Hi.
I am doing the Little Red Lighthouse swim (5.85 mi) in NYC in a couple of weeks. I am a little anxious. I'd like to hear from others who have done this swim -- tips, advice, etc. Can you sight off the lighthouse? Will I get sucked into the water treatment plant?
I've done the Bay Swim (4.4 mi) several times -- I have a feeling that with the tidal assist the LRL swim might be easier, even though it is longer. Am I nuts? Well... um, I mean about comparing GCBS with the LRL swim.
Thanks in advance!
Sarah
I've done several of those listed above(Little red lighthouse, chesapeake bridge, boston light), and they are all good races. There are some big swims in Charleston and in St. Petersburg which I have not done, both are 2,4 mile swims or thereabouts and sound like large fun races. If you can swing it, either St. Croix or the Bermuda swims are great races, although I'm not sure if they qualify as East Coast.
I did a weekend in NYC earlier this year with a truly fascinating swim around Liberty Island on Friday, followed by a Coney Island swim on Saturday--that was one of the best ocean swim weekends I've ever had. I'd never been to either place before and enjoyed both.
Good luck--its hard to go wrong.
I've done several of those listed above(Little red lighthouse, chesapeake bridge, boston light), and they are all good races. There are some big swims in Charleston and in St. Petersburg which I have not done, both are 2,4 mile swims or thereabouts and sound like large fun races. If you can swing it, either St. Croix or the Bermuda swims are great races, although I'm not sure if they qualify as East Coast.
I did a weekend in NYC earlier this year with a truly fascinating swim around Liberty Island on Friday, followed by a Coney Island swim on Saturday--that was one of the best ocean swim weekends I've ever had. I'd never been to either place before and enjoyed both.
Good luck--its hard to go wrong.
