For those that look forward to the stroll along the foreshore before the plunge, this morning you would not have been disappointed. We were met with a glassy sea but 3-4 feet of misty north east swell on a low tide that bought with it a shallow sand bank and some dumping waves in reasonably...

The ocean is eternal, the wave is but an instant. Together they are timeless.  To live more fully in the here and now, remove the past and the future by practicing the mantra of the wave – ‘Forgiveness, Gratitude, Trust’. Forgiveness for past experiences, people and forgiveness for the self, flow from what was.  Gratitude...

104 Bold and Beautiful swimmers, and counting (Ian reckons final will be 170), swam this morning… even 10 newbies turned up! The water has dropped a couple of degrees to 22 but you’d never know! It just so happens that I am today’s guest blogger on the anniversary of my very first B&B swim!  Here’s the...

Good photography is all in the way the shot is set up, apparently.  So here are some of my gallery worthy attempts this morning…  Seriously, they should be framed. It’s all about timing – Emma, Garry and “Pip”:   Angle is everything, it’s so 2015 – “7 o’clock!”:   Ensure everyone is smiling:   Nail...

  There is a moist haze drifting over the beach at 6.30, and heaps of casual swimmers are body-surfing some really nice waves.  Perhaps the pending Qld cyclone is giving our waters a nudge? —   — Four naive newbies – about to fall into the charming clutches of Ian and Shaun at Sign-Up table...

Gorgeous morning at the swim with some big waves rolling in and challenging conditions the whole way across the bay… and wasn’t it wonderful to see about 100 of us taking on the waves! This pic doesn’t quite do it justice…   My Brother James came down for his very first swim and came in...

What a great way to start the day !  & to earn a badge ! eh Ros…..   Gayle recounts to management how big the wave was that landed her on the rocks yesterday.   Booty Campers getting sweaty before a swim.   Ian signs up one of the 9 newbies for the day, when will you...

— Fiona’s soiree art gallery opening ‘Still Lives’ two Saturdays ago … it was swish, musical, hot and arty!     Meet The Fukers.  (Mr Fifi far right in red) —   Art Appreciators Arabella and Annie.  Lots of swimmers turned up (fully clothed); supporting the show, and enjoying Fi’s hospitality and talent —  ...

Manly has just hosted the Australian Open of Surfing 2015 So today’s tune has to be  The Atlantics, Bombora https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOW0697mfBs   Here is  Champion Laura Enever of Narabeen 2nd Tyler Wright, with her B&B cousin Ella (daughter our Sandy McIndoe) Men’s Champ Kolohe Andino from California         I like this shot  ...

Manly is buzzing this weekend. The Hurley Australian Open of Surfing finals are on and we’re expecting another huge influx of visitors throughout the day. 220 swimmers managed to beat the crowds and came down early to test the waves and the verdict was…  ‘delicious!’.   Unfortunately, the day started with an ugly incident. As...