The Aldermen islands are almost unmapped territory due to the many pins ascending from the sea floor and lurking in the shallows making it hard for vessels to navigate. The most extensive map charted has been made by Jim Hope, the skipper of the MV Taranui. A lot of the mapping was thanks to sonar [...]
As we turned and anchored backed up to the little reef that you drop over into Matts Crack, I looked out over the side and suddenly forgot the need for gloves, scarf, beanie, and I’m instantly itching to get wet… it’s blue water! Yes the June weather is cool, well very cool, but the water [...]
If you haven’t dived Leigh Reef for a while this is always a superb dive with Kingi’s regulary circling divers at this site Have it on good authority (The Right Honourable Peter Mesley). that Leigh Reef is one of the most under dived site that he knows of. The site has a drop off to [...]
The trip report is coming!! We promise!!! But in the mean time, here is a taste of some amazing photography from our Anna Clague.
Trip Report by Juliet Short. Last Friday dive-buddy Dave and I travelled up to Tutukaka for a fabulous weekend the Poor Knights Islands aboard Pacific Hideaway. We’d spent the week anxiously checking the weather forecast which threatened a dull weekend indoors, but Gaia came to the party and Saturday morning dawned bright and still. We [...]
Its a Girls Day Out! Boys might be allowed to come but only if there is space and they must wear a skirt and bikini top or bra – over their suits is fine. Our girls have organised a fabulous trip up to the Poor Knights Islands in association with the delightful Jo of Yukon [...]
This weekend – despite the yucky weather which saw the Poor Knights liveaboard trip cancelled – we had some brave students, divemasters and instructors hit Lake Pupuke for a PADI Open Water course. Congratulations to the team who stuck it out on Saturday and were rewarded with beautiful weather on Sunday.
Easter saw yet another fantastic trip to the Poor Knights, this time aboard Yukon Charters boat “Arrow”. Pete Mesley was completing his Advanced Trimix CCR Instructor certification with Legendary Rebreather instructor Mike Fowler from Canada. His first students – John, Jonathon and Global Dive’s Andrew – were completing their Advanced Trimix CCR diver certifications. Many [...]
Easter Weekend at the Poor Knights diving with Yukon Charters and Noel, Pauly and Jo. Diving: Pete, Mike, Skip, Andrew, Anna, John, Jane, Jonathan, Deirdre, Greg, Phil, Marty and me. I watched a lone diver in crystal clear water carrying what seemed to be a Kalashnikov machine gun. He looked up towards the surface and [...]
Trip Report : Poor Knights Photography Liveaboard by Tara Sutherland This weekend, I had the opportunity to spend the weekend at the Poor Knights Islands with a great group of people – and professional Photojournalist Richard Robinson. I was not feeling too sure of the results of my photographic efforts after flooding my camera and [...]
