Everyone loves a good celebration! Birthdays are extra special and today we helped Lainey celebrate her big day.     Lainey was swamped by her adoring friends and well wishers. Everyone loves Lainey! She does so much for so many, so it was lovely to be able to spoil her. She is such a special...

Morning All and what a fine start it was. You are probably all wondering why it is that Tuesday’s blog is so early when most of you are resigned to seeing it around midnight. Well, today I didn’t swim but did walk as far as the path would take me. Having been struck down by...

My first blog and third swim after 6 weeks in Italy & UK, there really is no place like home. Pre-dawn light, 5:55 am.     Lights from Queensie to Freshie.       I like swimming with the 6:10am crew.     Sisters, Ali & Clair in the pre-dawn light.     Settle down  girls.  ...

At whopping 238 swimmers made it down to Manly Beach this morning, including Little Sarah and The Storchmeister:   This is Lips filling in for Sunday Blogger Gino today. Poor Gino was unable to swim due to an acute mustache infection:   We wish him a swift recovery. Sunrise as captured by Lainey earlier this...

Have you ever noticed that there are tribes within this massive squad? Bound by customs, you will find them following their well-practised routines.   There is the Management tribe who industriously set up the information booth at B&B central. Just a wee bit chilly today.   The Club House trib head straight to the ‘swimmer with hooks’ when...

  CONDITIONS Air Temp:    circa 8º Water:       17.5º Surface:       Flat and calm Visibility:     85% Seaweed:    Small bank has returned at foot of ramp Rating:        Pretty much AS GOOD AS IT GETS Yesterday my 3mm wetsuit was dry by midday.  How warm was it! ————- A sometimes-A Teamer … about to trek into the...

Winter Badge Ceremony 13th September at the RFW   Although the cold bites hard into some people ! With zero circulation to the finger tips, spinning her arms around like a helicopter out of control   Not sure if blogger Roger swam today or he is just filling in for Bill McCaffeine.   Former tile man...

   An amazing diversity of wonderful creatures inhabit the waters we swim across each day. This time of year we often have the awesome experience of a Port Jackson shark swim beneath us. With my water logged camera I snapped this beautiful guy this morning… Last night we were lucky enough to hear a lot...

Due to some unavoidable delays this morning, I found myself running late so apologise for no sunrise shots though I’m told they were spectacular. As I topped the rise it was clear we had a half meter of South East swell and a barely perceptible zephyr of a ENE puff. The balmy temps encouraged a quickened pace...

Ever wondered why you feel more energised after a swim, even though the act of swimming uses up energy? Well… We classically think of the universe as consisting of energy and matter.  But what if there’s a third component, just as fundamental. (yeah, yeah, I know.  Just flow with this for a couple more paragraphs, or...