Winter Badge Ceremony 13th September at the RFW   Although the cold bites hard into some people ! With zero circulation to the finger tips, spinning her arms around like a helicopter out of control   Not sure if blogger Roger swam today or he is just filling in for Bill McCaffeine.   Former tile man...

   An amazing diversity of wonderful creatures inhabit the waters we swim across each day. This time of year we often have the awesome experience of a Port Jackson shark swim beneath us. With my water logged camera I snapped this beautiful guy this morning… Last night we were lucky enough to hear a lot...

Due to some unavoidable delays this morning, I found myself running late so apologise for no sunrise shots though I’m told they were spectacular. As I topped the rise it was clear we had a half meter of South East swell and a barely perceptible zephyr of a ENE puff. The balmy temps encouraged a quickened pace...

Ever wondered why you feel more energised after a swim, even though the act of swimming uses up energy? Well… We classically think of the universe as consisting of energy and matter.  But what if there’s a third component, just as fundamental. (yeah, yeah, I know.  Just flow with this for a couple more paragraphs, or...

All week we’ve been battling with the wind and the rain so it was a pleasant surprise to arrive at B&B HQ to warm and mild weather. The water temperature is a barmy 18.7 today. Meek swimmers we are not!   Shelley decided to ‘do a triple’ today.     The 6;30am ‘ers told tales...

Today was overcast with a bit of a drizzle and a bit of a swell too. But that did not stop the Bold and Beautiful Squad from descending upon their little corner of the globe. 6:40am     The term Squad GOALS is an inspirational term for what you would like your groups of friends...

It is a special day today – a swimming day, but ALSO Dorset’s 66th birthday and he has craftily arranged it so that he completes his 1000km. The older we get, the cleverer.   All these swimmers were keen to congratulate Dorset on his swim and wish him happy birthday. More wanted to do so but...

Tomorrow is a very special day or Dorsett, not only will he celebrate swimming 1000k with Bold and Beautiful but it is also his birthday.  So today was a bit of a dry run for tomorrow’s celebration – only trouble was it rained on his pre-celebration. As always a hearty group of 73 gathered for...

  Yes we know, all of you who heard the rain and thought you’d stay under the bed sheets, are going to be sorry you did… You missed the reappearance of Silky the lone dolphin today! We haven’t seen this friendly, human loving creature since August 2014, but here she is in front of Manly...

A smouldering start to the day with half a meter of southerly swell on a 10 second period and nary a whisper of wind from anywhere of any importance.   After a week of Jimbal infestations, the numbers were quite small this morning. The glowing 18 degrees in the water was helpful for everybody.   The mid...