I got hauled up to Lincraft at Belrose on Sunday, by the 10-year-old.  Instructed me that she’d be making cushions.  The green one is called ‘Misty’ —————-   The sky is an evocative blend of tropical pastels.  Impossible to capture … but so good to watch.  (Shepherd’s Warning horizon) Air          17º Sky      ...

  Air Temp:               8º Water Surface:       Flat flat flat like a sheet of glass Water Temp:         17.4º Wind:                     Offshore Waves:                 Negligable Last Sunset:          Stunning – incredible – hues of pink and volcanic clouds ————– Kicking off...

  CONDITIONS Air Temp:    circa 8º Water:       17.5º Surface:       Flat and calm Visibility:     85% Seaweed:    Small bank has returned at foot of ramp Rating:        Pretty much AS GOOD AS IT GETS Yesterday my 3mm wetsuit was dry by midday.  How warm was it! ————- A sometimes-A Teamer … about to trek into the...

Conditions Air Temp:                    7º Water:                       16.4º Vis:                            Crystal-clear at the beach Jimbles:                    24 (cordon on The Point) Sunrise:                    Beautiful Injuries:                    24 persons copped a stinging Swim plan:                Stick to the rocks … or head north Drinky’s pool:            Nearly there ———————————- Scary Movies this Sunday –...

  Booty Camp Report “Even the sand is warm this morning;” says Greg …     ———- Mirth at Sea I could hear the 6.10 Lamplighters laughing out there in the darkness – as they took several pix in the black black black.  So much happiness on the water   🙂     ————————– That Recent...

  ——– The moon @ 6.14 …   Walking on the moon   ————— Rosie the bitch: Electric Ladyland   ———- Point Cafe opens its roll-a-door (“You’ll get much more … “) at 6.15 a.m.   ————————- All blacklight photos courtesy of Ali, Fifi and the nightwalking Lamplighter Crew.  Amazing pix – Many thanks indeed ...

  ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• RECENT EVENTS: A: The Big Storm   —– Remember that science story about oceanic currents; and the shipping container full of rubber ducks ..?   ———- Pro lifeguard Dave Boardman walking shovel to North Steyne clubhouse; to shift a tonnage of sand out of its lifeguard HQ   ———– Point Cafe was closed...

A lot of media hoopla over past 36 hours – about the coast being smithereened by blithering storm action all weekend   ———- It starts out pitch black this morning.  Wet – windlashed – and foreboding.  Evidence of a stormy night   —— It is so bleak, we actually dare to stand inside the surf...

————– CONDITIONS TODAY: The Usual Superlatives.  Plus a nearly-full moon over Manly Wine     ———– Roberto heads north alone at 6.02 am.  Only to run smack into some of the most awesome Queenscliff Bommie action ever.  “I looked up and thought: ‘What is this cargo ship doing so close..?’ ” (The Bommie even had...

CONDITIONS Sunrise:                    Spectacularly orange Air Temp:                 13º Water Temp:            19.5º Surface Tension:       Flat As Land Tension:          Tranquil Vis:                          Like an Aquarium Fish:                        Every-flippin’where SeaChange:              Winter is peaking around the corner …   —— There are exactly 16 Six a.m. crew heading into the black.  Five carrying safety headlamps.  Below are...