Drop in local sea temperature explained

Posted on July 15, 2016 by myrtlevilleswimmers

Sea swimmers in Cork have been wondering for some weeks now why the normal Summer temperatures have reversed, leaving us with sea temps as low as 11c on some days. Not content to accept standard weather-related explanations, we dispatched intrepid reporters to investigate and can now reveal the cause.

Our investigators were led initially to news of rumblings of discontent down West. Apparently a certain Vermontian was unhappy at the thought of running his Distance Camp in balmy 14 or 15c waters, as we had in June. An unhappy Ned Denison is not a pretty sight. Here’s a file pic of same.

No, that’s not a good one. Here’s the one we meant.

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Ned – not happy.

Not even Ned can change the weather, though. Can he? The answer was revealed yesterday with photos taken off Oysterhaven of a temporary moorings licenced by the Dept. of the Marine.

The moorings are registered to a “Mr. N. Den-iceman” – a shoddy attempt to throw us off track. The steadily-melting glacier has spread freezing water, explaining the drops in sea temperatures and making Ned – and not another feckin’ soul – happy.

Myrtle Turtles success!!

Posted on July 14, 2016 by myrtlevilleswimmers

12.07 unofficial time. Very well done to all the Myrtle Turtles and crew. Delighted and very proud for you all 😁

Eoin headed for France. Dead ahead.

Eoin In France!!! Well done the Myrtle Turtles!!

Swim chart from the Pilot.

Very happy Turtles on the way back to Dover.

Turtles on the way

Posted on July 14, 2016 by myrtlevilleswimmers

Eoin Lowry began the big day, leaving Shakespeare beach at 06.27 this morning and the team is flying so far. Click on the tracker here.

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Follow updates on Twitter @MulcahyMaeve. She’s doing a great job!

Myrtle Turtles flying the flag on Galivant this morning.

July 14 is T Day

Posted on July 13, 2016 by myrtlevilleswimmers

Looks like it has finally arrived – T Day (when the Myrtle Turtles swim to France) is scheduled to begin at 5.30 am tomorrow, Thursday, July 14. Bastille Day.

They are on Gallivant with pilot, Mike Oram and the tracker will be live from the start time tomorrow morning. Click on the tracker link here.

Unfortunately, during the waiting around there have been some disturbances – with a man sighted loitering in the bushes near the caravan. Vaguely familiar look to him, I thought.

Anyone know this man – the Dover Loiterer?

The ladies have now deployed divine assistance, with the Child of Prague warding off bad weather and unwanted bushmen.

Child of Prague in the Varne Ridge bushes.

Vive les Turtles! Can’t wait for tomorrow.

Myrtle Turtles English Channel Relay team

Turtles in waiting – manager overboard.

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Resting is training too

Posted on July 9, 2016 by myrtlevilleswimmers

Yes, no less an expert than Roy Keane himself said that recently. Resting is training too. Delighted to see the Myrtle Turtles have this core skill down pat and are, indeed, quite expert at it themselves.

Here’s Caitriona, Anne and Eoin from the Turtles training hard while bound for Dover 🙂

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Myrtle Turtles Training video

Posted on July 4, 2016 by myrtlevilleswimmers

Nice work by Anne Sheehy on some of the images from the Myrtle Turtles Channel Relay team training so far. Only a few days to go now 🙂

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Polling suspended as hackers hijack towel vote

Posted on July 1, 2016 by myrtlevilleswimmers

Voting in the most fiercely contested poll of the year (Brex who?) has had to be suspended, when the poll was hacked. IP address searches by our experts tracking the hackers indicate Kinsaleish area involvement. Known skilled IT types with anti-Myrtlevillian grudges are suspected – primarily Eoin “Flash Trader” O’Riordan.

Right up there on the list of good advice with “never get into a land war in South East Asia” is now “never run an online poll”. Having possibly encouraged multiple voting in a few polls in the past (thanks for that ILDSA award, by the way), we had expected some attempts at same on this poll and had guarded against it.

The shock came when the poll was hacked and a spurious “third candidate” inserted as an option – Towelly McTowelface. Here’s the poll online before our crack team of anti-hackers sprang into action and asked someone who knew what they were doing to fix it.

Hacked poll with spurious third candidate.

Seriously, though – it’s not even original. Must try harder, ~~Eoin~~ unidentified hackers. Here’s a close-up of the “candidate”.

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We are now recounting the thousands of votes cast in the poll, to clarify the voting position prior to the hacking. Tallymen indicate a blue win, but final results are not yet to hand.

We will be in a position to report on the result we want – as opposed to the actual result, if necessary – after multiple recounts, analysis of hanging chads and querying of the accuracy of the e-Voting machines. Sometime in 2017, I’d say. Maybe.

Vote on the new towel colours!

Posted on June 29, 2016 by myrtlevilleswimmers

Already acknowledged – by loads of people around Myrtleville – as the best in the world, Myrtleville Swimmers are branching out into our own towel production! Yes, that is correct and not just another thing I made up

Soon to be donned and displayed on beaches across the world is the brand spanking new and latest must-have beach fashion item – the Myrtleville Swimmers towel! However, members of TCFTSOTC (The Committee For The Selection Of Towel Colours) are divided as to what colour towel we should create. Which would you prefer?

Planned towel size is big – 100cm x 180cm if possible – and we expect pricing around €20 each.

Please note that if we don’t like the result we’ll just ignore it, or run the poll again until we get the right one. The fact that we don’t know what is the right decision in no way invalidates this statement – but may invalidate the poll. There’s democracy for you 🙂

Turtle training going well

Posted on June 27, 2016 by myrtlevilleswimmers

The Myrtle Turtles English Channel relay team are moving closer to their July date with destiny. Training is going well and more changeover practice was done on Saturday. First they practiced hoisting the flag in France – important positive visualisation work.

When we get to France – do this, but in togs…

Changeovers got done, mileage is being clocked up – all good stuff: until the boatman decided to have a meltdown and began pondering the meaning of life, growing a beard etc.

You just can’t get the help – Anne and Eoin try to convince the deep thinker to get the boat moving again.

Go Turtles! It’s going to be a great day out. Proper updates being done on the Myrtle Turtles Facebook page. Also, follow @myrtleturtles on Twitter.

Brexit refugees arriving at Myrtleville

Posted on June 24, 2016 by myrtlevilleswimmers

Shocking scenes at Myrtleville beach today as word spread of refugees coming ashore from a boat, carrying their meager possessions in Centra bags. It is thought they were seeking sanctuary from the fallout of the Brexit vote.

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Their leader – identified only as Lynchie – was unable to enlighten onlookers as to their plight merely stating he was glad to be back on land and the sea was “feckin freezin”.

The group were helped on arrival by Barbara Anne Richardson, who supported them with coffee and kind words after their harrowing trip.

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It is not known why Myrtleville was chosen as their landing point but members of the Cregan-Condon crime family were sighted on the beach. It is feared trafficking may be the latest in their nefarious endeavours.

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