There were a few reluctant swimmers this morning… It didn’t look that inviting out there. The sky was grey and the wind was up, it looked bumpy and messy. Of course the early swimmers came out with glowing faces saying that it was ‘much better around the corner and really clear towards Shelly’! They...

Happy Tuesday to everyone at B&B. Such a great group of happy faces today. Its a great tonic.   Such a happy picture from Patrick.   John Bryan, our happy smiling speaker for tonight, with a happy Ian in the background.   Jenny, Phil and Maria. It was a happy swim for Jen, the first...

My version of Planet Manly. curtesy my fav news show: Planet America 9pm Friday’s ABC.     Stats – 120 + swimmers. Don’t forget to book (see link bottom of blog) tomorrow night’s B&B dinner.     Sue Sparles and Lisa asked for this photo.     Welcome back Jon & Sarah.     Guess who...

Impressive turnout this morning. Management counted 335 swimmers for the 7am group. The day started off in the usual fashion… Ian taking photos of newbies:   Shaun selling overpriced counterfeit swim caps:   Lesbubs and Lucy working the camera – giving their loyal Instagram fan base what they want: It didn’t take long for the usual...

It was another beautiful morning in Manly, the water temp was 18.60C with very little swell, close to perfect conditions. I’ve chosen today’s theme, Keep It Simple, because I’ve noticed that when this approach is adopted things just flow nice and easy. This approach is consistent with the quote from Shakespeare included in Peter Anthony’s...

Greeted by the sight of swimmers looking at the horizon, I wondered what the story was. It was 4 maybe 5 whales! so beautiful. so exciting.  What a special treat for Fiona and Chris – each of whom was having a birthday today. Happy birthday to you both. Imagine that whales and later dolphins appeared for...

This morning was more like a philosophical petri dish than a swim group. As we rolled with the resistance of staying in bed, and committed to the resistance of swimming we remembered that swimming is only possible with the resistance of the water. This morning’s swim reminded me of Hamlet’s remarks to Rosencrantz & Guildenstern…...

It started out just like many other beautiful mornings in our Bay. The golden sun rose from the horizon, lighting up a mostly clear sky. The air temperature was a comfortable 16 degrees with an almost unnoticeable gentle 4 knot WNW breeze. It was high tide and the gentle .5m SE swell  offered a rollercoaster...

With a high tide and about a metre of south swell, we hit the water early this morning with the 6:40 group due to some early appointments. The water was a bit murky with a green hue mostly due to no sunlight and the early hour I expect, however the temperature seemed like a very...

here it is too good to miss i was out to lunch.