It was Kath’s birthday today so  ‘The Mermaids’ brought along bubbly and cake for a post-swim treat. Happy Birthday Kath Jackson! As there was a bit of rain on and off everybody was huddled together at the Surf Club so it made for a very friendly morning! It was a bit wet to walk to...

        Solstice: Thursday 22nd         Happy Birthday Fi!  

Winter swimming is the best. Calm and clear. So much to see. Today I was went in after the main group and arrived back before the main group – was it speed? No. It was leaving just after the 630 main group and arriving back just before the main 7  am group.     Such...

Today is the last day of May – a memorable month of magic and madness.   Magical magnificent swimming conditions thanks to magnanimous mother nature showing her midas touch with golden sunrises and like a magnified magnet, mesmerizing and manoeuvring us down the ramp into rays of liquid gold and our beautiful playground:  meditative, flat,...

To follow on from my English as a second Language class last night, where we talked about comparatives, it seemed appropriate to do the same this morning. The water was a little cooler than yesterday at 17.7C but as flat and clear as the last few days. Spectacular both in and out. It seemed a...

Hey guys   Happy Monday! It was a lovely morning this morning, and it was a beautiful sun rise. Water was cold at 17.7, but the visibility was pretty perfect. Nothing exciting was spotted during my swim, but I nearly swam into a turtle last week so I’m still pretty happy about that!! ☺️ I...

“HARK! I hear the cannons roar!” Trooper shouts, gathering the FFF. Today is the final act. The last rush into the surf. The ultimate dash to the wall. The final curtain call. Closing remarks? Adios arrivederci au revoir auf wiedersehen farewell …Don’t worry! FFF will be back in October. Do not attempt to leave the...

In a newspaper article recently our swim was referred to as ‘The Rock Star of Ocean Swims’… Whatever that means we know our swim is pretty special… For the last couple of weeks conditions have been pretty much perfect! We’ve had  sunny days, still warmish water temps, relatively calm seas and loads of fish. The...

Clair & Camilla   5:42am Cool   I swam at 6 with this crew + Hasko   …but it felt warmer   Mick & Geoff 6:29 …suck it in… Matt Jo Robbie Victoria Dorset & Alan – buddies since school. Brian Marco Ian   Niamh & Jon – visiting from Dublin Jessie & Tilly LOL...

I think there are no regulation collective nouns. It seems the collective noun for swim days like today should be an Insufficiency of Superlatives. Exceptional day to swim; superb etc.   Hi Chad – the last time I saw him he was doing swim/run crawl from Shelly pool to North Curl Curl and back.  ...