Gillmanoids Invasion on Halloween

Friday, 30th
Dive 103: Lucy's Reef, Raya Yai
Max Depth: 22.8m ; Bottom time: 52 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 20-30m

Dive 104: Bay 2, Raya Yai
Max Depth: 23.4m ; Bottom time: 53 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 20-30m

Saturday, Halloween's Day
Dive 105: Koh Doc Mai
Max Depth: 20.7m ; Bottom time: 40 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 10-15m

Dive 106: Shark Point
Max Depth: 17.6m ; Bottom time: 38 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 10-15m

Dive 107: Anemone Reef
Max Depth: 15.2m ; Bottom time: 58 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 10-15m

Comment:
the gang from KL came to dive :-) Sophi, Mogan, Sabrya, Remar, Ian, Maggie, Marc. Ivy, Andrew, Alicia & Ashima invaded Phuket dive sites. somuch fun and really good dive conditions for the 2 days... Photos of the dive trips are posted on our Picassa website. Click here to view.

Specialty Instructor Course dives

Monday, 19th October
Dive 098: King Cruiser Wreck
Max Depth: 30.7m ; Bottom time: 33 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 10m

Dive 099: Shark Point
Max Depth: 18.2m ; Bottom time: 36 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 10-15m

Dive 100: Koh Doc Mai
Max Depth: 18.9m ; Bottom time: 48 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 10m

Wednesday, 21st October
Dive 101: Raya Yai, Bay 3
Max Depth: 35m ; Bottom time: 37 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 20-30m

Dive 102: Raya Yai, Bay 2
Max Depth: 25m ; Bottom time: 53 min
Water Temp: 28c; Visibility: 20-30m

Comments: Good dives with Dave, Yeang, Richard & Freeze. Simon & Natalie came along for their excursion dives, from Sihanoukville, Cambodia. There were loads to see at the Phuket Triangle, swimming leopard sharks over pinnacle 2 at shark point were our highlight of the day.

13th-14th: October IDC Training Dives

Dive 096: Kata Beach Reef
Max Depth: 5.1m ; Bottom time: 59 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 5-10m

Dive 097: Kata Beach Reef
Max Depth: 5.1m ; Bottom time: 51 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 5-10m

Comment: IDC Presentation OW Training dives with the guys, Davy, Yeang and Nash. John (IDC Staff from Seatrek Penang) & Freeze (DMT) assisted both days. Kevin 'Kiwi Diver' came along to sharpening up his evaluation skills. Nice condition at Kata for both days, ideal for our training sessions.

September OWSI Program

Dive 094: Bay 1, Raya Yai
Max Depth: 23.1m ; Bottom time: 41 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 30m

Dive 095: Bay 2, Raya Yai
Max Depth: 6m ; Bottom time: 16 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 20m

Comment: OWSI Program open water training dives with Peter Wong, Assistant Instructor from our friendly dive center partner, Sunny Cove Singapore. Our DMT, Freeze, and TDI tech instructor, Arndt came along to Raya Yai Island to assist in the course.

Celebrating number 100th with Andrew

Comment: Deep, DUP and Wreck dives with Alex & Alla. Andrew came along to play the difficult student, and also logged his 100th Dive. Lucy's Reef was spectacular, especially out in the artificial reef at 22m. A beautiful Yellowtail Seahorse hung out in the sand for over 2 months now, bent stick pipefish, seamoth, Indian Walkman, school of baracudas, batfish etc. are all in just a small area. Condition for the 2 days were incredible, flat seas, 30-40m viz, and no one come to dive... Great Summer Dive Season! See Alla's photos here, and Alex's photos of the Andaman Eagle Wreck here.

Tuesday, 25th August
Dive 090: Bay 1, Raya Yai
Max Depth: 21m ; Bottom time: 45 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 30m; EANx32

Dive 091: Lucy's Reef, Raya Yai
Max Depth: 22.8m ; Bottom time: 44 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 30m;

Wednesday, 26th August
Dive 092: Andaman Eagle Wreck, Raya Yai
Max Depth: 25.6m ; Bottom time: 38 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 30m, EANx32

Dive 093: Bay 4, Raya Yai
Max Depth: 21.9m ; Bottom time: 52 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 20m

Kids & Family Day aboard MV Aquart III

Comment: A great day with the kids at Raya Yai Island, taking Laura, Jack & Elliott for a couple of DSD dives. They were natural, finning and buoyancy control like an Open Water Certified diver. I'm looking forward to see them getting back into the water on their next holidays. Should be a blast for me to introduce three more super cool Aquakids into the wonderful world of Scuba. Thanks Johnathan for the photos, since I got my hands full :-)

Dive 088: Bay 1, Raya Yai
Max Depth: 3.9m ; Bottom time: 33 min
Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 20-30m

Dive 089: Bay 2, Raya Yai
Max Depth: 5.4m ; Bottom time: 39 min
Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 20m

August IDC Open Water Sessions

Comment:Alex, alla and Rico fine-tuning their teaching and control skills for 2 days in Raya Yai Island. Dive conditions for the 11-12 August were fantastic, flat seas, little wind, and great viz. Click here to see more pictures on Rico's facebook album.

Tuesday
Dive 085: Bay 1, Raya Yai
Max Depth: 7.6m ; Bottom time: 50 min
Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 10-15m

Dive 086: Bay 2, Raya Yai
Max Depth: 10.3m ; Bottom time: 43 min
Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 10-15m

Wednesday
Dive 087: Bay 2, Raya Yai
Max Depth: 7.9m ; Bottom time: 44 min
Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 10-15m