5.53am   Richard congratulating  Jo and Roger on their success in yesterday’s Avalon to Newport swim.     10 swimmers braved the pre-dawn light at 6.06am, but Bianca didn’t show her face. Jo guided me to see the cuttlefish at Shelly and  the wobby in the weeds, Suzie saw the turtle near the pool.   Shaun,...

Brilliant sunshine today – Dragon would not need to head all the way to the Caribbean when we have this on offer!   It is definitely clear that Summer’s on the run and I guess that it was this fact that brought out all the stars!   I was finally able to put all the...

Hello Weekend! Well played Saturday! The water was so luscious on the skin this morning. I love it when it comes to Autumn and the water temp is warmer than the air temperature. The cloud love was so onpoint this morning and so were the Bold and Beautiful Squad members. Happy school holidays to everyone....

Blue Bottles in the Bay Some swimmers swam south to Shelly and lots swam north. What a sight to see a group of early swimmers powering back south from North Steyne or Queenscliff behind the surfers. There were a gazillion surfers today. Beautiful beach. Jenn is on holidays.   Peter is swimming near BB but...

I know we always here how today was the swim was the best this year – while today probably wasn’t the best I’ve had this year, it was certainly up there.  There was a cool nip in the air to remind us that winter is coming, yet the water was beautiful and warm, with just...

Megan, Lisa and Paula all had birthdays today and all these lovely ladies knew the best way to start off a b’day is with a B&B swim! It was a beautiful morning too with a few waves, warm water and Dusky and Cuttlefish sightings. Amazing joy jumper Sophie baked this fantastic cake with swimmers and...

A great day for deeper considerations and sleep in’s. However there is always the chance that the sun will come out and we will miss the “lets go” and regret it. Heaven forbid, so here we are, met by a drizzly start and a 1 metre East Nor East swell which on the surface seemed...

In physics they call it Symmetry Breaking, a bifurcation.  It’s a small incident, seemingly arbitrary, but one which occurs at such a critical moment that it can determine the fate of a whole system.  A fork in the road, a point at which to decide direction, from a present chaotic state into one more coherently...

What a difference a day makes. The end of daylight saving. After an extra hour of sleep, everyone arrived wired and eager to hit the water. Their bodyclock yet to adjust to the time difference. Ian arrived on his bike   Lainey fitted in a 10k run prior to the swim   No matter how...

I arrived super early this morning (well, for me), only to be told that there had been a cargo ship full of ice run aground off Manly, causing a dramatic drop in the sea temperature; 2 degrees!  It didn’t seem to phase anybody, so I brushed it off and thought ‘what a great story this will...