I wrote back on December 30 that I was not getting much response to my recruitment efforts for my recent New Year’s Day Swim.
PG Wrote…..
I have sent an email out to a number of people who have been before, and to a number of potential new Eskimos. Haven’t heard a single word back.
I noticed tonight [...]
It Helps To Click The “Send” Button
January 5th, 2008 · 7 Comments · General Boring Stuff
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01.01.08 Swim, George Lane Beach, North Weymouth MA
January 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments · General Boring Stuff, Photos
As previously mentioned here I had done a New Year Day’s swim for several years prior to last year. I didn’t go last year as I assumed there was no swim. Turns out there was , or so I am told. So I decided I would make an effort and head over again this year. [...]
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Driving Home From New Year’s Swim
January 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments · Audio or Video or ...
Just a quick voice post on the drive home from the beach.
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If A Man Jumps Into A Freezing Ocean…
December 30th, 2007 · 6 Comments · General Boring Stuff
And nobody is there to join him, is he still an idiot (and will he still do it)?
I am feeling very little love in getting the “Wessagussett Eskimo Club” back in full functionality. As previously mentioned I am thinking that I will be returning to the icy waters of Quincy Bay on New Year’s Day. [...]
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Low Tide 11:49AM
December 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments · General Boring Stuff
From NOAA’s website….
January - Weymouth Fore River Bridge
Date Day Time Height
01/01/2008 Tue 11:49AM LST 1.4 L
What does it mean? It means that the New Year’s Day Swim will be on an ebb, nearly low, [...]
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It Looks Like It Was Just a One Year Hiatus
December 11th, 2007 · 9 Comments · General Boring Stuff
Four of the last five years I have taken a plunge into the icy waters of the George Lane Beach (”New” Beach to the locals) in North Weymouth on New Year’s day. The original organizer and driving force behind the “Wessagussett Eskimo Club” plunge moved away (Hey Marc: not far enough away to come [...]









