Trying to swim competitively in the bay isn’t exactly easy. The water’s not too clear, and it’s nearly impossible to see much farther than a couple of feet. The current and wind shifts make for crooked lane lines.
“It’s a challenge, depending on the day and whether the wind or current changes,” said Barnegat Light Yacht Club first-year swimmer Alyson Naughton, who helped her team earn its second victory of the season, 271-186, over Surf City Yacht Club on July 14.
Subscribe to keep reading
This story is from our archive. Get your SandPaper Annual Pass for access to our digital archive, plus everything else a pass includes. Details below.
Annual Pass — $18 Details
365-day access to:
- The complete SandPaper digital archive (stories date back to 2012).
- Full photo galleries from our photographers.
- The entire catalog of SandPaper games, puzzles and quizzes.
How it works
- Enter your email below and click to pay the one-time $18. Card details are entered on Stripe’s secure page.
- You’re in straight away — no password to create, and nothing to set up or manage.
- You stay signed in. If you’re ever signed out, or you read on a new phone or computer, we’ll email you a code to get you back in.
- Never auto-renews. Your pass is good for one year. We will email you when it expires so you can renew if you’d like.
See our site policies for more information.
Already a subscriber? We’ll email a code to get you back in.
