You are reading a single comment by @Colm89 and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
-
I bit the bullet and ordered an orca open water wetsuit (which is probably over kill given how mild the Atlantic is this time of year).
You never need a wetsuit, skins all year.
given I’m a total noob I figured I’d get used to being in open water first!
I'm a bit wary of the sea. If I were you I'd make friends with the regular locals and swim in a group.
jellybaby
@Colm89
Hadn’t noticed this thread before! I’ve just moved to a house on a big beach in the west of Ireland, and having watched people swim from the pier most evenings I bit the bullet and ordered an orca open water wetsuit (which is probably over kill given how mild the Atlantic is this time of year).
It arrived last week and I’ve gotten out for lengths of the pier a few evenings. The stronger swimmers seem to swim along three buoys that are more exposed, but given I’m a total noob I figured I’d get used to being in open water first!