tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post1221670136929291245..comments2023-04-12T21:24:00.725+10:00Comments on oceanswims: Magic at Malabar, Half Moon in Vic, full moons at Cobblersos.chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297851922614890368noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-62115476630482917702013-02-21T09:36:15.200+11:002013-02-21T09:36:15.200+11:00From an environmental point of view I'm disapp...From an environmental point of view I'm disappointed by any balloons being released (or attahced to buoys) above and close to the ocean as the will kill our wondrous marine life. I though understand the sentimet attached to the feeling of a 'sprit in the sky. But there are other ways to celebrate a departed one There was a time before balloons... IF we want to keep on swimming in this Angela van Boxtelhttp://www.angelavanboxtel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-40445128955053094172013-02-20T19:57:29.803+11:002013-02-20T19:57:29.803+11:00Swam at Malabar and enjoyed the day. Good to see t...Swam at Malabar and enjoyed the day. Good to see the organisers had the sense to have a water start to take into account the lack of sand at the edge. Also impressed with the balloons on the markers out the back which made them so much easier to spot from the water. <br /> Loved watching a couple striding hand in hand over the finish line in the two km race.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-34918095498081301942013-02-20T19:53:56.745+11:002013-02-20T19:53:56.745+11:00Swam at Malabar and was impressed with the water s...Swam at Malabar and was impressed with the water start to take into account the lack of sand at the shoreline. Also liked the balloons on top of the markers out the back: made it so easy to see all the way out.<br /><br />Good to see our swimming community can support two charity swims on the same day.<br /><br />Will have my blog up in a few days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-47781326582695636622013-02-19T14:17:23.883+11:002013-02-19T14:17:23.883+11:00Malabar: Firstly, what an enjoyable morning! It&...Malabar: Firstly, what an enjoyable morning! It's far enough away from everywhere to have a nice, laid back feel. The ease of parking certainly helps. And Malabar offers something different to most other oceanswims... With the protection of Long Bay, there's no surf and the water is really calm, so you can concentrate on your stroke and swim a nice straight line to each buoy. robsalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685096723647639784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-58179440607326220232013-02-18T14:57:22.885+11:002013-02-18T14:57:22.885+11:00There was a fair bit a slack in the bouy ropes whi...There was a fair bit a slack in the bouy ropes which could easily have knocked 50 metres off the course as they were all drifting southNeil McLennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128227075522162156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-50846179899968939632013-02-18T12:12:38.792+11:002013-02-18T12:12:38.792+11:00Our GPS-in-a-plastic-bag measured the shorter swim...Our GPS-in-a-plastic-bag measured the shorter swim at 1.01km and the longer at 2.17km, although we agree the winner's time makes it look somewhat shorter than 1km. GPS gadgets aren't completely accurate.os.chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00297851922614890368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-75917051415306651642013-02-18T12:06:19.382+11:002013-02-18T12:06:19.382+11:00Winner at malabar did 10'30 which puts it at a...Winner at malabar did 10'30 which puts it at about 900m with the benefit of the calmer water. I reckon the longer swim was a couple of hundred metres off full distance too, but it was choppy enough out the back that any assistance was not unwelcomeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-31731315734395402392013-02-18T09:02:22.676+11:002013-02-18T09:02:22.676+11:00Has there been any GPS reads on the 1km distance a...Has there been any GPS reads on the 1km distance at Malabar yesterday? Times seem very fast. Maybe I just had a good day, not convinced though!Bleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733720787680516401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-34866236994271316482013-02-17T20:34:09.656+11:002013-02-17T20:34:09.656+11:00Tons of fruit, sports drinks by the crate load and...Tons of fruit, sports drinks by the crate load and goodwill all around-all for $40. Compared to the mean, money grab, and soulless Cole, today epitomized what true ocean swimming is all about. Loved it. Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-76640082516317796602013-02-17T18:26:14.949+11:002013-02-17T18:26:14.949+11:00Yes beauts at Malabar today. Only swim I can think...Yes beauts at Malabar today. Only swim I can think of where you can see both the starting 1km and finishing 1km - each in a straight line from the beach. <br /><br />The fruit and band were great too. I struggled to get through the rather generous full litre of red water we were presented with at the end, but at least it was good to wash out my ears, and I gave myself a pat on the back in any Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-59261255320168026382013-02-17T17:41:54.659+11:002013-02-17T17:41:54.659+11:00Yes, I did the Nudie. It was a wonderful swim but ...Yes, I did the Nudie. It was a wonderful swim but the event was badly organised. It was a ticket only event so we had tickets with bar codes. After waiting for quite a while in the queue we had our tickets scanned, Then we had to go to another queue to get our names ticked off, organsed by first name(?!). Meanwhile those who signed up on the day went straight through. That all took a long while Lindy Woodrownoreply@blogger.com