Hi divers
Weekend diving
Saturday: shore dives at Long Beach, starting at 7.00 am.
Sunday: Boat dives out of Hout Bay to the Katsu Maru at 7.30 am, and the Aster at 10.30 am – if the visibility clears up.
The week’s dives
We have had a good run this week and managed to dive most days, either in the pool or the ocean, and managed to finish several courses and get slightly sunburnt. My kinda week. I thought you might enjoy this picture of the Michelin Man, who skippered the boat for us today. Thanks Mark!
Conditions
Weekend weather is not all that peachy and neither is the Bay. We went from the Clan Stuart area all the way down to the cowsharks today and the water is rather dark and dirty. Close inshore, the first 50 meters or so, is cleaner and we had 4-5 metres at the Brunswick and about the same at Pyramid Rock. Roman Rock, Photographer’s Reef and the Pietermarizburg were all very dark, and I don’t see anything in the forecast that will clean this up before the weekend.
There is half a chance that by Sunday a launch or two out of Hout Bay would work, providing the wind blows south easterly, long and hard before then. It is currently rather murky and warm off Kommetjie. There is also a 2-5 metre swell out there. The plan therefore is that on Saturday, we will do training at Long Beach starting very early, and on Sunday we will plan for the Katsu Maru at 7.30am, and the Aster at 10.30 am, out of Hout Bay.
This schedule should have you…
- rushing off to get your dive tables or dive computer to check the feasibility, bottom time and depths;
- texting me to book a Nitrox cylinder if you are Nitrox qualified;
- or emailing me right now to get an online theory code, so as to be qualified to dive Nitrox by Sunday.
Reminders
Remember our Sodwana trip in late April – there is still space – and that you must make sure your permit to dive in an MPA is up to date, for Sodwana and for diving in Cape Town!
Learning more
Clare is busy with two online courses, one about Contemporary Issues in Ocean Governance, and the other about Marine and Antarctic Science, offered by two Australian universities on Open2Study.com. It’s very interesting, and not too challenging or time consuming. If you want to expand your horizons, it’s worth checking out.
regards
Tony Lindeque
076 817 1099
www.learntodivetoday.co.za
www.learntodivetoday.co.za/blog/
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