So this week the hype has been around the royal engagement and the upcoming spring wedding.  But when you think about it, Bold and Beautiful Swim Squad really has a lot of similarities to our what is happening on the other side of the globe. Our queen is of course Julie Isbill who set up...

Perhaps you were excited to catch sight of the ocean first thing this morning?  I admit that after more than a couple of days without some saltwater over my gills I become quite irritable, so it is always with great excitement that I approach the top of the hill at Fairlight where I know I...

The temperature is playing tricks on us again, we were back to 17.9 degrees but it felt like 16 going around the point. We needed to “double cap it” again today. (I did this and still got an “ice-cream headache”) The big rip was there again today to keep us on your toes on the...

The dragon tattoo.   Storchy said, “Did you see this pre-dawn shot on your way to the beach?”   Congratulations to Our Fifi for winning the Wedding Cake Island Swim yesterday!!!     Fifi’s winner’s towel.     Sarah, excited to still be swimming with her broken toe.     Louise and her Newbie nephew...

Good morning everyone, and Happy Sunday. It’s really starting to feel like summer – the hazy humid air, the surf lifesaving season in full swing, nippers, blue sky and how nice is it to get out of the water and not be cold! The early swimmers got a good start and missed the crowds.  ...

———- FIVE a.m. COFFEES – Available Here When too much coffee is never enough; you too can join Guy Dunstan in the black of night.  Limit: Five piccolos per day       ———- DEVON DREAMING “Waiting for Midge” segment     ———-   —————–   ———- Help country kids learn how to surf! A...

When I was in primary school and we had athletics carnivals, I was impressed by the children who ran fast and won races. However, I could run but not as quickly. The ones that amazed me were those who could high jump. There is no way in the world I could do that. Some people ...

Malcolm Forbes says that diversity is ‘the art of thinking independently together’ and the B&B is the ocean swimming arm of his body of opinion. Although there are diverse opinions and some debate at the benches about whether we are ocean swimming because technically we are in a Bay adjacent to the Tasman Sea. We’d...

The first ever B&B Book Swap started today, on the wall of course as it was a Women of the Wall initiative! What a great group we are. At the B&B you can swim, drink coffee, choose a book, play with a goat etc or even meet the man/woman of your dreams! I’m afraid Dorset...