Flinders (photo course)

A nice couple of dives under flinders pier over the weekend as part of a great photo course run by Matt Krumins. Learnt a lot and had a great time what else could you ask for,

dive buddies: Simon Kay  & Craig Morton.

Blairgowrie

Blairgowrie

Nice dive with Remi today at Blairgowrie,

Been awhile since we have done here, and the life is slowly coming back after the construction works, although sea life is still somewhat limited. Dive was about 3 hours before high tide, with current only becoming noticeable toward end of dive.

Dive:355
Time 80 minutes
Buddy Remi

North west wall

North West Wall

North West Wall dive with lynne and Graeme Hocking on Red Boats.

A nice dive  on the wall, tried out using the camera without strobes , with some higher iso and manual settings. ok but strobes are better. still nice to dive.

Mornington Pier

Mornington Pier

A nice good Friday dive with Simon at mornington pier.

Post here just to keep dive log right,  as I forgot the camera!!
(first time in over 150 dives without a camera)

and yes we did see seals, smooth rays, and all sorts of great creatures to photograph.

Northwest Corner

Northwest Corner

A very nice dive with red boats and Lynne.

 northwest corner is a good part fo the wall , with a few overhangs and lots to see.

Wall Dive - Mary anne's birthday

Wall dive for mary anne's birthday

A cheeky Wednesday dive to celebrate Mary anne's birthday.

Extremely relaxing nice dive on red boats with simon defoe as the buddy.
great lunch afterward.

Pics were so so due to vis.

J4 and The Zoo

J4 & the Zoo

Great day of diving with Remi and Friends, with Dive Vic, frist dive was the J4 Sub which located outside the heads was a bit rougher than expected with low vis on the Sub. But still not a bad dive. 

The 2nd dive for the day was the Zoo, just down from boar fish reef to keep a bit more away from the heads , this was a very relaxing dive of around 18-20 meters  with a wide variety of fish life, including smooth rays, blue devil fish etc.

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Boar Fish Reef

Boar Fish Reef

A day dive with red boats and Lynne to Boar Fish Reef.  although rough at portsea , calm conditions at the dive site due to winds being from the west.

A nice dive of 50 minutes & 22 Meters. wit some of my favorite Blue Devil fish's hiding under the ledges.  A nice place if you are looking for a shallower boat dive inside the heads.

Lynne photobombs the shot if this very large fish. 

Mornington Night Dive

Mornington Night Dive

A nice night dive on the new pier in Mornington. Dive buddies Craig , Simon & Remi.

Not a bad night but vis was on the lower side , but the creatures are starting to return, will be a very good spot in years to come.

Octopus under the Pier

North Wall

North Wall

A day of diving with a new boat company - Red Boats, 2 dives the first at dragons lair, which one year i will actually remember that this is outside of the heads and not to ever do unless it is very very flat. - So first dive has no photos , but we did see the sea dragons , a port Jackson shark and a number of other things, but surge here kept visibility very low.  The 2nd dive was great wall diving in Melbourne, great conditions , very good boat to operate from and good buddies.

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Buddy: Simon Kay

Red Boat

Vis was great and current very low

Flinders Pier

Lester and the sea dragons!

linley point mornington

linley point Mornington

Nice Dive At Linley point with Reemie, 

Reasonable amount to see, calm day made it a very relaxing dive. Reef has lots to fossick around in ,

Depth 6.2 meters out the back.

Couple of notes:
Watch for boats suggest surface swim until on the other side of boat ramp.
Head toward the green marker bouy as trying to shortcut is too shallow for fun diving.


 Map of Linley point

Street view from carpark

Mornington Pier

Mornington Pier

Nice lazy sunday dive with Lynne, at Mornington Pier. The fish life is returning and although the vis was  low it was still a pleasant dive of 55 minutes with 9.1 metres and a sea temp of 17c.

Old Wives return to Pier in good numbers!

 

Flinders Pier

Flinders Pier

A really nice easy dive today at Flinders pier.

Pier entry shore exit, always easy at flinders. dive in an hour before low tide , 2 days reasonably calm seas, not a deep dive but very good and relaxing. Also a very good test for your buoyancy.

Time 1.15
Depth 3.2 meters

Thanks Mary-anne, Craig and Simon

The sea dragon!

Good Vis, No Surge!

Devils Drop Off

Devils Drop Off

Fantastic dive today on the port phillip wall at devils drop off, with Lynne, Mary-Anne and Andrea. some of the best  dive conditions today, great vis, no surge, seas flat as a tack!

Dive:
Time 44 minutes
Depth 30 metres

New Mornington Pier

Mornington Pier

A new dive at the renovated pier, entry and exits are now easy with low landings and new scuba friendly ladders.  Sealife is starting to come back but will take a while , but still a nice dive, with lots of different areas from the cave like conditions at the start of the pier to the nice section under the pier , the front section with the rock wall offers lots of nooks to explore.

Dive:
Buddies remy and simon

Blairgowrie Pier.

Blairgowrie Pier

A dive at Blairgowrie, but changes with the pier extensions have seen sand dredged being built up under the outer wall, to almost level with the bottom of the sea wall.

But still an enjoyable dive and a spotted stingray for something different.

Dive buddy: Simon Kay
time 1.20

Sand now under the seawall, so now a shallow dive.

Flinders Pier

Flinders Pier

A very nice dive under Flinders pier today with Simon Kay. Lots of animals out to play, a shark to be rescued (well done simon! ). but good vis. Dive was 2 hours after high tide with mild seas for the 24 hours prior.

Dive time 75 minutes.
temp 12c

Cottage by the sea

Cottage by the sea

Another dive at the cottage by the sea, a good dive with lots of interesting sea life.

some camera issues meant a lack of photos today, But reminds  you the importance of fitting the wide angle in cleaner water ie not on the bottom whee the silt is worst!

Blairgowrie Pier

Blairgowrie Pier

Two new dry suits to check out today!  Simon has finally bought a dry suit and I a backup one. A great clam day for playing under the pier.Both suits performed well and although we didn't see the massing of spider crabs we did see a few around!

Dive:
Buddy Simon Kay
Time 60 minutes
Temp12c