A very enjoyable read here about the swim by Frank, John, Victor and Marcus last weekend. Click the link and enjoy. Well done to everyone involved. Local swims – the best 🙂
Crosshaven to Rocky Bay swim
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Monthly Archives: July 2020
Do the Dog-Leg: do NOT skip Buoy 5.
This is important. Please note and share. The six safety buoys have been laid out specifically to encourage swimmers to follow a route which keeps us safe. This means you should NOT swim directly from Buoy 4 at the Dutchman rocks to Buoy 6 at Bunnyconnellan. To do that means you are out in an area where marine traffic can be passing at speed. They may not expect to meet swimmers out there.
A lap of the six buoys is 1,350m. This includes a dog-leg from buoy 4 to 5 to 6. This was planned. It’s for your safety. For every lap – do the dog-leg. Touch Buoy 5. If you don’t, you’re taking a risk. Here’s a map from one swimmer – she did the dog-leg.
There is a Mariner’s Notice in place for Myrtleville Bay and within the buoys. Our job as swimmers is to stay within the buoyed area. Do the dog-leg. Seriously. Swim Safe.
Let’s hear it for the buoys!
…and the guirls, too 🙂 In fact, let’s hear it for everyone who contributed to getting your new buoys in place – girls, boys and organisations big and small. Every bit of support was welcome. They look great and have industrial-strength shackles, chain and ropes, to hopefully withstand the storms which will inevitably arrive.
Just a mention for a few people and organisations who went over and above the call of duty in their efforts to assist. Sheelagh Broderick and Priscilla Lynch in Healthy Living Ireland got the whole process started and funded the moorings and original buoys. We have had support and advice from the Port of Cork and funding from Cork County Council through their Community Grants – thanks to Eamonn Mullally and Cllr. Seamus McGrath for guidance on this.
We appreciate every contribution towards the costs and would like to specifically thank Crosshaven Triathlon Club, Cork Distance Camp (Ned), Paul Twohig, Joey Sheahan, Neville Foott, Sandycove Island Swim Club and Dan Murphy. Marc Lake and Aidan O’Connor have done a huge amount of research and work to try to ensure these buoys and fittings are the best fit for our conditions and to get them installed. Thanks to all.
Given government guidelines, it isn’t the right time to try to organise a swim. We get 200+ people on the beach some mornings, so having an event would swamp us 🙂 Hopefully we will get an event and a BBQ at some point to celebrate. Thanks again to everyone.
Bernard Lynch & Damian O’Neill
Buoy update
The buoys were manufactured today. They now need the base and stainless steel eyes fitted. They are expected to ship to us next Monday. Weather permitting, we hope to have them in for w/c July 20. We’ll then try for a celebration swim before the end of July. Fingers crossed. 🙂
Here’s a slightly dodgy phone pic of them at this stage!
Myrtleville Swimmers 