Happy Monday swimmers ☺️ A fresh morning and huge surf today! Water was quite warm once you got in, at 20.4. I swam out to the point and got absolutely smashed by a huge wave and subsequent undertow that scared the sh!t out of me. And then Genevieve and I decided that the waves looked...

Don’t mess with the Zohan! Trooper rants ‘no dilly dallying around here’ and pushes us all to our limits on another day on the sand and in the surf.   A standard dragon boat typically consists of 22 team members: 20 paddlers, 1 drummer and 1 steerer. Like a well oiled team our FFF all...

G’day Yesterday the spirit of the Anzacs was amongst us.  If you haven’t done the pre dawn (4.25) Manly service on the Corso, do yourself a favour and attend next year, it’s very moving. To see so many people attend the BnB service at 7 am was very ‘ lekker ‘ ( the wonderful Afrikaan...

What a beautiful morning we had for our day of remembrance and Anzac Day swim! Stunning sunrise, challenging surf  to go with the mood thinking about our soldiers… but clear waters, incredible fish and wonderful people 🙂 Thank you to Ian, John, Peter and Bruce for organising a beautiful tribute before our swim. Fantastic to...

Yesterday was B&B Summer Badge Day.   Badge Ceremony Ann.                      Henrietta.      Ian.            Gary.          Guy.   Congratulations to Shelley and all B&Bers who swam 20+ times last summer. 15 years of the B&B.   $15,000...

It was strong in the surf today. Occasional big waves coming in random directions. But it was less powerful than the last few days I understand. It was warm in the water and at first seemed free of stingers. But a jimble or two found me at the point, and also Suzie, on exiting. The...

Reminder: 2 important events coming up. Hoping you can join us at both. The Badges have arrived. This coming Sunday 23rd April our summer badge ceremony will be held at 8am at Royal Far West. Enter via the gate on the S Steyne opposite the beach. Please let us know if you are coming for...

Actually, those were the conditions at the Domain Andrew Boy Charlton pool at dawn this morning, where I joined the “Vladswim” squad – due to having a bit on at work its a lot closer to home and work for me (and i definitely need to work on my technique!).  So this week the blog...

Our little corner of the world can be flat and calm one day and rough and rippy the next. Today was a swim ‘not for the faint-hearted’ as someone said as they came out after being bowled over by waves! There were still lots of smiles though but it was a challenging swim! Dr John...

CONDITIONS (For Tilly’s blog) Air                  14º Water             20.4º Ocean            Stupendous Clock              Still Broken