Drinksy and his faithful crew  getting down in the dark for their 6.30 swim, ten minute’s before the Boulderdashers at 6.40 !     Martin gets an early start on his Boulderdash.   Here is some of Boulderdash crew ! Derek, Michelle, Nicky, Greg F, Greg M, Michael, Louise, Sue, Jason, Kerry, Elaine, Karen, Martin, Rachael, Shelley K, Lips.....

Craig with Chris showing off his brand new wet suit. (Not that he really needed it –Yet!) The water was a lovely warm 24 degrees but the air temp was a cool 16 degrees. We had this strange cool layer on the way to Shelly. Maybe its natures way of getting us ready for the...

Dark, grey and 15deg air temp, not very inspiring. But waiting at The Point in 23.4deg water, with raindrops teasing the surface into a bluegreen velvet and a solar disc sunrise peaking down beneath the cloud canopy, the morning began to feel more like a long slow sigh… Hey, you know that new-age saying, ‘Breathe...

Mornin’ all. Inner Westies here. Yep, winter is on its way. Air getting fresh but water gorgeous and no jimbles or jellies. In case you’re wondering about why equinox is today and not tomorrow, the leap year is the reason. So start getting those wetsuits out of moth balls – let’s all try and keep them off...

Really? Really?? REALLY??? The water’s a whole THREE degrees lower than yesterday? Impossible! What’s going on?????……we asked ourselves this morning as we gawped at the white board.   But darkness and cooler waters were never going to stop the 6.30am crowd….     Meanwhile, back at the trees….JP & the much-blogged head-gear:   James The Amazing Bread Man’s bike, laden with...

it was so warm in the water today and very surge-y. I have not been for a swim all week so was looking forward to it and seeing all the swimmers too. John and Richard   David:   Alison:   Jim:   Michael, Soph, Shelley D, Peggy:   Dani, Craig and Nigel (spectators Austin and...

  If you are green or Irish then today is your special day and those who swum today got to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with Patrick.  St Patrick chased snakes out of Ireland, but funnily enough he as not Irish, but rather from Scotland or Roman England.  Either way I think St Patrick’s Day is...

We are so lucky to be able to swim, snorkel and play in this amazing Marine Park, Cabbage Tree Bay! The area is marked on the map below and stretches from Manly Surf Club out towards The Bower surf break and includes Shelly Beach. Since it was declared a ‘No Take Aquatic Reserve’ in 2002,...

Morning all. Just to set the scene in the depths of the Ides of a rainy March, I’m coming to you today remotely having also not swum myself (as in town for a meeting) filling in for Jenny (who’s dad’s in hospital for an ocular upgrade) with Elaine who has been up since 2.45am (dropping...

You’re all mind readers. Yep, mirror neurons in your brain read the subtle physical signals of others’ and emulate their mental state throughout your own body. It’s an ancient evolutionary communication mechanism, but one we can redirect if we choose.  It’s a choice too often ignored in our modern world for, whilst ‘contagious’ yawning or...