I wonder if they're training for the famous Robben Island Crossing. http://www.capeswim.com/#swimrobben
The coldest I've swum in is 14.1C and that was enough even with a wetsuit. Cheers, Dave On Dec 22, 2014, at 9:03 pm, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > There's a bunch of old toppies (men & women) in the Cape who go for dip every > morning. The water temp is typically 10-14degC. Their skin is purple when > they get out. My feet seize up if I just paddle in the water. > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- From: David Mann > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 7:22 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO: Always remember to keep your ears warm > > That's what I was thinking about the water temp, although I doubt it'd be > very comfortable at that time of year. I think Bond would be in a more > tropical location. > > I had a triathlon on Saturday and most of us wore wetsuits even though I'm > sure the water was approaching 20C, definitely the warmest I've raced in so > far. It was 16 the previous week when I had a 2.5km swim at the same > location. I wore a neoprene hat and neoprene socks for that one but there > were some serious swimmers who were doing the 10km event without a wetsuit, > as required for their time to be officially recognised by the swimming > powers-that-be. > > Cheers, > Dave > >> On Dec 22, 2014, at 5:22 pm, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Obviously the water temp was much higher than the air temp. A bit James >> Bondish! >> >> Alan C >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Ralf R Radermacher >> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 11:55 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: PESO: Always remember to keep your ears warm >> >> Calais, France, this afternoon. Wind SW 6, temp 7 deg c. Yes, he really >> came out of the water and no, he hadn't jumped off the ferry. >> >> http://www.fotoralf.be/temp/D-14-02937.jpg >> >> First shots with my new 55-300 mm. >> >> Ralf >> >> -- >> Ralf R. Radermacher - Dunkerque/Dunkirk, France >> Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com >> Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf >> Web : http://www.fotoralf.de >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
