Why adopt a dive site at all? This is Project AWARE’s latest campaign to tackle marine debris and track the amount of debris that enters a dive site over time. We have committed to dive at our adopted dive site every month for a year and submit data on the rubbish collected. We have selected […]
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TecFest New Zealand 2016
On Friday the 6th of May Rachel and I (Jacob) headed to MiCamp for TecFest which was at Lake Taupo. It was a long trip and we had the music blasting, I even managed to get a quick snooze before all the diving started! We got to TecFest just after the first talk and we got our goody bags. We were entered into spot prizes and had […]
Coastguard Raft Race
Five years ago the team at Dive & Ski HQ decided that the Volunteer Wellington Coastguard deserved our support. They provide a great service to divers and others that love the ocean and spend a lot of time out on, in and under the water. Our biggest fundraising effort occurs in November when we run […]
Poor Knights 2016
The Poor Knights Islands are rated in the top 10 dive sites world wide and they definitely live up to their reputation. So it was with great excitement that a group of club divers headed north for a 4 day liveaboard adventure with Oceanblue. Our dive gear was set […]
Oriental Bay Beach & Underwater Clean Up
Every year we team up with Adventure Wellington to tackle the rubbish that collects at Oriental Bay, underwater and along the breakwaters. A team of 11 volunteers turned up to help including our Mayor, Celia Wade-Brown, who donned her snorkeling gear and jumped into help. The divers headed underwater […]
Matiu-Somes Island 2016
The dive club braved some misty conditions as they waited for the ferry across to Matiu-Somes Island for the first trip of 2016. Our annual underwater clean up between the wharves not only helps DoC and the environment but gives our divers a great excuse to explore a new dive site. […]
24 Hour Dive Challenge
We have recovered, repacked and have had time to reflect on the biggest dive event held in Wellington – The 24 Hour Dive Challenge! Now in its 4th year this event is designed to highlight the great work of the Wellington Volunteer Coastguard and to help raise funds to support their efforts. Held on […]
Club Dive Day!
As one of my Dive Master events I was planning to run the Pajama Party Night Dive but after cancelling it again due to weather I ran a club dive day instead. We had a recreational diver joining us as Claire was running the Open Water Diver Course with her students. It was a sunny […]
A Dive Master’s First Guided Dive
It was a decidedly different experience packing the truck not only for myself, but for four other divers I would be in charge of that day. I was slightly nervous but definitely excited as I loaded gear, running through all I had learned over the past few weeks about group management, guiding divers and all […]
Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week
Seaview Marina 12/9/15 The objective of the day was to collect rubbish out of Seaview Marina for Keep NZ Beautiful Week and collect data to share with Project Aware. The day started with four seasons in one day. The crew arrived at Seaview Marina at 10am being welcome by rain hail and gusty winds. (Typical […]