Open-Water Swimming
OPEN-WATER SWIMMING Now that it’s the middle of May and the water temperature here in Ventura Harbor has risen to 60 degrees, I’m heading back to open-water swimming. Swimming laps at the Y is all very well, but the ocean in our protected little harbor is just more fun. Plus, I have a new wet suit I want to try out. I wasn’t always excited about open-water swimming. I didn’t mind wading into the ocean on a hot summer afternoon and swimming 100 yards out and back to an anchored raft. But the idea of heading out for a prolonged...