Doing the Alcatraz SharkFest Saturday. I've done two OW swim tris, and a bunch of OW training in the last few weeks. Any Alcatraz-specific advice re: sighting, when to get off the ferry, etc??
Chris
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Originally posted by Brian Stack
Both clubs are open to the public on alternating weekdays, I think the fee for club day use is $6.50, or it was last time I dropped in. There are always members hanging around both clubs, and they're always willing to tell you what's great about their club and not so great about the other one. I have swimmers that are members of both clubs, and everybody's happy. The clubs usually combine on several events every year and they usually have an Alcatraz Swim open to Pacific Masters members. The relationship between clubs is genial, they even have a connecting hallway. After swims it's not unusual to find memebers in each others sauna too.
There's an amazing living history of Bay Swimming at those clubs, pick one!
See Ya
Brian
I agree with Brian (remember, I was born, raised and blah blah blah in Berkeley)... both clubs are really nice, and plum full of nice people. You might want to try a day entry and swim at each one, just to check it out.
Something about open-water swimming makes us into really nice people.... or is it that really nice people choose open-water swimming as a sport?? :D
wet hugs from the Med!!
Mary
Originally posted by Brian Stack
Both clubs are open to the public on alternating weekdays, I think the fee for club day use is $6.50, or it was last time I dropped in. There are always members hanging around both clubs, and they're always willing to tell you what's great about their club and not so great about the other one. I have swimmers that are members of both clubs, and everybody's happy. The clubs usually combine on several events every year and they usually have an Alcatraz Swim open to Pacific Masters members. The relationship between clubs is genial, they even have a connecting hallway. After swims it's not unusual to find memebers in each others sauna too.
There's an amazing living history of Bay Swimming at those clubs, pick one!
See Ya
Brian
I agree with Brian (remember, I was born, raised and blah blah blah in Berkeley)... both clubs are really nice, and plum full of nice people. You might want to try a day entry and swim at each one, just to check it out.
Something about open-water swimming makes us into really nice people.... or is it that really nice people choose open-water swimming as a sport?? :D
wet hugs from the Med!!
Mary
