Only 39 swimmers turned up today! Actually that sounds like a lot but only about half of them went for a swim as it was definitely NOT enticing! Temp came in at 18.7…. i think? Even Winston wasn’t his usual self! Some really big waves… The water came all the way up to the walkway!...

What’s up swim fans!!! Welcome to another episode of the 2nd worse swim blog in Manly with your resident Monday blogster, newly decorated with his WWW and Winter badges 🙂 (Yep, just rehashing yesterdays photo from Sharon!)   It doesnt really matter what you do before work, as long as you get your back side...

A busy swim this morning, maybe because 284 swimmers qualified for their ‘Cold and Beautiful 2013’ badge earlier this year and can’t wait to pick up their sew on badge or badges later this morning! Straight after our dip in the ocean!     But we did swim before the ceremony. Here’s the Resident Teddy...

WOW! What a difference a few days make – it was positively wintery this morning! Well it looks cold but it wasn’t really – air temp about 14 and water 18.6! 154 swimmers INCLUDING 8 newbies turned up! About 30 guys from the army (from Darwin) were working out on the beach! This is Christian!...

Friday the 13th is here – Muahahahahahaha! All sorts of freaks turned up to B&B Central where there was a definite chill in the air Check out Anna –  who put this jacket away weeks ago and had to dig it out of storage..   Weird stuff was happening –  Duckie was acting all shy...

Love this quote I found on the internet. It’s  ‘Are you O.K?’ day today, when we think about reaching out to others as they may be feeling low, very low, and those words might make all the difference…I thoroughly believe  a B&B swim really can lift the spirits so come and join us! 109 people...

Conditions back to flat! BUT air and water cooler after yesterday! Alice telling a joke! Bruce signing in.. looking pretty cool I must say! *** Exactly 2 years ago TODAY.. The B&B Pacific Challenge was launched!  You can read about it on that day’s Blog  HERE.  I didn’t know this, but it was swimmer John Master’s inspiration!...

Is there something wrong with the Weather app on my phone? Does it really  say 30c? (Blink a couple of times) Yep…. 30c! Another NE wind is blowing us over this morning – It’s a little choppy but all our friends  are here …   Jane has switched to summer uniform…   Lyndall and Charlie...

120 of my closest and dearest Bold & Beautiful friends swam this morning to help me celebrate my birthday! But more importantly, MUCH more importantly, we had a special visitor at the the surf club this morning. Claire from Bear Cottage, a local hospice for children and their families came down to present us with...