The Blue Lakes are calling - some of uss!

Good morning everyone,

For those heading down to Rotovegus for the Blue Lakes swim – have a safe journey, below is the timetable of events on the day.

Timetable: Fri 17 Feb	6.30 - 8.30pm	Swim Pack Pick Up at Rotorua Wake & Ski Club (716 - 728 Tarawera Road, Blue Lake)
Event Day - Sat 18 Feb	10.50am	3.5km 'I'm Going Long' Compulsory Event Briefing
Event Day - Sat 18 Feb	11.00am	3.5km 'I'm Going Long' Event Start (8 wave starts approx 45 secs apart)
Event Day - Sat 18 Feb	1.15pm	3.5km 'I'm Going Long' Event Cut Off Time (2hrs+10mins after last wave starts)
Event Day - Sat 18 Feb	1.20pm	200m 'Ocean Kids' Compulsory Event Briefing
Event Day - Sat 18 Feb	1.30pm	200m 'Ocean Kids' Event Start (3 wave starts approx 30 secs apart)
Event Day - Sat 18 Feb	1.40pm	500m 'Give it a Go' and 1000m 'Step it Up' Compulsory Event Briefing
Event Day - Sat 18 Feb	1.45pm	1000m 'Step it Up' Event Start (3 wave starts approx 45 secs apart)
Event Day - Sat 18 Feb	1.47pm	500m 'Give it a Go' Event Start (2 wave starts approx 45 secs apart)
Event Day - Sat 18 Feb	2.50pm	Prize Giving Starts

The remains will be swimming as usual at Takapuna 8.00am, not sure whether I’ll get over this weekend???
Next swimming event is the:-

Chelsea Swim

This for many is Auckland’s REAL iconic swim (aye Peter J?)

Details

Sponsored by Chelsea, this is your first real open water swim across the Harbour. Afterwards you can picnic in the grounds of the Chelsea sugar refinery

When and where
Date: Sunday 26 February 2017  

Assemble: 6:15 am Pt Erin Park (by the Pool), Herne Bay
Start time: 7:30 am
Tide: 8:09 am
Nominal cut-off time: 1.5 hrs

Prize giving: Chelsea refinery, 60 Colonial Road, Birkenhead

The course

From Masefield Beach (bottom of Curran St) to the Chelsea Sugar Refinery. Total distance is 2.4Km

If anyone knows of swims happening around the area, i.e. not major sponsored swims let me know so I can circulate.

Well that’s it for this week, swim well everyone.
Xok
Kevin Hudson l Summer-blogger; TAMS & Toilet Blockers ocean sea lovers l
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