{"id":1306,"date":"2015-12-14T23:13:33","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T23:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diveski.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2015-12-14T23:13:33","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T23:13:33","slug":"24-hour-dive-challenge-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/2015\/12\/14\/24-hour-dive-challenge-3\/","title":{"rendered":"24 Hour Dive Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Coastguard\"<\/a>We have recovered, repacked and have had time to reflect on the biggest dive event held in Wellington \u2013
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Now in its 4th<\/sup> year this event is designed to highlight the great work of the Wellington Volunteer Coastguard and to help raise funds to support their efforts.<\/p>\n

Held on the 28th<\/sup> & 29th<\/sup> of November 48 divers completed 128 dives in 24 Hours \u2013 from 3pm on Saturday through to 3pm on Sunday at Scorching Bay.<\/p>\n

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Our first task was to set up Event HQ \u2013 a massive marquee complete with a gear room and full kitchen \u2013 You need to feed the masses especially when you add diving into the mix.<\/p>\n

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Eventually divers started to rock on up to the beach and the madness kicked off with the first buddy team descending at 3pm , closely followed by the first introductory diver of the weekend \u2013 she loved her first ever dive on scuba!<\/p>\n

Some of our recreational divers had booked in for a specific 45 minute dive (or 2 or 3…) to help us cover the full 24 Hours and gained sponsorship for their participation. We also completed introductory & refresher dives while some of our divers completed their PADI Open Water Diver Course and worked towards their PADI Advanced Open Water ratings by completing the Navigation, Night and Search & Recovery Adventure Dives during the event.<\/p>\n

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Dives continued throughout the wee hours of the morning with lots of\u00a0creatures observed during the dives \u2013 and creating debate about whether it was a shovelnose ray or a smooth skate!<\/p>\n

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Sunday was a massive day with a lot of activities and organised chaos. Rachel finally got her wish and a bouncy castle on the beach which she did share with the kids and families got involved with our first ever sandcastle competition.<\/p>\n

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And the divers continued diving with the last divers entering the water at 2:30 under the close supervision of the hard working volunteers of the Wellington Volunteer Coastguard!<\/p>\n

This massive event could not happen without the support of our divers, especially those that volunteered their time not just for the joy of diving but in helping set up and packing up camp after a long weekend.<\/p>\n

We would also like to thank those businesses that offered their support to the event and donated some great prizes for our divers. We would like you all to return the favour show support to the following:<\/p>\n

Interislander \u2013 East by West Ferries \u2013 Mitre 10 Mega Petone \u2013 Pak n Save Petone \u2013 Oceanic New Zealand \u2013 Ripe Coffee \u2013 TechDive NZ – Shott Beverages \u2013 Centa Bakery \u2013 Dive New Zealand \u2013 Lonestar Petone – Pete Lamb Fishing \u2013 Weta Workshop – Dialled Indoor Tramp Park \u2013 Event Cinemas \u2013 Speights Ale House Petone \u2013 Inntova \u2013 Monty\u2019s Promotions \u2013 Kiwi LPG \u2013 Splash Dive \u2013 Oceandry \u2013 Trade Me \u2013 Wettie \u2013 Sea Tech \u2013 Quality Building – Hangdog<\/span><\/p>\n

Please visit our Sponsors Album<\/a> on Facebook and like their pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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