Coral Gardens
Did you know that one of the leading dive magazines named one of our local Atlantic shore dive sites, Coral Gardens, as one of the top 10 dive sites in South Africa? This is quite impressive, especially if you take into account that the site was competing with the likes of Sodwana and Aliwal Shoal.
Nick's dry suit experience
I had heard mixed stories about dry suit diving – some had mentioned the benefits of diving in the cold (I even know of an instructor who gives pool training in his dry suit)! Others again had mentioned difficulties with maneuvering…so when my dive guru asked me whether I wanted to try his dry suit on a casual dive and then attempt my dry suit specialty, I was very doubtful. I had visions of bobbing around in the ocean like an Oros man…but, always being willing to try something new, I decided to give it a try…and I’m glad that I did!
Favorite dive sites around Cape Town
We all have our favourite dive sites. There are many factors that can influence your affinity towards a specific dive site. Some of us like diving on shipwrecks. Some of us enjoy entering an underwater almost out-of-body experience as we descend into the peace that is a reef... or maybe, it is the magic of the sunlight filtering down through the leaves of a kelp forest that keeps drawing you back to your dive site.
Shark Cage Diving - Good or Bad ?
Shark Cage Diving has split the local scuba diving community in two. There is a clear divide between divers who are completely against it, and the one's who argue that it does not do any harm, and may even benefit the sharks in the end.