Mornin’ all. MEFF inner westies here. Fi1 has excelled this week with an ambitious Paul Kelly tribute. But first, the intro bits. Lovely cold winter morning – 4 degrees, water was 16.6. Swimmers: quite a few, newbies – don’t think so. Songs matched to the text and photos. Here we go! They say the darkest...

  Booties, gloves, thermal head gear, sleeveless and full wetsuits.  I’m seeing a lot of gear at the moment.  However, don’t forget that there are many swimsuit options when it comes to getting your winter badge!  Bikinis and budgie smugglers, one pieces, trisuits, rashy and boardie combinations, even the birthday suit has had some airplay...

I can’t sleep.  Wind is whistling through the trees outside.  The cat’s snoring.  And I don’t want to get up for a pee.  First thwacks of fat raindrops at 4.50 a.m.  By 6.20 a.m, Booty Camp is into today’s plan: working on the butt.   — While at the Management Palm, dawn devotees are bowing...

Great morning… rain has set in now, but lovely at 7am… about 80 swimmers and slightly warmer water than yesterday (though my very fashionable wetsuit material head bonnet has come back out)   Reports from 6:30am Captain Drinksy that there were pink jimbles in the bay sent most of the group north… but not the...

  Receiving a big, friendly smile is one of the best starts to your day and when you do our swim you get plenty! The clock showed a mere 2 degrees this morning but that, nor the threat of jimbles… deterred 120 of us pink cappers from getting in that ocean this morning!  A few...

Morning all and welcome to 16 degrees of water temperature, 60cm of south swell on a 10 second interval with a barely perceptible 10 knots of snow temps westerly. Expecting a further drop to near lake-like conditions over the next few days. The only dilemma this morning was a few pesky Jimbals so the decision was taken...

Learning something new, it is said, occurs though intensity and repetition. When a group of people come together, people from different places and different walks, those who otherwise might not fraternise, and you see them doing so with such joy and solidarity, even during inclement conditions.  It’s a reminder that there is something else going...

Mornin’ all. MEFF inner westies here. Swimming without borders. NSF. That’s us. Natation sans frontieres. We accept all people from all places with all coloured caps. Joining is easy – just a quick photo and the pink cap is handed over. And you’re in. Today, we welcomed people (and another!) from all walks of Sydney. Candice...

Congratulations to Sterling – his 1000km milestone reached this morning!       From holidays in hot humid weather To heaters and wearing a sweater The temperature drop Has been a great shock I hope I can cope a lot better!   This was me this morning:   Now I know it wasn’t that cold...

They wouldn’t tell each other ! but you can be assured they missed each other ! ! ! Ian not in official uniform, maybe it doesn’t fit anymore since he has been put out to paddock & has put on some “condition” wink wink !   Martin is off to Denmark to visit the rellies...