A whippy but variable 25 knots of serious Nor Easter had conjured up a treat this morning with 1-2 meters of swell. Compounding the conditions, the low tide and already heavily sanded point from the last months of building gentle swells made for a careful bit of navigation out to the point. The Nor-easter had...

I swam @6am with 14 swimmers + tractor.                           6:30am. Clair’s star power🌟🌟.   The Pirate.     Big surf today so many went to half-way.     Patches of sunlight.     Guess who’s bottom?     I walked to the point...

Well looking for some blog inspo during the week I searched up today’s date; 13th October–  and boy did I find inspiration! Happy birthday Ian Thorpe –  do they get any better than this legend?   I did reach out to the Thorpedo to invite him to join us for a birthday swim – but...

The forecast was for 5 m swells yesterday and I still came down to swim so I am counting today’s swim as a big swim even though there were only a few waves. But there were blue bottles. I sought out an injury to photograph but there were none. These swimmers did not care and I...

After 6 weeks away from the B&B swim (the longest time since 2011) I came back from hols  to a friendly and  welcoming bunch of people… a calm and clear ocean, plus a warmer water temp of 19 degrees. It was glorious! Here we have Greg, Janet and Kitt jumping for joy at the great...

Beautiful conditions today for Matty’s 1000km swim. Water is getting warmer, it was clear and smooth. Matty, under the guard of honour, congratulations on achieving your 1000km.   Our lovely WOW’s today..   Surfers were enjoying some nice clean waves today. The A – Team limbering up. Yogi’s enjoying their session.   Such a lovely...

Ever heard of an OODA loop? It’s an acronym for ‘Observe, Orient, Decide, Action’; a combat term created by John Boyd, exploring how agility and efficiency can overcome a seemingly more powerful adversary. It also describes the evolutionary cycles that allowed you to develop from a single cell organism to the masterpiece you see when...

  The surf club clock showed 6:37 But it was incredibly quiet on the beachfront for a Sunday morning That was until surprise surprise the 7 o’clockers emerged from the water at 6:38 (according to the surfclub clock). What was going on? You guessed it – the start of daylight saving. Katrina, a little post...

I must admit I did not want to get up this morning. After getting soaked several times through the course of yesterday’s work day, surely I deserved a sleep-in. But we bloggers are a dedicated lot and who am I to let the team down. Hardy regulars mulling over the meaning of life.   Here’s...

This week saw a sea snake appear on Manly beach. I am scared of snakes. I am glad there was no snake today. Pouring today but that is ok – let the surfers have a go. One newbie today and that is great, as long as no sea snakes come along as newbies.    Our...