Newsletter: A touch of the extraordinary

Hi divers

Weekend dive plans

No dives

We have had extraordinary diving conditions in False Bay this past two weeks, with up to 20 metre visibility (and correspondingly chilly water) on some days. The conditions on Wednesday got a bit rough, and the wind and big swell that rolled in were a challenge.

But weekend conditions look very good. I won’t be launching, but if you do get a chance to dive, you should take it!

A submarine and Roman Rock in the distance

I listened in awe to the radio chatter on Wednesday while the NSRI searched for two small boats, calling on their boats from Gordons Bay, Hout Bay and Simons Town, and even helicopter support. Read all about it here.

regards

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

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Newspaper man

For the last couple of months Tony has been writing a short diving conditions forecast for the Saturday Cape Argus newspaper.

Diving conditions forecast in the Saturday Argus
Diving conditions forecast in the Saturday Argus

He has to write his piece on a Wednesday evening, which is tricky – most of the weather sites seem to do a big update on Thursday evenings around 6pm. (This, by the way, explains why our newsletter always arrives after 6pm on a Thursday!)

Junior shows what he thinks of newspapers
Junior shows what he thinks of newspapers