It was a drizzly start to the morning, traffic was slow and there was an air of ‘lets just stay tucked up in bed’ lingering! Apart from cars, very few people were out and about! Approaching the beach was quiet too and it felt like no-one was there for our swim – until I got...

Hello again! This morning I arrived to a scene of confusion. It appears the work has begun on the stormwater pipe, cutting off the usual ramp access to start the swim. This left everyone baffled. How do we get to the water!? I arrived approximately 7.01, normally running down to the water as people are...

In my previous blog we compared our outer and inner voyages. Those mental journeys into which we dive. Analogous to a swim in our vast ocean, whose distances and depths extend so they may as well be endless. Whose current, tides, tempests or calm, depend on the coordinates we set and the bearing we take....

Sharks, some of the most perfectly constructed creatures in the whole of nature. They have survived for over 200 million years. Take away these apex predators of the ocean and we destroy the entire food chain. Swimmers 574 Newbies 61 Temp 22.2     Redevelopment of Manly Surf Club Alex Prendergast is the B&B representative...

  In a recent course I attended it was noted that there is a diminishing in our society in conversation skills. I have noticed this but not at swimming. At BB you can talk about swimming and conditions all day. One of many good reasons to swim   I was interrupting conversations everywhere to take...

I have been doing ancestry.com dna tests which has been an interesting exercise. I dont know if science has caught up but I think there must be a single ancestor to all swimmers. That is why this group have started to wear the same swimmers and are so close that they can all fit in...

  It’s a special day of love today but for us at the B&B we are always looking at the swim with a heart shaped lens. Of course, Valentines Day is meant for people who have a secret love and use the day as a way to get connected, or not. Now I’ve heard there...

One of B&B’s lovely, senior couples, Peter and Lenore. Peter swims and Lenore walks, waits and chats. Really gorgeous, humble people as are most of our B&B swimmers. Around 300 of us today, on a warm Summer morning, water temp 20.2 and though we were warned of a strong current most of us found swimming...

Another Tuesday has flown around! What a beautiful morning today was, by the time we got out of the water with 7am crew, you could tell its going to be a hot one today. This morning began with quite a sight- the boats putting the new drum lines being trialled on the beaches, see below...

The Monthly Dinner is back!! – 12th February 2019 –  Guest Speaker The first B&B monthly dinner for the year Tuesday 12th February at 6.30 pmBluewater Restaurant. Our guest on the night will be one of our swimmers, Nicole Piha, who is an award-winning sports manager. Nicole has trained Super Rugby teams, as well as international cricket and...