Thanks Lainey for giving me the blog today – to look back at movie Flying High (released 35 years ago).  It’s a sharply perceptive parody of the big-budget disaster films that dominated Hollywood during the 1970s. Wednesday Conditions: Soft overnight drizzle; nil carparks even at 5.45 a.m; surfboat on the water at 5.48, ocean flat...

A damp morning with 2 foot of SSE swell on a 6 second period barely causing a ripple for our corner of the world. The light southerly wind at 5-15knots zephering over us barely ruffling the swimming caps.   The surfboat crew struggled to find a wave to ride in.       The crew were...

Wind whipped waves heave final sighs upon a shore rinsed clean by the rain. New morning carries its contrasts a little clearer than yesterday, Clarity, not so much sharp as concise, Still, a new edge to cross, So come a little closer, take your gift from the storm. – Andrew   (Click on images to...

I was under strict instructions not to mention the Rugby in today’s blog. So I won’t. This is a swim blog after all.   A total of 165 good-looking swimmers managed to get out of bed to enjoy a bumpy yet beautiful swim across the bay with us this morning. These guys definitely didn’t want to...

How did you view the swim today? Some of us were … forward thinking: … reflective:   … jumpy: … taking one for the team: … curious: … communal: … taking a different route: … forging our own way: … on edge / oarsome: Whatever your outlook was today, when we think about the scale...

Manly looked excellent for my swim after missing SEVERAL days. The sea, people out and about, exercising or just looking at the horizon   I was glad to see Wendy who swam at 6 am – when I first started at BB she always helped me with the ins and outs. A buildup of excitement as we prepare for a...

A quieter day down at our favourite swim. Calm conditions, a smaller crowd, peace hovered over Manly Town… Jenny enjoys a cup of tea…   Wonderful people!   Well this is why you should have gotten out of bed this morning… the quality of men at the Bold and Beautiful just keeps getting better. The...

Sorry for the late blog, been a bit busy this morning !   Greg always enjoys a swim  !! Now we know why… Who wouldn’t with these lovely ladies !!       Huw try to get his swimming done before rushing off to work ! he gets in before Drinky !  and the other...

As you can see there was nearly a ripple today. Amazing how the conditions change overnight.   As you can see it was a bit chilly this morning, a few more wetsuits around. Notice Peter in his summer wardrobe. Air temp was 17 degrees and water was down to 19.3 degrees.   Bruce in his...

Face the sun, face the day.  Now turn around, take a moment to warm your back. Look down and notice how shadows can only exist when your stance prohibits light from shining into that area of your world. Life exists at the edge of chaos, change occurs at the edge of our shadows. -Andrew Warm,...