Temporary Road Closures in Broughty Ferry on Monday 1st January 2017 Between 08:00 and 18:00 for The Dook

THE DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL
AS TRAFFIC AUTHORITY
being satisfied that traffic on the road should be prohibited by reason of the Broughty Ferry “New Year Dook” Event

HEREBY PROHIBIT the driving of any vehicle in:

1. Beach Crescent (between St.Vincent Street and Gray Street) Broughty Ferry;
   
2. Gray Street (between Beach Crescent and King Street), Broughty Ferry;
   
3. St.Vincent Street (between Beach Crescent and King Street). Broughty Ferry and
   
4. Castle Approach for its entire length.

This notice comes into effect on the 1st January 2017 between 08:00 and 18:00 hours.

The event will be controlled by Stewards and Police Scotland Officers will be in attendance.

Local diversion routes are available.

Access to premises (for businesses and residents only) will be maintained under the control of the Stewards.

For further information contact (01382) 433275.
Mike P Galloway
Executive Director of City Development
Dundeee City Council

Over 300 Intrepid Dookers Defy the Wind and Rain on New Year's Day 2014

Despite the deteriorating weather, at 2:30 sharp, on New Year's Day over three hundred intrepid dookers took to the chilly and choppy water in Broughty Ferry harbour.

While many dookers were dressed in novelty outfits, some proved that their swimming was not compromised by their costumes.  Several swimmers demonstrated their confidence in open water by swimming right across the harbour and back, while a good few swam from the slipway right down to the end of the pier. 

If the swimmers were intrepid, so too were their supporters and the spectators who turned out in very good numbers to witness the first major event on The Broughty Ferry calendar.

The dook is very well established as a major spectator event attracting crowds in their thousands to Broughty Ferry harbour every new year's day. All credit to The Phibbies for organising another safe and successful dook. 

Enter the 2014 New Year Dook at Broughty Ferry Harbour

It's time to get your entry in for the New Year's Day Dook 2014 at Broughty Ferry Harbour. Start time this year is 2:30pm.

The dook is organised by Scotland's only open water swimming club; Broughty Ferry's 'Ye Amphibious Ancients Bathing Association'; the Phibbies! 

Yes the year is passing fast and as the Christmas lights in The Ferry have already been switched on, it's time to fill in your entry form. All entrants will receive their own Dook T-shirt and a Certificate of Achievement.
Entry fee £15.

To enter either fill in the entry form in the printed Dook 2014 Official Programme which is available throughout the Ferry in shops and at the Library or apply online at Ye Abba Dook 1st January 2014 - online entry form. 

Broughty Ferry Dook New Year's Day January 2013

An enthusiastic crowd turned out to witness the 2012 Broughty Ferry Dook yesterday. The spectators lined the harbour and any nearby vantage point such as the ramp running up to the Castle. Luckily for them and the dookers, the wind had almost dropped and the sun was shining. 
At 2:30 pm what looked like another record turnout of brave or foolish folk (depending on your viewpoint) bravely took to the water, if only briefly. Organised by Ye Amphibious Ancients' Bathing Association (the Phibbies), who have been in existence nearly 130 years, this is the largest New Year's Day dook on the East Coast of Scotland. 
Well done Joyce McIntosh, President of Ye Amphibious Ancients' Bathing Association, the organising committee and the sponsors. 

Dook Day Approaching Fast - New Year's Day 2013 Start Time 2:30pm Broughty Ferry Harbour

The 2013 Broughty Ferry Dook will take place at 2:30pm on New Year's Day at Broughty Ferry Harbour.

The Ferry Dook is well organised by Broughty Ferry's 'Ye Amphibious Ancients Bathing Association'; the Phibbies. 

This event attracts hundreds of dookers and three thousand or more spectators, so if you want a good view you need to turn up early.

There is still time to enter the 2013 Dook

Entry fee £15 which includes a Dook T-shirt and Certificate of Achievement . 

To enter either fill in the entry form in the printed Dook 2013 Official Programme available throughout the Ferry in shops or apply online at YeABBA Dook 2013 Entry

You can also enter on the day but you must turn up well in advance.

YeAABA Dabba Dook - New Year's Day 2013 - Time to Enter

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It's time to get your entry in for the New Year's Day Dook 2013 at Broughty Ferry Harbour. It's organised by Scotland's only open water swimming club; Broughty Ferry's 'Ye Amphibious Ancients Bathing Association'; the Phibbies! 

Yes the year is passing fast and as Christmas lights are switched on, it's time to fill in your entry form, especially if you want to be among the first 500 Dookers who sign up for the challenge and qualify for a special edition Gillies Dook Day Bather's Towel. This is in addition to the Dook T-shirt and Certificate of Achievement that all Dookers receive. Entry fee £15.

To enter either fill in the entry form in the printed Dook 2013 Official Programme available throughout the Ferry in shops and at the Library or apply online at:
YeABBA Dook 2013 Entry

Broughty Weather

Looking West over Grassy Beach this morning.
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Well the overnight snowfall in The Ferry may not last long underfoot and the snow may not remain until Good Friday but I think its safe to assume that it will be a chilly Easter weekend ahead. 
While we are used to changeable weather, this last few days takes the biscuit.
On Sunday (1st April) our family joined many folk on the beach at Lunan Bay enjoying the sun. My younger daughter, a veteran of the Broughty dook on New Year's Day, even took a short swim.
Two days later we have the central heating back on full blast. 
In retrospect the weather on Sunday was playing us a kind of April fool.

YAABA-Dabba Dook! New Year's Day 2012

Ye Amphibious Ancients Bathing Association (the Phibbies) have just published their handsome official programme for the New Year's Day Dook 2012. 


It contains the programme of events before and after the dook at 10:00 am. 


It also contains the entry form to complete and submit prior to the event. Alternatively apply online.