Shipwreck Swim + Men's Club BBQ THIS SATURDAY

Next Swims:  Mon-Fri 6am, Sat/Sun 8am and noon   (all times subject to change)

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ALSO - don't miss the Shipwreck Swim and Men's Club BBQ this Saturday.

    We will meet on the bluff at Atwater Park in Shorewood at 10AM. BBQ starts serving at 11:30. More details below.

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Last Swim:  6:00AM, Monday 06/09, and others   

Water temp: high 50's

Air Temp:  60-ish?

Water Quality:  clear, waves out of the south

Clarity: ?

Kru:  Lt. MJ, Lydia the Tattoo'd Lady

Shore Support:  no

So I didn't actually swim yesterday morning, but I heard it was great.

Waves out of the south persist, so they went that way.

But the REAL purpose of this blog post is to alert you to one of the best swim days of the season-- the combined events of the Appomattox shipwreck swim followed by the Shorewood Men's Club chicken dinner.

Here is a loose itinerary for the day:

10:00AM - Atwater Park, Shorewood - Meet at the overlook. Engage in idle chat.  Keep in mind that parking will likely be a sh*tshow, so plan accordingly.  Maybe ride your bike.  Carpool.  Whatever.

10:04AM - Head down the ramp. 

10:07AM - Set up camp on the beach.  Someone will take a temperature.  Put on your wetsuit (or not!) and other accoutrements.  Continue the idle chit-chat.  Greet old friends.  Go into the water.

Now.... here's a caveat:  we know the shipwreck is out there.  Wikipedia says it's 150 yards out, in 12-15 feet of water.

Will we swim directly to the shipwreck?  No.  

Will we ultimately find it?  Yes.  

There is inevitable bumbling around, looking here, looking there, until some lucky swimmer spots the shipwreck.

What to look for:

NO, NOT THIS:

This is NOT the shipwreck. 
It will not look anything like this. 
Adjust your expectations down.

It's really more like this:

Or.... just a tiny bit like this:

Some additional frolicking, chit-chat, lollygagging may occur.  Maybe even some serious swimming executed by serious swimmers.

All this depends on conditions.  But it will be a delightful swim with friends, regardless.

Ultimately, folks will return to the beach, put on dry clothes, and proceed up the ramp for some amazing food.  We usually grab a couple of picnic tables and eat together.

11:30 - Shorewood Men's Club begins serving an fantastic chicken or rib BBQ meal.  Tickets can be purchased from our very own Kahuna or Moondaug, or from the SMC dudes selling them at the event.  

There is also beer!  And ICE CREAM!!!  Also live music.

It's fun.  You should come.