As a diver you know that your bottom time is limited due to the Nitrogen we absorb. When diving ~18 metres or shallower, you can stay for up to an hour if you have enough air. But go a little deeper and your bottom time is reduced dramatically. Well why not extend your bottom time […]
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Diving into Darkness
Hot chocolate by torch light, with just a hint of sea water – that’s what night diving is all about! Winter is on its way and with it so are night dives. I have always found night dives to be the most incredible way to spend time underwater. Rather than being dark and gloomy like […]
Zeagle Onyx II Monthly Madness Prize Draw
The Zeagle Onyx II Regulator is an outstanding piece of kit that outperforms many in its class. The black chrome plated marine brass first stage regulator is a balanced diaphragm design which is inherently environmentally sealed. That means there is no risk of water, sand, salt or grit entering your first stage through the […]
COME WITH US AND DIVE THE LERMONTOV
Come dive the Mikhail Lermontov one of New Zealand’s most iconic wrecks, just a quick hop over Cook Straight and staying at the Go Dive lodge. We will be heading over the afternoon of Thursday 25th April (ANZAC Day) diving Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning coming back to Wellington on the 6pm ferry. This […]
September 2018 Monthly Madness Draw – PADI Advanced Open Diver Course
You have finished your Open Water Course and discovered that the little diving bug in side you has grown and you are now looking for your next underwater adventure. The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course (AOW) is the next step. This course focuses on the practical elements of diving from identifying marine life to […]
Hollis Prism2 Rebreather
Only last month I mentioned blowing bubbles and then my new Hollis Prism2 Rebreather arrived and my dive course was scheduled for the 18th of June. Before I knew it I was up in Taupo diving without bubbles (except on ascent of course!) Before that could happen however I (the […]
Dry Suit Diving
Winter is coming and if you want to keep blowing bubbles you need to protect yourself from the cold. As you learnt in your Open Water Diver Course water conducts heat away from the body at least 20 times faster than in air. So when diving in cold water we want to use the correct exposure suit […]
24 Hour Dive Challenge 2018!
Once again our local divers joined forces to support the Wellington Volunteer Coastguard and participated in the 24 Hour Dive Challenge. 53 divers conducted 44 dives, logging 104 individual dives in 24 hours and raised over $2500 (to date) Teams of divers entered the waters of Scorching Bay, Wellington in a […]
Where’s My Buddy?!
Lost buddy procedure Twelve meters deep, fifteen minutes into a dive and you lose your dive buddy. What do you do? The lost buddy procedure is something that we all learnt as Open Water Divers but does everyone understand what, why, when and how this is done? Wellington’s conditions can be tough, and with limited […]
Paddy the PADI Freediver!
In July I had the opportunity to take part in the new PADI Freediver and Advanced Freediver courses. This training was amongst some of the most challenging and rewarding experience I had ever taken part in. Enrolling in the course was a pretty last minute decision even though I had wanted to do […]