Pacific Jules

Tuesday 6th Dec - Calmer skies and seas

It was quite an electrical storm last night but that brought a change in wind direction so much calmer than recent days. There were still a few big sets and a high tide which meant a long swim in from the point. Some of us opted for the half way option and although the bay was pretty flat, it was a bumpy ride into Shelley with the splash back from the wall.

Tilney, Clare and Deb contemplating where to get in.

Temp has gone down a bit, viz was mostly OK and there were no bities or stingies, always a bonus. Didn't see anything though.

Mary, Georgina and Jo looking very pleased that they swam.

Post swim warm up with avo toast and coffee, enjoyed by humans and dogs (Georgina, Di, Deb and Mary plus Buddy, Holly and Bindi). It was a little chilly on the wall when the sun was hiding.

Enjoy your day.

Amanda

 

Monday 5 December - surf’s up

Happy Monday guys!! 

The sun was out but the surf was big & messy. I still enjoyed my rough swim over with the 6.30am Drinks crew, and thanks so much to Simon for saving me as we swam back (we were definitely getting too close to the rocks there!)

 

19.6 but still felt a little cold. The water quality was murky, as you would expect with such big surf these last few days. 

Some big sets coming through, but ultimately messy & bumpy

 

Welcome back Guy!!! I hope you had a fab holiday 💜

 

Tim, Ghost & Dr Stu heading in for the 7am swim 

Not many keen beans jumping in today! 7am crew 

Dave & Tim doing a post swim jog 

 

Drinks crew farewelling one of their own

 

All in all, a fun morning ☺️

Have a good week everyone! See you all at the B&B Christmas party next Monday. 

Tilly xx 

Friday 2 December 2022 Get up and Get to the Swim

Yes it is warm in bed but get up and get the beach! Hundreds have learned the secret that all you have to do is just get to the beach and then you are glad. People were swimming at 6 and 609 and about a thousand people were swimming at 630 and then different numbers at different times. Please paddlers, runners, a boat, gazing at the horizon and of course the FFF.

Donna and Andrea brightened up my day before their fabulous swim

John said the swim was great. 

Val 

Nature favours the FFF - shady everywhere but for a spot of sun on them. Such a vigorous group

An occasional wave

Like any tribe, the FFFs stick together

Part of the 630 procession. 

 

Make a note in your diary: The min-mermaids are raising funds for turtles. If you take account of their ages and the number of years they have been supporting turtles, it is a very high proportion. Who said maths is not a key life skill

 

Grab a chance - first 6km opportunity tomorrow

SUMMER BADGES

As the Summer swimming season approaches, we look forward to our Summer swim challenges. By popular demand, we have decided to retain the summer challenge and super swimmer badges which were both well-received last summer. This year we will have the following badges:

• Summer Challenge - swim 30 times over summer (1 Dec to 28 Feb), and swim in at least 7 different weeks
• Summer Super Swimmer - swim 50 times over summer

 Three long distance swims are also on offer, all of which earn a badge:

• A 6 km swim will be held every summer Saturday morning (depending on conditions) generally starting at 7 am. The first 6 km swim will be on Saturday 3rd December.
• There will be 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 10 km swim will be on 10th December.
• 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.

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. In order to be eligible for any/all of these badges you must log your swims in i-Log. If you don’t have a log-in, please contact Ian ([email protected]) .