Although February is renowned as being the hottest month of the year, this year it dished up the coldest Melbourne February day and night on record, with one Saturday’s club dive greeting divers with a hail storm upon exiting the water, the following one was held in superb warm conditions… Yep… I still have to remind myself that this is Melbourne…
Although topside conditions may have been testing, the underwater conditions have been superb – even on the day where the crew got pelted with hail!
The top end of the bay really turned it on for our club crew on the 22nd with Sue guiding a group of divers around the reef with computers reading 21 degrees and Viz in the order of 8 to 10mts.
CLUB NIGHT PRESENTATION
A reminder for all divers that we have a very special presentation coming up on Tuesday 4 March with Ian Lockwood coming in to do a big show and tell on Malta as a diving destination. Steeped in history and sitting in the Mediterranean, the crystal clear waters with historic wrecks hundreds of years old, this destination is becoming a magnet for those seeking a new and different adventure from what we encounter in the Southern Hemisphere.
Recreational and Tec divers are all catered for with a range of dive sites to suit all tastes and wishes. The non diver is also very well catered for with a huge variety of day tours operating from our base destination. We are looking at setting up a trip there potentially September 2027.
Additional to the above Ian has some information on our Maldives – Sri Lanka dive trip set to run in 2026 to also share with you along with a great little video clip that shows the resort and some of the diving and non diving activities.
Finger foods provided – 4 March 2025 @ 6.30pm @ Scuba Culture
TRADING HOURS
With Summer now over, we’re reverting back to our operational trading being 5 days a week, we will be open Tuesday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm and Saturday 9am to 5pm – Closed Sunday & Monday.
MENTORING DIVES
Has it been a while since you last dived? Do you need a hand getting your SCUBA mojo back? Did you need some help tidying up your buoyancy and trim?
We have the solution for you where you can get personalised mentoring from one of our instructors with a ONE ON ONE or ONE ON TWO dive to iron out the bugs!
We’ve been running these for the last month and helping divers regain confidence ahead of a forthcoming dive trip or prior to booking on the membership renewal boat dive very successfully with great results.
The cost is based on what you need and is quoted based on individual needs with an estimation of the time required to achieve what you seek to achieve, so if you feel you could do with some personalised TLC, drop us a line, discuss with us what your goals are and let us arrange a session for you with your choice of Sue, Amy or DB as instructors (based on individual availability)
This is NOT a refresher course where to an extent you’re re-taught to dive as we go over your skills, this is designed for you to get your confidence back in your happy underwater place.
GUIDED CLUB DIVES
Our guided club dives are proving themselves with their popularity with new members week in – week out joining us for a fun outing. With our change in trading hours, we will be emailing the club about the weekend dive on Tuesdays instead of Mondays. All you need to do to book on is to email us back, unless you need to rent equipment where you’ll need to ring us.