27 days  before the Cole Classic I did sprints to the Trident @5:30 with Trish, Brett & Patrick   Some family swims today Phil Ruby Ed   Dave & George    American visitors Elliot Ethan Ellie Bella Brooke from Eckerd College St Petersburg Florida Hairy 6:26am Who’s dolphin is that?   Matt & Caroline  ...

The morning wakes up to a southerly wind, a light rain, a swell with some easterly in it. And all of a sudden it’s flat… and viz is rapidly improving.   Drinksy always says it takes 4 days of a southerly blow to return the bay to normal. We are well on the way.  ...

Four days into 2023 and what a change from the last few days – the sun (aka the greek god apollo) seems to have decided to take a holiday and Posiedon has sent Aegaeus, the god of stormy seas seems to visit, waiting for Triton to sound his conch shell to calm the seas so...

@6 I swam to Nth Steyne & caught a great wave with Jane Danny Charlie.   First day above 21 degrees I enjoyed chatting with Ian & Annie.   Drinky Lainey & Ted Nic & Claire   Anne & Alana swam a double   Richard  Guy & Ian   Trooper & Dancer   Geoff swam@6...

Exercising makes you feel good by releasing endorphins but swimming lets loose something much better – endolphins and today, actual dolphins who were happy to swim to and fro among the returning swimmers.  I have good reason to believe they were conjured up from the sea by Anne.   or maybe the dolphins just like...

  We almost have a summertime temp! Just a few more degrees!   Management always smiling. These guys and others behind the scences have done such an amazing job organising events to raise funds for Royal Far West this year; Summer Badge Ceremony $611 Winter Badge Ceremony $758 Christmas Party $4882 Quiz Night $2000 Keep...

Swimmers love scones! A busy morning down at the swim today until the rain came although it didn’t last long. It’s holiday time so lots of us aren’t working now and what better way to start our day than a swim with the B&B! Andre is sure to bake something for us to share over...

I am sure I was not the only swimmer today who saw all the different groups swimming about and thought of the unification of Italy. That beautiful country with all of its regional beauty and distinct features and culture was unified in the 1800s but each region retained its own character. So too the various...

The week before Christmas – Sagittarius season, silliness, sleepiness, summer, so sydney….   Water temperature:   19.4 degrees Air temperature at 7am: 14.6 degrees Conditions: Silky, serene, sensational… Vibe:  a bit of sleepiness… perhaps still recovering from the Epic B&B Xmas party?   Its the week before Christmas, and all through the Bay, Christmas Cossie clad...

A lot of swimmers backed up a fantastic B&B christmas party last night with an amazing swim this morning! Around 230 of us celebrated at Bucketys Brewery  and it was a huge success… so lots of photos in this blog! The morning swim was extra special too with sun and visibility returning but temp was...