Durban dive report - 29 March 2009
by Admin on Mar.31, 2009, under News
The water from the big rains are still silting up from the dams up in the Midlands. However it appears that water levels are starting to drop and the rivers are slowing down….
All these things are major contributors to the water quality off Durban.
Sunday was the better of the two days to be out on the ocean, with no swell and lending itself to pleasant diving conditions….
There is still a bit of sediment in the water, which reduced the viz to a respectable 10m on Nevs Ledge. NO.1.
If you are an experienced diver that has been there, dived that and looking for a bit of inspiration / change in terms of diving - then perhaps you need to look at a dive on either Nevs ledge , Bat Reef or Raggies on NO.1… you will be challenged in all aspects of your diving skills - bottom time management, air consumption management and buoyancy/ ascent rates. At a maximum depth of 30m - these reefs are tantalizingly out of reach for the average diver…The scenery/ drop-offs will have you watching your depth and air in order to stretch every last bit of bottom time out of the dive. No.1 is not for every one - but it is not just anyone that we want to dive it with!
As most of us have not dived for a while - it was nice to just get our bearings together underwater - yes the reef is still there!
We also made a decision to raise a rudder that we have been pondering over for the past two years - would be interesting to try and find out from where it came.
There is also a old Danforth anchor there as well and a bit of structure scattered around the area?
Otherwise it was a great day out in the ocean, and we look forward to some further reef exploration on NO.1, now that the water is starting to clean up.
At this stage - we are looking forward to some SW winds during the week with a light easterly due on Friday and Saturday ….. so hopefully see you Saturday!
April is also coming and we intend to ramp up the diving activities over this month.
Cheers for now!
Bryan Hart