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JETTY DIVE NEWSLETTER!
The Solitary Islands Dive News at Coffs Harbour
What's in this edition!
LOCAL CONDITIONS REPORT
TRUK LAGOON Dive report!
ONLINE STORE has Great Deals
Plan Ahead! Overseas Trips for next year
LOCAL TRIPS TO COME.. This weekend coming!
Christmas Suggestions?
New Cameras from Sea and Sea!
Hi Everyone!
Welcome Again to the new format Jetty Dive newsletter! November 2nd 2009
Well bring on Summer! After a lack lustre Winter and reasonable Spring so far, we have had an early start to summer with some warm weather already, Yay!
Diving at the Solitarys has been OK, but nothing outstanding with the visibility. Averaging around the 12 metres, it has been down to 18c, right now we have had a 20 metre vis day with 19c temp and then a 8 metre day vis day with 20c temp.
Plenty of Grey Nurse Sharks about still, starting to see them in a lot of different places. The Turtles have been active this year too. 'Barney' the big loggerhead, just keeps hanging around with us divers a lot!
Hope you enjoy reading our latest News!
If you haven't been out for awhile, the seasons underwater is just changing to summer fish. A large mixture of baby tropicals are appearing, but we are still blessed with our Grey Nurse Sharks. In fact, it very common to see them around the whole of the Northern side of South Solitary. We saw two around Buchanan's wall area the other day too.
After the destruction caused by the big seas earlier this year, it is comforting to see the return of some macro life too. Nudibranchs are all over the place again and we have noted a few new varieties we haven't seen before.
Check out our Dive Reports for the current conditions, we update them every day of diving !
TRUK LAGOON ....It really is the best wreck diving in the world!!
11 divers conquered the best wrecks of Truk Lagoon
Dive report from our recent trip in Oct.
Mike and Deb enjoyed the company of friends, to lead another trip to Truk lagoon. "Amazing diving", "wonderful wrecks", "fantastic coral growth" were just a few comments from the group.
Truk Lagoon is not straight forward to get to, three air flights, to reach there takes some effort, but it was all worth it when we got there. Staying at Blue Lagoon Resort was comfortable, not without a couple of maintainence issues, but good for a third world country like Truk. The facilities and meals were reasonable and very well priced too. We were lucky to have the aussie dollar up high against the local US dollar currency too.
We really did find that it is important to have previous experience at Truk Lagoon. Also staying at Blue Lagoon was another group, who had not been there before and did not get the chance to choose their wrecks to see. Ultimately, there are lots of wrecks, some better than others, our previous experience meant that the local guides let us choose the wrecks we wanted!
From lovely soft corals on the Fujikawa Maru to tanks on the San Francisco Maru and a skull in the engine room of the Yamagiri Maru, all the dives were great.
Perhaps if we could have done anything different, we should have stayed longer!
With so many palces to dive in the world, Mike and Deb thought that this trip, being their third would be the last to Truk, but after going there again, and loving it, they have planned another for 2012. So if you want to go to see and dive the best wrecks, just let us know and we will put you on the list.
Some Little pics from our last trip are on the sidebar, click them to get a bigger shot!
Your local diveshop.. online!
We have been working hard behind the scenes to get the online Dive Shop running, and we are continuing to offer more products and great specials.
We have always had great deals on our gear instore, which was sometimes limited to short time periods, now we are offering great prices online all the time.
Couple this with manufacturers special buys means some equipment is dramatically reduced. Look at what the strong Aussie Dollar and healthy brand competition is bringing.
Suunto Computers had dropped in price!
Cobra MK3 with compass is down from $2195 retail to $1,295!
Suunto D4 wrist watch computer is down to only $695
Aqualung has also great specials...
Aqualung Mikron regulator from $995 to $695
Seaquest Pearl Ladies BCD from $1395 to $895!
Oceanic have also dropped prices with the strengthening Aussie Dollar.
Top of line EOS and FDX10 regulator down from $1,149,95 to $895!
And the New Top Line OC1 Computer has dropped from $2,145 to $1,695
El Galleon resort... 10 dives.. 9 Days/7 Nights from $2365 (ex Sydney)
Come to the Philippines island of Mindora, for the beautiful diving location of Puerto Galera.
With a change in venue, we have seen the price of this trip drop considerably. Puerto Galera is a Bus trip and boat ride from Manilla. The are a is well known for is diving, and popular with a number of companies operating. We are diving with Asia Divers who operate within the Resort of El Galleon. The diving is superb, included in the package is 5 days of diving (10 dives)
The Philippines is not known for big fish, but it does boast some amazing schools of Trevally and Barracuda. The feature of the Philippines, is the unique, rare, little critters you can find on their 28-30c water temp divesites. It is a photographers paradise!
The Resort is very well appointed with very comfortable rooms. The local area of Puerto Galera has some lovely restaurants and a relaxed feel about it.
More details, click on our Philippines trip webpage, along with a PDF flyer by clicking Here!
Overseas Trip #2 Tufi resort in PNG...2nd to 10th July 2010
10 boat dives and 5 shore dives... 9 days/8 nights from $3395 all inclusive (ex Brisbane)
This trip is within the NSW school holidays break, which may suit some divers.
Tufi resort is located on the mainland of PNG and only a 50 minute flight from Port Moresby. The resort boasts spectaular views of the local fiord style inlets formed by extinct volcanoes. Offshore from Tufi is a host of divesites, offering clear water and untouched reef. They claim that there is chances of all marine life, including Hammerhead sharks. WWII wrecks are within reach for a dive too. This trip package has 15 dives, twin share accommodation and all meals included with Airfares and taxes from Brisbane.
Click on Tufi in PNG trip webpage for more Info and Pictures, along with a PDF flyer by clicking Here!
Our next big group trip November 6th, 7th and 8th. This coming weekend!
We may still have room for this weekend liveaboard trip on Big Cat Reality.
At only $415, it’s a great trip at a great price, eight dives (including a night dive), all of your meals and the services of a professional dive crew courtesy of Jetty Dive. (additional is a $10 per day, fuel levy which may vary)
See our Big Cat Morton Bay Liveaboard webpage for more details
Starting to gear up for Summer and Christmas??
With Summer and Christmas around the corner, why not give someone special a Gift voucher for Scuba Diving!
Whether it is for a Learn to Dive Course, Dive Charters and Trips or just Equipment, we have all available.
We can even email or post the voucher to you, if you can't come into the store!
And you can use our Online store to order and pay if you like, click Gift Certificates to go to the Online page!
The Sea and Sea DX 1200HD Compact Camera... Online Special Only $795
A very good compact 12 megapixel camera with High Definition video ability! In a 55 mtr depth rated housing.
The Sea and Sea DX 2G Top Line Digital Underwater Camera... Online special Only $1695
The 2G Camera has all the features of the Top line Compact Camera it is. Only SLR is above the ability of this model.
Even more Special deals are instore and available online or email us, and just let us know what you want!
That's all Folks! Hope you like it.
Signed
Mike.... For the Team at Jetty Dive Centre
The apprentice website geek!
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Jetty Dive Centre
398 Harbour Drive
The Jetty Strip
Coffs Harbour
New South Wales (NSW) 2450
AUSTRALIA
Tel (+61) 02-66-511-611 (All hours)
Fax (+61) 02-66-525-702
webmail send questions to mail@jettydive.com.au
Located in Coffs Harbour and diving the Solitary Islands, we have divers from all over Australia dive our amazing sites.
Easy and cheap flights for Divers to the Banana Coast in from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
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