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Rough water on the Copper Coast

The Ecstasy of Rough Water

I stand and I watch and I look. The sky is blue. The sky is grey. There are clouds, there are no clouds. There is wind. There is always Father Wind, always Mother Ocean. Wind blows onshore, a santoku knife chops up the water surface, spray and solid lumps of water scatter. Wind blows offshore…

August 23, 2017 in Cold Water Swimming, Open Water swimming, The Sea.

How To: “How much do I need to swim for – x – open water distance?”

With the Northern hemisphere open water season getting underway, and temperatures in many locations edging around the magic number, (10C/50F) , open water related questions inevitably arise as each year brings new swimmers and more triathletes. A common question is some variation of: I want to swim 1.5k/3k/3k/10k, can I do it or what should…

May 17, 2013 in How To, Open Water swimming.

How To: Understanding Rough Water: Force Three

When writing the article on how to swim in rough water, I acknowledged that it’s an area I need to do a bit more about. And the popularity of the post caught me a bit by surprise, as it always does when such happens. But I wasn’t sure what I could do next. After all…

May 21, 2012 in How To, Open Water swimming, Weather.

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