Diving
North Bondi Dives
I've dived at North Bondi 2 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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10 Apr 2011 | North Bondi | Sydney | Australia | 9 | 21 | 21 | Iain Hosking, Deborah Jamison |  |
Chapter of accidents. Tanks out of test and empty. Triathlon so Harbour Bridge closed and city gridlocked. Frog Dive and Scuba Warehouse both closed on Sunday. Other shops had nitrox only. Eventually hired tanks from Pro-Dive Coogee and met Deborah at North Bondi. Even parking was a drama. Kitted up to find...no fins. So had to split the dive into two, one with each buddy. Eventually entered the water off rocks with Deborah and she took off like a ferret up a drainpipe. I was watching air consumption so had to call a halt after 20 minutes to preserve air for 2nd dive with Cameron. Saw boulders, sea urchins and various fish, being mercilessly hunted down by spearfishermen. Highlight was one small but scared coral trout. | Dryish suit. New TUSA Element II dive computer, 21 lbs, hired 88 cu ft tank (own out of test). Borrowed Cameron's fins. | |||
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10 Apr 2011 | North Bondi | Sydney | Australia | 6 | 14 | 14 | Iain Hosking, Cameron Hosking |  |
By this time the forecast rain had set in, but not to be discouraged, we entered the water anyway, only to find Cameron had seriously blocked sinuses and couldn't descend, even slowly. Changed in the rain and returned the tanks to Coogee, and managed to navigate back via Moore Park, where a Bulldogs vs St George game had just finished. More gridlock. What a day. | Dryish suit. New TUSA Element II dive computer, 21 lbs, hired 88 cu ft tank (own out of test). Borrowed Deborah's fins. |