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• Weekend DOUBLE DOUBLE Boat Dive

  • When
    25 May 2019
  •  
    8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Tunks Park Boat Ramp, Northbridge
  • Spaces left
    1

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  Hey all!

  This weekend we'll be taking the boat out on both Saturday and Sunday for a double dive each day. Take your pick at which day suits you best and hit REGISTER, or if you can't get enough of DOUTS, come along for both days!

  This is the SATURDAY 25th May Double Dive you are registering for.
  

  Weather permitting, we will be diving a combination of the following:

  • Dee Why Wide is a reef about 24m deep. The reef is full of life with swim throughs and large gullies through the reef.  A feature is a large anchor stuck in the reef which has broken off at the shaft.  We will anchor close to it, and the aim of your dive should be to find this anchor, so that you know you are in the best spot on the reef.

    *Please note that this dive is suited to more experienced divers* - if you have any 'douts' please contact the organiser. 

  • The Apartments is on the reef's edge south of Long Reef.  The dive is a 10 - 20 m wall on the outside of the reef, once again an area teeming with fish life and lots of swim throughs to explore.

  • North Head is around 10-20m deep and is full of more swim throughs, large boulders and sponge gardens, as well being home to many Sea Dragons. 

  These dives can be much better with a torch, so if you have been thinking of buying one, go for it and bring it along.

  For more information on these dive sites, go to https://www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/news.php

  
  

  What to Bring:

  We will spend the entire time on the boat, so make sure you bring plenty of water and any snacks/nibbles for in between the two dives.

  Also, if you are prone to sea sickness then please ensure you take some motion sickness pills prior to arriving.

  You must have a safety sausage in case you surface away from our anchor.  That way we can see where you are and pick you up. All DOUTS BCDs have a safety sausage in them for this reason.

  
  

  Gear:

  DOUTS gear hire is available for:

  • Tanks
  • Weights
  • Regs and computers
  • BCDs

  All other gear (Wetsuit, fins, mask etc) will need to be organised by the individual. See our DOUTS homepage for a list of affiliated dive shops.

  
  

  Departure time:

  The boat will be leaving Tunks Park at 8:30am so please be there half an hour early to get your gear together and be ready to board.  We aim to be back by 2:30 pm.  Failure to show on time may result in your missing the dives.

  
  

  Transport:

  Public buses can be caught to the Spit West Reserve, Spit Rd bus stop (Stop ID: 208811). If catching a bus to here, please meet at the Wharf on the South-West side of Spit Bridge and let the event organiser know so that the boat stops to pick you up. 

  For further public transport options, go to https://transportnsw.info/

  
  

  Additional Information:

  Your boat captains will be Adam van Zuylen and Juan Barba.

  
  

  Please pay online via this website.

  
  

  For more info contact:

  Adam van Zuylen - 0437209954 - adamvz@bigpond.com

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• Weekend DOUBLE DOUBLE Boat Dive

  • When
    26 May 2019
  •  
    8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Tunks Park Boat Ramp, Northbridge
  • Spaces left
    2

  Register

  Hey all!

  This weekend we'll be taking the boat out on both Saturday and Sunday for a double dive each day. Take your pick at which day suits you best and hit REGISTER, or if you can't get enough of DOUTS, come along for both days!

  This is the SUNDAY 26th May Double Dive you are registering for.

  Weather permitting, we will be diving a combination of the following:

  • Dee Why Wide is a reef about 24m deep. The reef is full of life with swim throughs and large gullies through the reef.  A feature is a large anchor stuck in the reef which has broken off at the shaft.  We will anchor close to it, and the aim of your dive should be to find this anchor, so that you know you are in the best spot on the reef.

    *Please note that this dive is suited to more experienced divers* - if you have any 'douts' please contact the organiser. 

  • The Apartments is on the reef's edge south of Long Reef.  The dive is a 10 - 20 m wall on the outside of the reef, once again an area teeming with fish life and lots of swim throughs to explore.

  • North Head is around 10-20m deep and is full of more swim throughs, large boulders and sponge gardens, as well being home to many Sea Dragons. 

  These dives can be much better with a torch, so if you have been thinking of buying one, go for it and bring it along.

  For more information on these dive sites, go to https://www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/news.php

  
  

  What to Bring:

  We will spend the entire time on the boat, so make sure you bring plenty of water and any snacks/nibbles for in between the two dives.

  Also, if you are prone to sea sickness then please ensure you take some motion sickness pills prior to arriving.

  You must have a safety sausage in case you surface away from our anchor.  That way we can see where you are and pick you up. All DOUTS BCDs have a safety sausage in them for this reason.

  
  

  Gear:

  DOUTS gear hire is available for:

  • Tanks
  • Weights
  • Regs and computers
  • BCDs

  All other gear (Wetsuit, fins, mask etc) will need to be organised by the individual. See our DOUTS homepage for a list of affiliated dive shops.

  
  

  Departure time:

  The boat will be leaving Tunks Park at 8:30am so please be there half an hour early to get your gear together and be ready to board.  We aim to be back by 2:30 pm.  Failure to show on time may result in your missing the dives.

  
  

  Transport:

  Public buses can be caught to the Spit West Reserve, Spit Rd bus stop (Stop ID: 208811). If catching a bus to here, please meet at the Wharf on the South-West side of Spit Bridge and let the event organiser know so that the boat stops to pick you up. 

  For further public transport options, go to https://transportnsw.info/

  
  

  Additional Information:

  Your boat captains will be Adam van Zuylen and Juan Barba.

  
  

  Please pay online via this website.

  
  

  For more info contact:

  Adam van Zuylen - 0437209954 - adamvz@bigpond.com

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• South West Rocks

  • Start
    28 Jun 2019
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • End
    30 Jun 2019
  •  
    10:00 PM
  • Location
    South West Rocks, NSW
  • Spaces left
    0
  • Registered
    6 registrants

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  South West Rocks is a 5-6 hour drive north of Sydney and is home to one of the best dives you will ever do in your lifetime: Fish Rock Cave, voted among the top ten dives in Australia. Better still, it is within a day’s drive of Sydney.

  The cave is created by a fault in the island and starts at 24m at the entry, running for 125 metres through the rock, and emerging into a large blue, fish filled entrance fringed by pink gorgonian corals at 12m.  Inside the cave you will find an amazing diversity of marine life including wobbegongs, painted crayfish, cowries, shrimp and even turtles. 

  Apart from the cave, there are several other spectacular dives around the Rock where you will get to see marine life common to both temperate and tropical waters, in depths varying from 12 to 30 metres, with diving suitable for all levels.

  Fish Rock is critical habitat for the grey nurse sharks, which live here in large numbers all year round.  Hammerheads have been sighted here, so you may get lucky and see one on this trip. (we did see one on the last trip Nov 2018!)

  The diving will be offered through South West Rocks Dive Centre, a long time operator in this area.  The boat leaves every day at 7 a.m. and returns at 12 noon; this is the best time of day to dive Fish Rock.

  
  

  The package is $365 and includes:
  

  -   2 nights accommodation (dorm style, 6-8 to a room)

  -   2 double boat dives (4 dives in total)

  -   All tanks, weights, dive lights and free air (Nitrox on all fills!)
  

  -   Continental breakfast daily

  -   Drinks and snacks between dives
  

  
  

  This price is based on a group of 6  (If we have a lot of people coming they might increase the number of spots available). 

  Minimum requirement of Open water certification with at least 20 dives and a dive within the last 6 months (you need to be confident with your buoyancy control and ready to enter a cave!)

  Dates: we will be diving on Saturday and Sunday, 29th & 30th  June. Accommodation is for the nights of Friday and Saturday. 

  Getting there: We have access to DOUTS Ute which can carry 4 including the driver. If anyone else is driving we can carpool.

  To book: to secure your spot, please register and pay a deposit of $50.  The balance of your trip costs will need to be paid by no later than 5th of June 2019

   

  Contact: for further information about this trip, please contact
  

  Juan Barba  

  treasurer@douts.org

  
  

  
  

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