19th - 21st July: Wreck & Deep Courses

Danny led Richard through his specialty training dives for Deep and Wreck at Racha Yai Island. Conditions were spectacular again, with the guys having a great time going through all of the tasks and skills. Brendan joined the courses as a DMT and responsible for some awesome photos of the Andman Eagle Wreck in Racha Yai, Bay 1. Check it out in Brendan's Picassa album.

Phuket July Condition: Calm Sea & Sunny Skies

July weather has been spectacular, with calm wind, flat sea, 30m visibility in the Racha Islands area, and whale shark sightings daily in Phi Phi and Shark Point Marine Sanctuary. I love LOW SEASON :-)!!!

8th July, 2008
Koh Bida Nok, Phi Phi Island
Comment by Danny Pilling - Awsome dive, bad viz from lots of plankton and quite strong currents, sound bad?? NOT FOR WHALE SHARK ENCOUNTERS!! Perfect conditions and hey presto, there she was. Encountered in the first 10 minutes of the dive, then after we returned to the boat, she decided to come check us out, thus rewarding us with 10-15 minute snorkel swim encounter. Awsome!! Low Season just got better!!!

6th - 7th July - Racha Yai Island

Sunday, 6th July
Dive 79: Bay 1-2 *
Max Depth: 12.8m ; Bottom time: 42 min
Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 30m+

Dive 80: Bay 2 - Staghorn Reef
Max Depth: 10.3m ; Bottom time: 47 min
Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 30m+

Monday, 7th July
Dive 81: Home Run Reef *
Max Depth: 18m ; Bottom time: 43 min
Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 30m+

Dive 82: Staghorn Reef *
Max Depth: 17m ; Bottom time: 42 min
Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 30m+

Comments: After almost 4 weeks without Scuba, I got my "nitrogen fixed" again thanks to Livia Vo (from Texas by way of Singapore), coming to visit us for her referral OW course. The first week of July has been spectacular, beautiful weather, calm breeze, flat sea, and unbelievable visibility. Patrick Lee (from Singapore) joined in on our second day of the course to finish off his dive 3-4. Want to see how nice the trips were? check out the photo album at picassa below:

Open Water Course 7th July