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Australian Dive Sites
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Dive Related Equipment
Shearwater Predator and Heinrichs Weikamp OSTC 2N
Uwatec Aladin Dive Computers
Apollo AV1 Underwater Scooter
Bauer Compressor
DIY Oxygen Stick - Nitrox
GoPro HD Hero Video Camera
My Camera Setup
Purchase of New Dive Boat
My Dive Boat - Mak Cat
My Old Dive Boat - Le Scat
My Dive Gear
GPS and Diving
Make Your Own Car Tank Rack

Marine Life
Rarer Sydney Marine Life
Bare Island Pygmy Pipe Horses
Bare Island Sea Horses
Bare Island Nudibranchs
Bare Island Marine Life
Encounter with Southern Right Whale and Calf

Other Dive Info
How Weather Affects Diving in Sydney
Visibility and Wave Averages in Sydney
Waves and Diving
Diving Weather and Sea Conditions
Tide Tables
Dive Accidents and Incidents
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Noel Hitchins 1951-2005
Lloyd Bridges - Mike Nelson in Sea Hunt
My Yachting Adventures
Below is a list of links to the main pages about my yacht, Catlypso and My Yachting Adventures:
  • Purchase of Catlypso
  • Details about Catlypso
  • Cleaning/Repairing Catlypso
  • My Yachting Adventures.
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    Michael's 4WD Trips
    Click here for a list of my Four Wheel Drive and Camping Trips.
    Home Brewing
    Click here for an article about Home Brewing.
    Sydney Dive Site Hints
    "Shiprock is a fantastic dive with prolific fishlife at most times"
    5000th Dive Completed
    On 20 May 2025 I did my 5,000th dive on the wreck of the USAT Liberty at Tulamben on the island of Bali in Indonesia. Since I started diving in August 1988, I have averaged about 137 dives a year.

    Some highlights and statistics from my diving career.

    100th dive - 25 October 1989 - Blue Pool to North Bommie, Heron Island, Queensland
    1,000th dive - 25 October 1996 - Cessna Plane - Madang, Papua New Guinea
    2,000th dive - 17 June 2004 - Shiprock - Sydney
    3,000th dive - 29 May 2010 - MV Semle Federsen - Port Vila, Vanuatu
    4,000th dive - 11 January 2018 - SS Tuggerah - Sydney
    5,000th dive - 20 May 2025 - USAT Liberty - Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

    TYPE OF DIVES
    Shore - 2,012
    Boat - 2,988
    Night - 472

    DEPTH
    Deeper than 30 metres - 1,050
    Deeper than 40 metres - 500
    Deeper than 50 metres - 121

    LOCATIONS (adds to more than total)
    New South Wales - 4,104
    Sydney - 3,257
    South West Rocks - 167
    Indonesia - 162
    Queensland - 147
    Jervis Bay - 133
    Solitary Islands - 132

    SYDNEY DIVE SITES
    Bare Island - 682
    Shiprock  - 267
    Barrens Hut/The Split - 191
    Middle Ground - 170
    Pizza Reef - 165
    SS Tuggerah - 149
    Inscription Point - 145

       

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