Diving
Shelly Beach Dives
I've dived at Shelly Beach 5 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 Apr 1994 | Shelly Beach | Manly | Sydney | Australia | 9 | 43 | 43 | Iain Hosking, Cathy Humphries |  |
Cathy suggested this dive. Tame, safe, long hike to the water but plenty of fish, including a blue groper. | Pretty warm! | ||
| 527
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8 Nov 2008 | Shelly Beach | Manly | Sydney | Australia | 9 | 48 | Iain Hosking, Bridget Aitchison, Marion Aitchison, Richard C? | |
Foursome with Bridget, her daughter Marion (15) and Richard. Up at 6am, left at 7, arrived (via M4, ANZAC Bridge, Harbour Bridge) at 8.15am. Parking $8 for 2 hrs, $16 for the day. Quick to kit up, and warm in the water. Swam along the boulder slope to the right, past wrasse, scalyfin, groper, bullseye and yellowtail to a spot with half a dozen wobbegong. Richard took plenty of photos. Marion (who had ear problems) also had a camera. Water 20°C | Dry suit, 82 cu ft, Buddy Arctic, 21 lbs weight. $149 to have seals replaced on dry suit - well worth it, though right sleeve was pretty wet. Maybe another 3 lbs would help maintain positive pressure. To buy: knife straps. | |||
| 530
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25 Jan 2009 | Shelly Beach | Manly | Sydney | Australia | 7 | 59 | 59 | Iain Hosking, Brendan Hosking, Cameron Hosking | |
Took both Cameron and Brendan diving for the first time since South West Rocks a year ago. For the future, remember diving is a day-long activity. We left Scuba Warehouse around 12pm, Andrew's at 1pm and were in the water around 2pm. Out at 3pm and back to the dive shop (via Andrew's to pick up Alexander and Angus) at 4.20pm (they close at 4). Saw plenty of yellowtail, bullseyes, wrasse, scalyfin and a few big groper, plus a couple of cuttlefish and three wobbegongs. Single stingray at the end. | Dry suit, ~28lbs weight (2 belts), 82, camera, no gloves. With more weight I was warmer, but not drier. There must be a leak. | ||
| 539
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30 Mar 2013 | Shelly Beach | Manly | Sydney | Australia | 9 | 57 | 57 | Iain Hosking, Brendan Hosking, Cameron Hosking | |
Refamiliarisation for the three of us, especially Brendan, who is off to Cairns on Thursday. Warm day, busy beach ("packed in like penguins", Brendan predicted), good conditions: calm and clear. Plenty of fish: groper, wrasse, scalyfin, leatherjacket, wobbegongs and stingrays. Angus, who was snorkelling, saw 5 small cuttlefish in formation. Air and water temperature both 22°C. | Dry suit, Arctic, hired aluminium tank, 25 lbs | ||
| 544
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6 Apr 2015 | Shelly Beach | Manly | Sydney | Australia | 9 | 62 | 62 | Iain Hosking, Cameron Hosking, Alexander Hosking, Jeremy ?, Max Hogarth | |
Took Max Hogarth for his first Australian dive, along with Cameron, Alexander and Jeremy. Busy day at the beach. Plenty of fish; no Part Jackson sharks but one wobbegong. | Dry suit, hired aluminium tank |