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  1. DiveDiva_Rach

    OzTek '09 - The Ultimate Underwater Adventure

    I would if they were held every year but I believe it is a biannual event. SHOULD be every year!!! :D The best thing for me was getting to hang out with some of the world's diving greats - in fact I feel quite humbled by it now I'm back in the throws of reality. Rx
  2. DiveDiva_Rach

    OzTek '09 - The Ultimate Underwater Adventure

    OZTeK '09 Almost three weeks after I touched down in Sydney, my mind has come to grips with what was 'The OzTek Experience' (and my body has detoxed from the alcohol intake!) and now feel I can share it with you all. Pete Mesley (www.petemesley.com) and I arrived around 9am on Friday 20th and...
  3. DiveDiva_Rach

    New Zealand Diving at its Best!

    I will do that! Just say when!!! Sounds great to me! See you at the weekend!! DD
  4. DiveDiva_Rach

    Manta Ray Magic!

    I went for a midweek dive on Wednesday to show a UK friend of mine the Poor Knights Islands and have since decided he was my lucky charm because we saw a MANTA RAY!! I had never seen one before and it's quite rare to see them in the water in NZ. This one was so close I could have reached out...
  5. DiveDiva_Rach

    New Zealand Diving at its Best!

    Sounds like you had worse vis than us but you got some great photos regardless. I'm keen to head up there again soon - beautiful place! Some others who were on the trip have posted their photos here if you want to have a lookie :)
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    Customer Service...

    Brilliant!!!
  7. DiveDiva_Rach

    New Zealand Diving at its Best!

    And also some info on last weekend's dives: Well, I just got back from a fantastic weekend at Northland Dive - thanks to Shane, Julia and Darryl! I arrived around 6pm on Friday and was greeted by Pete Mes, Skip, Mark, Jane and John, who I had met before on various trips and we settled down...
  8. DiveDiva_Rach

    New Zealand Diving at its Best!

    Hi Garry, Sorry I have been away for a few days. Did you get out on Sat? You're not the same Garry from Maunganui that bought my Mares Nemo off Trade Me are you?:blinking: Here's some of what I've been up to lately: Well, talk about a perfect birthday!!! Yes it was my birthday recently! :D...
  9. DiveDiva_Rach

    New Zealand Diving at its Best!

    Hi Mike, I live in Northland so hence why I dive the Poor Knights on a fairly regular basis. I am a Global Dive Club member ;) but have only made one club event (the Christmas do) since I moved up north. I am heading to the Cowshed (Northland Dive) on 7th and 8th March for a couple of dives on...
  10. DiveDiva_Rach

    New Zealand Diving at its Best!

    After hearing many rumours about the outstanding visibility at the Knights, I had to check it out for myself......and they were not lying. A beautiful purpley-blue water and the vis was, in places, close to 40m (if not more!!) We could see detail on the bottom - 30m down from the boat! I have...
  11. DiveDiva_Rach

    New Zealand Diving at its Best!

    No worries Rumpan! You will love the Waikato! Hopefully catch up with you when you arrive :)
  12. DiveDiva_Rach

    Vampire Squid waz ear !

    Hey Vampy! Good to see you here! And Rob!! :D
  13. DiveDiva_Rach

    New Zealand Diving at its Best!

    Well with all the crazy warm weather we've been having over this side of the planet, I thought I'd give you a taster of some of the dives I've been doing lately. The water temp is around the 21'C mark and, let's just say I have spent a fair few hours u/w lately! Starting with last Sunday...
  14. DiveDiva_Rach

    Manta Rays at the Poor Knights

    That would be amazing, I agree. Sadly, there was some elapsed time between seeing the penguin and the dolphins! Although, to be honest, it wouldn't surprise me if the snapper chose dolphins as their next course!! The snapper eating the penguin was quite breathtaking (though perhaps a lot more so...
  15. DiveDiva_Rach

    Manta Rays at the Poor Knights

    Didn't see the manta. Although did see a snapper eat a penguin and a pod of dolphins! Pinot gris! Where? When? Hee hee!
  16. DiveDiva_Rach

    Manta Rays at the Poor Knights

    Woop! Woop! Hope I see one tomorrow!!!!!!!! :D
  17. DiveDiva_Rach

    Should SCUBA divers / the Diving industry be answerable for their actions legally?

    If you were drunk or otherwise grossly negligent then I reckon that should be considered, yes.
  18. DiveDiva_Rach

    Should SCUBA divers / the Diving industry be answerable for their actions legally?

    A similarly equipped buddy probably wouldn't have been able to help much at all. But if there are 2 people, there is at least a 50% of an SMB being present in their combined equipment. (The diver has subsequently said he will carry two from now on!) As I see it, if you choose to ignore common...
  19. DiveDiva_Rach

    Should SCUBA divers / the Diving industry be answerable for their actions legally?

    Although it may be true that the natural order will catch up with this guy and others, I have to disagree with you because I think 99.9% of incidents involving qualified divers are as a result of diver error. This includes but is not limited to hen the diver : - Dives outside the realms of...
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