Organising regular weekly open water sea swims on a regular basis with the required safety cover for insurance purposes is difficult to resource and as such can be quite expensive. Unfortunately the Club is unable to reliably and consistently provide such cover. There are small private businesses in the area with fully qualified swim instructors and insurance cover.
Sea swim ‘Member Only’ events. Subject to available people and kayaks for safety cover we hope to hold some ‘Member Only’ events on an adhoc basis over the summer. These events would use the buoys mentioned below at Goodrington and will typically be Aquathlons (Swim-Run). Such events will be advertised in our Facebook Members Only group.
After the above events a number of Members like to show off their baking ability and provide free cake! This has resulted in our annual ‘Cake Off’ competition hosted by Cantina in the Autumn (see the link to ‘Cake Club’ for the amazing entries we have seen over the years).
Sea Swim Buoys. As a Club we have purchased bright orange coloured sea swim buoys which are permanently located in the following 2 locations in Torbay. These are obviously available to the whole community at any time and which people use at their own risk.
Off Goodrington North Sands (near the Cantina Kitchen and Bar). 8 buoys are located beyond the low tide mark to provide a visible marked rectangle of around 400m. To reach the buoys from the shore adds an extra 100-200m depending on the tide.
Off Torre Abbey Sands (in front of Princess Pier). 3 buoys are located here with 1 being close to the beach (which is above the low tide mark for very low tides). It is advised to not swim here at low tides.
