After spending 10 days  in arctic temperatures in the US it is a delight to be back as your humble correspondent in balmy Manly. And since on Australia Day tomorrow we will be hearing a lot (dare I say too much) about ‘lands girt by sea’ and ‘loving a sunburnt county’ let’s celebrate our little...

 It wasn’t as sunny and sparkling today as last Saturday when I took the photo above, but it was a lot quieter with only 330 of us in Cabbage Tree Bay! (620 of us last Saturday). Australia Day Friday will be huge. I started swimming with the B&B on 26 Jan 2011 and there was...

Morning all, not a splendid day by any means but spectacular in its own way. A Low tide, 3k’s of N/E wind, 1 metre of N/E swell pitching into the point and a reasonably strong rip that had punters playing on the periphery.  22.5 degrees not unlike a bath and more of the same for...

Mild chop, a decent swell, temperature changes and a rough rip around the point… Sounds like another swim with the BnB (or a questionable Friday night on the town). The variance across 700 odd meters of ocean this morning reminds us that it isn’t so much the fittest who will survive, or the smartest, not...

Hello to all the bold and beautiful friends who got out of bed early to hurl themselves into the 22.5 degree briny depths this Sunday morning. All 620 of us, including 60 newbies including several family groups. Welcome newbies, I hope the early start was worth it and that we’ll see you again. I arrived...

I’ve been thinking a lot about the beauty of simplicity lately and the merit in removing complications and drama from one’s life and just living a simple, beautiful and healthy life. Bold & Beautiful Swim Squad is definitely a perfect complement to living a simple, healthy life and there is no better way to start...

This morning hundreds of people woke up with the same thought… ‘I’m off to the Bold and Beautiful for a splash!’   And what can you expect to see on arrival? Well… plenty of old men in small speedos…   I’m hoping that will be me in 40 years time… Also Matty Cumbo emerging from...

After some rough days and interesting surf, it was a welcome relief this morning to see things a little flatter and getting back to normal.  The surfers in our corner always makes me a little nervous and there was quite a rip near the wall, but all in all order is slowly being restored. But...

We’ve had a bit of rough weather lately, haven’t we?  Lots of wind (although that seems to have died down for now), big swells, and rough surf have been making the morning swim across Cabbage Tree Bay feel like an open water adventure.  The conditions this morning were a lot calmer than the last couple...

After a southerly howler all night, I expected the conditions this morning. The Northern ends claimed 2 metres of swell while our nook was half that with about 1 metre waves on a high tide which made for a very easy point run. We will see the swell fall between now and Saturday as the...