We are celebrating our recent move to Silverdale with a Spring sale. Come down and check out our new shop and pick up some great deals in the process…STOREWIDE DISCOUNTS !
Sep 09
Learning to Scuba Dive at the Outpost
Congratulations to Rob, Kate and Jacob on completing their Open Water Diver Course. Doyle, Lisa and Justin joined us to rack up a few more dives towards their dive master courses. The weather turned out to be great (even though the forecast was a little dodgy)…the sun was shining, sea calm and visability a good …
Sep 01
Spring is here !
We headed out to Tiri Tiri Island on the first day of Spring to complete a couple the navigation and fish id dives of the Advanced course. Jack and James made their first dives after completing their Open Water course in August and they are all set for heaps of diving over the Summer.
Aug 20
Fiji Dive Trip
Another group of intrepid divers joined us again for a weeks diving at Safari Lodge at Nananu-i-ra Island in Fiji. A welcome break towards the end of an NZ winter and we were treated to some amazing warm water diving. Again the highlight was heading out the Vatu-i-ra reef system in the Bligh channel. We …
Aug 07
Canterbury and Waikato Wrecks
We headed up to the Bay of Islands last Friday afternoon to pitch camp at “The Farm” on Old Russel Rd. The backpacker accommodation was basic, but the facilities were great along with the staff and everyone agreed they’d be happy to return. The farm is about 25km from Rawhiti, which is where we launched …
Jul 29
Rainbow Warrior and Cavalli Islands
Blue skies, calm seas and great vis made an awesome 4 days diving at the Cavalli Islands. The highlight, as usual, was dropping on to the wreck of the Rainbow Warrior for the first dive of the day. We had the wreck all to ourselves and from the surface I could see the divers making …
Jul 22
Moved to 8 Keith Hay Court, Silverdale
We have moved to 8 Keith Hay Court, Silverdale ! After more than 30 years on the Whangaparaoa Penninsula we’ve taken the opportunity to move next to the motorway into slightly larger premises. The new shop looks great…come down and check it out !
Jul 07
Learning to Dive at Wellington Rocks
Congratulations to Jack, Nick and James on completing their Open Water Course. A big thanks to Corey for helping out as divemaster. Luis from Portugal enjoyed his first dives in NZ…but it will be the last time he forgets the undergarment for his drysuit. Luis buddied up with Wayne from the UK to explore Wellington …
Jun 25
Learning to Scuba Dive at Wellington Reef
Another bunch of happy divers complete their Open Water course at Wellington Reef. Congratulations to Ben, Josh, Mike and Mike on completing their learn to dive course. We’ll see you back soon for your Advanced course. Thanks to Grant Hanly for helping out with the instructing. View the Photo Gallery below:
Jun 12
Hollis Explorer Rebreather Course
Just completed my Hollis Explorer rebreather course with Rubens Monaco from IDC Scuba in Melbourne. The Explorer unit is a dream to dive. Designed for everyday recreational divers this rebreather is very safe, simple and easy to use. Looking forward to getting back to NZ and introducing more people to the joys of rebreather diving. …