Watching surfers at Sunset Reef

Newsletter: In the waves

Hi divers

Weekend plans

Saturday: Boat dives from Simon’s Town jetty at 12.00pm to Fan Reef / 2.30pm to Roman Rock

Sunday: Boat dive from Simon’s Town jetty at 12.00pm to traverse Photographer’s Reef Ark Rock

A giant wave at Sunset
A giant wave at Sunset

Dive conditions and planning

There are way too many pictures on social media of snow close to Cape Town. This normally has a profound impact on one’s enthusiasm for getting into a wetsuit. We have had a few days of strong north and westerly winds which will have cleaned False Bay up quite nicely.

The weekend weather does look far better than the current view from your window but it will take a while for the day to warm up. The plan is therefore to do later launches than usual. On Saturday we will launch at 12.00 and 2.30pm. We will go to Fan Reef and Roman Rock. I think there may be a little surge left over from today’s swell and some run-off from the rain so going out a little further and deeper should fix that. Sunday will depend on what the conditions are like on Saturday, but I would like to do the swim from Photographer’s Reef to Ark Rock (tide is right for that).

Watching surfers at Sunset Reef
Watching surfers at Sunset Reef

The weekend that was

We didn’t dive last weekend because of the swell, but went on Saturday afternoon to watch some surfers attack the quite large waves at Sunset off Kommetjie. It was pretty spectacular. You can see some of the photos in this facebook album.

A local surf photographer, Grant Scholtz, captured the two amazing images of our boat in this newsletter and was kind enough to share them with us. He also told us about Waves for Change, a really exciting intervention into some of Cape Town’s most violent and disadvantaged communities, using surfing to bring young people into an environment where they can be helped and learn new skills. If you’re looking for a cause to support, with ties to the ocean, this is an interesting one to consider.

regards

Tony Lindeque
076 817 1099
www.learntodivetoday.co.za
www.learntodivetoday.co.za/blog/

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Tony

Scuba diver, teacher, gadget man, racing driver, boat skipper, photographer, and collector of stray animals