Why is it we’d rather our better selves be shackled away by reassuring lies than face the truth that, just beyond the veneer of your imagined limitations, there’s someone you’d wait in a queue to see, pay for a ticket to listen to and journey a lifetime just to be with. Is it so terrifying...

Your Sunday Vlog Enjoy your Sunday Jac Shell  

Please be sure to stay safe, cool and hydrated today. The NE swell delivered a strong, rough swell today. This swell can also bring blueys, especially if accompanied by wind with North in it. I had a close look at the sand today as I am a big wuss when it comes to bluebottles. Could...

First Friday of 2020 and spirits were high with an abundance of swimmers showing up this morning. Despite the balmy 21.3 water temperature, there were still some squeals getting into the water – that universal truth of ‘it’s lovely once you were in’ was in true effect and what we missed for in clarity, was...

It was buzzing this morning for the 7am Bold and Beautiful swim, buzzing because many are on holidays and are fulfilling their New Years resolutions by swimming with us, but also as we had two grey nurse sharks hanging around the point. The grey nurse is relatively dosile and we are very fortunate to have...

  Happy New Year everyone! The swimmers above unknowingly swam through the shark alarm for half an hour this morning during their  double! We all know it was probably a calm and docile Grey Nurse Shark anyway but apparently the lifeguards have to set off the alarm if a shark sighting is reported. Don’t let...

Hugo keeping an eye out to sea Drinks briefing the 6.30 crew on conditions. Messy, been a few rescues recently, if you’re not confident walk to Shelly etc. John and Sam who both made it out of the water safely! Pink v white Rogue waves well past the point A bit calmer the closer to...

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Sunday dawned cloudy and smoky, with a choppy NorEast swell. It’s Sydney summer time and this is what we get. Just 22 new swimmers today bringing our total to about 307  (seemed like 311) in 20.0 degree water. I only just caught the Drinks Express heading out at 6:30 307 is still lots of people,...