Mornin’ all. Inner Westies here.  IT issues this morning… sorry for delay. We’ll start with the stats. We had seven new recruits – and I am featuring one today in the blog! The water was 19.5 degrees although it felt a little cooler…. and there were 160 swimmers. (Really Ian? Reckon I’m not the only...

I tested my new wetsuit today.  I’ve only ever worn a sleeveless so the full arm felt really tight around my chest.  My concerns were ‘washed’ away once I entered the water.  Buoyant bliss!  I was a missile cutting a line through the slight chop with ease 😀  Like my wetsuit, my photos today reflect...

Back on Blog Duty If you haven’t missed my blogs for the last six months, I don’t blame you, Roger’s Friday blogs have been unparalleled, and he left big shoes to fill. My excuse for the long silence: first a ruptured Achilles tendon back in March, followed by a couple of days in intensive care...

First of all, apologies for blogging without swimming, not sure if this is allowed in the Constitution of the B&B… It´s been a while since my last swim due to competitions and a dislocated shoulder and considering the conditions today, I think a lot of swimmers will stay in bed (wise decision). During these few weeks...

Thanks Lainey for giving me the blog today – to look back at movie Flying High (released 35 years ago).  It’s a sharply perceptive parody of the big-budget disaster films that dominated Hollywood during the 1970s. Wednesday Conditions: Soft overnight drizzle; nil carparks even at 5.45 a.m; surfboat on the water at 5.48, ocean flat...

A damp morning with 2 foot of SSE swell on a 6 second period barely causing a ripple for our corner of the world. The light southerly wind at 5-15knots zephering over us barely ruffling the swimming caps.   The surfboat crew struggled to find a wave to ride in.       The crew were...

Wind whipped waves heave final sighs upon a shore rinsed clean by the rain. New morning carries its contrasts a little clearer than yesterday, Clarity, not so much sharp as concise, Still, a new edge to cross, So come a little closer, take your gift from the storm. – Andrew   (Click on images to...

I was under strict instructions not to mention the Rugby in today’s blog. So I won’t. This is a swim blog after all.   A total of 165 good-looking swimmers managed to get out of bed to enjoy a bumpy yet beautiful swim across the bay with us this morning. These guys definitely didn’t want to...

How did you view the swim today? Some of us were … forward thinking: … reflective:   … jumpy: … taking one for the team: … curious: … communal: … taking a different route: … forging our own way: … on edge / oarsome: Whatever your outlook was today, when we think about the scale...

Manly looked excellent for my swim after missing SEVERAL days. The sea, people out and about, exercising or just looking at the horizon   I was glad to see Wendy who swam at 6 am – when I first started at BB she always helped me with the ins and outs. A buildup of excitement as we prepare for a...