The Threat of Noah's In The Harbour Swims?

Perhaps I should have responded to this before I had my whinge to OS.c about anonymity n prizes.

Until recently I wasn't game enought participate in harbour swims because of the deep water and aggressive nature of Bull Sharks in particular.

But considering all the reportage of last weeks attacks, I reckon the organisers of all events are on notice to keep a vigilant lookout for sharks and well and truly shoe them off with motorised craft. It would only take one attack during a race to have the meeja and probably the pollies get into a tiz and call us a bunch of irresponsible so-and-so's.

So with that comforting thought and the statistical probability of safety in numbers, we've probably never been safer. So I'll be swimming both races at Farm Cove next month. But the "seven miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care" derby is a bit too long for me just yet.

Davo.

Who am I?

Sorry the OS.c,

I thought my name was on display with my other details on my own blog which can be accessed from my follower icon on the left; and successfully so on over 130 occasions since I set it up last month (but sadly no comments yet).

In any case I'm not the only one using a "nom de plume" - present company included!

Regards,

David Love (AKA Davo).

Beer Gorn Walkabout?

Carn OS.c?

there's plenty of us "nominees" who've put our names to our comments to pick a weekly winner of the slab o Squirey's, despite the multitude of "anonymees".

Surely our humble two-blob's worths (dodgy pun fully intended - even if it rules me right out of contention for da beer) are not that devoid of value that you could withold the prize on account of lack of quality like they might do for some poncey architectural gong or sumfin? Or do ya wanna make a skins tournament out of it and jackpot the kitty to next week?

I look forward to your positive and expedient response,

Davo.

A Long Day at Long Bay and Little Bay

The conditions? Bloody tough!

The clubbies and swimmers? Bloody tougher!

The event? Absolute gold!

Thankyou organisers and volunteers, champin' at the bit for next year,

Davo.

Cooks Hill ice cream headache , Nov 23

Congratulations to the Cooks Hill, Dixon Park and Merewether surf club members and their helpers and sponsors for the innaugural Bath2Bar last Sunday.

A little bit rough and a lotta bit cold with a swift little south running sweep in the gutter right at the finish; just the ticket to attract hard core ocean swimmers.'Twas a great well run event. The pack of tough clubbies out with us in the freezing green soup, shepherding us along the course, to savour hot veggie broth at the finish line (in place of the usual isotonic sports drinks); the kero or diesel powered (I'm not sure which) water heater supplying a rack of at least half a dozen continuous hot showers on the beach; the generously served, reasonably priced, and perfectly positioned delivery of freshly barbequed, bacon and egg sangers; it was all rolled gold!

And as I was standing in the freezing cold wind and rain, listening to the motivating spray at the pre-race briefing, contemplating the "oops! I've eaten my iceblock too quickly" headache that was awaiting me shortly after I dive in; I couldn't agree more that we were indeed "making history".

My only suggestion to improve the event in the future, encourage more people to wear wetsuits; thus rendering them inelligible for prizes. Then I may stand a chance of actually winning something.

Cheers
Davo

Wafting schmafting! Get over it.

I reckon I might have been yer man Tamsin. A 43 year old solid sorta bloke, red speedos, not particularly quick but constant, with a penchant for getting around the buoys as quick as poss; doing a bit of a double dolphin kick and an arched back flick around the cans, keeping my head pretty well up to avoid any kicks in the face; and woe betide anyone who should try on any breast stroke in front of me lest I should swim straight over em, or accross them as often is the case; never grabbing hold or deliberately pushing their head under water or anything like that though.

Yes, I did feel a fair bit of finger tip action on the soles of my feet but I'm not that ticklish any more after having kids.

No, I don't really mind heel wafting, it's hardly an infringement of my civil liberties or anything. I dunno why people carry on like it's such a travesty of etiquette. If anything I might even get a little push along out of it. Although if anyone should grab my ankle I might get a little upset.
I'm not really a wafter myself. I prefer clear undisturbed open water and being able to see further than a foot in front of me through the bubbles, and to chart my own course rather than rely on the often flawed navigation of those in front of me.

You've got to be careful wafting coz sometimes swimmers will pull up and do a spot of breast stroke at any stage of the course, not just at the buoys. It may be just to defog or reseat their leaking goggles, or get a quick bearing, but you could quite accidentally end up with a foot square in the face or head.

I'm not one to do that but it happened to me when I was overtaking a girl at fairly close quarters on the back stretch of The Roughy coming into the Icebergs from McKenzies. She was immediately apologetic, which I graciously accepted, but it hurt like hell all the same. And I know of others who've copped it like that too.

Kind regards,

Davo.