Sydney Sub Aqua Club

<>As the drizzle turned to rain it wasn’t looking good for the end of year shore dive at Bare Island. However the rain had pasted and there were patches of blue sky on the horizon by the time I had got a fill from Sydney Dive Academy.  I made my way down to the 12noon meet up at La Perouse, named after the French navigator Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, who landed there in January 1788 only days after the first fleet.  With light winds but a moderate swell breaking over the rocks ...

<>The plan was to meet up at Gary W place in Currarong who was allowing us all to stay at his holiday home there over the weekend, which was fantastic. Great little place in a lovely location. For Gary M and I, we chose to take the scenic coastal drive, but unfortunately it took longer than we first thought. Once there grabbed some good old fish and chips from the local and downed some beers with Gary W, Phil, Ben, Rob J. and Jill. Owen and Zoe arrived later that evening ready for the boat dive...

<>After a rendezvous in Tuggerah to pick up Caroline and devouring what can only be described as one of 'the biggest pizza in the world' we made our way up to Nelson Bay. The Friday night was pretty uneventful, just chilled out, had a few beers and listened to grandad Mike telling us stories from the war and from when he was a lad.
 
After listening to the wind and torrential rain hamming off the apartment roof all night, it was inevitable that the planned boat dive the next day to Broughton I...

Truk/Chuuk Lagoon Trip Report.

On the 31st March 2011 seven divers from Sydney made a trip to Chuuk Lagoon located in the Federated States of Micronesia

"February 17th and 18th 1944, the US navy conducted operation Hailstorm a coordinated and concentrated attack on the Imperial Japanese Navy. What was then a battle zone is now a world renowned location for the best diving in the world"

<>Members of the team were due to arrive in Cairns via varies airlines, so it was decided we would meet up and...