Air:          13º Water:     16.7º Surface:   Flat Wind:       Picking up, and cold Birthday Shout-outs: Public Announcement: Fishes Sighted: Fashion Update: Social Notes: One sleep to go … all set for tomorrow night SOLD OUT Unfortunately the Christmas Party on 7th December is now sold out. If you wish to be added to...

Well what can I say? Just lucky this beautiful bream photo bombed me at the Bower break I find this happens quite often.   I swam from Shelly today with Edwina and her Masters swimming friend Marie. Our plan was to find an octopus. Edwina most likely spotted one but you’ll have to take our...

Full load and thunder, Ribbons of blue Ice on the window, Ice in my heart Fooling with thunder, Every time we start     Bleak look out the window. Bleak walking. A real community feel when you all huddle out of the rain. Sarge channels Big Merv Bay 13 antics. While Guy plots in the...

Swimmers, we’ve recently debated vaxing and climate change and hot from the debating floor comes the vexing issue of whether to swim in straight lines or triangles. So I asked swimmers this morning what shape is best to swim in and I was stunned at the variety of geometry we uncovered. Not just lines and...

Wednesday 10th November   water temp 19.5 (air temp at 7am just above that!) tide low at 6:53 vibe:  happy after a few days of stellar swimming conditions but a bit of tiredness showing, perhaps a bit of fatigue from many long awited reunions, adventures after “freedom day” is starting to show  … There was...

  After yesterday’s swim, lovely as it was, where thoughts were more on getting back to the wall to celebrate wonderful weather woman Alison’s special round birthday with a celebratory spread, today was all about the swim. Lisa, Ro and Ros pondering the dangerous current sign with flat seas in the background.   The temperature...

House Every Weekend…and not the lockdown version Music is synonymous, symbiotic almost, with the ocean. Today, during our brief stop at Shelly, Scott asked what goes through our mind as we traversed the bay, and today it was one of my favourite songs on repeat. House Every Weekend. The meditative cruise that is the Bold...

The conditions today were the same as they appeared to be. Thank you Sean for the title of the blog It is important to have a good look at the conditions for a good while before you get in so that, if you can, you discern patterns. Attention to detail will reward you with a...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for continuing to follow public health advice at all times to protect yourself and your community. *SSDD = Showy Sealife, Daytime Dancing Um, OK, no unicorns! Have a great day anyway!! Water temp – Manly:  19.4

  It was a bit wild and woolly out there today summed up nicely by the above 2 photos. (Chrissie forgot to change her shoes this morn as she hurried out the door to meet the 7.30am crew)! The breeze and bump was playing havoc with everyone! Even hard core swimmers struggled to get through...