Diving
Dives
I've dived with Nick Heiniger 8 times:
| Dive number | Date | Site | Location | Area | Country | Wreck | Freshwater | Depth (m) | Bottom time (min) | Total time (min) | Divers | Quality | Summary | Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 Oct 2015 | The Pinnacles, Forster | Forster | Australia | 37 | 24 | 27 | Iain Hosking, Nick Heiniger |  |
Pretty deep for a first dive following a 6-month layoff. Took the GoPro for its first underwater outing (having checked it's rated to 40m). Clear, blue water, plenty of fish life including mado, bullseyes, cod, wrasse and a large male seahorse (long, like a sea dragon) carying eggs. Pity the SD card was full by that stage :-/. Seasick afterwards. But also saw humpback whales breaching, so well worth it. Nick from Forster Dive Centre recommends the pink Travacalm (I think). | Wet suit, hired aluminium tank, BC, 24 lbs. The wet suit (from 1991) was inflexible and restrictive, particularly on initial entry into the water. | |||
| 546
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4 Oct 2015 | Bennetts Head Bommie | Underneath Bennetts Head Lookout | Forster | Australia | 9 | 32 | 32 | Iain Hosking, Nick Heiniger | |
Relaxing second dive around the bommie, and into the little cave in the middle. Plenty of fish life including an eagle ray and a Port Jackson shark looking very relaxed lying on top of a wobbegong. Heard whales singing throughout the dive; rather magical. Saw them on the surface too, along with a pair of dolphins. | Wet suit, hired aluminium tank, BC, 24 lbs | ||
| 547
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30 Dec 2015 | Latitude Rock | Forster | Australia | 12 | 48 | 49 | Iain Hosking, Nick Heiniger |  |
Not written up at the time so I'm working from photos. These prove that it was a sunny day, the water was clear and we definitely saw blue groper and a wobbegong. I also recall that I wasn't seasick, thanks to the wonders of Travacalm. | Hired wet suit, alloy tank and BC. 21 lbs | |||
| 548
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30 Dec 2015 | Bennetts Head Bommie | Underneath Bennetts Head Lookout | Forster | Australia | 9 | 43 | 43 | Iain Hosking, Nick Heiniger | |
Second dive of the day, and also not written up at the time, so if we didn't see the wobbegong on the first dive, it was on this one. | Hired wet suit, alloy tank and BC. 21 lbs | ||
| 549
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2 Oct 2016 | Latitude Rock | Forster | Australia | 19 | 30 | 30 | Iain Hosking, Nick Heiniger, Iain Hosking, Nick Heiniger | |
Another sunny day with Forster Dive Centre, made magical by the sight of breaching humpback whales before the dive, and whalesong during it. Fish life included the ever-personable blue groper, stripey and bullseyes, and Nick also found a slipper lobster. This may have been one of those dives where sharks were seen (grey nurse), but not by me. | Hired wet suit, alloy tank and BC. 18 lbs in shot belt | |||
| 550
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2 Oct 2016 | Bennetts Head Bommie | Underneath Bennetts Head Lookout | Forster | Australia | 11 | 44 | 44 | Iain Hosking, Nick Heiniger | |
Second dive of the day, under Bennett's Head lookout (from which we saw humpback whales yesterday).This site features a little cave (big enough for two divers), and highlights were a large eagle ray out in the open and another unidentified ray under a rock. Toadfish were amusing as always, and a little black and white octopus in a crevice rounded out the dive. | Hired wet suit, alloy tank and BC. 18 lbs in shot belt | ||
| 553
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2 Jan 2017 | The Pinnacles, Forster | Forster | Australia | 37 | 20 | 26 | Nick Heiniger, Iain Hosking | |
Didn't intend a solo dive but that's how it worked out. Overcast and dark. Visibility terrible down to 30m, then cleared a little, but very dark. Highlight was two grey nurse sharks in a gutter. Very glad to find the line again for the ascent | Fourth Element dry suit, steel tank, Arctic, 27 lbs | |||
| 554
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2 Jan 2017 | Latitude Rock | Forster | Australia | 19 | 30 | 36 | Nick Heiniger, Karl Brindell, Iain Hosking | |
Dived with Karl Brindell. Notable for lionfish, turtle and moray eel. Water very green. | Fourth Element dry suit, steel tank, Arctic, 27 lbs |