Brown fat, my new hero

Fascinating article in the New York Times yesterday, finally an explanation for my sleepless nights! Due to a drunken bet that involves some serious weight loss on my part by Jan 31st, I have kicked my workout regime into overdrive. My body have been so HOT at night that I can't sleep. Like when the furnace turns on in cold water swimming. Apparently, it's the brown fat hard at work burning the white fat. Brown fat, which forms from cold, also forms from exercise. Who knew? Which would explain why the hotter I am at night, the more the scale drops in the morning.

Go brown fat GO!! You're about to win CIBBOWS $1000.00!!

CIBBOWS in the news!

Brooklyn's Swimming Mecca
Brighton Beach Offers Open-Water Enthusiasts the Perfect Spot to Meet and Train

Photos: Kevin Hagen for the Wall Street Journal

Itchy and Scratchy....or, Debunking the Myth of Sea Lice

I've noticed in my many years of swimming at Coney, as the water cools, the itching begins. It starts with one or two red marks. Now, as the water nears 50F, I have about 10 welts the size of a quarter. Everyone calls it "sea lice", which sounds frightening. It is also incorrect, according to this medical article on the Divers Alert Network. No, according to the CDC what I have is the more innocuous sounding "swimmer's itch". Microscopic parasites that are looking for a duck to call home, but they settle for me. Ew. I think I'd rather be lunch for the jellyfish larvae.....

Towel off well, my friends....

Brooklyn Masters Swim Team

As many of you know, I have been dreaming of starting a REAL masters swim team here in Brooklyn for many years now...it looks like I've finally found a pool! Details to come, but I am STOKED!!!!

A Floating Movie Theater in Far Rockaway

Medium popcorn. Large Cherry Coke. Box of Junior Mints.

The tried-and-true movie theater essentials.

Though just this once, you may want to bring an anchor and life preserver, too.

Welcome to the Boggsville Boat-In Theater, a floating movie house in Far Rockaway that’s showing aquatic-themed flicks on a big screen in the middle of the bay, now playing.

Think of this as a coming attraction for what the movie date will look like after the polar ice caps melt. More specifically, it’s a makeshift drifting platform that screens films every Thursday through Saturday for an eager, seafaring audience. And the occasional curious mermaid.

So you’ll load up a cooler with beer, dust off your favorite captain’s hat and set a course for Marina 59 on Jamaica Bay. When you pull into port, you’ll notice a motley crew of crafts all moored together into a single cluster. That... is your Cineplex.

The movies here are free (donations are welcome) to any vessels in the area, but if you’re seeking permission to come aboard the flotilla (and get a better view of the screen), you’ll want to email ahead and reserve a spot at the dock.

Or try to rent one of the refurbished boats in Boggsville’s fleet for an overnight stay.

Perfect opportunity to join the Sea Level High Club.


Boggsville Boat-In Theater
at Marina 59
59-14 Beach Channel Dr
Far Rockaway, NY 11692
718-945-4500

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from urbandaddy.com

Grimaldo's Mile VII in the news!

Open Swim Race In Brooklyn

Renaissance of Open Water Swimming

Great article from Suzanne Sataline in this weekend's NY Times about some of our local swims and the renaissance of OWS here.