Photo Comp winner October 2017 – Victorian Sub Aqua Group

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10 hours ago

Sometimes I am left awestruck by the beauty of Port Phillip Bay. Today we stuck our noses into the Rip before deciding it was too messy. With a big current running we started with a drift from Torpedo Reef. Expectations were low but I was blown away with the territory I covered today.
There were two boats out:
On Sea Eagle were myself and Peter Beaumont
On Dire Straights were David Geekie, Pam Dagley, Mark Toomey and Cee Wheeler.
For the second dive we split with Dire Straights heading for Cottage By The Sea while Sea Eagle went for slack water on the wall followed by another drift, this time inbound from Bonefish Reef.Sometimes I am left awestruck by the beauty of Port Phillip Bay. Today we stuck our noses into the Rip before deciding it was too messy. With a big current running we started with a drift from Torpedo Reef. Expectations were low but I was blown away with the territory I covered today. There were two boats out: On Sea Eagle were myself and Peter Beaumont On Dire Straights were David Geekie, Pam Dagley, Mark Toomey and Cee Wheeler. For the second dive we split with Dire Straights heading for Cottage By The Sea while Sea Eagle went for slack water on the wall followed by another drift, this time inbound from Bonefish Reef. ...

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Likewise we thought we were taking on a second rate dive but the territory was wonderful and the tide slow enough to easily dig in and explore the gullies.

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1 week ago

With the forecast tomorrow looking pretty ordinary there was a swap of day for Peter Beaumont and I this week. We headed down to Blairgowrie for an early dive.
I went in a couple of hours ahead of Peter with my usual slug hunt the objective. Nudi season seems to still be going strong and I found a nice selection although nothing new to add to the collection today. I am stuck on 98 species and would love to take it over the 100 pretty soon.With the forecast tomorrow looking pretty ordinary there was a swap of day for Peter Beaumont and I this week. We headed down to Blairgowrie for an early dive. I went in a couple of hours ahead of Peter with my usual slug hunt the objective. Nudi season seems to still be going strong and I found a nice selection although nothing new to add to the collection today. I am stuck on 98 species and would love to take it over the 100 pretty soon. ...

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Some really great finds here! Really inspires me to look harder 😊

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2 weeks ago

With both a planned trip to the SS Glenelg cancelled due to the weather and our plan B dive on the SS Courier knocked out by shipping movements we ended up on the SS Rotomahana this morning for our first dive.
Chris Porter and I hopped on #Redboats and as usual Luke English gave us a good days diving. The vis on the Rotomahana was surprisingly good given all the rain at 20-25m. We were given plenty of time so enjoyed a nice long dive.
For our second dive we were joined by Marcus Campbell and headed out for a slack water on Hanging Gardens. This dive is a little bit different with all the hanging growth it is quite spectacular. If you haven't dived it then you should add it to your list. Once again we had a good ammonut of time. We splashed at the end of the ebb and then rode the flood back in. With the current picking up we had quite a ride as we cleared our deco.With both a planned trip to the SS Glenelg cancelled due to the weather and our plan B dive on the SS Courier knocked out by shipping movements we ended up on the SS Rotomahana this morning for our first dive. Chris Porter and I hopped on #Redboats and as usual Luke English gave us a good days diving. The vis on the Rotomahana was surprisingly good given all the rain at 20-25m. We were given plenty of time so enjoyed a nice long dive. For our second dive we were joined by Marcus Campbell and headed out for a slack water on Hanging Gardens. This dive is a little bit different with all the hanging growth it is quite spectacular. If you haven't dived it then you should add it to your list. Once again we had a good ammonut of time. We splashed at the end of the ebb and then rode the flood back in. With the current picking up we had quite a ride as we cleared our deco. ...