After the excesses of the Christmas and New Year period I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels sluggish and just a little exhausted. It always astounds me just what an impact a dive in at Manly and a swim across the bay has on my feelings of wellbeing. Particularly today, as the clarity...

A kinda rainy glaze met us this morning but knowing that meant warmer water put a skip in our step on the way to the beach. With a gentle .5 meter south easterly swell pushing quietly round the point and a forecast of smaller swell for the next few days and not a Jimble to be...

Since the end of sub-17 days, it was easy to sense 2017 sneaking up on us, just around the corner as we powered through Cabbage Tree Bay,     Even if some of our salmon did try to swim against the grain, and hold on to what had gone by,   It was no use!...

Guess who’s feminist shirt ………     5.49am     Dorset welcomed Drinks who swam with me and …   Nic and…   The pirate and Mrs Pirate and…   David and Suzie. 6.31 am Ali returned as Drinks joined 60+ in the express for a second lap including…   Jim, his son Frankie and Cathy and…...

It’s a humid, moody start to the last day of the year ! Simon and Anne are Management Delegates and the cry is ‘Where’s Shaun?’ we stand and natter as the ‘Dead mans crew’ muster. Drinkie arrives with a smile on his dial and we are still saying ‘Where’s Shaun?’ The morning walk to the...

This time of year sees people travelling around to visit relatives and this sometimes involves travel from one state to another. It was lovely to see swimmers joining us from the Northern Territory and Victoria etc. An Alice Springs swimmer from below (was escaping the floods I presume). Welcome   Mark   Elliot came all the...

Four years ago when I wasn’t in a great space my mate Woody suggested I swim at the B&B . I thought ‘how can a swim make any difference?’ but went along anyway. It didn’t take me long to realise its not about the swim, is about the people. This is a time of year where...

Happy Christmas folks! (It is still Christmas time of course.) Well around 80 swimmers swam the harbour today… to the toilet roll and back, aka Kilburn Tower. Another lot swam from the beach and some from halfway. Oceanside was quite rough with a report of bluebottles but most swimmers didn’t see any. Wherever they went...

Wow!  “From an acorn grows a mighty Oak” Below: Some of the women who were there on the first day eight years ago today!   Original group of six who swam on 27th Dec 2008 with Julie were Jenny Knapman, Deb Hanson, Anita Keelan, Leonie and Cynthia. Smiling Ted  John’s advice was needed today. Shaun...

Air:       Not cold Rain:     Nil on the horizon Wind:     It’s a blue-bottler coming from NNE Stingers:   Nil  (surprisingly) Vis:           Actually not so bad – I could see sandy bottom for half the distance Flotsam:   Lots of litter on beach, and plenty floating plastics in close...