Seeing icicles have formed on the chalk art of the temperature, I made sure I got some photos on land  for the blog where there is a lovely atmosphere. Swimmers meeting up. Exchanging the traditional greetings – conditions, temperature, garments and footwear. Coffee – Ian like a beacon in a splendid royal swim robe On...

Changeable winds made for interesting conditions this morning. Bumpy, low viz but brilliant as usual. Critter wise the usual suspects but cloudy conditions. Some swimmers had dolphins swim under them after the 7am peloton came back in. Envious. Guy created a stunning visual tribute to Errol. The man is a genius! The ocean yields up...

What a beautiful winter’s morning for Errol’s friends to farewell him with a swim out from Manly beach. With a golden sunrise & perfectly calm seas & water temperature of over 17 deg C swimmers gathered at the point to remember our friend & long time group member.

It started with a broken finger last night. Rushing around, scoping the gathering storm. Bombie breaking, Curly going off. Ignore it. It’s like Easter again and all the fun. Woke super early, champing. Already the SSSS whtsapp stirring. Unlike the Manly surf club at 545am. Dead. Nada. No one. The ocean swimmers whatsapp showed lots...

For me it’s psyching myself to get out of bed at 5.30 when it’s 8degC, but drive to Manly and take the polar plunge(feels like this) at Shelly beach. Swim as fast as I can to the big rock then savor the warmth of the water & the Marine life beyond. With the water clarity...

A lucky few swam with dolphins today after 8 am.

Budgy Smuggler are excited to launch their warehouse sale tomorrow; Thursday through to Saturday, and they would like to extend an invitation to B&B swimmers. There’s some pretty good deals on offer if you get a chance to pop in to their warehouse in Brookvale 🥳