Thursday, January 26, 2017

The Zoo

The Zoo

The Zoo, in port phillip bay , a nice easy boat dive to test hand and ears out.
          Some of the best viz I've seen in the bay, with the rest of conditions just as nice.
           And a very nice play with seals and dolphins today, they are quick though
   

dive  
buddy  Lynne
time 44 min
temp  19c
depth  24

Sunday, January 8, 2017

Blairgowrie

Blairgowrie

A great 80 minute dive under the pier , diving conditions are very good at this time of the year.


Dive:
time 80 minutes
temp 21c

Saturday, January 7, 2017

Rye Pier

Rye pier

Very nice if busy dive today at rye pier. and very good to be back in the water after a break from diving!


 This time of the year the fish life is good under the pier , just need to be mindful of staying under the pier with the number of jet ski's around.

Dive:
Time 62 minutes
7/1/2017

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Blairgowrie afternoon dive

Blairgowrie

Last minute dive at Blairgowrie, next few days dont look like divable conditions so it was today or never.
 And a very good dive it was with very calm conditions and a reasonable amount of sea life out and about.

Thanks Craig Morton!

dive time 63 minutes
water temp 16c


Saturday, October 8, 2016

Blairgowrie

Blairgowrie

A very good dive today with Simon and Lynne at one of the best piers in Victoria.
 The new weed mats have created some great hiding spaces along the leading edges.
and definitely nudi heaven today!

time 76 minutes
13 degrees
Vis very good, although usual silt issues as tide turned.



Friday, September 30, 2016

Flinders pier

Flinders pier

A good dive today after being out of the water for a while.
buddies Remi & Britany


Saturday, April 30, 2016

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.


Monday, April 25, 2016

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


Sunday, April 17, 2016

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.




Wednesday, March 30, 2016

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.



Saturday, February 20, 2016

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.




Dive: xxx
Depth
Time

Dive: xxx
Depth
Time

Sunday, January 31, 2016

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. 

Saturday, January 9, 2016

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

Sunday, December 27, 2015

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.
 Time:
Depth:
Buddy: Simon Kay
Red Boat
Vis was great and current very low


Saturday, December 5, 2015

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


Sunday, November 15, 2015

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!

 

Sunday, November 1, 2015

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!