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Richard Mason
03-01-2011, 23:51
This report also appeared in YD, so apologies to those who've already seen it.

Managed a very quick shore dive here yesterday; it's an unusual site in that it's a shore dive where you can hit 50m a short distance from stepping into the water, just a few yards from where you park your car. It's one of those sites where experience is needed; it's very tidal, running at up to 7 knots at peak flow, slack water lasts all of a minute but there's a 30 minute dive window to play with .

Water is still quite cold fore the time of year (13-14 degrees C - normally 4 or 5 degrees warmer by now) and the vis was unusually poor 7 or 8m. This site is great for macro photography, the photos were taken on a small wall, at 22m-29m just 50m to the SW of the carpark.

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l229/TrickieDickie99/TheMonument1.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l229/TrickieDickie99/TheMonument2.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l229/TrickieDickie99/TheMonument3.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l229/TrickieDickie99/M0011635Small.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l229/TrickieDickie99/M0011592Small.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l229/TrickieDickie99/M0011632Small.jpg

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http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l229/TrickieDickie99/M0011602Small.jpg
Richard Mason
04-01-2011, 06:12
And some more:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l229/TrickieDickie99/M0011604Small.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l229/TrickieDickie99/M0011589Small.jpg
Eddie Clamp
04-01-2011, 08:43
Many thanks for the email and pics. Good to see this Tassie site. :)
Richard Mason
04-01-2011, 12:06
I'll have a few more up my sleeve between now and the end of summer, hopefully with better vis and a bit more to see.
Eddie Clamp
04-01-2011, 12:15
I'll have a few more up my sleeve between now and the end of summer, hopefully with better vis and a bit more to see.

Look forward to them. Maybe you could write a report together with the phots about the area for BSAC Travel.... :) But, above all, please continue posting here.

Many thanks