The dragon tattoo.   Storchy said, “Did you see this pre-dawn shot on your way to the beach?”   Congratulations to Our Fifi for winning the Wedding Cake Island Swim yesterday!!!     Fifi’s winner’s towel.     Sarah, excited to still be swimming with her broken toe.     Louise and her Newbie nephew...

5.54 am Coke sunrise.     Santa’s already on his way with Mami & Billy.     Boulderdashers.   6:05 Nic, Lyndall & Tricia.     Big fin! Where’s John Bond?   6:30 brothers.     Drinks express.       Sara & Pauline.     Nat juggles 5 sons and a ball.    ...

My version of Planet Manly. curtesy my fav news show: Planet America 9pm Friday’s ABC.     Stats – 120 + swimmers. Don’t forget to book (see link bottom of blog) tomorrow night’s B&B dinner.     Sue Sparles and Lisa asked for this photo.     Welcome back Jon & Sarah.     Guess who...

here it is too good to miss i was out to lunch.  

  Where else in the world  would you need a sign  directing you to see “sunrise or sunset” over the water?   Pre-dawn 5:34am.   Roger #1 + Storchy.   Roger #2 + our 5:46 – 6:12am swim team who swam in formation across the bay. We stopped on the return trip from Shelly to...

Met this Guy @5:46am.       I swam with Clair Hasko and Brett + Lyndall @5:51am after Clair’s 5:22am message said, “Sorry – 5.45 for me as Brett needs to go early”. Colder water, large wave sets at Manly, overall visibility down.   Sets.     My pre-dawn swimming buddies Clair and Lyndall.  ...

Congratulations Julie Isbill, Founder of Bold & Beautiful Manly, and now proud holder @#150 of Open Water Swimmings “Triple Crown”       Here is Dr Jules Isbill  and partner Dr Michael Christie getting ready for the 48kms around Manhattan Is NYC.  Jules finished in just over  7 hrs. Jules said, “… Swim around Manhattan...

Breaking news!!! CONGRATULATIONS BRENDAN!!!!! on finishing to Channel swim in “17hrs 05mins”   Brendan and crew – Minder Pirate Alex,  Brendan (centre) & 1st mate.   The pirate commissioned Roger to produce special mugs to celebrate Brendan’s success!       Drinky’s back!!!     And attracted 56 swimmers at 6:30.     Including Steve...

Moonlight Swim for “Lifeline”  Next Friday night / Saturday morning, 23/24 June 2017, Michael Teys will swim the B n B Shelly Manly swim for 8 hours starting from midnight until 8am.!!  Michael is in training for the 32km  Catalina – LA Channel swim on 19 July. This is Michael’s second international channel swim. He...

The real Lyndall!     Spoke to the girls table.     Next to the Boys table.     3 girls at 6.38am.     Dawn shots @6.53am.           The return of Drinky and Simon.       Movement down the ramp @7.01.     Waves at the point.     Golden...