Wednesday 25th October – seemed full of “weirdness” for some reason.  Firstly the sky was weirdly eerie – a red dawn followed by a thickening cloud stealthily slowly blanketing the city from the south, transforming the seas from calm to calamity …. Perhaps also due to the advent of “Scorpio season”  (which started on Monday)...

Making the most of today’s good weather with a sunny forecast of 27c as Thursday’s forecast of a rainy 16c is not so appealing. A tribe of Budgie Smugglers heading in. Melissa (love her vibrant dresses) and Henrietta welcoming newbie, Meg, who has just arrived from the UK and is joining the ever growing team...

5.47am 18.7 degrees I swam early but posted late. 5.48 crew At  5.49 I swam with this crew  to The Steyne & The Trident And back The DX crew swam at 6.29 to Shelly I hope you have a safe and enjoyable week. Simon  

Something for the surfers at last. FFFs returned today and will repeat every Friday for a while. A delightful fixture on the beach.  

The water temp was down to 16.5 today and air temp only 12 degrees. I have to admit I didn’t go in today, even though…’you never regret a swim’, ‘you’re not properly awake until you get in the ocean’, all these mantras came to mind but I just had a run and coffee instead…people that...

We take a chance with new beginnings Still we try… win or lose Take the highs With the blues Rusty’s and Faahany’s Pitch Report Reports of big surf, coupled with the Sargasso sea at the shoreline yesterday, and we call half way. I see Franji heading for the Drinks Express, he even walks fast. Tony...

Siyabona from Old Blighty It’s been some weeks away on the road again and we both missing the CTB community and seas. I was reminded of John Masefields wonderful poem I’ve read tales of bravery and wild seas, seen temperatures of 17 plus from all the blogger news. Pleased to miss the waves talking personally....

I have to admit the early morning shot was Lainey’s,  I was probably still in bed when she took that one. But as the pic shows, it was a pretty nice morning,  bit of cloud so felt colder than it was, though water quite pleasant at 17.9c. Suzanne, Michael and Melissa gearing up to go...

Venus & moon@5:49 I swam with Mel Brett & Sam Boot guess??? Jo’s 6amers Bruce x3 raised Caroline, welcome back from Sicily Andrew (Drinky) & Sarah wings nice 2XU Driver aka boy from the bush aka Chris Have a safe and enjoyable week Simon        

Very exciting sea conditions to partner with the cold temperature of 15.8. Also something on offer for the surfers today.   It was great to meet The FLAT WHITES from Newport. They swim with groups at Mona Vale, Warriewood, Newport of course and also with us! Fantastic open water swimmers and a great design on...