Morning all, A real smokey night last night with temps getting above the comfy range made the swim this morning a must.   With a light NE windswell at 8 seconds, we had the remnants splashing the point but was pretty weak on a very low tide. The rest of the week should see a...

5.57am and the clubhouse was transformed into the finish line for the World Marathon Challenge, 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. 32 competitors, chartered jet, 32 runners from 13 countries, the Sydney Marathon was 13 laps (Manly to Queenscliff) from 1am this morning!! Our congratulations go to all competitors in this Herculean feat!!!. Here is...

To follow on with my last blog, “Ferox et decorus consilium” which was meant to mean ‘Bold and Beautiful Resolutions’, I wanted to see how well people were doing so far. Many were already trying to uphold a particular virtue to keep them on the right path – although some of these do not appear...

Welcome to the Year of the Rooster. This is supposed to be a lucky year unless you are born in the year of the rooster. . .   Luckily it looks like nearly everyone remembered that the swim was starting at Shelly this morning. I did remember when Ted and Elaine reminded me – lucky...

Alright, put your hand up… who forgot we were starting at Shelley Beach today? Yep, me too. Good to see Management ensuring the nippers surf carnival had plenty of room to get underway by blocking the ramp for any cheeky B&B swimmers.   So around to Shelley we go. What stunning conditions. The water is...

On Australia Day, half of the country attend either an organised community event, or get together with family and friends to celebrate. So it’s no surprise that Australia Day is the biggest swim of the year for our little community and 750 swimmers celebrated with us today. It all begins with the largest group of...

Thought I’d open up with some bottoms for a change! Guess them if you dare, in comments at bottom of blog! Conditions were back to calm and virtually stinger -free today after a chaotic few days with swimmers going in all directions to avoid the bluebottles and swell! Around 280 of us swam today in...

Morning all, Seeing this mornings sunrise, it was almost a given we were heading for some heat today.   With a lumpy 1/2 to 1 meter ENE wind swell smacking the point with a almost dead low tide and the last few days having some bities to deal with I figured numbers would be down...

I never understood why people still go to art galleries now that you can view the very same images on the internet.  I mean, what’s the point, it’s not like you can touch the paintings… Another short fill-in blog this morning. Gorgeous morning and 22.2 degrees in the water. Unfortunately, lots of Blue bottles. Look...

Upper Middle Management estimated 385 swimmers today. It felt like 835 to me.   Lips here with a Sunday Quickie. Got to get this blog out fast, so I’ll have to skip my usual self-indulgent waffle and cut straight to the photos and one-liners. Lots of Newbies. Upper Middle Management supported by Lower Middle Management: Derek and...