Dive Reports 3/4

Wang Chau – An uncompromising dive of compromise

We were all on-board by 0830, except the Belshaw possy. This time he was unable to blame his usual dive buddy and arrived over 1 minute...

Little Leaks at Long Kei Wan

With the instructor course looming, it was a packed boat on Sunday as the happy bunch of divers headed out of Sai Kung. There were 17 on...

Below the waves at Kung Chau and Port Island

Like all dive trips it is important to have an element of trepidation, jeopardy and excitement. Our DM for the day was Mr Ali G. We set...

Gin clear hype at See Chau and Jin

We had an early start on Saturday. Everyone had turned up before the published departure time, except the DM and his friend. Divers were...

Fog Diving – Not to be Mist

The forecast was S-SE 3-4, but in reality it was < 1 and flat no fowl weather at all, not even a duck or chicken. The lack of wind meant...

Christmas Island – Diving with Christmas Spirit, beer and wine.

It would not be worth beginning the story without an explanation of the mineral wealth that is found on Christmas Island. Phosphate can...

Reef check videos

Rob, has uploaded the reef check videos of the 2015 and 2017. They are not very exciting however it is interesting to notice the...

And the Survey Says…

There were warnings: We’re working not having fun. The site is a mud bath. The viz is non-existent. There’s a storm coming. Do not be...

Dive Camp – The tears of a clown

Weight upon weight, heap on heap, the camp gear grew. Gogo vans came and went and we filled the boat. Great things were anticipated, but...

Tai Tai Tam Bay – So good they named it twice. Or some of it’s magic, some of it’s tragic but we had

The ABC was full of people sailing yacht’s for a change, so we got out of the way and loaded up for a speedy departure at 9am. The...

A Sunday speeding around

After several key people were unable to dive, what started as the SCDC's annual reef check for the Agriculture, Fisheries and...

Pak Lap Wan - Half of the time we’re gone and we don’t know where - Or the trials of the Dive Marsh

The morning promised a fantastic day and it did not disappoint. It grew hotter, but the wind stayed light and the water was mainly...

The Dive before the storm – A Duece of Islands, increasing wind and low visibility Beaufort and Midd

After weather watching all week, storm Mawar failed to turn up as predicted, leaving questions of increasing wind speed and possible...

Plongée à l'île de trio

There is nothing like a Tauchen auf der Trio Isola, except perhaps a dive at Basalt or Bluff island. Our dive was organised by our...

Bubbles at Basalt

Strolling along the Sai Kung waterfront at 8:15am on a Saturday morning, coffee in hand and sunglasses duly donned, it promised to be...

Breakers Reef and Hoi Ha Wan

Credit: Mark Kelly We had a great day of diving which was superbly organised by Dive Manager Cathryn. Some special days like this, it...

The Island that used to dry seaweed (Poo It)– Metal work and low viz.

The first job was to measure the 100 metre rope and mark it up in 10 metre sections. It has been known that Mike uses a measure that...

Wang Chau – Hiding North West in southerlies and Lots of Rain

Rain Did not dampen the full boat on Sunday, unless you stood in it or were diving. We had 19 divers and one irritating passenger. There...

Sunday May 21st Island Junks Colonsay

Sunday presented a bit of a gloomy start at 0600 hrs when I leapt out of bed in anticipation of clear blue skies and crystal-clear water....

Expedition to the Dolos

It was an early morning in May that the SCDC team rendezvoused at Sai Kung town public pier for the first time in living memory. ...

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