Happy Birthday Guvner   Matt   Clair   Fireman & Father of the Bride   Clair Charlie Danny Pirate Mel Robbie   The gentle Terminator Drinks   Trooper     The Bishop – 1st in the 2nd Triple Crown     Stay safe Have an enjoyable week Simon        

Today was a day to know your ability against the conditions. Waves – not massive but regular and biggish; a pretty strong rip and a bit of murk. Still very nice in.     We also know that the triple crown races were on today. Some contenders getting ready:   We also know that when...

Siyabona and G’day Today was much like yesterday with swell building a bit today. Blubbers were sighted, blubbers stung and blubbers were avoided. It was a lottery. Waves were sizey. Some wild guesses at how many blubbers in the bay … 6.5 (Sean), about 3 ( The Driver and Master Baker ) a few avoidable...

Hi all   Happy Monday!! I had a fun swim with the 6.30am crew this morning. The water was beautiful – 19.9 degrees & lovely and clear. I saw so many fish and a massive wobbygong as we left the point. As we swam back in, it started raining (I love swimming in the rain...

A chill is in the air The water temp decreasing Has summer already said goodbye?   Drinks Express never fail to rise, no matter the conditions. Creatures of habit (and a good one at that)   Flashing lights of red and blue, Sarah from Sales and Jon already in the water, heading north.    ...

Wednesday 29 March – pitch black at 6:09am…. flashes of blue, green and red in the water….. I can hear but not see the small rolling wavelets…. zephyrs of breeze, the air felt a little heavy…. the clubbies have chosen to run to Queensie and play on the boards at first light, which today wasn’t...

Morning darkness will soon end with the clocks changing on Sunday (except probably the Manly surf club clock which definitely has a mind of its own!) but so will those sunrises, which have been spectacular of late. Always hard to decide when’s best, summer, winter, in between… Guy’s chalk skills have also been spectacular recently,...

Great shot Duncan Dave congratulating John on his 70th. Nice fingers Guy.   Sarah & Jonathan   6:21am   Getting ready locks & none On the beach@6:30 3 girls doubling for next Sunday‘’s Wedding Cake Is Swim. stay safe enjoy Simon   Budgie Smuggler Random Swimmer of the Month The Budgie Smuggler Swimmer of the Month for...

The clock above the surf club is off. Maybe it is just a fault or maybe it is a sign that we should not worry about the time but just enjoy the moment. Whoever swam in the ten out of ten conditions today would have been in the moment because it was a very nice...

Drinks for our inestimable Liverpudlian JK at Steyne last night … Happy Birthday John!                   CONDITIONS Water:         22º Air:              22º Jellies:        Four (They found their marks) Wind:          Nil Dolphins:    Three wins in a row JK:...