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D N 1 A G After about three weeks of heav y rain I thought that the water would be dirty. Howev er, apart from the top three metres, the v isibility was amazing. Went off W point and out on the wall it was about 15 m. Back near SHC it was at least 20 m, as good as I hav e ev er seen! Tide was running out and it was quite strong on the wall. Found one sea horse but John saw two. The third one is missing. Lots of sand mov ed by the big seas, deeper in spots and shallower elsewhere. O ne RIF and one upsidedown pipefish. No PPH. V ery nice dive, especially considering w D Dive #3661 - Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:36:00 PM Notes: Max depth: 18.8 m 10.0 l air Duration: 54:00 min A ustralia NSW Sy dney Bare Island Deep Wall Gas used: Club night div e. Went off W point and to wall. Much dirtier than Tuesday, viz only 7 m at best. I had plenty of problems with my mask, it kept fogging up no matter how many times I cleaned it, v ery annoying. Found 1 RIF on wall, 3 on RIF Reef, another before SHR and one more after that, making 6 in all, a record I think. A huge bullray near cav e, quite a few squid at the start of the div e. Very av erage div e considering the v iz and my mask problems. Visibility poor. Tags: SAC: Weights: Drift, Night, Shore 11.1ℓ/min 0.0kg Div emaster: Buddy : Suit: V iz: Rating: Mark Simpson Drysuit 2 / 5 2 / 5

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Page 1: Dive #3660 - Tue Sep 9, 2014 10:23:00 AM Australia NSW Sydney … · 2014-09-23 · Dive #3660 - Tue Sep 9, 2014 10:23:00 AM Notes: 10.0 l air Australia NSW Sydney Bare Island Deep

Dive #3660 - T ue Sep 9 , 2014 10 :23 :00 A M

Notes:

10.0 l air

A ustralia NSW Sy dney Bare Island Deep WallGas used:

A fter about three weeks of heav y rain I thought that the water would be dirty. Howev er, apart from the top three metres, the v isibility was amazing. Went off W point and out on the wall itwas about 15 m. Back near SHC it was at least 20 m, as good as I hav e ev er seen! Tide was running out and it was quite strong on the wall. F ound one sea horse but John saw two. Thethird one is missing. Lots of sand mov ed by the big seas, deeper in spots and shallower elsewhere. O ne RIF and one upsidedown pipefish. No PPH. V ery nice dive, especially consideringwhat I was expecting. V isibility v ery good.

Div emaster:

Dive #3661 - T hu Sep 11 , 2014 7 :36 :00 PM

Notes:

Max depth: 18.8 m

10.0 l air

Duration: 54:00 minA ustralia NSW Sy dney Bare Island Deep WallGas used:

C lub night div e. Went off W point and to wall. Much dirtier than Tuesday, v iz only 7 m at best. I had plenty of problems w ith my mask, it kept fogging up no matter how many times Icleaned it, v ery annoy ing. Found 1 RIF on wall, 3 on RIF Reef, another before SHR and one more after that, making 6 in all, a record I think. A huge bullray near cav e, quite a few squid atthe start of the div e. Very av erage div e considering the v iz and my mask problems. V isibility poor.

Tags: SA C : Weights:Drift, N ight, Shore 11.1ℓ/min 0.0kg

Div emaster: Buddy : Suit: V iz: Rating:Mark Simpson Dry suit 2 / 5 2 / 5

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C lub boat div e, two boats. F lat seas and no w ind but raining. A nchored a bit too far to W of wall, so a bit of a sw im over. Lots of one-spot pullers around and a few Port Jackson sharks. Did

Dive #3663 - Mon Sep 15 , 2014 10 :12 :00 A M

Notes:

Max depth: 44 m

12L 232 bar EA N26 / 3ℓ 232 bar EA N51

Duration: 36:50 minA ustralia NSW Sy dney SS A nnie M MillerGas used:

Went out on Peter F ield's boat. S light current from N, could see w reck at 42 m from 28 m. Went to bow and then back to stern. Lots of seapike and y ellow tail ov er the w reck. A smallwobbegong and a few moray eels. N ice dive. V isibility v ery good.

Tags: SA C : Weights:boat 15.0ℓ/min 11.5kg

Div emaster: Buddy : Suit: V iz: Rating:Nil Dry suit 4 / 5 4 / 5

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Dive #3664 - Mon Sep 15 , 2014 12 :15 :00 PM

Notes:

12L 232 bar EA N26

A ustralia NSW Sy dney Shak Island BlockGas used:

A dive to check out one of Scott Whalan's w reck possibilities. This was about half way from N end of Shark Island to Neilsen Park. It was a concrete block about 2.5 m square and perhaps1.5 m high. O n one side was a steel arm ly ing on bottom and on top coils of electrical cable. Some cable ran off ov er sand in loops. V isibility fair.

Div emaster:

Dive #3665 - Mon Sep 15 , 2014 12 :45 :00 PM

Notes:

Max depth: 16.7 m

12L 232 bar EA N26

Duration: 6:50 minA ustralia NSW Sy dney V aucluse BayGas used:

Another div e to check out one of Scott's targets. This was probably a boat, but it was right near a moored y acht. I went down the mooring line but v iz on bottom was about 1 m. C ould notsee a thing dispite a search pattern in front of the mooring. V isibility v ery shithouse.

Tags: SA C : Weights:boat 16.9ℓ/min 11.5kg

Div emaster: Buddy : Suit: V iz: Rating:Nil Dry suit

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Dive #3666 - T ue Sep 23 , 2014 8 :47 :00 A M

Notes:

Max depth: 46 m

12ℓ 232 bar EA N26 / 3L 232 bar EA N57

Duration: 39:10 minA ustralia NSW Sy dney SS TuggerahGas used:

A bit of swell but long and rolling. A medium current from N all the way to the bottom. A nchored near prop. Ray took a long time to come down so only ended up div ing to the front of theboiler. A couple of large wobbegongs, lots of nanny gai and a blue morwong. Showed Ray the tools. Not the best div e here but a lot nicer than some others. V isibility fair.

Tags: SA C : Weights:boat, w reck 14.0ℓ/min 0.0kg

Div emaster: Buddy : Suit: V iz: Rating:Ray Moulang Dry suit 2 / 5 3 / 5