Date & Time: 5-7 August 2022.

Dive Site: The North Solitary Islands are 20 minutes from Wooli by boat and are home to temperate species, but also the southern most limit of permanent colonies of tropical species. The gardens at Anemone Bay are home to myriads of anemone fish including clownfish. Dive sites include. Anemone Bay, The Step, The. Canyons, Bubble Cave and Fish Soup. Likely to see turtles, rays, Leopard or Grey Nurse sharks as well as Nudibranchs at this site.

Dive guide available (pending extra cost). I can coordinate this for divers who want to stay with a guide. Please advise me individually if you would like a guide.

Diver grades: Ocean diver and above. Depth ranges from 10-42 m. We need 8 divers to make this trip feasible for Stan given inflation and fuel costs.

Back up dive sites: Back up dive sites include NW Rocks.

Organiser: Tigga (Dive Leader).

Cost: $170/double dive for North Solitary and NW Rock dive sites. For 4 dives (2 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday morning) the price is $340. Accommodation (2 nights is $40/person/night). Deposit is $210/person. Balance owed will be paid directly to the dive centre. Tanks and weights supplied. Costs do not include extra equipment.

Extra Costs:

• Likely to be in the region of $50/person for fuel and also some breakfast/lunch/dinner/snacks for the house.
• I will work out the balance for the group extras after the weekend.
• BYO Alcohol.

Dive Shop:

Website: http://woolidive.com.au

Wooli Dive Centre, Wooli NSW, 43 Riverside Drive, Wooli NSW 2462.

Tel: (02) 6649 7100

Travel/Address for Sat Nav:

• Drive time is approximately 4 hours
• Address: 43 Riverside Drive, Wooli, NSW, 2462.
• Please drive carefully and take breaks every 2 hours as recommended.
• Car-pooling: Mark will coordinate. Single driving is discouraged with the distance involved.
• Monday will be a long day as we be diving and then driving back.

Accommodation:

• We will be accommodated at the dive shop (big grey building).
• There is a mixture of double beds/bunks.
• Room allocation: First come, first served.
• If anyone arrives before 5 pm go into the dive shop and ask Stan for the key.
• You will need to take your own sheets/towels but pillows and blankets/doonas are provided. Or take a sleeping bag if you prefer or think you might get cold.

Food:

• I will organize breakfast (cereal/toast/eggs/bacon etc.) and snacks/lunch for after the dive.
• Friday night is supporting the local bowls club for dinner.
• Alcohol – BYO.
• If you have any other preferences for food, allergies or intolerance please advise or BYO.
• Saturday night will be dinner at our accommodation block.

Gas: Air fills ($10) or tank hire (Aluminum 85 cuft). They do not have Nitrox, Helium or oxygen so you need to be self-sufficient there for these gases

Equipment:

• Full SCUBA kit including your own tank and weights.
• Divers should carry knife/line cutter, whistle, DSMB and reel and snorkel.
• Certification cards.
• BSAC membership card.
• Hood, gloves, thick wetsuit or dry suit. Water temp can drop below 21°C.
• Anti-motion sickness medication.
• Sunscreen.
• Water bottle.
• Wind proof jacket/beanie (there is a dry cabin on the ‘Kraken’ dive vessel for storage between dives).

Hiring of Equipment: Please book equipment through the dive club. Alternatively, I can book extra equipment through the dive shop. Please advise.

Buddy pairs: Tigga will coordinate.

SEEDS brief: Will be given on Friday evening/Saturday morning. Each buddy pair will be required to do their buddy check (BAR) prior to entering the water.

Schedules:

• Daily schedule is to meet at 0730 and depart as soon as the gear is loaded onto the boat (~0800).
• It highly recommended to have equipment prepped the night before and left in the basement area under the stairwells.
• The shop provides hot soup, tea and cakes in the surface interval.