Dive Site Geelong – Alcoa Pier Pt Henry
Posted by admin in Diving on 27. Dec, 2010 | 1 Comment
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Considerations This is a working industrial pier so I’m not really advising anyone of actually doing this. But having said that if you decide to ignore my warnings its a very nice site. The other thing its pretty shallow and could very easily done on snorkel. [...]
Pt Lonsdale Pier SCUBA Dive Report
Posted by admin in Diving on 18. Nov, 2010 | Comments Off
Date Completed : 17-11-10
Conditions: The conditions looked pretty good going in and was about 30mins before slack tide at the heads. The vis at the start of the dive was about 4m+
Depth: if you go a fair way of the pier and try really hard you can get 5. But the best stuff is [...]
Lorne Pier Dive Report
Posted by admin in Diving on 18. Nov, 2010 | Comments Off
Date Completed : 17-11-10
Conditions: Lots of swell and surge on this dive. It looked pretty good from the surface, I guess you never know what it s going to be like till you get down there. The visibilty was about 2m at best with the swell and surge kicking up a lot of sand. Wind [...]
Taka Dive Report
Posted by admin in Diving on 12. Apr, 2010 | 1 Comment
Last week I went out on Taka liveaboard in the far north Great Barrier Reef. It was a great 4 days having dived 10 dives.
Here are some scores I give the trip
Diving 9/10
Diving was great. Pristine reefs that had all the little and big critters you could want. This included leaf stone fish, grey reef [...]
What to pack on a Liveaboard – Checklist
Posted by admin in Diving on 03. Apr, 2010 | Comments Off
I have been thinking about the Liveaboard trip and things I am going to take. I have put together a number of items you would want to take if you are doing the same as me. I did some research and got some ideas from scubaboard forums. If you have any suggestions please feel free [...]
Taka Dive Trip
Posted by admin in Diving on 28. Mar, 2010 | Comments Off
In 1 and half weeks I embark on what I hope will be the trip of a lifetime. Taka live-a-board. At this stage I am keeping an eye on the weather so that come next Tuesday there will be nothing but clear skies and calm seas.
What the hell is a live-a-board?
A live-a-board is a trip [...]
