Today’s dive trip saw both boats heading out to South Solitary Island. Sowild dropping the divers in at Manta Arch for a swim back around to Cleaner Station. Divers were lucky enough to see half a dozen Grey Nurse Sharks and a rarely seen Sandbar Shark.Meanwhile, Megawild was dropping divers in at Shark Gutters, where … Continued
Both boats were fully booked today as we headed out to South Solitary—what a fantastic day on the water! So Wild kicked things off with their first dive at Manta Arch, where they were treated to an incredible sight: two eagle rays playing at the surface. Beneath the water, the action continued with three grey … Continued
A few days of high swell have not ruined the beautiful conditions out at South Solitary Island. The Southern Cross University Marine students enjoyed a snorkel/freedive today with multiple Leopard Sharks, Eagle rays, and schools of fusilier fish. Water Temperature: 24-25°C Visibility: 20-25m
Despite the foreboding weather, MegaWild loaded up and powered out to South Solitary for some awesome diving! The first dive saw our divers descend on Cleaner Station. During the dive Nudibranchs, Numbrays, Leopard Sharks, a Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Rosy Spindle Cowry and masses of spawning Sergeant Majors. For the second dive our divers again dropped … Continued
Both Megawild and Sowild were out at South Solitary Island getting some great diving in! Both boats were hanging around the top end of the island to get out of the southerly wind. Sowild had divers swimming from Manta Arch to Cleaner Station for dive one, finding Four Grey Nurse Sharks down under the arch. … Continued
Today’s trip to the solitary island was dedicated to the students from CHEC, all doing their first-ever ocean dives. The students got some exceptional conditions with warm water, good visability and calm seas. Their first eve dive was full of Leopard Sharks, with around twenty circling Shark Gutters and the Boulder Wall.Other highlights of the … Continued
We encountered amazing conditions on our way out to South Solitary Island today. The Exceptional conditions are expected to continue for the rest of this week and into the weekend. Megawild dropped the divers in for their first dive at Manta Arch for a swim through The Gap to The Gantry. The original goal was … Continued
After a week out of the water due to rough weather, we were all very excited to get back into the water, and the wait did not disappoint! We were greeted by amazingly blue water and warm temperatures, a great thing to see after the unusually cold conditions last week. There was a slight current … Continued
Conditions looked great for a dive today despite the forecast swell. When MegaWild arrived at South Solitary, the current was raging on the northern end, so both dives were on the western side. First up, at Buchanan’s Wall, the fishlife was very prolific, with Kingfish circling and lots of small schooling fish. For dive two … Continued
