The Great Race between the A Team and DX swim group, here’s a full race preview, a word from captains and of course we hear from the winners… You can watch it all here: https://youtu.be/7mD5ErbVL3Y?si=RFrVw8yTBs7Uuqa2

All I needed to tell me about the conditions today was to see a young surfer sprinting towards the beach. Happy for the surfers. NE swell, very light Southerly wind. Even the flag seemed despondent Definitely not a good day for this poor puffer fish Word on the shore was water temp was lovely. It...

This morning’s swim had a slightly different feel compared to the last few days. The conditions were calm, the sun was warm and the community happy to see Lake Manly back. I ended up drifting a little further out than I usually do. It gave me just enough space to slow down and take things...

Today was a beautiful and much welcomed surprise after a brief nor Easter on the weekend. There was a high tide making entry and exit at the ramp just a bit tricky. But the bay was mostly calm , a few bounces coming into Shelly, with clear conditions to the bottom of the sea, and...

Best way to recover from flu or anything is to get into the sea. And it was lovely for healing today with gentle waves    The beautiful art of bodysurfing    So much skill required to navigate the ramp each day A teaching moment? The other elbow technique  

Lazy start for me this morning, the joys of semi retirement. I reflected on Deb’s blog about her morning rituals from the other day and then reflected on mine. They start around 5.30 with the strident feline demands for breakfast followed by a 5 kilo (and that’s being nice) jump onto my bladder. Talk about...

Mornings at Manly are my sanctuary. I usually wake before my alarm, sometimes at 4am, sometimes 5am. Lying there, resting but unable to sit still, I feel that familiar buzz of excitement—because I live for the mornings down at the beach. Often, I wake with a tune in my head. This morning, it was Phil...