Next Swims:
Tuesday August 13th @ 6am
Wednesday August 14th @ 6am
Last Swim:
Monday August 12th @ 6pm
Water Temp: 71
Air Temp: 72 & Mostly Sunny with brief shower/rainbow at 7pm
Waves: none
Clarity: crystal clear
Kru: The Patriarch, Gumdrop, Kahuna, Jack Frost, Lorraine, Matt, Elias, Dave, Kristen, Kristi, Kristina, Kapt'n
Skin Count: 11
Suit Count:1
Pitsch Count: 13
The Patriarch's Double Dip day declaration from this morning turned out to be a dandy one as warm, crystal clear and calm water greeted the Klode Kru this evening. All but one Kru member walked the plank skin and several swam all the way up to Three Piers before returning to shore for a few boastful rounds of Pitsch. ...it's not often the Pitsch count exceeds the number Kru members!
Monday, August 12, 2013
Double Dip Monday
Next Swims: Today Monday Aug 12, 6PM
Tue & Wed Aug 13 &14, 6AM
Last Swim: Mon Aug 12, 6AM
Water Temp: 67
Waves: Calm
Water Clarity: Excellent
Crew: Cap'n, Diablo, Patriarch
Suit/Skin Count: 0/3
When my iPhone starting buzzing at me at 5AM this morning it was dark foggy and drizzling. I very nearly pulled the covers over my head and went back to sleep. I'm glad I didn't because it turned out to be an exceptionally good morning to swim. Warm flat clear water with a crimson sun rising between the clouds. Cap'n and I were inspired to declare this Double Dip Monday. We'll be back at 6PM, please join us.
Tue & Wed Aug 13 &14, 6AM
Last Swim: Mon Aug 12, 6AM
Water Temp: 67
Waves: Calm
Water Clarity: Excellent
Crew: Cap'n, Diablo, Patriarch
Suit/Skin Count: 0/3
When my iPhone starting buzzing at me at 5AM this morning it was dark foggy and drizzling. I very nearly pulled the covers over my head and went back to sleep. I'm glad I didn't because it turned out to be an exceptionally good morning to swim. Warm flat clear water with a crimson sun rising between the clouds. Cap'n and I were inspired to declare this Double Dip Monday. We'll be back at 6PM, please join us.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Great Swimming
Next Swims: Mon Aug 12 6AM (and maybe 6PM?), Tue Aug 13 AM
Last Swims:
Sat 8/10 noon
Water Temp: 69
Waves: small
Water Clarity: Good
Crew: Ron, Ron's twin Karen, Tim, Brian, Sir James, Geoffery, Jack Frost, Diablo, Patriarch
Suit/Ski Count: 4/5
Sun 8/11
Water Temp: 68
Waves: Calm
Water Clarity: Good
Crew: Scooby, Diablo, Kahuna, Patriarch
Suit/Skin Count: 1/3
A great swim on Saturday and great weather. A little light rain on Sunday, but near perfect conditions in the water. And it was nice to see Kahuna and Scooby again.
Last Swims:
Sat 8/10 noon
Water Temp: 69
Waves: small
Water Clarity: Good
Crew: Ron, Ron's twin Karen, Tim, Brian, Sir James, Geoffery, Jack Frost, Diablo, Patriarch
Suit/Ski Count: 4/5
Sun 8/11
Water Temp: 68
Waves: Calm
Water Clarity: Good
Crew: Scooby, Diablo, Kahuna, Patriarch
Suit/Skin Count: 1/3
A great swim on Saturday and great weather. A little light rain on Sunday, but near perfect conditions in the water. And it was nice to see Kahuna and Scooby again.
Friday, August 9, 2013
Open the Inlet!
Next Swims: Saturday Aug 10 noon, Sunday Aug 11 noon
Last Swims: Thu 8/8 6AM
Water Temp: 64
Waves: 2 ft very choppy and irregular, difficult swimming
Water Clarity: poor
Crew: Showgirl, Bubba, Gumdrop, Diablo, Cap'n, Patriarch
Am I missing someone?
Suit/Skin Count 0/6
Fri: 8/9 11AM at Discovery World
Water Temp: 69 off the Discovery World dock, warmer in the inlet between Lakeshore Park and Summerfest
Waves: Calm
Water Clarity: Water was clear and clean but bottom not visible
Crew: Don, Bubba, Cap'n, Patriarch
Suit/Skin Count: 0/4
Finally, we got a chance to swim next to Discovery World and in the inlet between Lakeshore State Park and Summerfest. A great place to swim! The full Olympic distance swim course was not open, just the sprint course so we swam it three times. The water was clear clean and warm, and because it's protected from the open lake it was calm. Its a wonderful location next to summerfest with the downtown skyline in view. It's an inviting and obvious place to swim.
This brings up the question: why is swimming normally not allowed in that area? It seems like a tremendous resource just being wasted. Sure, there are no lifeguards, but that's true of many state and county beaches.
Open the Inlet!
Last Swims: Thu 8/8 6AM
Water Temp: 64
Waves: 2 ft very choppy and irregular, difficult swimming
Water Clarity: poor
Crew: Showgirl, Bubba, Gumdrop, Diablo, Cap'n, Patriarch
Am I missing someone?
Suit/Skin Count 0/6
Fri: 8/9 11AM at Discovery World
Water Temp: 69 off the Discovery World dock, warmer in the inlet between Lakeshore Park and Summerfest
Waves: Calm
Water Clarity: Water was clear and clean but bottom not visible
Crew: Don, Bubba, Cap'n, Patriarch
Suit/Skin Count: 0/4
Finally, we got a chance to swim next to Discovery World and in the inlet between Lakeshore State Park and Summerfest. A great place to swim! The full Olympic distance swim course was not open, just the sprint course so we swam it three times. The water was clear clean and warm, and because it's protected from the open lake it was calm. Its a wonderful location next to summerfest with the downtown skyline in view. It's an inviting and obvious place to swim.
This brings up the question: why is swimming normally not allowed in that area? It seems like a tremendous resource just being wasted. Sure, there are no lifeguards, but that's true of many state and county beaches.
Open the Inlet!
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Swim the USAT course Friday
Next Swims: Thursday 8/8 6AM
Friday August 9 11AM at Discovery World to swim the USAT course. Here are maps:
http://www.usatriathlon.org/events/usat/2013/08/olympic-national-championship/course.aspx
The USAT championships this weekend features a 1500 swim course behind the break wall in an area adjacent to Discovery World, Lakeshore Park, and Summerfest. The course is open for practice from 11AM - 1PM, and we are hoping that they will allow non-participants to swim. Normally this area is closed to swimming, so this will be a new experience for everyone. Meet at 11AM at the swim start on the south side of Discovery World. I am going to bike there on the bike path from Shorewood, if anyone wants to join me.
Last Swims: Tue 8/6 6AM
Water Temp: 61
Waves: gentle rollers
Water Clarity: Good
Crew: Gumdrop, Showgirl, Bubba, Diablo, Patriarch, Cap'n
Suit/Skin Count: 1/5
Wed 8/7 6AM
Water Temp: 64
Waves: Choppy
Water Clarity: Good
Crew: Showgirl, Diablo, Cap'n, Patriarch
Suit/Skin Count: 0/4
Friday August 9 11AM at Discovery World to swim the USAT course. Here are maps:
http://www.usatriathlon.org/events/usat/2013/08/olympic-national-championship/course.aspx
The USAT championships this weekend features a 1500 swim course behind the break wall in an area adjacent to Discovery World, Lakeshore Park, and Summerfest. The course is open for practice from 11AM - 1PM, and we are hoping that they will allow non-participants to swim. Normally this area is closed to swimming, so this will be a new experience for everyone. Meet at 11AM at the swim start on the south side of Discovery World. I am going to bike there on the bike path from Shorewood, if anyone wants to join me.
Last Swims: Tue 8/6 6AM
Water Temp: 61
Waves: gentle rollers
Water Clarity: Good
Crew: Gumdrop, Showgirl, Bubba, Diablo, Patriarch, Cap'n
Suit/Skin Count: 1/5
Wed 8/7 6AM
Water Temp: 64
Waves: Choppy
Water Clarity: Good
Crew: Showgirl, Diablo, Cap'n, Patriarch
Suit/Skin Count: 0/4
Monday, August 5, 2013
Pleasant Conditions Returning?
Next Swims:
Tuesday August 6th @ 6am
Wednesday August 6th @ 6am
Last Swims:
Saturday August 3rd @ noon
Sunday August 4th @ noon
Monday August 5th @ 6am
Conditions Sat. 8/3:
Water Temp: 66+
Air Temp: 74 @ sunny
Waves: slight chop from northeast
Clarity: clear
Crew: The Patriarch, Diablo, Ele, Neo, Anna, Sarah, Erin, Capt'n
Skin Count: 6
Suit Count: 2
Pitsch Count: 5
Conditions Sun. 8/4:
Water Temp: 69+
Air Temp: 72 @ Sunny
Waves: 1-2ft
Clarity: clear outside of sandbars
Crew: The Patriarch, Diablo, Ele, Mr. Amazing, Kung Fu, Sir James, Rachel, Blondie, Thunder, Beefstick, Matt, Paul, Mike, Joann, Sarah, Rick, Grace, Janine, Doug, Pete, Leo, Capt'n with guest appearances by Ingrid and Kim
Skin Count: 9
Suit Count: 13
Pitsch Count: 7
Conditions Mon. 8/5
Water Temp: 67
Air Temp: 60 & cloudy
Waves: occasional roller
Clarity: clear in spots
Crew: The Patriarch, Gumdrop, Bubba, Capt'n
Skin Count: 4
The east winds appear to have brought back our pleasant water temps and the pleasant air temps appear to have brought out near record crew sizes. Sunday's crew size of 22 was our largest of the year and may have tied our record for largest crew without having a special event (...such an advertised rare appearance by the Fine Wench...). Pockets of warmer water (70+?) were encountered during both swims over the weekend. Perhaps a sign of what's to come?
...also noteworthy from our weekend swims....with Saturday's swim, for the first time this year our total skin count for the year has surpassed the total wetsuit count. Following this morning's swim the counts stand at: Skin Count 230 / Suit Count 227.
Tuesday August 6th @ 6am
Wednesday August 6th @ 6am
Last Swims:
Saturday August 3rd @ noon
Sunday August 4th @ noon
Monday August 5th @ 6am
Conditions Sat. 8/3:
Water Temp: 66+
Air Temp: 74 @ sunny
Waves: slight chop from northeast
Clarity: clear
Crew: The Patriarch, Diablo, Ele, Neo, Anna, Sarah, Erin, Capt'n
Skin Count: 6
Suit Count: 2
Pitsch Count: 5
Conditions Sun. 8/4:
Water Temp: 69+
Air Temp: 72 @ Sunny
Waves: 1-2ft
Clarity: clear outside of sandbars
Crew: The Patriarch, Diablo, Ele, Mr. Amazing, Kung Fu, Sir James, Rachel, Blondie, Thunder, Beefstick, Matt, Paul, Mike, Joann, Sarah, Rick, Grace, Janine, Doug, Pete, Leo, Capt'n with guest appearances by Ingrid and Kim
Skin Count: 9
Suit Count: 13
Pitsch Count: 7
Conditions Mon. 8/5
Water Temp: 67
Air Temp: 60 & cloudy
Waves: occasional roller
Clarity: clear in spots
Crew: The Patriarch, Gumdrop, Bubba, Capt'n
Skin Count: 4
The east winds appear to have brought back our pleasant water temps and the pleasant air temps appear to have brought out near record crew sizes. Sunday's crew size of 22 was our largest of the year and may have tied our record for largest crew without having a special event (...such an advertised rare appearance by the Fine Wench...). Pockets of warmer water (70+?) were encountered during both swims over the weekend. Perhaps a sign of what's to come?
...also noteworthy from our weekend swims....with Saturday's swim, for the first time this year our total skin count for the year has surpassed the total wetsuit count. Following this morning's swim the counts stand at: Skin Count 230 / Suit Count 227.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Good to Be Back
Next Swims: Sat 8/3 noon & Sun 8/4 noon
Last Swim: Fri 8/2 6AM
Water Temp: 63
Waves: Calm
Water Clarity: Excellent
Crew: Patriarch, Cap'n, Diablo, Gumdrop, Showgirl, Matt, Mr. Amazing, Geoffery, Jill, Laura and special guest Ingrid, Mr. Amazing's fiance
Suit/Skin Count: 5/5
I had a great canoe trip to the Boundary Waters, but it's also good to be back. One of our campsites was less than a 100 yards from the Canadian side, so I swam across the border where I was hotly pursued by Dudley Do-Right of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (or maybe I imagined that part).
Cap'n seemed unusually chipper this morning, his mood buoyed I suspect by his takedown of James at the very end of last night's aquathon.
Also it was good to see Mr. Amazing visiting from Vegas, and meet his fiancé Ingrid.
Last Swim: Fri 8/2 6AM
Water Temp: 63
Waves: Calm
Water Clarity: Excellent
Crew: Patriarch, Cap'n, Diablo, Gumdrop, Showgirl, Matt, Mr. Amazing, Geoffery, Jill, Laura and special guest Ingrid, Mr. Amazing's fiance
Suit/Skin Count: 5/5
I had a great canoe trip to the Boundary Waters, but it's also good to be back. One of our campsites was less than a 100 yards from the Canadian side, so I swam across the border where I was hotly pursued by Dudley Do-Right of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (or maybe I imagined that part).
Cap'n seemed unusually chipper this morning, his mood buoyed I suspect by his takedown of James at the very end of last night's aquathon.
Also it was good to see Mr. Amazing visiting from Vegas, and meet his fiancé Ingrid.
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