Sea bathing is not a plunge into water. It is a negotiation with tide, salt, wind, and horizon. The ocean takes your breath, rearranges your thoughts, salts your eyelashes, and hands you back brighter than before. Whether you’re inspired by the legacy of Katherine Mansfield, who swam for clarity, or the disciplined devotees of the Wim Hof Method adapting their practice to open water, what happens after you leave the sea is where the ritual truly settles in. Here is how to restore core...

Some of the 6.30am club The 6.30 club Is unique to behold With darkness swimming And getting cold, Around and around the sea flows And with the wind that makes the flag blow. ⁠There’s Sharkbait The gallant gent that swims on the outside off us all Attracting any creatures if we give him a call... There’s Pixie that swims like a butterfly But is as strong as can be And walks along in the dark To where the meet is to be... There’s Sally and Adi That pigeon pair with hearts of gold with...

We recently featured in the popular TV series on BBC2 called Saving Lives at Sea which focuses on rescues undertaken by RNLI stations...