Hi divers Despite the recent warmth, with all the freezing cold days scattered between the rainy days winter has slowly sneaked in and the Bay has started to clean up nicely. Last weekend almost every… Continue reading…
On Sunday 11 March, since the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour was going to prohibit access to basically the entire peninsula, we decided to take an expedition out to the eastern side of… Continue reading…
Harbour Island is where you’ll typically go to launch to dive the eastern side of False Bay by boat. There is a slipway right next to the Gordon’s Bay Boat Angling Club, with perhaps the… Continue reading…
Hi divers The last few weeks have been eventful for the marine world in Cape Town. For some thoughts about chumming, which has been very much in the news lately, you can click here and here,… Continue reading…
The vast majority of new divers in Cape Town know where Long Beach in Simon’s Town is. Irrespective of the dive school you choose for Open Water training it is in most cases quite likely… Continue reading…
Hi divers What a windy week, or weeks we have had. Last weekend a bunch of us braved the rain… I don’t mind getting wet but there is just something unpleasant about kitting up in… Continue reading…
Hi divers The rain has started and with it should come winter weather, clean cold and crisp water – yet its not quite here. I launched the boat in Hout Bay today and looked at… Continue reading…
In Cape Town, most dives are done without the direct leadership of a Divemaster. If you’ve dived in Sodwana, for example, all the dives are led by Divemasters who tell you when to end the… Continue reading…
Hi divers Clare and I were away last week and despite the modern world in which we live we stayed in a place called Marico Oog that had no cell phone reception. In order to… Continue reading…
The Um El Faroud is a shore entry, like most of the dives we did in Malta. Our divemaster, Sergey from Subway Scuba in Malta, liked to start early (so do we) and as a… Continue reading…
