And that means crowds are gone, although this morning could’ve been the temperamental sky deciding whether it was going to rain or not that put people off, or the hot, humid night. But not Emma, who was alone on the wall, except I was there too. Below is Henrietta handing out a “first timer” cap...

Sunrise from the pipe 6:30 boys Girls@6:34 Hard to miss the adverts for next Sunday’s Cole Classic! The Big Swim – Palm to Whale. Congratulations to all the B&Bers who completed. Thought I’d mention a few podium finishers. Group shot Jen – gold ( centre). Kylie – Gold Danny (bronze) with Emma & Jane I...

Blue skies, soft fluffy clouds, a heatwave, surf which is wavy but good to swim, singing of the national anthem for those who wanted to join in and a great morning for a swim. what could be more Australian than a cake stall. yummy cakes. Mums for mums – great cause  

Hi all Todays look was the usual beautiful, seas a bit bumpy and restless, stingers zero, viz OK , temperature a balmy 22.5 ( thanks Guy). A bountiful number of swimmers swam today, Shelley was brimming with eager beavers waiting for the ‘let’s go’ from ‘ the voice’ JK so they could race back. The...

Some of the lovely Wows with King Peter in the middle. A rainy swim today but a core of regular swimmers made it down  and enjoyed their choppy swim in 22.2 degree water! Luke, one of the ‘Mermaids’ ,coming around the point. He did really well in the Mona Vale swim at the weekend as...

Here’s some nice weather for a change, such a refreshing change! Izzy, Derek, (knock me down it’s) Trevor and Bindi Lainey, Louise and Sue Can you spot the piece of plastic in the seaweed? If you can’t what chance does a turtle have? Can you imagine the damage this would do to a turtle’s insides?...

Wednesday 17th January – a day for the, in the words of Sir Humphrey (IYKYK!), “Courageous decisions”…   To swim or not to swim?    A day to impersonate a tea bag?  Long immersion to infuse the oceans energy or a swift dip for a small taste?    A day to be Valorous, Valiant, Versatile in...

Nice, rain free morning on land. The water wasn’t quite as inviting. Checking in with the 6.30 swimmers and hearing that some of them took 15 mins just to get out was rather off putting so we decided just dipping was the order of the day. Added to the decision was that half way wasn’t...

Brett and I Swim out through the rip and caught two waves. Rain drenched Guy’s temp. Greg & Gary Joke of the week Mixed reaction@6:30 Warm  handshake for the Boy from the bush Trooper Simon alone @ 6:31 Martin & Michele – last swim before their trip to Egypt. Lifeguard’s decision Stay safe, keep dry...