Port Nelson Summer Sea Swim

• Date: November 20, 2008
• Address: Nelson Yacht Club, Nelson, Get directions
• Country: New Zealand
• Race type: Swim (Other)
• Distances: Swim (600.00 meters)
• Organization: Triathlon Nelson
• Website: http://regonline.activeglobal.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=662022
• Contact email: [email protected]
• Description: Sea swims have been held in Nelson over the summer on Thursday nights for 21 years. For the first 20 years, the swims were organised by Peter Owen of the Nelson company Eyebright, and were known as the Eyebright swims. That historical link remains, with the annual Eyebright Mile, actually a swim of 2km, to be held this coming season on Saturday January 10.
  
  Last season, organisation moved to a small group, working under the auspices of the Nelson Triathlon and Multisports Club. Port Nelson became the naming rights sponsor for the Thursday series, which this season starts on November 20 with the final swim on March 5.
  
  The Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims are held each Thursday night at 6.15pm from the Nelson Yacht Club ramp on Wakefield Quay in Nelson. Swimmers must register by 6pm. Season registration costs $30 for the season of 15 swims and includes a series swim cap. School students pay $15 for the season, but must supply their own cap (which may be provided by their swim club). Extra series caps are available for $5. Casual swims cost $5 per night, please aim to pay and register at the ramp by 6pm.
  
  On each night there will be a short and a long course. The short swim will generally be 200m-500m, while the long swim will be 800m-1500m. Exact distances will vary depending on conditions, but expect the swims to be shorter at first, building in distance as the season progresses.
• Members who are scheduled to race: joecool