It was one of those mornings; dark, raining and, of course, Monday.  No amount of willing the fluro digits on the clock to stand still had any effect.  Arriving in Manly the beach front is crawling with blokes in fluro jackets busily dismantling the stands erected for the Surf Carnival.  The rain eases just as...

For an intimate crowd of around 90 swimmers it was business as usual down at the beach.  So quiet after the weekend of many hundreds! Cloud cover and howling winds might have deterred some, but all was peaceful in our corner of Manly.   By a little after 6 the booty camp was in full...

And that, dear swimmers, is swim! A stunning golden sunrise heralded the start of another glorious day.   The proposed Red Cap day left many of us scratching our heads.  It‘s Monday morning and we have to make a decision on which way we want to swim.  How cruel!  My brain doesn’t actually start to...

Are you thinking that the last day of holidays is the end of the excitement for summer?  Do you need a little motivation to get you into the water?  Perhaps you need to participate in this massive challenge commencing in February that will have you seeing red. In support of Heart Research Month, the B&B...

Monday morning at 6.30am and the Manly foreshore is covered with people doing stuff!   The new trees installed over the weekend receive careful attention from Manly’s finest parks and reserves staff. The frenetic energy of the weekend swims is replaced by a gentle almost sleepy gathering around the tree.   Even the surf has...

The work year may have kicked in, but there were 194 regulars plus 12 newbies who today held on to that summer holiday feeling.   With all the publicity of last week behind us, the routine has returned.  The John’s confer on the number of regular swimmers STILL not using the login in, then there...

This morning we had an exceptionally beautiful start to the day with a balmy morning temp of 22 degrees and glorious sunshine. Booty Camp is back after the festive break!  Looks like a great excuse to roll in the sand don’t you think? The indulgent holiday season must be ending for some swimmers as we...

A massive 313 swimmers swarmed around the beach front today.  Lots of family members and friends having a go on the last day of 2013.   The phrase, ‘it’s not rocket science’, did pop into my mind today as I watched Ranier and Simon taking control of the sign-in of new and old swimmers.  The...

Another huge crowd of 308 swimmers turned out today to defy Monday blues for the last time for 2013.   The smart way to login is catching on!   87 swimmers switched on to the B&B login this morning. The other 221 will catch on eventually . . . if only to avoid the queues!...

You may hear about all sorts of records being broken today.  Silly things like the number of prawns sold, how much Australians will spend on food this month, the number of Chrissy presents appearing on eBay tomorrow morning. Today we set two of our own.  With 268 swimmers, today was the largest Christmas Eve swim...