Well, what a gloomy start to the day.  There weren’t many people around when I got to Manly this morning, so I thought that it might bring the numbers down.  I was so suprised when so many people started showing up.  We definitely are a dedicated bunch.  You can always be guaranteed to be greated...

Happy Friday morning everyone! From Kara at Heart Research Australia:   Well I did it! I managed to make it down on time to issue out the red caps for your red cap swim for Heart Research Day. I was so pleased to see a sea of red at 7:05 as you all headed out,...

 How lucky are we to swim across a Marine Reserve? Cabbage Tree Bay is attracting more species of fish, larger numbers and even friendlier fish according to Belinda, the Marine ecologist who spoke to us on Tuesday night at the monthly B&B Bluewater Cafe dinner. I found her talk riveting and it just made me...

A stack of Drink’s Express swimmers this morning!   Rare sighting No 1: Snorkles here on a weekday!?!?!? Rare sighting No 2: JP – but it’s probably coz it’s his birthday today! 🙂 Jane heading down…she still turns up most days despite her plantar fasciitis!   Speaking of Jane, her son in law, Al Del Bene,...

For an intimate crowd of around 90 swimmers it was business as usual down at the beach.  So quiet after the weekend of many hundreds! Cloud cover and howling winds might have deterred some, but all was peaceful in our corner of Manly.   By a little after 6 the booty camp was in full...

Update ……The monthly dinner on Tuesday night is now booked out. If you have booked seats and are not able to attend, can you please contact Ian (ugoboyo@gmail.com) as there are people on the waiting list who would like to attend.   Answer: Swim of course! Manly puts on the sun for the opening of...

Reminder that February is Heart Research Month, and we’re raising $1 for every kilometer we swim which should be easy as the water has been very inviting lately with clear waters and loads of fish.  It’s almost like swimming in a huge fish bowl.  We need to start kicking this along! –  here’s the update…...

  Happy Friday morning to everyone! Sun is out and there’s a beautiful SE swell giving us some fun glassy rolling 3-4 footers off the point – as you’re about to see! Just before we start – February is Heart Research Month, and we’re raising $1 for every kilometer we swim. We need to start...

 The temperature has dropped but our enthusiasm for swimming with the B&B hasn’t, as you can see with these swimmers!  Before I go on with today’s swim, Ian has asked me to mention there are only 10 places left for the B&B Bluewater dinner next Tuesday night so book in quick! (Details at bottom of...

The Bold and Beautiful “internet attendance login” is now call i-log.  You can login from any device that has the internet AND you can log your swim anytime – there is NO daily time limit! It’s great AND one of many the bonuses is you can log your DOUBLE swims on it! Please could you all...