Here he is accepting some love.

The bolder of us chose the surf entry

while the rest of us headed to the calmer shore

Cath and Louise relishing the opportunity of a leisurely walk and chat

A few chose the half way option - it looked a bit gnarly for me but then I'm not a fan of half way at the best of times

On the way I got the odd arty shot - I don't think I'll ever get tired of the IOS Live functionality, especially long exposure

Shelley

I really wanted to see some fish and did on the Bower side not far from these rocks

Relaxing back on the wall

Those WOWs again

Rainer en famille

And yes there were blueys. Ouch!

This sign makes the surfers happy

Summer Swim Badges

As the Summer long distance swimming season approaches, it seems appropriate to explain what it takes to earn a Summer badge. Three long distance swims are on offer:

• The 6 km swims are held every summer Saturday morning starting with the 7 am swim. The first 6 km swim will be on Saturday 1^st December.
• There is a 10 km swim once a month over summer also starting with the 7 am swim. Dates for these will be announced in the blog. The first will be on December 8th.
• If these swims are too long for you, you can try a Triple Manly to Shelly swim any day during Summer (distance 3.5 km) from 6.30or 7 am.

Please note, Badges will be awarded to swimmers completing any and/or all of the 3 swims at the times and dates stated above and throughout the Summer months. 

You will earn a badge if you complete these swims and log them in iLog. The system will only record authorised 6K or 10K swims that are logged on the appropriate days. Badges will be presented at the Summer Badge Ceremony in March. If you are unsure of the routes and protocols for these swims, please ask at the desk before you swim. When swimming these longer distances, we request that, for safety reasons, you stay with the group. We also request that you do not swim in dangerous conditions. The quest for a little cloth badge is not worth putting your life at risk. Enjoy your swimming.

 

What am I listening to? Lots actually, but this is a tribute to Pete Shelley who we lost at the young age of 63

Have a great day everyone

How about this girl?

Well swimmer of the day has to go to this 8 year old girl who swam all the way to Shelley today. As we waited for the last swimmers to come in, some little arms were spinning around towards us. Congratulations on a great effort!

Bit of swell still around, 20 degrees, but in the bay quiet calm.

Good to see the French National Champion back in Manly for the holidays. He and Caroline have been living in San Francisco. He also got the win today (Bruce caught him at two local pools putting in 5km sets recently!)

Ian.

Espaniolo

Clint.

Newport John

And congratulations to Shelley on 1000kms...

Well isn't Christmas a wonderful time of the year! If you're looking for a service, the church I lead has our carols this Sunday at 4pm and a Christmas Eve service at 4pm both at Stella Maris College - www.manlylife.org

OK - happy birthday Marco, have a great day and see you down at the swim!

Thursday 13th December: Now I imagine crayfish in Cabbage Tree Bay

Grey and bumpy swim this morning, low tide and low vis but still beautiful in its own way as it always is. And it got me thinking about happiness.  You know here's a lot of talk about happiness and its causes. Let's have a look at that and stay  tuned until the end to see how crayfish fit in.

Now there's a huge body of positive psychology research that is shifting us away from repairing and treating the worst human conditions to a greater emphasis on discovering and building upon positive qualities. So we know what happy people do and we can do the same and be happier? Well, maybe. Its a marginal thing because up to 7o% of how you feel is a result of genetics and life conditions. So we are all working with 30% and that's OK with me. And what makes the biggest difference to your 30%? Not money not even swimming fast (sorry A team). It's relationships...quality and quantity. It looks like the B&B has got that covered... great friendships, awesome parenting and long term relationships...

And what else makes us happy? Well it seems having a purpose means a lot, having a sense of meaning and contribution to something bigger than us. And we have lots of people with purpose in our B&B gang.  One that you may not be aware of is Operation Crayweed that Dorset Sutton has announced. 

Its an Initiative to support marine life regeneration with Crayweed restoration in our Cabbage Tree Bay. Now is ready to commence early in the new year. Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) have done a wonderful job to get this restoration work approved by the Department of Primary Industries and expects there will be opportunities for swimmers to assist in the project. Now I must admit when I first heard this news I was only half excited...the really exciting thing about Crayweed is that its what Crayfish eat...

So when we go for a swim we see crayfish in the Bay...yeh. Ask Dorset to find out more  or visit the Operation Crayweed webpage for more details http://www.operationcrayweed.com/. I've asked Dorset to pencil me in as one of the divers but there's lot's of roles so check it out.

Now that's a purpose worth being happy about. 

 

Pete Anthony

Stats*

Swimmers: About 100

Newbies: 2 I noticed

Temperature: Warmish 

(*Note these are approximations only)

Pauline’s Annual Gogglebox Sale

Yes, it’s that time of year again. Every year about this time, Pauline gets sick of all the lost property junking up her car, so she sorts it all out and sells it at bargain prices, just to get rid of it. This year the sale will be next Saturday 15^th December, so get there early to get the best gear. Goggles, swimsuits and other swimming paraphernalia will be on sale from 6.15 am, so if you have lost any gear through the year, come early and buy it back before someone else does. All proceeds from the sale will go to the Royal Far West.

Summer Swim Badges

As the Summer long distance swimming season approaches, it seems appropriate to explain what it takes to earn a Summer badge. Three long distance swims are on offer:

• The 6 km swims are held every summer Saturday morning starting with the 7 am swim. The first 6 km swim will be on Saturday 1^st December.
• There is a 10 km swim once a month over summer also starting with the 7 am swim. Dates for these will be announced in the blog. The first will be on December 8th.
• If these swims are too long for you, you can try a Triple Manly to Shelly swim any day during Summer (distance 3.5 km) from 6.30or 7 am.

Please note, Badges will be awarded to swimmers completing any and/or all of the 3 swims at the times and dates stated above and throughout the Summer months. 

You will earn a badge if you complete these swims and log them in iLog. The system will only record authorised 6K or 10K swims that are logged on the appropriate days. Badges will be presented at the Summer Badge Ceremony in March. If you are unsure of the routes and protocols for these swims, please ask at the desk before you swim. When swimming these longer distances, we request that, for safety reasons, you stay with the group. We also request that you do not swim in dangerous conditions. The quest for a little cloth badge is not worth putting your life at risk. Enjoy your swimming.

12/12/2018 - Dancing at Moonlight...Swimming at Sunlight :-)

Thank you for the blog title David Champion. I'm a bit dusty after the B&B Christmas Party last night so needed some inspiration! Here's a few of us partying away at Henry's Bar, The Steyne. Thanks To Ian, Pauline and John and everyone else who helped to make it such a great night. The dance floor was packed at 10.30pm and most of those still turned up to swim this morning. Good on ya folks!

Sooze, Chris, Sheena and Dave got in to the spirit of things!

As did Roz, Janet, Leisa and Suzy. (These photos are not in order,  you can tell by the inebriated eyes that this was taken later in the night ;-)!

Two gorgeous gals Sophie and Megan

...and here's Shaun pulling one of his beautiful faces with these lovely ladies

Ken was 'on fire' again at this year's party ;-)

Nice to see Stephen and Krystina back with us, (but when will they ever swim again??)

Moonshine Bar has been renovated and is now 'Henrys Bar' and it was a brilliant venue. Thanks to The Steyne for hosting us.

Lots of room for the 200 + people that made it!

Most innovative head gear prize goes to Nicky and Merrilee!

Once again Michele was top bidder for an art work with money raised going to Royal Far West. This is one of Georgina Hart's great, fun, unique and heart-warming paintings.

Sarah, Sue-Marie and John 

Special mention to the amazing band too. Thank you!

Now back to this morning's swim. It was a little cloudy but air temp was 19 and water temp 20.5 degrees and conditions good! Around 250 of us got some well needed 'vitamin sea' after the excesses of Christmas parties and probably 80 or so swam who partied last night! (Some even exceeded the usual B&B bedtime of 9.30pm too!)

Here we have 2 of our 6 newbie swimmers in between Julie. Graham a marine biologist from California and Julie's son Luke.

Quite flat with a gentle wave to wake us up

Loads of Mados and Pomfred around the rocks

The Old Wives in their usual spot...

Alex, Cath and John at Shelly

Great background photo bomb!

Brian, Mike and Michael. Great to see you've ditched the wetsuits!

Kristof and Kristof's father-in-law join the A Team

The water visibility wasn't too bad in places so a few ok photos. (All from today though JK!) Great to see our favourite, the Blue Groper

...and the flash of this purple Goatfish coming around the point

Not a very good pic but it's still lovely to see the Luderick and Blackfish amongst the bright green sea grass as we swim in...

The Diamondfish were in their favourite rocky gorge

Here is Surf Lifesaving champ Merillee post-swim trying our Stephen and Krystina's electric scooter! She looked as if she exceeded the 30 km ph speed limit!

Little Sarah got in the ocean today the first time after her eye op and loved it. Unfortunately Jon and her are off to Honkers early tomorrow so we won't see them until 18th Feb :-( We look forward to seeing you then!

Pauline’s Annual Gogglebox Sale

Yes, it’s that time of year again. Every year about this time, Pauline gets sick of all the lost property junking up her car, so she sorts it all out and sells it at bargain prices, just to get rid of it. This year the sale will be next Saturday 15^th December, so get there early to get the best gear. Goggles, swimsuits and other swimming paraphernalia will be on sale from 6.15 am, so if you have lost any gear through the year, come early and buy it back before someone else does. All proceeds from the sale will go to the Royal Far West.

SUMMER SWIMMING BADGES:
As the Summer long distance swimming season approaches, it seems appropriate to explain what it takes to earn a Summer badge. Three long distance swims are on offer:

• The 6 km swims are held every summer Saturday morning starting with the 7 am swim. The first 6 km swim will be on Saturday 1^st December.
• There is a 10 km swim once a month over summer also starting with the 7 am swim. Dates for these will be announced in the blog. The first will be on December 8th.
• If these swims are too long for you, you can try a Triple Manly to Shelly swim any day during Summer (distance 3.5 km) from 6.30or 7 am.

Please note, Badges will be awarded to swimmers completing any and/or all of the 3 swims at the times and dates stated above and throughout the Summer months. 

You will earn a badge if you complete these swims and log them in iLog. The system will only record authorised 6K or 10K swims that are logged on the appropriate days. Badges will be presented at the Summer Badge Ceremony in March. If you are unsure of the routes and protocols for these swims, please ask at the desk before you swim. When swimming these longer distances, we request that, for safety reasons, you stay with the group. We also request that you do not swim in dangerous conditions. The quest for a little cloth badge is not worth putting your life at risk. Enjoy your swimming.

Have a great day folks!

Lainey

11 December 2018

Beautiful morning for a dry blog, the scenery was wonderful. Walking the swim gives a different perspective...

I found these ladies with Murray...

And Murray, on his last swim before heading to Europe..skiing!

I met David along the way..with his cheeky dogs,

he had already done a double by 7.15 am..

Our benches..

Our wonderful Yoga instructor..

Some of the A-Team, great smiles.

Our B&B Yoga group.

I had a lot of trouble getting this blog loaded & saved..I feel it was something to do with rotating the photos that were sideways, so decided to leave them "as is"

Hope you all have a fabulous day.

Jenny :)

 

Hey wasn't the party great last night!! Thanks Ian & JK and all the helpers. Lainey will cover this in her blog today....

TODAY'S STATS:
Swimmers:  300
Newbies:      10
Temp:          20.4

SUMMER SWIMMING BADGES:
As the Summer long distance swimming season approaches, it seems appropriate to explain what it takes to earn a Summer badge. Three long distance swims are on offer:

• The 6 km swims are held every summer Saturday morning starting with the 7 am swim. The first 6 km swim will be on Saturday 1^st December.
• There is a 10 km swim once a month over summer also starting with the 7 am swim. Dates for these will be announced in the blog. The first will be on December 8th.
• If these swims are too long for you, you can try a Triple Manly to Shelly swim any day during Summer (distance 3.5 km) from 6.30or 7 am.

Please note, Badges will be awarded to swimmers completing any and/or all of the 3 swims at the times and dates stated above and throughout the Summer months. 

You will earn a badge if you complete these swims and log them in iLog. The system will only record authorised 6K or 10K swims that are logged on the appropriate days. Badges will be presented at the Summer Badge Ceremony in March. If you are unsure of the routes and protocols for these swims, please ask at the desk before you swim. When swimming these longer distances, we request that, for safety reasons, you stay with the group. We also request that you do not swim in dangerous conditions. The quest for a little cloth badge is not worth putting your life at risk. Enjoy your swimming.

    

B&B Fundraising Christmas Party:
Please book early for the B & B Christmas Party, which will be held on Tuesday 11^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 is simply “Christmas”, so come dressed in your finest Christmas paraphernalia. The music this year will again be provided by the band, “Gluteus Maximus”, who play two types of music, Rock and Roll! The cost is $15 per head, with all proceeds going to the running costs of the B&B. Book now! Don’t miss out on this fun event, as numbers are limited. Book HERE now!

On the night, Royal Far West will be running a monster raffle and auction. Last year, this raised over $4000 for their important programs for disadvantaged kids. There will be fantastic items up for grabs, so be prepared to bid hard. Royal Far West have requested if you have any valuable items to donate for the auction or raffle, that you contact Desiree (desireec@royalfarwest.org.au), who will be co-ordinating the event for RFW.

Bold and Beautiful is owned and operated by Bold and Beautiful Swim Squad Pty Ltd

Beautiful morning for a dry blog, the scenery was wonderful. Walking the swim gives a different perspective...

I found these ladies with Murray...

And Murray, on his last swim before heading to Europe..skiing!

I met David along the way..with his cheeky dogs,

he had already done a double by 7.15 am..

Our benches..

Our wonderful Yoga instructor..

Some of the A-Team, great smiles.

Our B&B Yoga group.

I had a lot of trouble getting this blog loaded & saved..I feel it was something to do with rotating the photos that were sideways, so decided to leave them "as is"

Hope you all have a fabulous day.

Jenny :)

 

Hey wasn't the party great last night!! Thanks Ian & JK and all the helpers. Lainey will cover this in her blog today....

TODAY'S STATS:
Swimmers:  300
Newbies:      10
Temp:          20.4

SUMMER SWIMMING BADGES:
As the Summer long distance swimming season approaches, it seems appropriate to explain what it takes to earn a Summer badge. Three long distance swims are on offer:

• The 6 km swims are held every summer Saturday morning starting with the 7 am swim. The first 6 km swim will be on Saturday 1^st December.
• There is a 10 km swim once a month over summer also starting with the 7 am swim. Dates for these will be announced in the blog. The first will be on December 8th.
• If these swims are too long for you, you can try a Triple Manly to Shelly swim any day during Summer (distance 3.5 km) from 6.30or 7 am.

Please note, Badges will be awarded to swimmers completing any and/or all of the 3 swims at the times and dates stated above and throughout the Summer months. 

You will earn a badge if you complete these swims and log them in iLog. The system will only record authorised 6K or 10K swims that are logged on the appropriate days. Badges will be presented at the Summer Badge Ceremony in March. If you are unsure of the routes and protocols for these swims, please ask at the desk before you swim. When swimming these longer distances, we request that, for safety reasons, you stay with the group. We also request that you do not swim in dangerous conditions. The quest for a little cloth badge is not worth putting your life at risk. Enjoy your swimming.

    

B&B Fundraising Christmas Party:
Please book early for the B & B Christmas Party, which will be held on Tuesday 11^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 is simply “Christmas”, so come dressed in your finest Christmas paraphernalia. The music this year will again be provided by the band, “Gluteus Maximus”, who play two types of music, Rock and Roll! The cost is $15 per head, with all proceeds going to the running costs of the B&B. Book now! Don’t miss out on this fun event, as numbers are limited. Book HERE now!

On the night, Royal Far West will be running a monster raffle and auction. Last year, this raised over $4000 for their important programs for disadvantaged kids. There will be fantastic items up for grabs, so be prepared to bid hard. Royal Far West have requested if you have any valuable items to donate for the auction or raffle, that you contact Desiree (desireec@royalfarwest.org.au), who will be co-ordinating the event for RFW.

Monday 10th December 2018 - Rusty turns 3000

 

3000 kms for Rusty

 

Sarah, Murray & Emily from QLD.

Roger in his element.

 

Hasko stretching.

 

We run Manly @ 5:39am.

 

Mel, Richard & Jo @5:40.

 

Board session today.

 

Too rough for skis.

 

Matt with mate.

 

Newbie Sam.

 

From the balcony.

Matt bleached his hair while sailing from Sydney to Cape Town.

 

Eric & Mary.

 

 

Yesterday’s big surf inspired Roger:

 

20 degrees C

a few newbies

159 plus swimmers

 

Have a great week ahead

Simon

 

 

 

09/12/2018 - Anticlockwise

The persistent NE wind continues to serve up a rather interesting mix of big swell and strong rips in the southern corner. So management had a clear message for the 330 swimmers this morning:

If you're not 100% sure, walk to Shelly and do an anticlockwise round-trip to the point and back:

Surprisingly, despite JK's notorious lack of authority, many swimmers followed his guidance this morning and went on a leisurely walk towards Shelly.

Others were up for the adventure and headed straight down the ramp:

Lainey is keeping Freddie on a long leash these days:

Entering from the surf beach was a bit of a lottery this morning - some people had an easy way out, while others had to fight big sets:

Things you see on Marine Parade.. Drew and Sarah:

Richard :

Sarah (again!), Jim, Justus, and Errol:

Lessons in entering at Halfway:

#1 - Pose for a photograph..

#1 - Walk elegantly over the rocks..

#3 - Hesitate for a moment..

#4 Swim!

More encounters on the way to Shelly - Marine Parade just kept on giving this morning:

Matt's back for a pit stop:

Michael told me he had an easy way out through the surf - no duck diving required:

Brad showing off his new goggles:

The Royals:

Encounters during my anticlockwise swim:

Overall, a fun swim..  Peta gave it a 9 out of 10:

Finishing the morning at Manly Wine:

Gotta run! Have a great Sunday. Stay safe. Be nice to each other..  Lips x

TODAY'S STATS:
Swimmers:  330
Newbies:      19
Temp:          19.7

SUMMER SWIMMING BADGES:
As the Summer long distance swimming season approaches, it seems appropriate to explain what it takes to earn a Summer badge. Three long distance swims are on offer:

• The 6 km swims are held every summer Saturday morning starting with the 7 am swim. The first 6 km swim will be on Saturday 1^st December.
• There is a 10 km swim once a month over summer also starting with the 7 am swim. Dates for these will be announced in the blog. The first will be on December 8th.
• If these swims are too long for you, you can try a Triple Manly to Shelly swim any day during Summer (distance 3.5 km) from 6.30or 7 am.

Please note, Badges will be awarded to swimmers completing any and/or all of the 3 swims at the times and dates stated above and throughout the Summer months. 

You will earn a badge if you complete these swims and log them in iLog. The system will only record authorised 6K or 10K swims that are logged on the appropriate days. Badges will be presented at the Summer Badge Ceremony in March. If you are unsure of the routes and protocols for these swims, please ask at the desk before you swim. When swimming these longer distances, we request that, for safety reasons, you stay with the group. We also request that you do not swim in dangerous conditions. The quest for a little cloth badge is not worth putting your life at risk. Enjoy your swimming.

    

B&B Fundraising Christmas Party:
Please book early for the B & B Christmas Party, which will be held on Tuesday 11^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 is simply “Christmas”, so come dressed in your finest Christmas paraphernalia. The music this year will again be provided by the band, “Gluteus Maximus”, who play two types of music, Rock and Roll! The cost is $15 per head, with all proceeds going to the running costs of the B&B. Book now! Don’t miss out on this fun event, as numbers are limited. Book HERE now!

On the night, Royal Far West will be running a monster raffle and auction. Last year, this raised over $4000 for their important programs for disadvantaged kids. There will be fantastic items up for grabs, so be prepared to bid hard. Royal Far West have requested if you have any valuable items to donate for the auction or raffle, that you contact Desiree (desireec@royalfarwest.org.au), who will be co-ordinating the event for RFW.

Rough and ready

There was a strong looking surf today with waves and wind all over the place. Some early swimmers only had a paddle at Manly beach and some returned via the walkway. That's always a sign that the regular 7am group needs to consider options. A big group gathered today at the club and pondered endlessly until John gave the talk " the only safe option is to enter at Shelly Beach", which most people did.

Weed and waves-

As I walked around to Shelley I followed this couple, holding hands and walking step for step together:

Eva, one of the newbies:

The group deciding when to start:

A couple of blokes gave me advice, focus on breathing and nothing else in the washing machine bay

Belinda had her 500km arch at Shelley , congrats!

I saw a really cute blue bottle at Shelley after my swim, tiny!

Lisa swam with her children today, here she is with Georgie

Anne is swimming in Forster with the turtles, from the sounds of that group I should be up there

 

Stats from todays' swim:

310 swimmers, 22 new people, temperature 20.2.

Notices:

B&B SWIMMING MERCHANDISE CHRISTMAS UPDATE:

Looking for a gift for your loved ones for Christmas?? Why not order some B&B merchandise? We have everything from B&B Budgy Smugglers to shirts, jackets and caps. Visit the store HEREto order. Shipping usually takes up to two weeks, so avoid disappointment and don’t leave it until the last minute. We also have the very distinctive B&B towels which are available from the Budgy Smuggler store at 1A/22 Darley Rd, Manly or ONLINE.

 

SUMMER SWIMMING BADGES

 

As the Summer long distance swimming season approaches, it seems appropriate to explain what it takes to earn a Summer badge. Three long distance swims are on offer:

 

·         The 6 km swims are held every summer Saturday morning starting with the 7 am swim. The first 6 km swim will be on Saturday 1^stDecember.

·         There is a 10 km swim once a month over summer also starting with the 7 am swim. Dates for these will be announced in the blog. The first will be on December 8th.

·         If these swims are too long for you, you can try a Triple Manly to Shelly swim any day during Summer (distance 3.5 km) from 6.30 or 7 am.

 

Please note, Badges will be awarded to swimmers completing any and/or all of the 3 swims at the times and dates stated above and throughout the Summer months.

You will earn a badge if you complete these swims and log them in iLog. The system will only record authorised 6K or 10K swims that are logged on the appropriate days. Badges will be presented at the Summer Badge Ceremony in March. If you are unsure of the routes and protocols for these swims, please ask at the desk before you swim. When swimming these longer distances, we request that, for safety reasons, you stay with the group. We also request that you do not swim in dangerous conditions. The quest for a little cloth badge is not worth putting your life at risk. Enjoy your swimming.

 

 

Join us for our last beach clean of the year - Clear tides Christmas clean ! 

Sunday 16th December 
9am 
Help us clean up the beautiful cabbage tree bay 

We have an amazing day planned including free brunch, kids face painting, a raffle draw and more!! 

Come down, help us clean up the bay and then join us as we celebrate an amazing year of Clear tides organisation!

 

have a great weekend everyone, Edwina.

 

 

 

Friday 7th December

Welcome to the end of the week everyone. And then start some of the organising for Christmas: all the shops are getting busy, roads and traffic are going haywire and presents need to be bought. Just 2.5 weeks left.
The sky was a bit grey and cloud today, seaweed still piled up on the sand and surf was up too. A lovely little bumpy swim didnt' stop some doing their doubles and triples however.

Leonie shared this photo from her walk along the beach yesterday and Alex reported seeing a blue bottle in the bay today. beware! They're around.

I caught up with Nat and Antoinette briefly as they finished their walk:

Annie on the right is collecting bags of goodies for a womens refuge, come and see her for details:

Sam was one of our new swimmers today:

Trees were being culled today, made for a tricky crawl to halfway:


I found Peta jumping for joy as school holidays means she had time off work

Quick snap before hitting the waves:

There was quite a bit of muck and yuck to swim through:

Then I found this gorgeous Wobbie desperate to hide from me, straight into the seaweed:

Happy smiles post swim:


Lovely Katrina and Ingrid giving Polly a rest in the sun:


Temp was 20.5, 350 total swimmers and 12 newbies.

B&B SWIMMING MERCHANDISE CHRISTMAS UPDATE:
Looking for a gift for your loved ones for Christmas?? Why not order some B&B merchandise? We have everything from B&B Budgy Smugglers to shirts, jackets and caps. Visit the store HEREto order. Shipping usually takes up to two weeks, so avoid disappointment and don’t leave it until the last minute. We also have the very distinctive B&B towels which are available from the Budgy Smuggler store at 1A/22 Darley Rd, Manly or ONLINE.

SUMMER SWIMMING BADGES

As the Summer long distance swimming season approaches, it seems appropriate to explain what it takes to earn a Summer badge. Three long distance swims are on offer:

· The 6 km swims are held every summer Saturday morning starting with the 7 am swim. The first 6 km swim will be on Saturday 1stDecember.
· There is a 10 km swim once a month over summer also starting with the 7 am swim. Dates for these will be announced in the blog. The first will be on December 8th.
· If these swims are too long for you, you can try a Triple Manly to Shelly swim any day during Summer (distance 3.5 km) from 6.30 or 7 am.

Please note, Badges will be awarded to swimmers completing any and/or all of the 3 swims at the times and dates stated above and throughout the Summer months.
You will earn a badge if you complete these swims and log them in iLog. The system will only record authorised 6K or 10K swims that are logged on the appropriate days. Badges will be presented at the Summer Badge Ceremony in March. If you are unsure of the routes and protocols for these swims, please ask at the desk before you swim. When swimming these longer distances, we request that, for safety reasons, you stay with the group. We also request that you do not swim in dangerous conditions. The quest for a little cloth badge is not worth putting your life at risk. Enjoy your swimming.

Edwina