The abridged version of our standard Wrecks & Reefs Trip we enjoyed 3 dives on the Rainbow Warrior and Canterbury Wrecks and 4 local reef dives with some incredible marine life.
Wrecks & Reefs Trip
wreck diving
The hunt for an unknown wreck!
After Christmas lunch, sitting around and relaxing; the subject of an unknown wreck pricked the ears of the divers in the room. “Grandad’ was bought up and later worked around Terawhiti Station, near Red Rocks and used to snorkel a wreck in that area. The wreck of the SS Penguin was mentioned but the location […]
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 […]
A week diving and exploring the Mikhail Lermontov…
Laying in Port Gore in the Marlborough sounds is a wreck like no other. Sitting in 36m of water, you can find the resting place of the 176m cruise liner the Mikhail Lermontov, the largest wreck in the Southern Hemisphere. The Lermontov sank on the 16th February 1986, from damage sustained to its port side […]
Advanced Nitrox and Decompression Procedures
Can you ever learn enough about diving? I don’t think so, so I decided to take a move to the dark side – the era of long hoses and dressed all in black – and something to do with a Blue “H”. What was I letting myself in for? After my divemaster training I thought […]
Road Trip NORTH!
We only had TWO objectives for this trip – go NORTH & go DIVING! With 2400ks travelled and 17 dives in 11 days I think we met these objectives. Our first stop was Taupo and some fresh water diving – a novel experience for the others and a good demonstration of thermoclines – it is […]