Well it was Izzy’s birthday today and the water warmed up to 19 degrees as a b’day treat. Photo above from last year as I missed Izzy in the water this morning but hear she did get in!  Stunning sunrise above Shelly Beach at 6.03am and the air temp had warmed up to around 16...

  Ian and JK have been usurped by a new solo management team. Our great leader Comrade Deanna today single-handedly raised the water temp to a toasty 18.4     The crowd were unanimously very happy with the appointment of our Dear Leader     Also brought to the ocean by Our Excellency were some...

Sophie & Fiona Pre-dawn at the point. Bootie balancing.   Sarah guesses there were 190++ swimmers. Michael. Bernard. 7am. Boys on the wall. I like Brents coffee cup camera. Fiona Jill & Jo. Sun deck flagged for repairs. Tim welcomed Sarah home to Manly. Have a great week ahead Simon The Monthly Dinner – 12th November 2019–...

This morning after the swim I’m doing the brain cancer charity walk from Shelly Beach to Curl Curl, so as I’m super-organised and a little short on time I prepared most of this blog yesterday :). Also, I took some great close-up photos of a wobbegong this morning but just discovered that the memory card...

Today I swam early and got a glimpse of what the club area looks like before the crowds arrive. Same with the bay, not a bad experience.  I bet this is what it was like in the early days of the Bold and Beautiful. Sunrise walk to Manly Beach. Lots of fun down outside the...

The media is awash with stories of the benefits of swimming in cold water and of people aiming for their goals in swimming the English Channel or the North Channel or reaching their own PB to Shelly The Bold and Beautiful has its own slice of all of this paradise and benefits on this sunny...

I woke up with my old friend this morning – fear.  What if the water temperature has dropped again? What if those blueys are back? What if the surf is too big? And the truth behind all our fears? What if I can’t handle it? And of course fear has an insidious way of staying...

  Lucy’s Crook. Your regular Wednesday blogger, Lucy, couldn’t make it today.  So as they worked down the list of replacement bloggers they finally came to me. I admire Lucy’s blogs. She remembers everyone’s name and always includes pithy anecdotes to accompany each photo. Well, today you’ve got me. They say you get what you...

This is Kate (Ekaterina) who has been swimming with the Bolds for 3 weeks now. She first came down when a friend of hers asked for some running advice so she came to Manly and she saw the pink caps. She has always swum in pools, but has been scared of swimming in the ocean....

Look back as you leave the surf. The hollow that remains in the surface of the water is the amount to which the ocean harbours judgement upon you. This ability to so easily flow and forgive would never be mistaken for weakness. If anything it speaks volumes of a far reaching immense power, of endurance...