Elaine provided this condition report: Friday conditions report 16.8 water temp. Few sets going out but flat in the bay. Murky only about 3 metre viz. Which is useful for anyone who is going to swim at Manly today. I have a hankering for Manly, the changing conditions, the reports of earlier swimmers (and whatever...

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Siyabona and top of the morning to you all I’m reading of wet windy chilly Sydney. Meanwhile  in Old Blighty I’ve managed to convince the husband (Jonny/Manus) to join me try open water swimming. I applied to join the open water swimming group on FB called LOST ( Lincolnshire Open Water Tribe). The entry questions...

I have to confess I am writing this in the living room not having actually ventured out of the house as the view out the window with trees blowing, rain that doesn’t look like letting up and my phone telling me that the “real feel” temperature is 4C just doesn’t tempt me. I have checked...

Mauricio’s shark     Day 1 Outdoor masking. Motheroffivesons   Duncan   Brad, “please say Hi to Lucy”.   Mary swam early. In the coffee queue.   Aubergine   Lyndall   On your bike   Incognito     Fifi’s Jelly’s.   Sam & I caught waves opposite the pyramid steps after swimming @6am through the...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice including physical distancing and outdoor exercising limits (currently 2 people at a time, within your LGA or within 5kms of your home) at all times (and please remember to check in if you’re buying...

If I could only see, that familiar sunrise Through sleepy eyes, how happy I’d be FRI-YAY Rusty and Caroline’s Pitch report Took the scenic route. Flat, tiniest rolling swell gentling rocking. Lainey says viz is deteriorating, however we are finding it better than yesterday. A plethora of groupers (is that the collective noun?), found one...

Lovely to have Little Sarah Abbott ( LSA) and hubby Jon back with us swimming after trying for months to get here from Hong Kong! Stunning morning down at Cabbage Tree Bay. I’m filling in for Anne E who can’t be here unfortunately due to covid.We had 16.1 water temp recorded by Guy at 6.45am....

  Wednesday 18th August – Hello from the other side (of the Spit Bridge – aka Mexico) – Balmoral Beach once again becomes a fabulous “home” for B&B swimmers like me, who are unable to access manly for our daily dose of Vitamin Sea..  what it lacks in abundant sea life it makes up in...

Hello and Happy Tuesday from Gary the Groper! Here he is munching away at sea urchins at The Bower. Pic from Saturday. It wasn’t so clear today but was still flat, calm, beautiful and cold at 15.9 degrees! I am conscious writing this blog that many of you can’t swim with us at the moment...