August 2011 - OSSRATS

[OSS Oxon] OSS Swim the Thames #8 and 9
by Chris Dalton 19 Aug '11

19 Aug '11

Hi Gang, Great effort this weekend everyone. Thanks to all who helped to make it so special! I'm about ready for bed! http://connect.garmin.com/activity/106497637 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/106497824 Distance travelled today: 5.08 and 5.30km Total distance travelled: 63.41km Distance travelled since Cricklade: 43.04 km Distance remaining to Teddington Lock: 174.96 km Distance remaining to Sea Reach No1 Buoy: 280.59 km CD _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3785 - Release Date: 07/24/11 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3798 - Release Date: 07/30/11

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by Claire Samwell 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

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OSS Swim the Thames 10 & 11
by Sefryn Penrose 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

Just when you thought life couldn't get any better, another Swim the Thames weekender! The August Bank Holiday offers the chance to accelerate our splendid progress towards Seareach Buoy No. 1. We will be swimming on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th, and camping overnight if you'd like at Northmoor Lock. *Swim 10: Saturday 27th August *Meet *9.30am *at Northmoor Lock if you're camping so we can pitch up before we swim. If that's a bit early - you can always sling the guy ropes later on. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?daddr=%2B51%C2%B0+42%27+56.72%22,+-1%C2%B0+22… If you're not camping, or just late, meet at *11.00am* at the Rose Revived Inn at Newbridge. Those of us camping will walk or shuttle up to meet non-campers at the pub. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=OX29+7QD&sll=… We'll then shuttle up to Shifford Lock, and swim down. It is the bank holiday and the river is likely to be busy so we will *try* and be prompt with this timing, and then keep a weather eye for merry boaters. This swim is equivalent to 20 and 21 from *I Love the Thames* and will come in at a weighty 5.2km. (*Stop press! Neil has measured this at 4.25.)* We will 'land' at the Rose Revived for a hearty feed. Those camping can then head back to Northmoor Lock and low-key barbecuing may follow. *Swim 11: Sunday 28th August *Meet at 10.30am at the Rose Revived. Those camping can walk up from the campsite (exit point), and those not camping can be shuttled back to the pub afterwards by campers. This swim is equivalent to 22 and 23 from *I Love the Thames* and will be a sweet relief for veterans of the Saturday swim - a mere 3.2km *(3.45km by Neil's calculations)*. * If you would like to camp, please let me (Sef) know as soon as possible* so I can reserve us pitches at the campsite. It is another rudimentary lock campsite, but there are showers at the weir. They also have caravan hook-ups. Standard pitches are 15 pounds for 2 adults, a tent (or caravan, or Bertie) and a car. There are such things as mini-pitches at 6 pounds if it is just you and no car. http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/thamespath/site.asp?PageId=24&SiteId=602&c= Or for those seeking a more plush environment, try these campsites which are nearby (and have caravan hook-ups). http://www.lincolnfarmpark.co.uk/ http://www.hardwickparks.co.uk/index.shtm If you haven't joined any 'swim the Thames' swims thus far, come along for Saturday or Sunday - there's still 280km to go to the Nore! Yours truly, always available to give watery help, Jeremy and Sef and the tenacious tadpoles of the Thames. Oxford(a)outdoorswimmingsociety.com *OSS swim responsibility statement:* * * By attending you confirm that you are a member of the OSS and have read and accepted the OSS swim responsibility statement: http://www.outdoorswimming society.com/index.php?p=swimming_tips&s=responsibili ty<http://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/index.php?p=swimming_tips&s=responsib…> All swimmers swim at their own risk.

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OSS Swim the Thames - Swim #8 and #9 Radcot Lock - Tadpole Bridge - Shifford Lock - Sat13Aug11 12:00 / Sun14Aug11 10:30
by Jeremy Wellingham 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

We have decided, rather at the last minute, to make the weekend of Saturday 13th / Sunday 14th August a two swim weekend with optional camping on Saturday night at The Swan at Radcot, where we met for Swim #7. This gives everyone a number of possibilities: *Saturday 13th August* - Swim #8 Radcot Lock to Tadpole Bridge (4.9km) *Sunday 14th August* - Swim #9 Tadpole Bridge to Tenfoot Bridge (2.8km) or Shifford Lock (5.6km), depending on how we feel. *Or both swim #8 and swim #9* - Either camping overnight or going home, to a hot bath and a soft bed, and returning on Sunday morning. *IMPORTANT* * * *If you would like to camp, please let me (e-mail: jeremy(a)wellingham.com <mailto:jeremy@wellingham.com>) know by reply, ASAP so that I can tell The Swan how many of us to expect. The cost will be £5 per tent with no limit to occupancy but I guessing a marquee may be pushing it. So buddy up, get to know each other and save money! Camper vans are £8 (Sorry Bertie).* *SATURDAY 13th AUGUST* If you are intending to camp we'll be meeting on Saturday 13th August at 10:30am at The Swan campsite on the island at Radcot to pitch our tents, marked by the green arrow: http://maps.google.co.uk/m aps?q=51.69311%2C-1.588181 &hl=en&sll=51.695453%2C-1. 590648&sspn=0.013833%2C0.0 32015&num=1&t=h&z=17 <http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.69311%2C-1.588181&hl=en&sll=51.695453%2C…> If you are intending just to swim on Saturday 13^th August meet up at The Swan campsite, above, at 12:00 midday. We'll first shuttle a few cars down to Tadpole Bridge to bring us back to Radcot at the end of the swim. Then we stroll down to Radcot lock to start the swim.(About a 1.6km walk or a mile, in old money.) We'll get out at Tadpole Bridge, pick up the cars and drive back to Radcot. We can then have a drink at The Swan opposite the campsite before setting up a Barbeque for supper. Bring food and drink for yourself/and/or to share. It's a full moon so, if we can stay awake, a midnight dip will round off the day. This is a combination of swims 15, 16 and 17 from Michael Worthington’s /I Love the Thames/ and a distance of 4.9km. *SUNDAY 14th AUGUST* Meet up at The Swan at Radcot campsite, on the island, at 10:30am Sunday 14th August: http://maps.google.co.uk/m aps?q=51.69311%2C-1.588181 &hl=en&sll=51.695453%2C-1. 590648&sspn=0.013833%2C0.0 32015&num=1&t=h&z=17 <http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.69311%2C-1.588181&hl=en&sll=51.695453%2C…> We will shuttle down to Tadpole Bridge in cars and swim down to Tenfoot Bridge (2.8km) and walk back to Tadpole Bridge and the cars. Or if we decide on going the full distance to Shifford Lock (5.6km) we will also shuttle some cars down to Duxford which is the nearest road access to Shifford Lock. We can then go back to eat in the Trout at Tadpole bridge (Posh pub) or The Swan at Radcot (Not so Posh). (I'll check out menus ahead of time.) This is equivalent to equivalent to swims 18 & 19 from Michael Worthington’s /I Love the Thames/ and a distance of 5.6km. (or 2.8km if we decide to call it a day at Tenfoot Bridge.) Both these swims are reasonably long so bring wetsuits and rubber feet (and socks and gloves if you get cold). There will be breaks at predetermined points. The Swan at Radcot: http://www.swanhotelradcot.co.uk/index.html The Trout at Tadpole Bridge: http://www.trout-inn.co.uk/home.aspx *OSS swim responsibility statement:* * * By attending you confirm that you are a member of the OSS and have read and accepted the OSS swim responsibility statement: http://www.outdoorswimming society.com/index.php?p=sw imming_tips&s=responsibili ty <http://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/index.php?p=swimming_tips&s=responsib…> All swimmers swim at their own risk. Jeremy and Sef and the Mermaids and Merman of Team Thames e-mail: Oxford(a)outdoorswimmingsociety.com <mailto:Oxford@outdoorswimmingsociety.com>

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