We've timed these swims to avoid peak hour traffic. Should be fairly straight forward travelling at these times... 

We're looking at 3 swims over the course of the morning-afternoon, totalling 3km. *You can swim less, if you so choose. 

The idea is simple. Park up in Carbis Bay, which is far easier to park up in...than the rest of St Ives. Then get an early train into Porthminster/St Ives. 

Once in Porthminster, you'll walk through St Ives and meet us at Bamaluz Beach. From here, we'll swim approx 700m up to and along the harbour wall, before turning around, well before the harbour mouth and completing a circular route back to the beach. Swimming anywhere from 400-700m. 

Next up, we'll walk back to Porthminster and swim from the beach to the south quay and back. Approx. distance 500-1000m...depending on where you turn around. Again, swimming a circular route. 

Last and by no means least, we'll aim to get the train from Porthminster back to Carbis Bay. We'll then pop down to the corner and swim around the headland towards Porthkidney and back. Another flexible distance swim of approx 600-1200m. 

Total distance : 3km. You could easily swim 1.6-2km, if 3km is slightly out of your comfort zone. 

BAMALUZ - SWIM 1

Approx length 500-700m. Mixed speed/ability swim. 

Start time - 9.30am

Location : ///fuse.pushover.scraper

Meet on this small beach....you can't miss us. 

PORTHMINSTER - SWIM 2

Approx length 500m - 1km. Mixed speed/ability swim. 

Approx start time - 11.15pm 

Location : ///tolerates.firepower.reform

Meet towards to the middle of the beach, just up from the cafe off the coastal path. 

CARBIS BAY - SWIM 3

Approx length 600-1200m. 

Approx start time - 1pm 

Location : ///stopwatch.iron.fixated

Meet at the bottom of the hill, follow the road down to the bottom and walk through the small car park. 

ALTERNATIVE