And I think they may be right !     The Drinks express x 10 were the only crazy one to go from the beach !   There was never any discussion it was only ever going to be a half way swim. The surf was pretty gnarly..   The will I or won’t I crew  ...

The easy option is  to say its to cold or to wet, but they are only excuses… My wife said to me after todays swim “Gee I’m glad you got me out of bed” and thats it isn’t it ! A previous blogger once said ………….”You never regret a swim” So Rise & Shine sweetheart…….....

First impressions, nothing unusual , nice sunrise, lowish tide. Booty camp, all hard at it, Natalie was being encouraged by Storchy.   Sterling said, “ït’s 6.30”. Even the the Bishop was early. Only 6 for the Drinks express, Drinky was nowhere to be seen. Sophie , sans wetsuit, said, “get it off”. At the sight of bluebottles on...

Another stunning morning and huge turnout with over 150 swimmers here at Manly Beach. Lips and Lesbubbles reporting for blog duty.   After a wild night of music, wine, and debauchery, most swimmers still made it back to the beach in time for the 7am main event.   Now, there has been a lot of...

ZZZZ – thats not me snoozing and missing todays glorious dawn, thats me introducing myself. The other day the Bishop raised the idea of me covering his blog a couple of times. Now I like the A team and love hearing about their exploits at the front of the field but I couldn’t write much...

Welcome to Friday, People! Nick D back here again with another 14 days of pics and stuff and more for you…. First thing …. Today…. If you slept in, this is what you missed…   The usual Friday morning traffic …   The cleanup truck was out again… Our 8,001st Swimmer this morning! Geoff… welcome...

So a fair bit of chatter already emerging about the Spring Triple Crown. With conditions like this it’s time to get serious about racing! 18.9 degrees today and 71 logged in so far!   So after a 5 week unbeaten streak… who dethroned the Bishop this morning?   And the ever gracious 2nd place getter…...

Live Your Dream & Share Your Passion I am a pretty straight forward kinda guy and am working towards learning to appreciate the opportunity to learn and live every day. And I absolutely appreciate the opportunity to run, swim and learn with good friends, as part of the Bold & Beautiful, for what is fast...

Today’s dawn was heavy with the promise of a storm.  Deep grey clouds hung over the horizon, with a very messy surf. Perfect conditions for the 70 swimmers who had recovered from long weekend activities to turn up today. Some people are so keen to make sure they don’t miss the start, they sleep on...

A game will only exist if you decide to play it. The field is infinite and there is no need for sides. Regardless of the colours with which we are adorned, country or creed.  You make the rules, you score the goals. When the final whistle sounds, no matter how many seasons it takes, the...