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Chocatwhatchee Bay

molelinkluck avatar
molelinkluckBeach Comber
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Hello!

Is it possible to swim across Choctawhatchee Bay? I know it is 27 miles across, but wondering if, logistically, it is possible. All the best!

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Matt J avatar
Matt JSWGB
#2
I wouldn't do it without at least a follow boat, but it is technically possible for a marathon swimmer.
molelinkluck avatar
molelinkluckBeach ComberAuthor
#3
Thanks! That's why I ask. I am a marathon swimmer and absolutely would never do a long-distance swim without a pilot. Do you happen to know what the currents are like? Speed, direction, etc. Might be fun to try this summer.
Matt J avatar
Matt JSWGB
#4
Thanks! That's why I ask. I am a marathon swimmer and absolutely would never do a long-distance swim without a pilot. Do you happen to know what the currents are like? Speed, direction, etc. Might be fun to try this summer.

Sorry, that would be good question for someone else. However, I do know it's constantly changing since you have a tide and at least one major river emptying into the bay as well.
molelinkluck avatar
molelinkluckBeach ComberAuthor
#6
Sorry, that would be good question for someone else. However, I do know it's constantly changing since you have a tide and at least one major river emptying into the bay as well.
Thanks! I'll look into it. All the best!
molelinkluck avatar
molelinkluckBeach ComberAuthor
#7
Hello,

If someone were thinking about swimming across (lengthwise) the Choctawhatchee bay, who would it be best to contact about currents, wind, flow, etc. in order to plot an appropriate course? Would the endeavor even be possible? Thanks and all the best!
Jim Tucker avatar
Jim TuckerBeach Fanatic
#8
Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance may have some info. Floida Wildlife Commission Officers and bay fishing guides can give you firsthand experience. Maybe swim parallel to the intracoastal channel but might get some wakes.
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molelinkluckBeach ComberAuthor
#9
Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance may have some info. Floida Wildlife Commission Officers and bay fishing guides can give you firsthand experience. Maybe swim parallel to the intracoastal channel but might get some wakes.
Thank you!
PoppaJ avatar
PoppaJSoWal Insider
#10
Hello,

If someone were thinking about swimming across (lengthwise) the Choctawhatchee bay, who would it be best to contact about currents, wind, flow, etc. in order to plot an appropriate course? Would the endeavor even be possible? Thanks and all the best!
George Santos, he has swum it many times.
molelinkluck avatar
molelinkluckBeach ComberAuthor
#11
George Santos, he has swum it many times.
Boy. Can't even avoid nonsensical political idiocy on a completely non-political forum. So exhausting. Go make a sign and parade around the neighborhood with it rather than ruining an honest thread with an honest question. I'm sure you have some pink hats to knit or something. Guess I'll stay out of the Destin area if you're the poster child for who I would be meeting. ONE post. ONE question and this is what jumps in. Great.
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Lake View TooSoWal Insider
#12
Boy. Can't even avoid nonsensical political idiocy on a completely non-political forum. So exhausting. Go make a sign and parade around the neighborhood with it rather than ruining an honest thread with an honest question. I'm sure you have some pink hats to knit or something. Guess I'll stay out of the Destin area if you're the poster child for who I would be meeting. ONE post. ONE question and this is what jumps in. Great.
Lighten up. It was just a silly joke.
molelinkluck avatar
molelinkluckBeach ComberAuthor
#13
Lighten up. It was just a silly joke.
And it's not helpful, or funny at all. The person who made the comment needs to lighten up and not infuse their political hate into EVERY frigging conversation in the world. It's annoying and exhausting. It would be nice to be able to have ONE conversation without this idiocy being injected into it. I'm asking for some simple and serious advice about a possible serious endeavor (for a charity mind you) and STIll, these trolls have to jump in with their nonsense. I'm just SO sick of it, so pardon my irritation. I'm not the one who jumped in, like a child, to someone else's adult conversation.
molelinkluck avatar
molelinkluckBeach ComberAuthor
#15
Politics go in the lounge.
Thank you! I'm sorry for getting upset, but it's just so annoying. And I did go to the lounge and saw that this individual is a serial troll, so I'll just consider the source. All the best.

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James BentwoodBeach Fanatic
#16
Thank you! I'm sorry for getting upset, but it's just so annoying. And I did go to the lounge and saw that this individual is a serial troll, so I'll just consider the source. All the best.
Don't forget the shark repellent. 🙂
PoppaJ avatar
PoppaJSoWal Insider
#17
Boy. Can't even avoid nonsensical political idiocy on a completely non-political forum. So exhausting. Go make a sign and parade around the neighborhood with it rather than ruining an honest thread with an honest question. I'm sure you have some pink hats to knit or something. Guess I'll stay out of the Destin area if you're the poster child for who I would be meeting. ONE post. ONE question and this is what jumps in. Great.
Try un-bunching your panties a bit. It wasn’t meant as political, but as current event humor since everyday there is a new comical claim or some weird event from his past revealed.
You really need to lighten up and cease being triggered by your political lens.
molelinkluck avatar
molelinkluckBeach ComberAuthor
#18
Try un-bunching your panties a bit. It wasn’t meant as political, but as current event humor since everyday there is a new comical claim or some weird event from his past revealed.
You really need to lighten up and cease being triggered by your political lens.
Find another bridge, troll. No goats here. Only adult goings on.
PoppaJ avatar
PoppaJSoWal Insider
#19
Find another bridge, troll. No goats here. Only adult goings on.
Good grief! :lol: Stay triggered then.
molelinkluck avatar
molelinkluckBeach ComberAuthor
#20
Don't forget the shark repellent. 🙂
Thanks! When we do the swim around Key West, it's done specifically when the sharks are migrating. That's definitely something I will need to look into. Certainly don't want to be out there during feeding time. LOL. That one is only 12 1/2 miles though. This will be significantly tougher if I decide to do it.

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