While the seas today were a little lumpy and there was a great rip by the surf club to make for a quick exit out of Manly, today we had other reasons to celebrate, the birthday of one of Bold and Beautiful's favourites.
Sophie bought down her beautiful family to celebrate and her son Jack even ventured out on his boogie board while Sophie swam with the 7 o'clockers to Shelly Beach.
One of the Bold and Beautiful's birthday celebrations is a bit of a splash from the crew at Shelly Beach and Sophie and Jack certainly got that.
There was plenty of discussion this morning pre swim about the weekend's pending surf. It is likely to big so swimmers are reminded to swim within their ability and if it is rough there is no shame swimming from half way or Shelly Beach.
Another two of our favourites Annie and Edwina catching up pre swim.
There were some nice sets close to Manly which made for some great wave jumping shots.
Till next time have a great one - I will because I started the day with a swim.
Management notices:
Water temp: 21.4
Newbies: 2
Total swimmers: 114
Notices:
The Monthly Dinner– 12th March 2019 – Guest Speaker
The first B&B monthly dinner for the year will be held on Tuesday 12th February at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. Our guest on the night will be Helen Pitt, a Sydney Morning Herald journalist who won the 2018 Walkley Book Award for her book The House, the dramatic story of the Sydney Opera House. In 2016, she wrote a story about the Bold and Beautiful swim club, which is where she met veteran B&B swimmer Wilf Deck, a former Opera House engineer with Arup’s who features in the book. Helen will talk about the book and will have copies for sale on the night.
Please book early for this event as it is sure to be popular. The cost of the dinner is great value at only $25 a head, which includes shared entrees, and a selection of mains to choose from (including a vegetarian option). Glasses of beer or wine and desserts are also available at the special price of only $5 each. Numbers are limited, so bookings are essential: To avoid disappointment and secure your spot please book at www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/bb-bluewater-monthly-dinner.html.
Redevelopment of Manly Surf Club
Alex Prendergast is the B&B representative on the steering committee overseeing the proposed redevelopment of the surf club. Alex has been asked to canvass the opinion of the B&B membership regarding improvements that we see would be beneficial to our group. So, now is your chance to have a say in this matter. If you have any suggestions, regarding the development can you please send them to Alex at [email protected].
DRUM LINES AT MANLY
SMART (Shark Management Alert in Real Time) drumlines will be trialled off Sydney beaches from Barrenjoey to Newport and from Dee Why to Manly as part of a three month trial.
From 10 February to 12 May 2019, 20 SMART drumlines will be trialled at Palm, Whale, Avalon, Bilgola, Newport, Manly, Queenscliff, Freshwater, Curl Curl and Dee Why beaches near existing shark nets.
This technology has achieved strong results on both the North and South Coast and will now be tested at some of the State’s most popular beaches. There is no intention to remove shark nets from Sydney, Wollongong or Newcastle beaches.
SMART drumlines allow contractors to humanely and safely catch sharks, tag them and then relocate them away from swimmers and surfers before releasing them. When a tagged shark is detected, the community is instantly alerted through the SharkSmart App and Twitter feeds.Watch the SMART drumline video
The drumlines will be set 500 metres offshore every morning (weather permitting) and collected at the end of each day. They consist of two buoys and a satellite-linked communications unit, which is attached to a hook baited with a single mullet.
DPI will host a series of community drop-in stands at trial beaches today and in the coming weeks to speak with locals about how SMART drumlines operate and share results from previous trials.
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