A chilly 8 degrees outside and a fairly reasonable (for Winter) 19 degrees in the water, but nonetheless I was very happy to get out after half an hour. With that in mind, it’s worth revisiting yesterday’s blog/news and giving a massive shout out to  Michael Tey, who spent eight straight hours, during the night (12am...

Happy Saturday everyone! Yes we are officially on the other side (you might say the back side if you were here on Tuesday) of the solstice and  our side of the planet turns sunwards once more. If you were thinking the cold weather is over, well I’m sorry, it’s not over yet but there is...

One way and another I have spent a lot of time in the waiting rooms of doctors and dentists and day surgeries recently and have read up big on all relevant celebrity gossip incl on the wrong bold and beautiful anniversary. Leaving the science articles on DNA and genes. What a great idea in due...

This morning was still a little lumpy with some nice wave sets to make our morning swim out from Manly Beach a little interesting.  Water temperature was a lovely 19.3 – thanks John, our resident temperature taker – we like that one, can we keep it around here for the rest of winter? Everyone was...

Important notice! TRIVIA NIGHT 2017 Most years we have a highly attended, memorable and much loved Trivia Night at The Steyne Hotel. This year’s is on 18th July at 6.30pm with a great meal, John Kelly’s wit and charm in comparing the trivia, lots of fun and merriment. The theme is ‘Nautical’ or rather ‘Naughty-...

Winter festival of Solstice is a time of festivals and spending time with loved ones, dancing, singing and fires. Its astronomically the beginning of the lengthening of days and shortening of nights. What better way to celebrate than with a “Bold” swim with your swimming friends. Jacqui was enjoying the wonderful energy of the festival...

Moonlight Swim for “Lifeline”  Next Friday night / Saturday morning, 23/24 June 2017, Michael Teys will swim the B n B Shelly Manly swim for 8 hours starting from midnight until 8am.!!  Michael is in training for the 32km  Catalina – LA Channel swim on 19 July. This is Michael’s second international channel swim. He...

Mornin’ all. Inner Westies here. Pretty low tide today – we walked to the point. Stats today. 229 swimmers. Water 19.1, air 12 degrees. I’m always impressed with newbies joining up in winter – we had 4 today. Hello Anna and Saphire   Hi Liz   Time to get out the wetsuit! Hey Wilf.  ...

With first light at 6:30, sunrise at 6:58, a calm sea and a low tide it was a long quiet stroll to the shoreline and another long walk almost to the point for the few 6:30 starters. How different from the bright summer sunrise, but spectacular nonetheless. The winter solstice is nearly upon us and...

Lovely morning down at the swim – calm, clear and still warm! It reminds me that the annual nude solstice swim must be coming up on the shortest day of the year (not the only shortest thing you will see). Last year it was freezing… but temps seem to be holding up this year.  ...