Posts Tagged ‘diving sydney’

PADI LEARN TO DIVE weekday course

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Congratulations to our newly cerified Open water divers, Roberto, Georgie, Amy and Terri. We were lucy to hav some lovely weather for the course, completing dives in Sydey harbor and Shelly beach,  Great dives were had with some curious groper, rock cod, catfish and a chunky crested horn shark.  A fun series of dives where the mask clearing skills which were crucial for Terri and Georgie, seeing as they couldn’t stop laughing underwater!! It was a great three days and congratulations to four great divers. See you on the Advanced course!

Cheers from Jim and Team DCB

Diving in Sydney- North Bondi

Friday, December 10th, 2010

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North Bondi is easily one of our Faverouite dive sites. The local residents that make North Bondi its home include the majestic Weedy Sea Dragon, which is almost exclusive to the NSW coastline. These beautiful creatures are part of the seahorse family and display a fantastic array of colours making them a huge attraction for local, interstate and overseas underwater enthusiasts. One of the friendliest and most curious of all the fish at North Bondi is the protected Blue Groper. One in particular, who is affectionately known amongst the local divers as Bluey, appears on a regular basis looking for food and attention.

A few hundred meters east of Mermaid Rock about 12 – 15m below the surface, you can find two cave systems, Cathedral Cave and Slot Cave.

Cathedral Cave is about 20m – 30m long. A gap in the top of the cave allows some light to enter making this a fantastic site for photography. Slot Cave is a large swim through starting at about 15m and exiting at 10m. Within both caves you can find schools of Bullseyes, Pomfrets, Damselfish and Yellowtail. Large boulders play host to fantastic sponge life and the colourful nudibranchs, ideal for macro photography.

 

Shark and Whale Weekend

Monday, July 13th, 2009

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On Sunday 26th of July we are going to do a Whale watching tour down the coast to Maroubra. On the boat we will have a Sydney Aquarium scientist who will give an indepth lecture/talk on the whales. We have a wide screen tv fitted and a pa system.  Once we get to Maroubra we will be doing a single dive on the sharks then return.

Costs will be $195 for the whale commentary and single dive including equipment. We are taking bookings now with places limited to 6.