The holidays are over! We have a few very exciting events happening in the next few weeks! If you haven’t seen it already PADI are running a competition for the cover of the next certification card, Jim Dodd has entered in his photo of the Grey Nurse Shark, if you haven’t already please go onto the PADI Facebook and vote for Jimmy!

In the latest issue of the Dive Log there is a competition for the best Dive Operator. If you think that we fit that title please vote for us! Also some rather exciting news, Adam and Emma have successfully got the shop a Dive Lodge

Nigel and his group came back from Montague and Jervis Bay, they all had a fantastic time and said the diving was awesome! Our next Local Trip is South West Rocks on the 8-10th November with Jake, there are still spots left so call the shop and book now! We have a DPV course and a Wreck course coming up, with limited spots book in as early as you can! Check out our upcoming dive schedule on our blog.

Looking for something else? Check out our trips away! We have loads of dive holidays coming up, Bali in May 2014, East Timor in July 2014, we’re heading up to Southwest rocks on the 9/10th November, we’re visiting the ex-HMAS Adelaide on November 30th/ December 1st and our newest trip on board the Luxury livaboard The Spirit of Freedom, call now for more details! All these trips have limited spots and we have already received bookings. So if you are keen don’t delay!
Last but not least we have the Christmas party dates, 30th November, Adult price is $45 pp with childrens pricing soon to come. Please book in as early as possible so we can have exact numbers!

Thursday 10th

High Tide - 12:51

Friday 11th

High tide - 13:52

Saturday 12th

Double boat dive to Broughton - 07:00 meet

High Tide - 15:00

Sunday 13th

Double boat dive to Broughton - 07:00 meet

High tide - 16:14

Monday 14th

High Tide - 17:21

Tuesday 15th

High Tide - 06:00/18:20

Wednesday 16th

High tide - 06:57/19:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The school holidays are coming to a close and the water is clearing and warming up! The boat dive to NE Cabbage tree on Wednesday had 2 Seals, a grey nurse shark, an Eagle ray and whales singing the whole dive!

Nigel goes away to Montague Island and Jervis bay this weekend! Our next Local Trip is South West Rocks on the 8-10th November with Jake, there are still spots left so call the shop and book now! We have a DPV course and a Wreck course coming up, with limited spots book in as early as you can! Check out our upcoming dive schedule on our blog.
This photo is one of our winners from the UW Festival competition last week! Taken by the overall winner Tom Davis! If you’d like to learn how to get photo’s as good as this, book onto one of our UW digital photography courses now!
Looking for something else? Check out our trips away! We have loads of dive holidays coming up, Bali in May 2014, East Timor in July 2014, we’re heading up to Southwest rocks on the 9/10th November, we’re visiting the ex-HMAS Adelaide on November 30th/ December 1st and our newest trip on board the Luxury livaboard The Spirit of Freedom, call now for more details! All these trips have limited spots and we have already received bookings. So if you are keen don’t delay!
Last but not le

ast we have the Christmas party dates, 30th November, Adult price is $45 pp with childrens pricing soon to come. Please book in as early as possible so we can have exact numbers!

Thursday 3rd

Double Boat dive to Broughton - 0800am Meet

High tide - 06:52am

Friday 4th

High Tide - 07:28am

Saturday 5th

Double boat dive to Broughton - 0700am Meet

High Tide - 08:04am

Sunday 6th

Double boat dive to Broughton - 0700am Meet

High Tide - 09:24am

Monday 7th

Double boat dive to Broughton - 0700am Meet

High tide - 10:24am

Tuesday 8th

High tide - 11:09am

Wednesday 9th

High tide - 11:58am

This week the vis has taken a downward turn, however the diving has still been fantastic! With plenty of night dives going on and reports of the vis being even better at night! Nigel’s trip to Montague Island and Jervis bay has a very small number of spots left on it so if your keen to dive with the seals book in now! We have a DPV course and a Wreck course coming up, with limited spots book in as early as you can! Check out our upcoming dive schedule on our blog.
This awesome nudibranch was taken by Trevor Hall at pipeline, if you haven’t been on a shore dive in a while nows definitely the time to do it, with tonnes of nudi’s about and plenty of other stuff to see it’s a fantastic winter!
Check out our trips away. We have loads of dive holidays up and coming, Bali in May 2014, East Timor in July 2014, we’re heading up to Southwest rocks on the 9/10th November, we’re visiting the ex-HMAS Adelaide on November 30th/ December 1st and the road trip to Jervis Bay/Montague next month. All these trips have limited spots and we have already received bookings. So if you are keen don’t delay!
We have a wreck, which is also heading to the ex-HMAS Adelaide, and DPV course coming up in November/December, spots are limited so if you are keen to join please book in now!

Thursday 12th September

High tide - 1:08pm

Friday 13th September

High tide - 2:16pm

Saturday 14th September

Double boat dive to Broughton - 7:00am

High Tide - 3:30pm

Sunday 15th September

Double boat dive to Broughton - 7:00am

Single boat dive - 1:00pm

High tide - 4:39pm

Monday 16th September

High tide - 5:38pm

Tuesday 17th September

High tide - 06:16am

 

We’ve been treated this week again with great weather, warm water and fantastic! Adam and his students had a great weekend on their DPV course doing plenty of shore diving and the whole eastern side of cabbage tree island on the scooters! Also at Fly point this week there have been reports of even more turtles and plenty of nudibranchs! Check out our upcoming dive schedule on our blog.This awesome photo was taken by our very own Jim Dodd testing out some new photography techniques, if you want to see some awesome sights like this book onto one of our boats this weekend before all the spots have filled up!Check out our trips away. We’ve got plenty of dive trips coming up and they’re filling up fast, we’re heading to Bali in May 2014, Southwest Rocks this November and next February, East Timor in July 2014 and a road trip to Jervis Bay and Montague Island to dive with the seals in October this year. All of these trips have limited spots and we have already received plenty bookings. So if you are keen don’t delay! If you would like to learn to take pictures like this we have his weekend our first Digital UW photography course with our specialty instructor Jim Dodd, if your a keen photographer but want to learn more about the nitty gritty parts of photography, or even a beginner looking to get better photographs give us a call and book yourself on!

Wednesday 28 August

High tide - 1:40pm

Thursday 29 August

High tide - 2:40pm

Friday 30 August

High tide - 3:44pm

Saturday 31 August

Double boat dive to Broughton Island - 8:00 am Departure

Single Local - 2:00 pm Departure

High tide - 4:44 pm

Sunday 1 September

Double boat dive to Broughton Island - 8:00 am Departure

Single Local - 2:00 pm Departure

High tide - 5:33 pm

Monday 2 September

High tide - 6:12 am

Tuesday 3 September

High tide - 6:50 am

 

By Cherie and Jim Dodd

What is that saying about how married couples start to look and dress alike? We are Husband and Wife dive team Jim and Cherie Dodd who both work and play in the ocean. Jim is Coxswain / Instructor and Cherie is Instructor / shop girl with Lets Go Adventures. We both had holes in our suits and it was time for new ones so we asked Emma for something we could afford but that would be durable and comfy to work in. About a week later the two Aqualung Aquaflex wetsuits arrived.

JIM: “I looked the suit over and noticed that it was a size L. I’m usually an XL in my clothes and a 4+ in my wetsuits. I tried it on and found that it fitted quite well. Only 5 minutes into my first dive with the new suit I was in love with it. The fit and comfort were great. Warmth wasn’t an issue at this stage as the water temp was 22 degrees C. Over the next three months since getting the Aqualung Aquaflex I’ve done about 70 dives and have nothing but praise for the suit. I’ve done up to three dives a day while teaching open water and Advanced courses in water temps of 19 deg C without an under garment without getting cold. I’ve also done 90+ minute long photography dives with a sharkskin in water temps of 18 deg C without getting the slightest bit cold”.

CHERIE: “I laughed at Emma when she said I was getting a size 14 ladies suit because I am an 18/20 ladies or 5 mens wetsuit but to my surprise when I got the suit I could see it was actually my size. Looking at the size chart I realised that these have a unique sizing breakdown so make sure to look at the measurements not the size! I was SO happy with the stretch and flexibility of this suit. My previous suit (of another brand) was stretchy but as a result it was not as warm as a traditional 5mm but the Aqualung Aquaflex is a true 5mm in warmth! As a new suit it was not too buoyant only needing to add a few pounds. Now with the cooler water I wear a full body sharkskin under the suit and because of the flexibility it remains comfortable and unrestrictive. For me it is a bonus to be a really nice looking suit, a ladies cut that fits my size and has sexy purple stitching and print!”

To sum it up, the Aqualung Aquaflex 5mm wetsuit is excellent value for money, it’s flexible and extremely comfortable. We would recommend it to anyone who is after a wetsuit that’s soft, flexible, comfortable and warm.

Click image for product information

The sun is back out and we have large tides this weekend so we will be starting with an early drift for Club day. This weekend is promising to be busy – we are going to Broughton Island at 8am, plus a single dive at 9am on the Oakland. Of course we have all the diving for our club day too so don’t forget to look at the schedule and book yourself in.

Deposits are now due for most of our trips for 2013. If you are keen to join us please don’t delay. Palau is already booked out, we are close to filling the Truk trip and there is only one premium bungalow left for our Kavieng trip mid year. One of our favourite trips diving the mighty Coolidge is the first of the year which is in May - not long to wait! We are slo excited about our trip at the luxury Atmosphere resort in Dumaguette, with the chance to freedive with whale sharks!

Make sure you take advantage of all the benefits of the Narki Gnome dive club, including free airfils, reduced rates on Nitrox and the free buddy service by renewing your yearly dive club membership. You can do this in store or on line. As we start the new year many of you have set personal goals for yourself. Learning new skills and becoming more proactive with your diving may have been one of them. Some of the courses we have coming up include an Advanced Open Water (9-10th Feb), Rescue Diver (9th Feb) and Enriched Air course (17th Feb). We have a vast range of courses to suit your needs; check out our course dates below or click here for more detail about courses we have available.

We are giving away a Holiday to PNG!

If you are thinking of doing a course now is the time as we have our holiday giveaway competition. To enter; simply complete a scuba course with us between 21 Sep 2012 & 25 April 2013 to go into the draw to win a trip to Kavieng, Papua New Guinea!!!!

Charity Drift Dive for Kids

Next month, Lets Go Adventures are participating in a fund raiser for the children’s ward at John Hunter Hospital. We are collaborating with local divers and dive shops to raise money for a much needed cause. It will be held at Swansea Channel on Sunday the 24th February. We encourage both divers and non-divers to come along and participate. If you wish to be part of the diving crew please confirm with us this week as there are only limited dive positions available, the cost is $30. It is recommended those who want to dive have a minimum of an Advanced Open Water certification, however all welcome to come down and support the cause. See this facebook event for more details.

February Narki Gnome Club Day

We will be holding the first club day for 2013 on 9^th February. To take advantage of the big tides & to prepare all the participants in the Charity drift dive, we will start with a drift dive meeting at 6am at the shop. We will organize buddy teams & cars then go to Fly Point for the entry. We will also be diving the high tide at 8.17am, followed by a breakfast BBQ. The day will end with a single boat club dive to North East Cabbagetree at 2pm. You can register online here

OAKLAND Double dive Fundraiser

As divers we all know the dangers of sun exposure. Recently, one of our local Senior Aircrew man Hunter Region Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service has had surgery to remove a cancerous melanoma from his shoulder. Following the removal, further surgery was necessary to remove lymph nodes from his neck and under his arm. On March 9th, in conjunction with Hunter Region Westpac Helicopter Service, we will hosting dive day and BBQ to raise some much needed funds to assist with his recovery. On the day, at 8:00am, a tec-diving boat (Limit 8 divers) will depart the Dalbora marina for the wreck of the Oakland for a semi tech dive, run time determined on the day. At 9:00am there will be a second dive boat departing Dalbora Marina, for a double dive on Oakland wreck. We urge all divers to get involved. You can book online See this facebook event for more detail.

 

Dive the mighty Coolidge wreck in Santo Vanuatu May 2013

Diving the wreck of the Coolidge in Santo, Vanuatu is always one of our most popular trips. Due to special request we are planning to travel back there in May. For 7 days with 8 dives from just $1739. Please click here for further info.

Truk Lagoon, Micronesia, 13-21 June 2012

Truk is wreck diving heaven and one of our most requested trip destinations. There is both a 6 night ($2385) and 10 night ($3095) option. Get your booking forms and deposits in early to avoid disappointment. Click here for more info

Kavieng, PNG 20-26 July 2013

SCUBA, Freedive, or snorkel dive along stunning deep reef walls covered in fans, sponges and brightly coloured hard corals. Visibility is often between 20-40m, with warm water of 29 degrees! From $1685 see more info online

Palau in Luxury – 8-23 September 2013 – FULL - Taking Reserves

This is a once in a lifetime trip.10 nights, 32 dives, unlimited nitrox and much more! Spectacular diving with 6 star service. If you are interested please let us know and we will add you to a reserve list.

Dumaguete, Philippines, 19-28 October 2012

Spoil yourself at Atmosphere resort, Dumaguete. Awesome walls and drop-offs, stunning coral gardens, electrifying drift dives and many rare and truly unique creatures are waiting for you! Plus the chance to dive with whale sharks on your last day!

Next courses start:

If these dates don’t suit please contact us to suggest alternate dates

Introductory dives: every suitable high tide – call us!

PADI Open Water: 12th, 16^th, 18^th, 26^th Feb

PADI Advanced: 9^th, 23^rd Feb

PADI Enriched Air diver 17^th Feb

PADI Deep diver: 16^th Feb

PADI Rescue Diver: 9^th Feb

Stage A Apnea Australia free diving course: 8^th Feb

Specialty Packages: Start every weekend!

PADI Instructor Development Course: 2 March 12

EFR First Aid at Work: Scheduled to suit you!

Emergency First Response Instructor Course: 9 March 12

Dive schedule:

This is our current dive schedule, but we are always open to suggestions & requests.

Friday 8^th February

7.24am, 1.8m High Tide shore dive

Saturday 9^th February – **CLUB DAY**

6.00am, meet @ shop to register for CLUB drift dive

8.00am, Double Boat Dive to Broughton Island

8.17am, 1.9m High Tide shore dive

9.00am, Single boat dive – OAKLAND

10am, BBQ breakfast for divers

2pm- Single CLUB Boat Dive

Sunday 10^th February

8.00am, Double Boat Dive to Broughton Island

9.07am, 1.9m High Tide shore dive

2pm- Single Boat Dive

Monday 11^th February

6.54am, 1.9m High Tide shore dive

Tuesday 12^th February

10.39am, 1.8m High Tide shore dive

Wednesday 13^th February

11.21am, 1.7m High Tide shore dive

Thursday 14^th February

12.01pm, 1.5m High Tide shore dive

What another amazing week we have had. Summer is just around the corner and it shows. Conditions for this weekend are looking perfect. Not only is the weather warming up but the water is up to a scorching 20 degrees!! We also have flat seas, little wind and visibility expected to be well over 20 metres. Perfect time to get wet.

We are all still recovering from the Christmas party. If you haven’t had a chance, check out the photos on our facebook page. If you have any pictures you would like to donate please email them to us or share on our facebook page. (can spot the resemblance between Emma, Adam and Chris, Pam) hehe

With Christmas just around the corner we have just received the new GoPro® Hero3 Silver Edition camera. We’re all extremely excited about this and are really looking forward to viewing some underwater images. The GoPro® Hero3 is the next generation in GoPro cameras. It’s an ultra-light, durable and versatile camera providing effortless professional images. If you would like one please call the shop, be quick as they’re selling fast. See here for information on the new GoPro® Hero3.

We would like to send a huge congratulation to both Kath and Todd for passing their instructor exams!!!! It is a great achievement and we are super excited for them. Our other instructor candidates will be completing their instructor exams early next year. We wish them luck.

Adam, Rowan and Nigel have just refreshed their service technician qualifications. It is highly important to continually service and maintain your dive gear; we service and repair all types of equipment. If your gear is in need of a service, pop into the shop and we’ll organise that for you. We also have a huge selection of dive gear available so if you need to update your gear come on in to discuss your options.

Speaking of maintaining equipment, both of our dive boats Tomaree and Diveaway have been to the scuba spa. The boys have worked very hard to spruce up the boats to get them in tip-top shape for summer. If you are keen to come out for a boat dive you can book online or in-store today. See here for more details.

 

We are giving away a Holiday!

If you are thinking of doing a course now is the time as we have our holiday giveaway competition. Its super easy or should I say ‘scuba easy’ to enter; simply complete a scuba course with us between 21 Sep & 25 April 2013 to go into the draw to win a trip to Kavieng, Papua New Guinea!!!!

PLUS PADI Dive & Win Campaign
New Divers: Complete the PADI Open Water Diver or Scuba Diver Course anytime from 1 November 2012 - 31 January 2013, click on the Newly Certified Diver box below and fill out the redemption form to receive a FREE PADI hat. Also, share why you became a PADI Diver and you will be entered to win many other great prizes. Referrers: Are you a PADI Diver who referred a friend to get certified from 1 November 2012 - 31 January 2013? Then, click on the Referrer box below, fill out the contest form and share why you became a PADI Diver to be entered to win amazing prizes: GoPro® Hero3 Silver Edition camera, Apple® iPad 2 and a trip on an Aggressor Fleet live-aboard.

On a serious note; we have had a lot of people expressing their concern on how the research lease will effect the seals at cabbage tree, migration of dolphins whales & predators - here is a link to the EIS please read so you can make up your own mind and if you disagree or have further questions we strongly encourage you to make a submission. Proposed Marine Finfish Research Lease

Dive the mighty Coolidge wreck in Santo Vanuatu May 2013

Diving the wreck of the Coolidge in Santo, Vanuatuis always one of our most popular trips. Due to special request we are planning to travel back there in May. For 7 days with 8 dives from just $1739. Please click here for further info.

Truk Lagoon, Micronesia, 13-21 June 2012

Truk is wreck diving heaven and one of our most requested trip destinations. There is both a 6 night ($2385) and 10 night ($3095) option. Get your booking forms and deposits in early to avoid disappointment. Click here for more info

Kavieng, PNG 20-26 July 2013

SCUBA, Freedive, or snorkel dive along stunning deep reef walls covered in fans, sponges and brightly coloured hard corals. Visibility is often between 20-40m, with warm water of 29 degrees! From $1685 see more info online

Palau in Luxury – 8-23 September 2013 – FULL - Taking Reserves

This is a once in a lifetime trip.10 nights, 32 dives, unlimited nitrox and much more! Spectacular diving with 6 star service. If you are interested please let us know and we will add you to a reserve list.

Dumaguete, Philippines, 19-28 October 2012

Spoil yourself at Atmosphere resort, Dumaguete. Awesome walls and drop-offs, stunning coral gardens, electrifying drift dives and many rare and truly unique creatures are waiting for you!

Next courses start:

If these dates don’t suit please contact us to suggest alternate dates

Introductory dives: every suitable high tide – call us!

PADI Open Water: 1 Dec, 8 Dec, 22 Dec, 29 Dec, 2 Jan

PADI Advanced: 9 Dec, 29 Dec, 5 Jan

PADI Enriched Air diver 8 Dec, 26 Jan

PADI Deep diver: 8 Dec, 26 Jan

PADI Rescue Diver: 15 Dec

Stage A Apnea Australia freediving course: Please call for dates

Specialty Packages: Start every weekend

PADI Instructor Development Course: 2 March 12

EFR First Aid at Work: Scheduled to suit you!

Emergency First Response Instructor Course: 9 March 12

 

Dive schedule:

This is our current dive schedule, but we are always open to suggestions & requests.

Wed 28 Nov

8.45am, 1.7m High Tide shore dive

Thu 29 Nov

9.20am, 1.7m High Tide shore dive

11am- Single Deco dive on Macleay

Fri 30 Nov

9.55am, 1.7m High Tide shore dive

Sat 1 Dec

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

10.31am, 1.7m High Tide shore dive

2pm-SingleBoatDive-CabbageTreeIsland

Sun 2 Dec

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

11.09am, 1.7m High Tide shore dive

2pm-SingleBoatDive-CabbageTreeIsland

Mon 3 Dec

11.47am, 1.6m High tide shore dive

Tue 4 Dec

12.30pm, 1.6m High tide shore dive

Wed 5 Dec

1.15pm, 1.5m High tide shore dive

Thu 6 Dec

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

2.08pm, 1.7m High Tide shore dive

Fri 7 Dec

3.09pm, 1.4m High Tide shore dive

Sat 8 Dec

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

2pm- Single Boat Dive

4.16pm, 1.4m High Tide shore dive

Sun 9 Dec

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

2pm- Single Boat Dive

5.23pm, 1.4m High Tide

Mon 10 Dec

6.27pm, 1.4m High tide shore dive

Tue 11 Dec

6.56am, 1.8m High Tide shore dive

 

What an amazing week we have had. The Narki Gnome Christmas Party was always going to be a blast but with over 103 coming to let down their hair and party! The night was even more special with the presentation to Pam and Chris form PADI for over 30 years of outstanding service to the diving industry. We also were not expecting to receive to 20 year award for this dive centre – a combined Pro Dive Nelson Bay & Lets Go Adventures.

A big thank you to Scubapro, for donating our major prize for the Christmas Party - Lynn Clark was the excited winner, with Nicola Davis winning the BCD, Claire Brew winning the camera and Susan winning a wetsuit and Margot Crane & John Hughes the lucky boat diving winners.

We have an album of Christmas Party pictures on our facebook page. We are not sure if anyone took pictures of Brad & Aaron busting out the moves on the dance floor or if you were all just as mesmerized as us and forgot ? If you have any good pictures of the night that you would like us to add please email them to us or share on our facebook page.

We have many more people to congratulate this week. Our instructor candidates worked hard on their IDC and the first 3 will be off to their PADI Instructor Exam (IE) this weekend. Ian, Mitch Julie & Ben completed their Boat & Jetski License course, Eric, Kris, Matthew & Troy completed their Stage A Apnea Australia Freediving course (a PADI Distinctive specialty) and Rueben, Lauren, Gareth & Dean who completed their PADI Open Water Dive Course

We are giving away a Holiday!

If you are thinking of doing a course now is the time as we have our holiday giveaway competition. Its super easy or should I say ‘scuba easy’ to enter; simply complete a scuba course with us between 21 Sep & 25 April 2013 to go into the draw to win a trip to Kavieng, Papua New Guinea!!!!

PLUS PADI Dive & Win Campaign
New Divers: Complete the PADI Open Water Diver or Scuba Diver Course anytime from 1 November 2012 - 31 January 2013, click on the Newly Certified Diver box below and fill out the redemption form to receive a FREE PADI hat. Also, share why you became a PADI Diver and you will be entered to win many other great prizes. Referrers: Are you a PADI Diver who referred a friend to get certified from 1 November 2012 - 31 January 2013? Then, click on the Referrer box below, fill out the contest form and share why you became a PADI Diver to be entered to win amazing prizes: GoPro® Hero3 Silver Edition camera, Apple® iPad 2 and a trip on an Aggressor Fleet live-aboard.

Research Lease proposal

On a serious note; we have had a lot of people expressing their concern on how the research lease will effect the seals at cabbage tree, migration of dolphins whales & predators - here is a link to the EIS please read so you can make up your own mind and if you disagree or have further questions we strongly encourage you to make a submission. Proposed Marine Finfish Research Lease

Dive the mighty Coolidge wreck in Santo Vanuatu May 2013

Diving the wreck of the Coolidge in Santo, Vanuatuis always one of our most popular trips. Due to special request we are planning to travel back there in May. For 7 days with 8 dives from just $1739. Please click here for further info.

Truk Lagoon, Micronesia, 13-21 June 2012

Truk is wreck diving heaven and one of our most requested trip destinations. There is both a 6 night ($2385) and 10 night ($3095) option. Get your booking forms and deposits in early to avoid disappointment. Click here for more info

Kavieng, PNG 20-26 July 2013

SCUBA, Freedive, or snorkel dive along stunning deep reef walls covered in fans, sponges and brightly coloured hard corals. Visibility is often between 20-40m, with warm water of 29 degrees! From $1685 see more info online

Palau in Luxury – 8-23 September 2013 – FULL - Taking Reserves

This is a once in a lifetime trip.10 nights, 32 dives, unlimited nitrox and much more! Spectacular diving with 6 star service. If you are interested please let us know and we will add you to a reserve list.

Dumaguete, Philippines, 19-28 October 2012

Spoil yourself at Atmosphere resort, Dumaguete. Awesome walls and drop-offs, stunning coral gardens, electrifying drift dives and many rare and truly unique creatures are waiting for you!

Next courses start:

If these dates don’t suit please contact us to suggest alternate dates

Introductory dives: every suitable high tide – call us!

PADI Open Water: 24 Nov, 27 Nov, 1 Dec, 8 Dec, 22 Dec, 29 Dec

PADI Advanced: 24 Nov, 9 Dec, 29 Dec

PADI Enriched Air diver 24 Nov, 8 Dec

PADI Deep diver: 8 Dec

PADI Rescue Diver: 15 Dec

Stage A Apnea Australia freediving course: Please call for dates

Specialty Packages: Start every weekend

PADI Instructor Development Course: 2 March 12

EFR First Aid at Work: Scheduled to suit you!

Emergency First Response Instructor Course: 9 March 12

 

Dive schedule:

This is our current dive schedule, but we are always open to suggestions & requests.

Sat 24 Nov

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

2pm- Single Boat Dive

Sun 25 Nov

6.53, 1.6m High Tide

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

2pm- Single Boat Dive

Mon 26 Nov

7.32am, 1.6m High tide shore dive

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

2pm-SingleBoatDive-CabbageTreeIsland

Tue 27 Nov

8.09am, 1.7m High Tide shore dive

Wed 28 Nov

8.45am, 1.7m High Tide shore dive

Thu 29 Nov

9.20am, 1.7m High Tide shore dive

11am- Single Deco dive on Macleay

Fri 30 Nov

9.55am, 1.7m High Tide shore dive

Sat 1 Dec

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

10.31am, 1.7m High Tide shore dive

2pm-SingleBoatDive-CabbageTreeIsland

Sun 2 Dec

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

11.09am, 1.7m High Tide shore dive

2pm-SingleBoatDive-CabbageTreeIsland

Mon 3 Dec

11.47am, 1.6m High tide shore dive

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

2pm-SingleBoatDive-CabbageTreeIsland

Tue 4 Dec

12.30am, 1.6m High tide shore dive

Wed 5 Dec

1.15pm, 1.5m High tide shore dive

Summer is on its way and we are all very excited. Whilst the visibility has not been at its best lately, we are pleased to hear that the water is warming up to a lovely 20 degrees.

Adam and the gang are on their way back from Fiji. From reports, they have had the time of their lives. They’ve thoroughly enjoyed diving in 27 degree waters and with the visibility being well over 30 metres it was very easy to spot those BIG Bull Sharks!!!! We are looking forward to hearing all their stories when they get back. Don’t forget that we have other amazing dive trips coming up. Next year we have trips planned for Truk Lagoon, Kavieng and of course the amazing Coolidge. Spots are filling up fast so book early to avoid being disappointed see here for further details.

We sadly missed out on the annual Port Stephens Business Awards. With over 10,000 nominations, we were very happy just to be nominated. We are however very pleased to hear that we have been leading the Dive Log competition for best regional operator at the moment. Thank you to all you have voted. If you would like to participate please go to divelog.net.au and click the “Who is” button to cast your vote. Your vote is very important to us.

With competitions and holidays on the brain, we are extremely excited about our fabulous dive trip getaway competition. We have had a great response to this competition and it’s extremely easy to enter. Simply complete a scuba course with us between 21 Sep & 25 April 2013 to go into the draw to win a trip to Kavieng, Papua New Guinea!!!! See here for further details.

On a serious note; many of you have expressed concern on how the research lease will effect the seals at cabbage tree, migration of dolphins whales & predators - here is a link to the EIS please read so you can make up your own mind and if you disagree or have further questions we strongly encourage you to make a submission. Proposed Marine Finfish Research Lease

We have had lots of interest in our Stage A, Apnea Australia free diving course being held on the 16^th of November. Free Diving is becoming the fastest growing sport world-wide. It gives you the opportunity to be totally free and at one with the water in the water. This course is a great opportunity to learn new skills and improve your breath holding techniques see here for further details.

Most of you know that we also run Boat and Jet Ski licences. With the weather warming up now is the perfect time to get your licence. Our next course will be held on the 17^th of November. This just happens to be the same weekend as our Christmas party and would be a great present for those wanting to get their licence. You can book online or in store. See here for further details.

Both Todd and Ted have passed their Dive Master course!!!! Whoop whoop! We are all so happy for them. They are now working hard toward getting their instructors. Our other Dive Masters in training are still working to complete their DM course. We give them all our support and encouragement. If you think you would be interested in becoming a Dive Master or Instructor please come in discuss your options. We also run Emergency First Response, First Aid Work program. This course is nationally accredited course which is workplace approved. It has a very flexible schedule so if you are due to update your skills see here for further details.

Christmas Party 17 Nov
Not long now until Scuba Santa swims in!! We are all super excited about our Christmas party on November 17^th. It’s being held at Soldiers Point Bowling Club and we’ve organized a delicious 3 course menu ($38), with kids options ($8) and special dietary requirements catered for. You can book your tickets online or in store; be quick as they’re selling out fast.

Massive Raffle

In conjunction with the Christmas party we also have some amazing Christmas raffles. There are some amazing prizes including Scubapro Regs, Scubapro BCD, ISAW HD Video camera, Double boat dive vouchers, Neptune wetsuit and more to be won. You can purchase tickets at the same time as you book for the Christmas party online or in the shop.

Dive the mighty Coolidge wreck in Santo Vanuatu May 2013

Diving the wreck of the Coolidge in Santo, Vanuatu is always one of our most popular trips. Due to special request we are planning to travel back there in May. For 7 days with 8 dives from just $1739. Please click here for further info.

Truk Lagoon, Micronesia, 13-21 June 2012

Truk is wreck diving heaven and one of our most requested trip destinations. There is both a 6 night ($2385) and 10 night ($3095) option. Get your booking forms and deposits in early to avoid disappointment. Click here for more info

Kavieng, PNG 20-26 July 2013

SCUBA, Freedive, or snorkel dive along stunning deep reef walls covered in fans, sponges and brightly coloured hard corals. Visibility is often between 20-40m, with warm water of 29 degrees! From $1685 see more info online

Palau in Luxury – 8-23 September 2013 – FULL - Taking Reserves

This is a once in a lifetime trip.10 nights, 32 dives, unlimited nitrox and much more! Spectacular diving with 6 star service. If you are interested please let us know and we will add you to a reserve list.

Next courses start:

If these dates don’t suit please contact us to suggest alternate dates

Introductory dives: every suitable high tide – call us!

PADI Open Water:10 Nov, 17 Nov, 1 Dec, 8 Dec, 22 Dec, 29 Dec

PADI Advanced: 10 Nov, 24 Nov, 9 Dec, 29 Dec

PADI Enriched Air diver 10 Nov, 24 Nov, 8 Dec

PADI Deep diver: 8 Dec

PADI Rescue Diver: 15 Dec

Stage A Apnea Australia freediving course: 16 Nov

Specialty Packages: Start every weekend

PADI Instructor Development Course: 10 Nov

EFR First Aid at Work: Scheduled to suit you!

Emergency First Response Instructor Course: 17 Nov

 

Dive schedule:

This is our current dive schedule, but we are always open to suggestions & requests.

Wed 7 Nov

2.50pm, 1.4m High tide shore dive

Thu 8 Nov

3.55pm, 1.4m High tide shore dive

Fri 9 Nov

4.59pm, 1.4m High tide shore dive

Sat 10 Nov

5.57pm, 1.5m High tide shore dive

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

2pm-SingleBoatDive-CabbagetreeIsland

Sun 11 Nov

6.34am, 1.6m High tide shore dive

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

2pm-SingleBoatDive-CabbagetreeIsland

Mon 12 Nov

7.21am, 1.7m High tide shore dive

Tue 13 Nov

8.08am, 1.9m High tide shore dive

Wed 14 Nov

8.57am, 2m High tide shore dive

Thu 15 Nov

9.47am, 2m High tide

Fri 16 Nov

DM Emma’s Birthday!!!!

10.39am, 2m High tide

Sat 17 Nov

Let’s Go Christmas Party!!!!! Whoop Whoop!

11.32am, 1.9m High tide shore dive

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

2pm-SingleBoatDive-CabbagetreeIsland

Sun 18 Nov

12.27pm, 1.8m High tide shore dive

8am Double Boat Dive @BroughtonIsland

2pm-SingleBoatDive-CabbagetreeIsland

Mon 19 Nov

1.23pm, 1.7m High tide shore dive

Tues 20 Nov

2.23pm, 1.6m High tide shore dive