The Season · 2026/27
Nine shifts on the sand
Every shift gets a page: the Captain's wrap, the photos, best on ground, the Head of Hospitality, and the time the tent came down. Post in the chat as always — and drop the good ones here, because this is what the end-of-season book is made from.
1
Coming up
Sunday 4 Oct 2026
PM · 12:45–17:00
2
Coming up
Saturday 31 Oct 2026
AM · 08:45–13:00
3
Coming up
Sunday 22 Nov 2026
PM · 12:45–17:00
4
Coming up
Sunday 20 Dec 2026
AM · 08:45–13:30
5
Coming up
Sunday 3 Jan 2027
PM · 13:15–18:00
6
Coming up
Saturday 30 Jan 2027
AM · 08:45–13:30
7
Coming up
Sunday 21 Feb 2027
PM · 13:15–18:00
8
Coming up
Saturday 27 Mar 2027
AM · 08:45–13:30 · Easter Saturday · public holiday
9
Coming up
Saturday 10 Apr 2027
PM · 12:45–17:00 · Last patrol of the season
Also on
Date to come
Pre-season BBQ
At Mari & Paul's. Château Notaras opens the season. Date to come — watch the chat.
The running game
Spotted on Patrol
Sharks, tourists, creatures of Manly. Tag your photo when you send it and it scores for you. How many points is this worth? Now we'll know.
10
🦈
Shark sighting
5
📸
Tourist of the Shift
5
🐚
Creatures of Manly
3
⛺
Tent glory
The Crew
Who's on the sand
A portrait of everyone on the patrol, taken against the flags, with a line in their own words.
“P14 is basically the royal family of lifesaving.”
— Laura
The Archive · 2009 → 2026
Where we came from
Seventeen years of tents, flags, IRBs and group shots, newest first.
