Hey,
Someone was telling me yesterday that there is a 3/8 mile buoy out there. I have not seen such a thing, either from up above or in the water. If there is one, is it on line between the quarter and half buoys or is it off to the side somewhere?
Also, Ron Lockman, if you are lurking about, I am game for a cove to shores swim one of the afternoons this weekend, now that my son is gone,
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ok I will give in and reply for how it "usually" is. The night swim is semi-casual, you show up before dark @ 7 or 7:30, sign in, sign a waiver get a number and get a light stick or bracelet (in the past they were sold for a few bucks). Just at dark the lifegurads leave and a few support paddlers head out to near the A and 1/4 mile buoys usually with lights. Shortly after Bob briefs everyone ad they all meander down to the water and swim out to the 1/4 mile area paddler and then to the a and in. There's much chatting and yelping among the group. On the way in you must report your number to the poor voulnteer checkign people in, then you get cookies and cocoa and hang out chatting.
There should be some decent phosphoescence in the water and all these glowing people, its quite pretty. Come early and have a picnic on the grass first you needn't swim fast, probably couldn't if you wanted to so you can eat first.
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ok I will give in and reply for how it "usually" is. The night swim is semi-casual, you show up before dark @ 7 or 7:30, sign in, sign a waiver get a number and get a light stick or bracelet (in the past they were sold for a few bucks). Just at dark the lifegurads leave and a few support paddlers head out to near the A and 1/4 mile buoys usually with lights. Shortly after Bob briefs everyone ad they all meander down to the water and swim out to the 1/4 mile area paddler and then to the a and in. There's much chatting and yelping among the group. On the way in you must report your number to the poor voulnteer checkign people in, then you get cookies and cocoa and hang out chatting.
There should be some decent phosphoescence in the water and all these glowing people, its quite pretty. Come early and have a picnic on the grass first you needn't swim fast, probably couldn't if you wanted to so you can eat first.
