Byron Bay Winter Whales athletic pod in their Okanui on 21 June. Photo Sarah Ndiaye The Byron Bay Winter Whales (BBWW) took to the ocean for the 39th time this year on the first Sunday of May and raised $43,000 for local organisations and charities. ‘The swim is one of the most famous ocean swims in Australia and its organisation highlights the strong community spirit within Byron Bay,’ Tim Tetly, secretary of the BBWW, told The Echo. Some of th…