THOUSANDS turned out to see Bermagui Blue Balls winter swimming club members plunge into Horseshoe Bay on New Year’s Day.
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The arrival of the George Bass Surf Boat Classic was purely a coincidence!
Blue Ball members were nervous about venturing into such warm waters and were comforted by the donation from Bermagui Bait & Tackle of a bag of ice.
Each member felt at home as he shoved a hand full of ice blocks down the front of his budgie smugglers before entering the sea.
Memories of the infamous 13-degree August swim came flowing back.
As usual the club song was bellowed out over a hair of the dog at Bermagui Beach Hotel to welcome in the New Year.
The next swim will be the season launch on Mother’s Day in May.