It started out as a very nice Christmas morning at B&B….. Here’s “Pudding” Ian and Nicole (looking fab as a blonde!)   Anne …  Snorkels… Little Santa and Freddie.. Even Linda and Tim turned up!! Freddie Christmas! .and then Elaine arrived…with her bag of tricks!! And it all went downhill from there……. 😛 Ted…. Ummm....

You may hear about all sorts of records being broken today.  Silly things like the number of prawns sold, how much Australians will spend on food this month, the number of Chrissy presents appearing on eBay tomorrow morning. Today we set two of our own.  With 268 swimmers, today was the largest Christmas Eve swim...

I found this interesting quote about why we go to the sea. What do you think?  “And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have, in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our...

Morning swimmers! 29 newbies turned up today, a little bit of a swell and mini waves made for a fun swim. But did you know, we haven’t always been allowed to swim when the sun is up? Lesley was caught up to her usual tricks, not really a subtle flirt is she? The queuing to...

This year  has been the best year for me.  Since joining B&B in September last year my social life has flourished along with a better and more even work life balance.  Just on the quiet I prefer the life side a little more than the work side.  (don’t worry my husband doesn’t read my blogs...

Friday December 20 is going to be the first scorcher of the season – and to all those waiting in the queues out at the Wet and Wild… here’s something to bring a tear to your eye… 208 Swimmers showed up at our little corner in Manly… ready for some fun…       Time...

194 pink capped swimmers cared for Cabbage Tree Bay today by picking up bits of plastic on their swim back from Shelly, saving our marine creatures from eating it by shoving it down their cozzies! The morning started off in the usual Thursday way, warm, sunny and sparkling! Look at the pink clouds reflecting off...

It all seemed like a normal start to the day with Bold and Beautiful…. Storchy’s Bootcamp…Arabella showing her butt…  A missing flipper….(did anyone find the other one to this??) A big summer crowd….. The walk down to the sea… A family portrait… the Chapman’s… Giving a fellow swimmer a helping hand..  Swimming out to the...

We’ll start with the stats!! Swimmers: 147  Newbies: 3 Sunset Today: 8.04pm Sunrise Tomorrow: 5.39am Moon: Today is a Full Moon Tomorrows Tides: Low – 2:03am – 0.49 m High – 8:34am – 1.75 m (so the water will be quite deep for tomorrow’s swim) Water Temp:22.3 degrees ============================================================== As you can see it is a FULL MOON...

The signs of summer are becoming more apparent.  Happily, one is the appearance of early parking along the beach front as workers now on holidays can delay their visit to the beach.  Another is the appearance of the prevailing north-easterly.  This is the breeze of summer. The nor-easter is a favourite with windsurfers, surfers and...