Flinders

Flinders Pier , another great dive at this awesome spot. Still one of the best and apart from a longish walk from the car to landing it is one of the easier.  high or incoming tide preferred.  The rays were out to play today and the sea dragons didn't disappoint with a number of babies spotted toward the end of the pier.

Blairgowrie Pier

Blairgowrie Pier is an excellent pier dive inside the bay, generally reasonably calm due to the marina but it can also lose visabillity if there is a current running due to the silty bottom. but can be the best bet on the inside if others are a lost cause.

To access, park at the carpark above the marina (just past the marina driveway toward portsea) and then either do a shore entry via the stairs at the front of the carpark or a pier entry via the stairs on the city/roadside  of the  car park . As this is a marina which can be busy with boats it is highly advised to stay under the two main parts of the marina (ie the main outward pier and the top finger at the end of the marina) which is where the best stuff is anyway.

Many different creatures and plant life can be found and night time diving is also varied and quite safe.

Blairgowrie google map

Ricketts Point

 Ricketts Point
a lovely city beach dive, great for after work or on a nice weekend day.
use the car park o nthe city side of the tea house.
entry is via a shallow beach so you will walk out a reasonable distance
High tide is the best, and low will be undivable.
go out right past the rocks seen on the left and then follow the small wall around toward the green pole.

Flinders jj 100th

A day of westerlies found us at Flinders , being the best place when the wind is up and the conditions are rough inside the bay.

JJ a new club member recently from Portugal was having his first Australian dive and 100th overall.

Diving today was Lyn, Peter, JJ, Nicula and Mark. Vis was average for Flinders but certainly not the worst we have seen there, Rays were absent. All in All a very nice dive.