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What Tide is Best for Your Favourite Water...
They say time and tide wait for no man. But you can wait for the right tide.
Read MoreWhat Tide is Best for Your Favourite Water...
They say time and tide wait for no man. But you can wait for the right tide.
They say time and tide wait for no man. But you can wait for the right tide.
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Preparing for your polar bear dip
Preparing for your polar bear dip
Preparing for your polar bear dip
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5 Mental Health Benefits of Swimming Outside
5 Mental Health Benefits of Swimming Outside
5 Mental Health Benefits of Swimming Outside
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Swim Guide has a Valentine's Day request for...
Swim Guide has a Valentine's Day request for you
Read MoreSwim Guide has a Valentine's Day request for...
Swim Guide has a Valentine's Day request for you
Swim Guide has a Valentine's Day request for you
Read More"In it for life": The Culture of Surf Life...
“In it for life”, the slogan of New Zealand’s national lifeguard service Surf Life Saving, truly represents the commitment to lifeguarding in Kiwi culture, and the ubiquity of it across the nation....
Read More"In it for life": The Culture of Surf Life...
“In it for life”, the slogan of New Zealand’s national lifeguard service Surf Life Saving, truly represents the commitment to lifeguarding in Kiwi culture, and the ubiquity of it across the nation....
“In it for life”, the slogan of New Zealand’s national lifeguard service Surf Life Saving, truly represents the commitment to lifeguarding in Kiwi culture, and the ubiquity of it across the nation....
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Learn the difference between surfing a right...
What’s worse than frantically paddling to catch a wave, only to be rewarded with a short ride, or even worse, a wipeout? Sometimes, that’s the way the cookie crumbles… or should I say, that’s the...
Read MoreLearn the difference between surfing a right...
What’s worse than frantically paddling to catch a wave, only to be rewarded with a short ride, or even worse, a wipeout? Sometimes, that’s the way the cookie crumbles… or should I say, that’s the...
What’s worse than frantically paddling to catch a wave, only to be rewarded with a short ride, or even worse, a wipeout? Sometimes, that’s the way the cookie crumbles… or should I say, that’s the...
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Historically Black beaches to visit this summer
Angela Dennis is an editor, journalist and podcast Host. Her research includes an incredible profile ofsix historically Black beaches in the USA. All six beaches are in Swim Guide. The Swim Guide...
Read MoreHistorically Black beaches to visit this summer
Angela Dennis is an editor, journalist and podcast Host. Her research includes an incredible profile ofsix historically Black beaches in the USA. All six beaches are in Swim Guide. The Swim Guide...
Angela Dennis is an editor, journalist and podcast Host. Her research includes an incredible profile ofsix historically Black beaches in the USA. All six beaches are in Swim Guide. The Swim Guide...
Read MoreWhat Tide is Best for Your Favourite Water...
They say time and tide wait for no man. But you can wait for the right tide.
Read MoreWhat Tide is Best for Your Favourite Water...
They say time and tide wait for no man. But you can wait for the right tide.
They say time and tide wait for no man. But you can wait for the right tide.
Read More
How to Read a Tide Table
Have you ever suffered from the utter devastation of watching the merciless ocean creeping forward to consume your half-finished sandcastle? Have you ever eagerly arrived at the beach, surfboard...
Read MoreHow to Read a Tide Table
Have you ever suffered from the utter devastation of watching the merciless ocean creeping forward to consume your half-finished sandcastle? Have you ever eagerly arrived at the beach, surfboard...
Have you ever suffered from the utter devastation of watching the merciless ocean creeping forward to consume your half-finished sandcastle? Have you ever eagerly arrived at the beach, surfboard...
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