For beginners, all you need is the desire, the ability to swim about 100m without stopping, a pair of goggles, and a brightly coloured swim cap (we have plenty of these!) A wet suit is always helpful if you want to be warmer, safer, and faster in the water but it’s not required. For more experienced folks, swim the buoy line for as much or as little as you desire. Afterwards, feel free to join us at Offshore Tavern for rehydration and calorie replenishment. We meet on the grass near the lifeguard tower on the northwest shore of Mission Bay’s Bonita Cove (south of W Mission Bay Drive, opposite the Bahia Hotel), not far from the restrooms and about 75m from the parking lot. In keeping with safe swimming, BOWS will be cancelled for any week when there has been more than about 0.25 inches of rain in the 72hrs prior to our hitting the water. NOTE: on weeks where TCSD hosts our epic aquathlons, BOWS will meet with the club for the Party Wave, a non-competitive, no-drop opportunity to enjoy ocean swimming.