By Claudia Illgen
In Mid-August, I started my Padi certificated Open Water Scuba Diving Course at Global Dive.
Since I can think, it was always a dream of me to do scuba diving and get an entrance to this beautiful world.
Due to the season, I was the only person during my 2 theory and 2 pool sessions.
This [...]
Just last weekend, Anna and Tara took some time out and went diving up in the Poor Knights Islands with Dive! Tutukaka.
Sometimes we forget to take time out for ourselves however, sure we can all agree that summer is on its way so the time is now!
Andrew was down south diving the Mikhail Lermontov with [...]
Trip Report by Simon Hutton
I spent last weekend on the live aboard to the Poor Knights aboard Pacific Hideaway with a great bunch of keen divers.
Having only completed my Open Water Course on July 12 and having not been for a dive in the briny due to the weather that weekend, I was excited at [...]
Skirts in Scuba, June 2009 with Yukon Charters
Much to Tara’s disgust, I have been putting off writing this trip report for a month.
There are several reasons for this, with the main one being this was my first ocean dive and to be honest I was so terrified/amazed/excited the entire time that I don’t remember much [...]
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 at [...]
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 set sail early [...]
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 thanks to Noel, [...]
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 calmly took [...]
