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East Hampton Plunge Held New Year's Day

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Santa

Santa

AKA Patrick Sullivan

AKA Patrick Sullivan

arrives in style. TOM KOCHIE

arrives in style. TOM KOCHIE

Costume winners Joan Tulp

Costume winners Joan Tulp

Ian Siekman and Rachel Shelton and Summer Jones and Jane Brierley. TOM KOCHIE

Ian Siekman and Rachel Shelton and Summer Jones and Jane Brierley. TOM KOCHIE

Sisters Sandy and Coral Borsack.

Sisters Sandy and Coral Borsack.

Under blue skies

Under blue skies

hundreds of brave souls took a brisk ocean dip on New Year’s Day for the 17th annual Polar Bear Plunge at Main Beach in East Hampton. The air temperature was a balmy 57 degrees; the water temperature a less balmy 43 degrees. TOM KOCHIE

hundreds of brave souls took a brisk ocean dip on New Year’s Day for the 17th annual Polar Bear Plunge at Main Beach in East Hampton. The air temperature was a balmy 57 degrees; the water temperature a less balmy 43 degrees. TOM KOCHIE

Under blue skies

Under blue skies

hundreds of brave souls took a brisk ocean dip on New Year’s Day for the 17th annual Polar Bear Plunge at Main Beach in East Hampton. The air temperature was a balmy 57 degrees; the water temperature a less balmy 43 degrees. TOM KOCHIE

hundreds of brave souls took a brisk ocean dip on New Year’s Day for the 17th annual Polar Bear Plunge at Main Beach in East Hampton. The air temperature was a balmy 57 degrees; the water temperature a less balmy 43 degrees. TOM KOCHIE

Under blue skies

Under blue skies

hundreds of brave souls took a brisk ocean dip on New Year’s Day for the 17th annual Polar Bear Plunge at Main Beach in East Hampton. The air temperature was a balmy 57 degrees; the water temperature a less balmy 43 degrees. TOM KOCHIE

hundreds of brave souls took a brisk ocean dip on New Year’s Day for the 17th annual Polar Bear Plunge at Main Beach in East Hampton. The air temperature was a balmy 57 degrees; the water temperature a less balmy 43 degrees. TOM KOCHIE

Under blue skies

Under blue skies

hundreds of brave souls

hundreds of brave souls

authorStaff Writer on Dec 31, 2018
The 17th annual East Hampton Polar Bear Plunge was held on New Year's Day at Main Beach. East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue and the East Hampton Hurricanes swim team worked... more

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