I love swimming at this time of the year because there are lots of male Port Jackson sharks around looking for a mate. As a matchmaker myself I love seeing them meet up 😉 but there are a lot more males than females (not like Manly) and it’s a lucky sighting when you see...

Smashing surf today. Washing machine coming from different directions. Strong current. But you could also go to Shelly or halfway. Fabulous to swim. If you are going in, you must do so with knowledge of your own skills and determination And keep your eye on the sea Or you could be seeing double But still...

We have been so spoiled by endless weeks of flat seas and with the start of spring I knew it would change. It looks like for me, today was the day. Although from the shore it looked like a few small waves but as we got to the point I got caught out. First wave...

The gurus pitch report Leaving the fast filling car park with a “spring” in my step on a good looking Friday morning, the gentle little sou-easter was a reminder that Mother Nature wasn’t done with winter just yet. 1st September – “a pinch and a punch for the first day of the month”, however no...

I had the privilege of swimming with Drinky’s Mum today Lenore Drinkwater and some of her friends. I’d hoped I could show them all the amazing marine life but most of the bay was murky. Cabbage Tree Bay was still extra special though and along with schools of Silver Sweep and Diamondfish we also saw...

Swimmers most definitely are grinners! That cold water and exercise gets the endorphins pumping like nothing else. Always loads of smiles and friendly banter around our swim…whatever is happening in your life, in the words of the great Roger Harvey ‘get your body down and your mind will follow’. You’re sure to leave feeling happy...

I biked to Shelley at 4:45. The beach phosphorescence was being photographed by 10 photographers. I rode back to MANLY and swam  @5:10am with Brett Ali and Mel +15 Drinks Expressers plus at least another dozen people stretched across the bay. Shelly @5:32 Thanks for the iPhone shots Petra Happy 50th birthday Charl Colours Drinky...

Whatever your approach to the swim, whatever you wear in the swim, whenever you go in, the smiles are broad for all on your way out. We are closing in on the end of winter now and approaching Spring when the temperature curiously usually is cooler from my observations, and we get a bit more...

Wednesday 23rd August, 8 more days to achieve winter swimming badges! water temp:  16.2 air temp: 8.2 degrees at 7am conditions: flat & clear vibe: excited to see 2 grey nurse sharks at the bower ! And more !  And for one more week of winter ! 8 days left (plus today) to secure winter...

Thanks again to Lainey for providing the “in water” and early morning shots (I’m not there in time for those, one good thing about the late sunrise in winter is that I get to see it, not now though). I haven’t swum since freezing Saturday so although 15.7 is still damn cold, it wasn’t quite...