My forecast app at 5:35 said “8.3deg feels like 0.8deg C!” So sisters Clair and Ali were sheltering inside the club before their run to the shore and their swim to Shelly.     Shelly at 5:51am but no Bioluminescence.   6.02am   6.04am Pirate’s post swim stretch.     John checked the temp @6.22am.  ...

Today as I walked to the club I thought it should be time to start celebrating the end of winter. Only two weeks left of cold swimming and air temps, and two weeks left to pack in swims to get your winter badge. The view was beautiful: calm water that was flat enough to walk...

For once I managed to catch the 6:30 Drinks Express starting their swim and heading into the sunrise Including Asleigh and Sherry-Anne, hoping the cold water will make them feel better   (once more with saturation) Julia’s very early start was rewarded with the sight of phosphorescence. She’s telling John all about it.   The...

or fish spotting, or other things near the sea. Here is Dominic doing some lung capacity building.   And today, we celebrated Elaine’s birthday   In his recent triathlon in Denmark, BB swimmer Alan and daughter Courtney saw there was lots of jellyfish in the water for the swim leg which was at a marina....

Today was one of those 10 out of 10 winters days – barely any swell, a little warmer than it has been at 16.6 degrees, clear and near perfect conditions. The 6.30 team were out in force, some doing the last of their winter badges – swimming 20 swims over seven different weeks between June...

When we do this swim we just seem to continually meet people who just make you think…’You’re amazing.’ This group were setting off at 5.40am this morning in the cold and dark as they do on many mornings. A bigger group than usual as they were excited about seeing the beautiful bioluminesence that’s been around...

Cool calm and clear today.   Melissa and Brian, rocking the rubber.   Val and Annie enjoying the sunrise. Ali & Ingrid getting ready to swim. Perfect conditions today. Yogi’s getting the early rays of sunshine. Fantastic swim this morning, hope your day is just as good. Jenny :)) CONDITIONS Air: 9º Sky: blue Vis:...

CONDITIONS Air: 11º Sky: Clear Vis: 80% Stingers: One Wind: Westerly Rain: Nil Water: 15.3º Swimmers: 142 BLOG DATA Blog title: The Bangles Missing blogger: Simon the nuclear scientist Other Monday Blogger: ‘Magic Hands’ Andrew Fill-in blogger: Roger the cartoonist Foto Support:  Fiona the Oils Painter This has been a Rainer-free production NB TOMORROW NIGHT...

Much discussion this morning about who was the Biggest Legend at BNB during Winter? There are many variables… levels within levels. for example: Even amongst the wetsuit wears there are levels of legendary – unbelievable as it is …so I have put together a list:  Levels of Legend-Legend, with a points system – ie, everyone starts...

    This morning we held a brief memorial to commemorate Greg McDonough, fellow swimmer and friend to many, preceding the 7am swim. Go in peace, Greg. The busy old fool greeted a cloudless sky so he got him some special effects to enhance the experience Ski paddlers (with  whom we mostly coexist quite amicably –...