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...

Mindful (thanks to the blog of yesterday which provided good advice) that not every one works on a Monday to Friday basis but I do so TGIF. Not the least because the day on which I get to swim in the working week. It was a grey day an some people thought it would be...

It was a dark and stormy morning, even the clock was still out of sync. The sort of morning to be mindful. Some went in at Manly; the rest of us went halfway. But the mindful mood was all over us like the wash. I wonder do you get more from your swim when you...

Another perfect morning! There were smiles all round today. Energy was in abundance and camaraderie was everywhere. Despite the catastrophic cyclone that hit our northern neighbours, our bay was bathed in a glorious silver grey light that highlighted the perfectly calm and gentle sea. This morning I saw many swimmers pause and take a quiet...