Every review today was 5 stars. Ian gives it a 5 star rating every time. These beautiful swimmers are repeat swimmers and give 5 stars for anyone who is thinking about swimming   Kath is one of the pearls. She saw the turtle today and brought me greetings from it The Pearls These 3 Willoughby...

I only had to do one circuit this morning before jumping onto a recently vacated parking spot. It was on The Steyne, just south of Victoria Parade in the VIP section. All the spots from here to the Surf Club (or should I say Lifesaving Club) are designated VIP apart from the very last one...

What a beautiful swim with gentle waves, great viz and warm air temp to get us comfortable after our swim! Three great men on photo above, Gordy, Derek and Roger. It was Derek’s birthday yesterday, definitely the kindest man I’ve ever met. This lovely group of ‘Young Uns’ are the Wobbegong Wednesday group and you’ve...

Today was all about chasing swimmers for me, all the way to Shelly and again on the return leg. The beach was calm with tiny waves and clear water, temperature just over 20 degrees. To buy tickets to the Christmas party please go to the web page and click the link. Happy Gertie Monday from...

The Great Race between the A Team and DX swim group, here’s a full race preview, a word from captains and of course we hear from the winners… You can watch it all here: https://youtu.be/7mD5ErbVL3Y?si=RFrVw8yTBs7Uuqa2

All I needed to tell me about the conditions today was to see a young surfer sprinting towards the beach. Happy for the surfers. NE swell, very light Southerly wind. Even the flag seemed despondent Definitely not a good day for this poor puffer fish Word on the shore was water temp was lovely. It...

This morning’s swim had a slightly different feel compared to the last few days. The conditions were calm, the sun was warm and the community happy to see Lake Manly back. I ended up drifting a little further out than I usually do. It gave me just enough space to slow down and take things...

Today was a beautiful and much welcomed surprise after a brief nor Easter on the weekend. There was a high tide making entry and exit at the ramp just a bit tricky. But the bay was mostly calm , a few bounces coming into Shelly, with clear conditions to the bottom of the sea, and...