You are in bed, you can hear the rain pelting down, it’s cold and time to answer that nagging question, ‘to swim or not to swim?”. Don’t you hate it when you decide it is going to be a “bed” morning, then you read the blog and regret that you missed the perfect morning. All...

For the past few months I haven’t swum Cabbage Tree Bay as often as I’d like – for reasons of travel and health mainly (came back with a Northern Hemisphere lurgy). Today’s blog is a dry blog, but being at our spiritual home is still a delightful tonic for this blogger. This morning did not...

I have always loved moustaches so am excited that Movember is finally here. I will be seeking out good moustaches. But also it is move-ember so if you have had a sedentary few months, now is the time to move. of course the Italian word for swimming is ‘nuotare’ so it is also Nuovember Here...

On our bumpy, beautiful and misty swim this morning I was thinking about Mindset and wondering whether my mind is set. Because I’ve heard when your mind is set on something that’s a good thing. Or is it? Well, maybe maybe not. In a fixed mindset, you believe your basic qualities, like your intelligence or...

There was a lot of excited anticipation this morning. We were going to be celebrating one of our great swimmers. Many would say, our number 1 swimmer! Cakes had been baked overnight, swim caps were rinsed, goggles cleaned and the celebratory hat and garland for brilliance were polished. So there was no doubt that this...

Morning all, sorry bout the delay, got a tad busy this morning. It was a perfect calm on a slightly cooler morning that saw the possum fur come out of hiding. With a half, a metre south-east swell which coming off a low tide saw a full swell rolling through to shore without enough punch...

Have you noticed the more swims you do, the better you can accurately gauge a course to Shelley Beach? At first you’re sighting every 10 strokes, then you get down to sighting a dozen times, then 6, maybe even less. After a while it doesn’t even matter if it’s rough or those cross currents are scooping...

Mornin’ all. Inner Westies here. The water hit 20 degrees today so official end of wetsuit season. Big crowd today – 340. And 28 newbies – they just keep on comin’ ! Here’s our first newbie – welcome Katie   Happy chappy   Big crowd Morning Tonia and Josie! Wonderful shy regular swimmers! It’s always...

As we reached the treasured point, this sunrise took our breath away. Near perfect conditions in which to swim, it sets us up, for the perfect day. Our bodies held gently by the water, cool, we are distant from the daily fray. Time is still, we ponder and chat, a moment to enjoy and play....

So many lovely creatures visiting the BB and the aquatic reserve – latest is the “fever” of eagle rays but following whales, sharks, turtles etc. They must know it is a safe zone where they will be appreciated. I am not sure the fever was there. Or perhaps there was a conspiracy of swimmers pointing...