Blubber Report I swam normal Shelly at 6 a.m, and saw only a solo jimble.  Big waves before point may have chewed them about a bit, and there was nil wind overnight.  But boy -what a hot night’s sleep!                       ————- Six weeks until the...

Today’s date makes me think of horror movies and with my laziness in this summer season and in a heat wave, surely I can come up with a BB themed horror movie or game that will make me a fortune and allow me to retire to Manly . Like many of today’s swimmers travelling from...

Today was my first day back swimming after about 10 days away, and there’s nothing like getting back into the water, especially when conditions are perfect.   there were more new swimmers than I heard of I”m sure, here’s a few shots: James and Greg swam ages ago and returned today 🙂   Tom belongs...

Fintastic sunrise and so warm! Buoys and gils hope you enjoyed the swim today! Conditions cod have been batter. We codn’t sea as cleerly underwater as last week,  a bit of swell and chop, but still reely brill-iant!. Holy shrimp! There’s still no plaice you’d rather be than swimming across Cabbage Tree Bay!   The...

Alistair, enjoying his double today.   Look how much fun we have.     A very happy couple, that don’t often get to swim together.     Sean welcoming a newbie and her lovely friend.   Lots of board riders enjoying the waves today.       Stats: Temp 21.3 Swimmers 210 Newbies a few....

… If you were tasked with drinking the ocean dry, that’s how you’d do it. One sip at a time. If you tasked yourself with creating a safe, enjoyable BnB swim for the uncommon hour of 6:30am, you’d do what our mate Andrew Drinkwater does.  Turn up every morning with a she’ll-be-right-smile, gather your group...

Eight days into the New Year and another perfect morning in Manly for a B&B start to the day. My first blog of the year and I’ve been struck by writers block. I look over the previous week’s blogs and see the wonderful contributions from my fellow bloggers. Nat’s ongoing interviews with swimmers and homage to her family, Elizabeth even got it...

Happy Saturday What another beautiful day in Manly in this little corner of the globe. Water was calm, warm and filled with the best looking Swim Squad I know.     Shaun Denton aka “Stand in CEO” (self named of course)- Telling the Squad to meet at the point for a group pic (great way...

This blog was brought to you by me because of the kindness of swimmers. I took lovely swimmer photos including some new swimmers and one young swimmer training for the 2km Cole Classic but i lost my camera in the swim to Shelly Beach. I was concentrating on my elbows and was pleased with the...

Even though it was rainy conditions this morning, there was still a great turnout of swimmers for this mornings jaunt from Manly Beach to Shelly Beach and return. Yesterday there were 80 people leaving at 6.30 for their morning swim and this morning another large contingent turned up again. Above some of the 6.30 swimmers...