OSSRATS September 2010

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Swim from Pangbourne - Mapledurham Lock?
by Mark and Victoria 05 Sep '10

05 Sep '10

Hi everyone Hope the Sonning swim went well - I'd love to do this stretch if anyone fancies it before it gets seriously cold. Also, it would be great if we could arrange something between Pangbourne and Mapledurham Lock. The entire swim must be around 1.5 - 2 miles but there is plenty of (muddy) exit points as has been mentioned previously, and it is a very pretty stretch of river with good parking at either end. Any date suggestions? Victoria

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Re: [OSS RATS] reading swimming
by helen＠theskyisblue.net 03 Sep '10

03 Sep '10

I'm not making a decision here that we should do the Sonning swim - but for everyone's consideration, here is info about that route. What are the other hot contenders, if any? Ooh and I'll ask this on Facebook too, I don't know how many have joined this email list yet! cheers, Helen Sonning to St Patrick's stream: starts outside the French Horn pub (some free parking spaces are available opposite the pub): swimming towards St Patrick's Stream, near Shiplake. Here's the French Horn: the blue squiggle shows where there are some free parking spaces, the yellow squiggle shows where we can enter the water. http://www.flickr.com/photos/97981919@N00/4920030776/ Here's a map of the swim route: http://www.flickr.com/photos/97981919@N00/4920030316/in/photostream/ and here as a satellite view: http://www.flickr.com/photos/97981919@N00/4920031210/in/photostream/ For sat-navs, the postcode of the French Horn is: RG4 6TN On Fri 03/09/10 11:54 , charlotte smith <lotte.smith(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > Hi everybody > > I will join you as soon as I get a wetsuit. I'm hoping to be a ble > to buy one cheap as it's the end of the season. Can you tell me how > far you swim? How far is the swim yoiu're planning this saturday for > instance, Sonning to St Patricks? > > So glad you have got together a group. > > Lotte > >

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Re: [OSS RATS] reading swimming
by helen＠theskyisblue.net 03 Sep '10

03 Sep '10

Hi Charlotte The full swim from Sonning to St Patrick's stream is about a mile, but you can get out at various points along the Thames Path (on the northern bank) and walk if you don't want to swim all of it. These exit points are however a bit on the overgrown side, so I wouldn't recommend them without shoes and a wetsuit. The other swims, I'm not sure of the length. I checked out a section of river just below Mapledurham Lock, you could swim a short distance there. Lots of exit points, though some of them may well be pretty silty/muddy. I got my wetsuit from Outdoor Leisure Direct on Amazon, it's a Osprey suit and it only cost me £30 inc. p&p, and I'm delighted with it. You can get next-day delivery for only a few quid extra. I keep recommending this suit, I'm sure people think I work for the company by now... :) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ladies-Osprey-Chest-Length-Wetsuit/dp/B00283ZC50/re… I'll post links and info for the Sonning swim shortly, in case that's the one we choose. I should also add that I am not a fast swimmer, I generally breast-stroke and I'm new to river swimming. So I'm in the 'slow and pootley' category rather than the 'head-down, super-fast' category. :) cheers, Helen On Fri 03/09/10 11:54 , charlotte smith <lotte.smith(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > Hi everybody > > I will join you as soon as I get a wetsuit. I'm hoping to be a ble > to buy one cheap as it's the end of the season. Can you tell me how > far you swim? How far is the swim yoiu're planning this saturday for > instance, Sonning to St Patricks? > > So glad you have got together a group. > > Lotte > >

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reading swimming
by charlotte smith 03 Sep '10

03 Sep '10

Hi everybody I will join you as soon as I get a wetsuit. I'm hoping to be a ble to buy one cheap as it's the end of the season. Can you tell me how far you swim? How far is the swim yoiu're planning this saturday for instance, Sonning to St Patricks? So glad you have got together a group. Lotte

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Re: [OSS RATS] Saturday 4th Sept
by Rachel Long 02 Sep '10

02 Sep '10

I'd need a few more details... where? when? parking nearby? etc. Rachel On 02/09/2010 12:00, ossrats-request(a)earth.li wrote: > Send OSSRATS mailing list submissions to > ossrats(a)earth.li > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossrats > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ossrats-request(a)earth.li > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ossrats-owner(a)earth.li > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of OSSRATS digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Saturday 4th Sept (Helen Roche) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:35:24 +0100 > From: Helen Roche<helen(a)theskyisblue.net> > Subject: [OSS RATS] Saturday 4th Sept > To: OSSRATS(a)earth.li > Message-ID:<BC32FFDD-9842-4D9E-94BE-7416392FCB9D(a)theskyisblue.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > Anyone up for a swim on Saturday afternoon or evening, then? > cheers > Helen > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > OSSRATS mailing list > OSSRATS(a)earth.li > http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossrats > > > End of OSSRATS Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 > ************************************* > >

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Re: [OSS RATS] Saturday 4th Sept
by Chris Dalton 02 Sep '10

02 Sep '10

BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; } Hi, I should be available Sat evening too. Chris. On Thu 02/09/10 1:51 PM , "Lindsay Nutbrown" lindsay(a)lecnutbrown.plus.com sent: I'd be up for a swim Saturday evening. Busy in the afternoon, until about 5:45pm / 6pm, but available for a swim after that. Would you like to suggest somewhere Helen ? All the best Lindsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Roche" To: Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:35 AM Subject: [OSS RATS] Saturday 4th Sept > Anyone up for a swim on Saturday afternoon or evening, then? > cheers > Helen > > ______________________________________________ > OSS RATS mailing list > > http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossrats > > Please note that OSS RATS exists to put swimmers in touch with other > swimmers, not to organise swim events or in any way suggest that outdoor > swimming is a safe activity or that you should go swimming. If you choose > to swim you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own initiative, > and any plans you make are your own responsibility. ______________________________________________ OSS RATS mailing list http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossrats Please note that OSS RATS exists to put swimmers in touch with other swimmers, not to organise swim events or in any way suggest that outdoor swimming is a safe activity or that you should go swimming. If you choose to swim you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own initiative, and any plans you make are your own responsibility.

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Saturday 4th Sept
by Helen Roche 02 Sep '10

02 Sep '10

Anyone up for a swim on Saturday afternoon or evening, then? cheers Helen

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