UK
First UK open water dives of the year with Simon Boor, Nigel Powley, John Smith, Mark Owers, James Brown, Hayden Close and Paul McIlwaine. It was a cold and cloudy day and very windy. Water temperature went down to 6 degrees and viz ranged from half a metre to about 3 metres. We saw lots of crayfish, perch and a pike.
Read more "27 April 2019 – Gildenburgh"
Egypt
Diving with Aquanaut onboard the MV Winner. This dive site is known for the ledge running out to sea, which divers cross in about 6 meters on their way to and from the large coral garden. The ledge is covered in very colorful hard corals and clams in varying sizes and colors. The coral garden is more like a coral landscape than the traditional coral garden and there is a chance to spot an eagle ray, barracuda or even dolphins out along the ridges.
Read more "23rd March 2019 – Gottat Abu Nugar, Hurghada, Red Sea"
UK
This time last year Alex had a crazy plan to go diving at Gildy but then fell over and bumped his head so he couldn't join the others who had committed to go. This year, he managed to persuade 4 other divers to go with him but 2 cancelled just before the weekend due to man flu.
Read more "25th February 2018 -Gildenburgh"
Italy
Simon and Jane went to Scalea, Calabria in Italy for a week and dived with Pascuale and ASD Made in Sub. There were 4 Italian divers on the boat, 2 English divers and 1 English snorkeller. It was an early start for the first full day of their holiday, leaving the apartment at 8:15 and walking to the lido for 9am.
Read more "10th August 2017 – P.dello Scoglio che cresce, Scalea"
UK
We returned to the site of the Fontenoy because our grapple got stuck there last week. When we arrived we saw the same dredger that was there 2 weeks ago and it was pumping large volumes of dirty water over the side.
Read more "3rd June 2017 – Fontenoy, off Lowestoft"
Lanzarote
Red Cross is a classic Lanzarote reef, a grey lava flow sweeping down the sandy slope to overhang the wall at 25m. You have to look carefully to find the rewards. The yellow tree coral beneath an overhang, the small moray eels, a purple and yellow striped nudibranch, an anemone with arrow crab, a scorpionfish, even a starfish by itself out on the sand - its the minimalist school of underwater art.
Read more "14th March 2017 – Red Cross, Puerto del Carmen"
Lanzarote
This is one of the most famous dives in Puerto Del Carmen and probably Lanzarote too! It's mostly likely because of the sense of adventure linked to going through the Blue Hole itself, the amazing vista and clear blue colour as you pass through and the chance of seeing the Dusky Groupers that live there. However, the Blue Hole has much more that this to offer. Having entered the bay in the shallows with its shoals of fish and crossed the eel garden only to enter the Blue Hole with it's fabulous views, what follows is the cave, full of wildlife to explore and the opportunity to gaze into the deep blue for a chance of seeing visiting sharks, rays and other predatory fish pass by.
Read more "14th March 2017 – The Hole, Puerto del Carmen"
Lanzarote
4 divers took the opportunity to do a night dive in Playa Chica bay, also known as Pila de la Barrilla. It takes its name from the custom of locals washing their clothes with soap obtained from saltwort plant.
The beach and bay at Playa Chica are perfect for divers who swim out from here to enjoy the breathtaking underwater scenery including the Shrimp Cave, manta rays and sunken wrecks.
Read more "14th March 2017 – Pila de la Barilla, Puerto del Carmen"
Lanzarote
First dive for the other 6 in Playa Chica bay. Playa Chica is teaming with life from the shoals of seabream, white bait, salema, white bream to the colourful parrot fish and wrasse to the more distinct puffer fish and cuttlefish, they are all to be found in the shallows. Ideal dives for open water divers and more advanced and tec divers doing their safety or deco stops.
Read more "13th March 2017 – Playa Chica, Puerto del Carmen"
Lanzarote
Giant walls that go down into the abyss, amazing drop offs, immense sharp rocks, caves, underwater canyons, large sand bars, and arches - all of this makes up a spectacular landscape decorated with a thousand different types of life. The landscape is one of the strong points of this dive because of how varied it is. The nooks in the rocks shelter two orange corals and one small cave that is blanketed with narval shrimps. A great variety of other species can also be seen.
Read more "13th March 2017 – Ritchie’s Place, Puerto del Carmen"