Arniston is one of the most magical spots on the South African coast. The water is a tropical blue and the sands of Roman beach are whiter than white. Limestone cliffs and reefs have been eroded into gnarled shapes by the wind and Indian Ocean, creating a land and seascape which is instantly recognisable. Famously [...]
2 kilometres from Robben Island, 5.5 from Big Bay, after half an hour of swimming something hit me hard on my right quad. My first instinct was a purely cellular one. Intense hydrophobia and a burst of pure adrenaline had me levitating above the ocean swells. Half a heartbeat later I realised it was a [...]
To raise funds for the StartWell Foundation, a charity dedicated to tackling malnutrition among children, Seamus Allardice will be participating in the 2025 GrootSwem. The swim in question is a 7.5km Robben Island to Big Bay trek across Table Bay. With your support, we can provide nutrient-rich, ready-to-eat meals to vulnerable communities, helping to ensure that [...]
I did my first Torpedo SwimRun in 2019. It was the Torpedo Wild, which featured an amazing swamble down the Kaaimans River and a mile swim across Island Lake, in Wilderness. Since then, I’ve worked at a few and taking part in a bunch of tours and even a Torpedo Cape race. And, while I [...]
What makes a successful trip, askes Seamus Allardice? Is it completing the designated route, returning home safely, having fun or leaving satisfied by the choices you made when things were beyond your comfort level? When is it okay to pull the plug on an adventure without feeling like you chickened out? In some cases, the [...]
You’d think semi-secret surf spots are rarer than hen’s teeth. But you might just be wrong. Seamus Allardice for one thought they were rare objects of his fantasies, until not so long ago. And he’s never been so happy to be proven wrong. It was too early on one of those days of milky winter [...]
Seamus Allardice took part in his first SwimRun in Wilderness on the 13th and 14th of September. The concept of swimming and scrambling (or Swambling) down the Kaaimans River was the hook, but the Torpedo SwimRun Wild provided far more adventure than just those four early kilometres. See, how much fun does Swambling look? [...]
Big wave spots are by their very nature intimidating places, the waves are rapidly moving apartment block sized hunks of blue liquid, the impact zone is a churning mess of foam and eddies and the topography of the ocean floor is best left unconsidered. Especially in the Cape, where what lurks beneath is treated by [...]
In the Deep South, near the Cape of Needles there is a wave, unknown, unseen, unspoilt by the world outside of a select few – including Seamus Allardice – whom circumstance cast into this desolate area, at the end of the road. […]
