Siyabona and G’day Another picture perfect day in the bay. Water a balmy  17.7 C thanks to Guy, with excellent viz  – it felt like the ultimate aquarium swim. I saw a turtle to my delight and was soon joined by fellow pink capped enthusiasts to admire it. Yay. And Yay again. Last night the...

But I did get up and no regrets,  as is always the case with a swim in the ocean. I have a bit of a head cold so thought the salt water would clear it, or make it worse. I saw that yesterday the beach got closed due to pollution but what seems to happen...

Guy delights us with a lovely 16.7C thank you for every chalky morning Such a stunning sunrise! Conditions are washy around the point, few sets of small waves, bumpy across the bay. Couple of Port Jacksons and half a dozen gropers A current meant coming back had speed Dave, Marcus and Phil had already been...

Todays blog is brought to you from Thredbo, where I am skiing for a few days.    Did you know that Thredbo is also a destination for “wild swimming”? and, at altitude one can truly say that they “get high” from swimming!    Last year a marvel of brave mermaids squealed with delight as they...

——————————————————————————————- —————————————————————————————–  Our monthly (sort of) Tuesday night drinks and talk returns. Tuesday 8th August at 6:30 PM. Upstairs at Manly Surf Club. Come along, the bar will be open. Bring some finger food, have some fun and learn a thing or two. ‘Crayweed‘ (Phyllospora comosa) once formed dense beds on shallow reefs all along the...

Last Saturday night was more festive than most at this time of the year 🎄It was so wonderful to get the B&B crew together to celebrate Christmas in July in partnership with Buffalo Pond – Lombok’s first swimming school. It was an honour to spend the night with you all and share the news and...

DX @6:38 6:39 am sunrise Masters Legends Martin 3016kms with the B&B. Justus Our Jo swam @6 Picture for Tilly. Enjoy the week, stay safe – Swim with a friend. Simon Last night we took Max & Matilda to see Columbia beat Germany 2-1.

It was hard to get out of a warm bed today but I was glad I did. While it is the best time of year to swim because of the lovely clear conditions, it takes a long time to let the elbows get wet. It is a key strategy to getting in.   There were...

G’day and Siyabona Today was described as a 10/10 swim by someone, beautiful crisp clear and sunny. The scene and the temperature (thank you to our arty wizard Guy) and the welcome ‘desk’ thanks Simone The really early crew at crazy o clock, Hugh, Dave aka Capless, Greg ( he drones on a bit), and...