Wednesday 12th June and an arctic vortex has engulfed Sydney and brought long awaited snow to the ski fields (well, perhaps snow in training)…   Arctic voretex’s also bring out footwear challenges – how to keep our delicate toes toasty after a winter infusion of vitamin sea? The ocean, however, defies the arctic vortex and continues...

What a morning! The tide was out, the sky was putting on an amazing show and the ocean was calm and peaceful. Although the air was chilly, it was a beautiful swim. Viz was a little cloudier than yesterday but still pretty good. 7amers going in… This morning was quiet after the busy long weekend...

My car told me the outside temperature at Manly was 10 degrees this morning. Very thankful for the 18 degree water temp. You can read the story of today’s art work on Guy’s insta page temperature_guy_manly I often put a drop of liquid soap on my camera lens to stop fogging. Before getting the camera...

Three shots of birthday boy Charles III (Roger’s pick was shot 3. Which shots is best to you?) I swam at 6:26 with Bianca, Ali, Jen, Ali +not on camera-> Mel & Hasko. Swimming pool-Cuttlefish, ‘Cloudy Bay’ yacht from Hobart,  pink boulders, sunrise. Gary, Jen & Kara Management. Sam from Sunrise – Channel 7 Silhouette...

A welcome sight, the cafe is open after roller shutter problems this week. Overnight heavy rain, but still plenty of early morning swimmers. Darker at 6am than normal.  Rustys pitch report: Headed north early, found Simon, Ali, Jen and friend playing in the waves at the pipe. I need a little time to find myself....

You know it’s going to be a cold one whne it’s early June and a mere jumper and t shirt just don’t cut it any more. Puffer jackets are out already, wetsuits too. Except for the obsessive badgeniks, and those of us blessed with subcutaneous thermal protection. The upside is the beautiful winter mornings The...

Tuesdays seem to be the quietest which is quite nice if you don’t like the chaos of crowds. The sunrise was lovely again and the water was calm for an easy entrance and exit. As Jon had posted earlier, it got bumpy close to Shelley. The viz was crap so I didn’t see much,  it...

It was very dark this morning but the sunrise was super special. Very red bands on the horizon. Lots of people enjoyed it. at 615, that run club went surging through the swimmers. Maybe 100 stong. Meanwhile HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAROLINE BY THE SEA!!!!! FFF sang Happy birthday to her and then there was cake with...

Lovely morning for a swim and this time of year is great for sunrises,  for those of us that swim at 7am we don’t get them all year round ! Perfect morning for yoga on the beach. Hugh, Jim, Greg and Sarah from Sales said still no viz at 6am and they were all bumping...

See 3 management messages @ end of blog – Winter Badge, New change robes, Free underwater photography classes Apologies for “photo insert” issues with typepad! ————-/////——————-/////——————-/////—— Happy 65th birthday terminator Gary I swam @6.04 with Trish Sam Jen & Ali That’s us waving to Jen @the pipe Colourful old and bold Jo’s 6am Crew Debs...