Like so many great ideas the journey towards this year’s 24 Hour Dive Challenge was decided of a few pints. At the end of last year’s pack up Claire, Brian, Stuart and I celebrated with a drink and decided there and then that this should be an annual event. Slowly the wheels began to turn […]
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Halloween Dive 2013
This time last year one of our divers sent us this link… And so inspired this year’s Halloween theme – Underwater Pumpkin Carving There were a lot of predive issues to consider… What size/shape/colour of pumpkin do I want? Do pumpkins float? (Yes) What tools do I need? (Dive knives worked well as did a […]
Petone Wharf Clean Up
Unfortunately a worldwide problem but our divers are helping to make a difference locally. September is officially Project AWARE’s Debris Month of Action with 100’s of underwater clean up schedule by dive stores and clubs. It also coincides with Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week. So once more into the breach… We headed back to Petone […]
Tough Gal!
So you think diving in Wellington in winter is tough…. I got convinced (conned?) into signing up for this years Tough Guy & Gal Challenge in Rotorua this month. With no preparation I felt as if I was entering Hell and was pleasantly surprised by the whole experience. Amongst 1500 other participants some dressed up, […]