Dive South Africa – Al J. Venter & John H. Visser Veteran war correspondent (and veteran scuba diver) Al J. Venter has written over 35 books – chiefly about the various conflicts and wars he… Continue reading…
Atlantis Reef was discovered in September 2011 by Steven Benjamin of Animal Ocean. The site was named for the lost city which is (according to legend) submerged now, but was also known as the Pillars… Continue reading…
Hi divers The spring conditions have been living up to expectations with some really good diving. We explored a new dive site last weekend with BlueFlash dive charter and many people are calling this the… Continue reading…
Tony and I have wanted to dive Hout Bay harbour almost since he came to Cape Town two years ago. It always looks so clean and inviting as we chug out on the boat for… Continue reading…
This is a recently discovered site near Roman Rock, named Tivoli Pinnacles because of its position east of Roman Rock (as Tivoli is east of Rome). It’s a very short boat ride straight out to… Continue reading…
Wired magazine profiled a fascinating character called Bill Stone in 2004. An inventor and explorer, he has invented both diving and robotic gear, mostly focused on reaching inaccessible locations. The article describes both his inventions,… Continue reading…
We did two short exploration dives around Ark Rock on 21 March. The first was to a small wreck roughly east of the rock itself, and the second one was to check out a pair… Continue reading…
Ark Rock is a roughly rectangular flat topped rock (surprise!) off Seaforth beach. On the navy charts it’s marked as Noah’s Ark – its distinctive shape gave rise to the name – and divers typically… Continue reading…
Naughty husband Tony got me a new pair of booties from Andre recently – my old ones were getting a bit long in the tooth and were exceptionally well-ventilated. They’re the same ones Tony has… Continue reading…
This is an excerpt of two episodes from the Discovery Channel series Treasure Quest, which recounts the activities of Odyssey Marine Exploration as they travel the English Channel one summer, looking for valuable shipwrecks to… Continue reading…
