Open Water Swimming

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Red Squirrel Nov 2024 3:46pm, 8 Nov 2024 24,664 posts	0 Red Squirrel Congrats Mother T!! Today I had a wee solo dip at Findhorn - only a short swim-around. Lovely day though, so warmed up nicely afterwards. I have a Rapanui towelling dry robe and I went for a little walk in it to dry off after slipping off my cozzy. Had a chat with someone on the beach who recommended a quiet sandy beach close by through a forest path, where she’s sometimes in with seals.
LindsD Nov 2024 4:10pm, 8 Nov 2024 70,868 posts	0 LindsD Nice. I've been in the lake today. 11.7 deg. Hat and boots, no gloves (wetsuit). Took me a long time to get warm but I was doing chatty breaststroking for part of it.
TheScribbler Nov 2024 7:23am, 9 Nov 2024 6,396 posts	0 TheScribbler I’m going to sea dip and beach sauna on Tuesday. Very excited about it!
LindsD Nov 2024 7:47am, 9 Nov 2024 70,890 posts	0 LindsD Ooh nice
Red Squirrel Nov 2024 11:27am, 9 Nov 2024 24,667 posts	0 Red Squirrel Ooh that sounds exciting Scribbler. There’s a portable sauna in Findhorn. I think it’s about £15 a time tho’.
flip Nov 2024 12:42pm, 10 Nov 2024 6,133 posts	0 flip Well done , that sounds a fab adventure . Mother T wrote:I just swam from under the Golden Gate Bridge to Alcatraz. 5k swim in 49 minutes…I mean the current is pretty epic! And it was amazing to share this with Porpoises, Seals, Sea Lions and big arse container ships too! Also, the location is utterly epic. The water was around 14 degrees about half of what it was in Hawai’i. There is a 21 mile swim from outside to inside the bay here. I feel another trip incoming back to San Fran. The water is my extreme happy place, and safely done with the Pacific Open Water Swim Co.
flip Nov 2024 12:43pm, 10 Nov 2024 6,134 posts	0 flip I've been looking at some of these sauna and dips . They seem to be popping up alongside a few beaches i'd like ot Visit . I may do a tour ! TheScribbler wrote:I’m going to sea dip and beach sauna on Tuesday. Very excited about it!
halfpint Nov 2024 2:26pm, 10 Nov 2024 41,816 posts	0 halfpint Arisaig one is nice Flip.
flip Nov 2024 11:07pm, 10 Nov 2024 6,135 posts	0 flip halfpint wrote:Arisaig one is nice Flip. and my favouite place in the world HP . I didn't know there was one there tbh but i'll add it to the map !
TheScribbler Nov 2024 10:37am, 11 Nov 2024 6,397 posts	0 TheScribbler I’ll report back. I know of one at Cullercoats and King Edward’s Bay here @flip. I believe there are others further up the coast too. I’ll be dipping at King Eddie’s