Thanks again to Lainey for providing the “in water” and early morning shots (I’m not there in time for those, one good thing about the late sunrise in winter is that I get to see it, not now though). I haven’t swum since freezing Saturday so although 15.7 is still damn cold, it wasn’t quite...

What an amazing Winter we’re having. It seems even if it rains it’s mainly at night. Our swimming conditions have been fantastic with calm, clear water. Today water temp was 15.5 and viz wasn’t quite so amazing but lots of Port Jackson sightings! Here are some of the Wows about to start their swim! It’s...

Matilda’s fan Andre – with cake. Rain @5:55am The rain stopped as I swam @6am 7am Hot showers in the Sun Debonair goateed Dave Tim & Tilly@7:06am Roger’s Art Colourful surf rescue Up the ramp @ 7:10am Cam & Dave Coffee in the Sun @7:43am Stay safe Go Matilda’s Simon Tara & Matilda Max, Leila,...

There’s a new dance that’s going around When the hits start flying you gotta get down Parked at the point today for the return of the Drinks Express. Got run over. A crisp 8 degrees out, double it for the water temp. Surprisingly very warm for the middle of winter. The Guru tries to justify...

It is science week this week. A reminder to use scientific method to come to conclusions and make decisions based on evidence. It is also the 35 year anniversary of Red Nose Day where science led to many babies’ lives being saved. Science in action. It is also the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop music....

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...