Royal Far West Hospital sends sincere thanks and gratitude for the over $1100 raised with raffle at the Christmas party on Tuesday.  Bless you lot!  Below; Bad Santa meets some dark elves in upstairs Steyne‘s inner depths …   — While outside it’s a thronging mass of red …     — Lyndel’s shirt explains...

Good morning! Bishop of Manly reporting in after a week off (thanks Dr Becky). This morning was truly one of the most enjoyable swims I have had in a long time. Over 58 of us headed out for a swim – some to Queenscliff and some to Shelly.   We found an elusive puffer fish...

This is how the started the night, sore heads the next day !! a quote from Kelly Jones… “You know you’ve drank too much when you’re looking for the sick bag on the slow ferry.”   Indian Chief Booty Boss Storchzenegger started out okay, but all the crew waited for him the next day but he...

We were met this morning by a balmy 20.6 degrees in the water, overcast but no wind, 2-3 foot of N/E swell and even so a surprisingly clean and calm swim. With 128 eager beavers and 2 newbies, the morning was off to a cracking start.   Patrick’s last swim for a month as he...

Christmas Party on Tuesday 9th December at 6.30 pm in the Moonshine Bar (2nd Floor) at the Steyne Hotel is booked out, if anyone wants to go on the wait list they should email Ian (ugoboyo@gmail.com) If you are lucky enough to be coming to the party, remember to bring some cash to support the Royal Far West Childrens Home Raffle...

Turns out there were 30+ swimmers completing the first 6km of the season yesterday. And many of them were back today. So today’s blog is dedicated to sore shoulders and leg cramps. But first things first:   (I feel like my whole life has been leading up to this moment) Today’s crowd was big. So...

Today there were 220 swimmers of which 18 were newbies. The water temp was 20.1 and the conditions were grey, overcast and steamy with a bit of a swell but nothing compared to the big waves faced earlier in the week. Veni vidi vici – it’s a famous saying by a conquering Roman commander, probably Julius Caesar. I...

Hi Everyone, my name is Declan Barnett and I’m the guest blogger for today! Stats for Friday December 5, 2014: 130 swimmers, water temp 19.8 degrees (Brrrrrr). 3 newbies! I must apologise for the upside down piccies. I tried everything but couldn’t sort it out.Let’s just say it puts a different perspective on things. It’s...

Dr B reporting for duty! The seas had calmed down after the recent swell and despite the slightly murky conditions, an enjoyable swim was had by all 95 swimmers today (Apart from Bruce who had some annoying Dr tapping on his feet for most of the way back….we’ll call it a draw today BB). No...

Make no mistake this blog is mostly about our Annie getting her 500K badge !   However this is how my day started ! How was yours ? ? ? My day is better than your holiday ! sorry but it is…     Booty Camp before the swim, sweat dripping off you & can’t wait...