| Date: | December 31 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
It's New Years Eve and the island is packed!! Apparently they are sending people back at the ferry pier as there is nowhere to stay for them on the island.
We have taken a very busy Reefer 1 out to Sail Rock. Vic and Nods are guiding 8 fun divers. Ryan and Kim are taking 6 Discovery divers in the Water and a few snorkelers have joined our trip as well.
We are not diving tomorrow, as the whole team is going to the Eagel Bar in Haad Yao for a New Years Eve party.
On the 2nd of January we are teaching Open Water, a Nitrox Speciality and are taking some fun divers out to the Rock. |
Thursday, December 31, 2009
December 31 - New Years Eve!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
December 30 - We are busy, busy, busy!!
| Date: | December 30 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
It's a beautifual day on Koh Phangan and the island is packed.
We have taken a busy Reefer 1 out to Sail Rock today. Kim and George are on the boat with some fun divers. Vic is taking his 3 Open Water students for their first couple of dives off the beach in Haad Yao. Ryan is covering the beach office in the morning and taken 4 DSD's in the swimming pool in the afternoon.
Tomorrow we are diving Sail Rock again, it's absolutely beautiful there at the moment. |
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
December 29 - We are teaching Open Water today!
| Date: | December 29 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
It's a nice and sunny day today.
Ryan and G-man have taken Reefer 1 out to Sail Rock. Ryan is taking his Discover Scuba Divers from yesterday for a couple of dives. The G-man is fun diving with a couple of divers. Vic is busy at the dive center; he is teaching day one of the Open Water course in the morning and then taking his students in the pool in the afternoon to do the confined water skills.
Tomorrow we are diving Mae Haad/Koh Ma. |
Monday, December 28, 2009
December 28 - We are diving Sailrock today!
| Date: | December 28 |
| Location: | Sailrock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
Today we are diving Sail Rock again. The visibility at the rock was really good yesterday, so we decided to take Reefer 1 back out to the rock.
Kim is taking two Dsd's in the water, who came to the dive center in the afternoon yesterday and did their pool skills. Nods is taking Russ and Martin for another couple of fun dives.
Tomorrow we are starting an Open Water course with 4 students. |
Sunday, December 27, 2009
December 27 - Diving Sail Rock today!
| Date: | December 27 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
All the X-mas celebrations are finally over and we are back in the water today.
Reefer 1 has gone out to Sail Rock. Kim is on the boat with Michelle and Lee. Ryan is taking some fun divers and a few snorkellers joined our trip as well.
Tomorrow we are going back out to dive the rock. |
Thursday, December 24, 2009
December 24 - We are diving Sail Rock
| Date: | December 24 |
| Location: | Koh Phangan - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 10+ m |
It's a beautiful sunny Christmas Eve.
The divers all enjoyed Koh Tao yesterday. We Chose Aow Leuk and Shark Island and saw sting rays and eels and lots of triggers!
Vic and G-man have taken fun divers to the Sail Rock today and Ryan is finishing his Open Water course so there will be more Shark Bombs later!
We are taking Christmas Day and Boxing day as holiday and diving again on the 27th.
Happy Xmas everyone! x |
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
December 23 - We are diving Koh Tao today!
| Date: | December 23 |
| Location: | Koh Tao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
It's a beautiful and sunny day again today and the sea is absolutely flat, so we decided to take our customers to Koh Tao today!
Kim and Ryan are taking their Open Water student for their first couple of dives in the sea. Vic is starting an Advanced course and Nods is guiding a few fun divers. Adam is covering the beach office in Haad Yao for us today. |
Sunday, December 20, 2009
December 20 - Adam finally completed his Divemaster!!!
Location:
Koh Phangan - Thailand
It's abit of a windy and rainy day today.
The team is still recovering from Adam's DM funnel. Adam has been seen limping down the hill on the way to Shiralea, he looked broke and must have aged about 10 years since last night ;-) Congratulations to Adam on finally finishing his Divemaster course!!!
Vic is coming in in the afteroon to take a guy in the Swimmingpool for some Refresher skills. He will be diving the Rock the following day.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
December 19 - Diving Sailrock!
| Date: | December 19 |
| Location: | Sailrock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 20+ m |
Beautiful morning in Haad Yao.
Vic took the boat out to Sailrock to finish the course with his Advanced student as a storm came in when they were about to dive Haad Yao yesterday, so they couldn't do the last dive.There are a few fun divers on the boat and Adam who is doing his final 2 dives before finishing his DM course. He will be doing his funnel tonight! |
Friday, December 18, 2009
December 18 - Finishing Advanced today!
| Date: | December 18 |
| Location: | Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 10+ m |
Vic is finishing his Advanced course today with his French student. They are going to dive Haad Yao in the afternoon.
Tomorrow we are thinking of diving Sail Rock. |
Thursday, December 17, 2009
December 17 - Diving the Rock again today
| Date: | December 17 |
| Location: | Sailrock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 20+ m |
It's a quiet morning in Haad Yao.
We changed today's plan of diving the Marine Park. Vic is guiding Axel and Almut around Sailrock again as they are hoping to get to see the Whaleshark.
Tomorrow we are finishing an Advanced course, most likely with a beach dive in Haad Yao. |
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
December 16 - Back at the Rock, hoping to see the Whaleshark!!
| Date: | December 16 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 20+ m |
It's a lovely and sunny morning on Koh Phangan.
After overhearing on the radio yesterday that there was a Whaleshark at the Rock, we changed our plan of diving Mae Haad, turned the boat around and dived Sail Rock with another Whaleshark. It was a 3 m female Whaleshark and it was hanging around for ages, all our students and fun diver really enjoyed the day. Today we went back out there, in the hope that she is still there. Kim is finishing her Open Water course, Vic is teaching Advanced and Nods is guiding a few fun divers.
Tomorrow we are planning a trip to the National Marine Park. |
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
December 15 - Diving Mae Haad/Koh Ma today!
| Date: | December 15 |
| Location: | Mae Haad/Koh Ma - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 10+ m |
Another busy day at Reefers today.
The boat is going out to Mae Haad Bay in the morning. Kim is taking her 2 Open Water students for their first dives. Vic is starting an Advanced course with one of the Refreshers from yesterday and Nods is guiding a fun diver. Adam is on the boat as well, he is coming to the end of his Divemaster trainig.
Tomorrow we are diving Sail Rock. |
December 14 - Teaching Open Water today
| Date: | December 14 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
Our Discovery diver loved Sail Rock yesterday - its a shame he is leaving today r he would have completed his course.
Kim is starting a new Open Water course with an Aussie guy and a girl from Lebannon. It's a small world as Vic took her boyfriend diving in the U.A.E 4 years ago and he will be doing a refresher in the pool this afternoon to dive with her tomorrow as well. We are going to let Adamski take control....... depending on how bad his hang over is!
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December 13 - Taking some Discovery divers to Sail Rock
| Date: | December 13 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
It's a another beautiful, sunny day on Koh Phangan!!
Vic is spoiling some Discovery Divers by taking them to Sail Rock for their first ever dives! The sea is really flat and there is no current so they'll have a great time.
Adamski is really close to finishing his DM course so he is completing his mapping project.
Tomorrow we are going to take advantage of the great local visibility and dive around the island |
Saturday, December 12, 2009
December 12 - Sunny day in Haad Yao!
| Date: | December 12 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| 15+ m | |
It's a beautiful, sunny day on Koh Phangan!!
All of Kim's students managed to complete their Open Water course yesterday and finished the day with a Shark bomb!!
Reefer 1 has gone back out to the rock today as it was really nice yesterday and the visibility was very good! Vic is on the boat guiding a few fun divers! |
Friday, December 11, 2009
December 11 - We are diving Sail Rock today!!
| Date: | December 11 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
It's a really nice and sunny day today.
Kim and Vic have taken Reefer 1 out to the rock. Kim is going to do dives 3 and 4 with her Open Water students, while Vic is taking Dan and Jo in the water for dive 3. George is guiding a couple of fun divers, who did their Refresher skills with Kim yesterday afternooon.
Tomorrow we are thinking of diving Mae Haad again, as it was really beautiful yesterday. |
Thursday, December 10, 2009
December 10 - Quiet morning in Haad Yao.
| Date: | December 10 |
| Location: | Mae Haad - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 10+ m |
It's a quiet morning in Haad Yao. Most people are probably still recovering from the half moon party last night. All of Kim's Open Water students have decided to take the day off and complete their course tomorrow as they wanted to go to the party as well.
We have put all the Christmas decorations up this morning and are planting some flowers in front of the dive center. Vic is taking Dan and Jo to Mae Haad this afternoon as it was really beautiful there yesterday. They are doing dive no. 2 of their Open Water course. Kim is taking a couple in the Pool for a quick Refresher session.
Tomorrow we are going to dive Sail Rock. |
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
December 9 - Another beautiful day on Koh Phangan!!
| Date: | December 9 |
| Location: | Mae Haad - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 12+ m |
It's a sunny day on Koh Phangan today.
Kim is in the classroom in the morning, finishing all the theory with her Open Water students. In the afternoon they are taking Reefer 1 to Mae Haad Bay to do dives 1 and 2. Adam is joining them, he is really keen to finish his Divemaster as soon as possible.
Tomorrow we are going out to dive Sail Rock. |
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
December 8 - Busy day at Reefers!
| Date: | December 8 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
It's a busy day at Reefers today!
Vic and Nods have taken the boat out to Sail Rock, Vic is doing dives 3 & 4 with his Open Water student Tore and Nods is guiding a fun diver. Kim is in the classroom in the morning teaching 4 Open Water students while Adam is continuing with his Divemaster theory.
Tomorrow we are taking Reefer 1 out to Sail Rock. |
Monday, December 7, 2009
December 7 - Diving Haad Yao today!
| Date: | December 7 |
| Location: | Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 10+ m |
Today is a bit of a cloudy day.
Vic is going to dive off Haad Yao with his Open Water student Tore. They are doing dives 1 and 2 of the Open Water course. Adam returned from his trip to Bangkok and Laos and is keen to continue with his Divemaster training. Kim and him are going to dive Haad Yao as well this morning. Nods has taken the Refresher students from yesterday to Sail Rock, accompanied by a few more fun divers.
Tomorrow we are starting another Open Water course and a Rescue Diver course. |
December 6 - teaching Open Water in the sunshine
| Date: | December6 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 20+ m |
It's another beautiful day in Koh Phangan.
Vic is teaching an Open Water course to a young guy from Sweden and Nods is doing a refresher course wither a couple that havent been diving in 9 years! Kim is office girl today as Nadine is having a day off.
We have some fun divers booked for tomorrow so reefer 1 will be heading out to Sail Rock |
Saturday, December 5, 2009
December 5 - Beautiful day in paradise!!
| Date: | December 5 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 20+ m |
It's a stunning day today, the sun is shining and the sea is flat!
Reefer 1 has gone out to Sail Rock. Vic and Nods are on the boat diving with some fun divers. Andy is finishing the Advanced course with Manfred today!
Tomorrow we are thinking of going back out to the Rock!! |
Friday, December 4, 2009
December 4 - Diving Mae Haad/Koh Ma
| Date: | December 4 |
| Location: | Mae Haad - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 12+ m |
Today started with some rain in the morning but the sun slowly seems to be coming out again.
Andy and his Advanced Open Water student are going back out to Mae Haad to do a couple more dives as part of the course. |
Thursday, December 3, 2009
December 3 - Quiet day after the Full moon party!
| Date: | December 3 |
| Location: | Mae Haad - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 10+ m |
It's a rainy day today and there are not many people around as everyone is probably still recovering from the full moon party.
Andy is taking his student Manfred out on the boat in the afternoon. They are going to dive Mae Haad as part of Manfred's Advanced course.
Tomorrow we are planning on diving Sail Rock. |
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
December 2 - Busy day at Reefers today!
| Date: | December 2 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
It's a busy day for us at Reefers today!
The boat has gone back out to Sail Rock. Kim is guiding 4 fun divers, Andy is teaching an Advanced Open Water course in German and we have 11 snorkellers on the boat.
Tomorrow we are probably not taking the boat out as it's the full moon party tonight and people are gonna be recovering in the morning, but we are doing some beach dives in the afternoon. |
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
December 1 - Diving Sail Rock
| Date: | December 1 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
Kim and Vic have taken Reefer 1 out to the Rock today. The sea is flat and there are just a few clouds in the sky.
Kim is taking her OW student for dive one and two and Vic is guiding four fun divers. In the afternoon we are taking a french guy in the pool to do his Discover Scuba Pool skills, so he is able to join his girlfriend for a couple of dives at the Rock. |
November 30
| Date: | November 30 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
Its a gorgeous morning and Kim is in the classroom with a guy from Estonia teaching an open water course. She will do some pool work this afternoon and they they will go diving in the sea tomorrow.
Sail Rock was great yesterday - no whale shark - but schools and schools of barracuda and snapper and the divers loved it. They hired the digital camera and managed to get loads of really good shots.
Tomorrow we will dive locally and the boat will also go to Sail Rock
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Sunday, November 29, 2009
November 29 - Another day and hopefully another Whaleshark!
| Date: | November 29 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
Another sunny day on Koh Phangan.
Reefer 1 has gone out to Sail Rock with a few fun divers. Two of the divers are the Austrian couple Theresa and Stefan, who did their Open Water course last week with Kim.They came in the office yesterday and heard about the two Whalesharks that were seen at the Rock that day and decided they had to go out to try and see one themselves.
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
November 28 - WHALESHARK @ Sail Rock
| Date: | November 28 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
It's a sunny and beautiful day today and the sea is as flat as a pancake.
Nods and George have gone out to Sail Rock with some fun divers for the first time in a while and the first thing they saw was a Whaleshark.
Tomorrow we are planning to go back to Sail Rock in the hope to see the Whaleshark again. |
Friday, November 27, 2009
November 27 - Another beautiful day in paradise!
| Date: | November 27 |
| Location: | Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 10+ m |
It's another beautiful day on Koh Phangan.
Fabio is continuing with his Open Water course. He is going to do a couple of dives of the beach in Haad Yao this afternoon. Kim and Vic are returning tomorrow morning and we are starting a Rescue course. |
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
November 24 - Sunny day today!
| Date: | November 24 |
| Location: | Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| We are enjoying a very sunny day today with only a little bit of wind!! Unfortunately the weather forecast has changed again already, so there maybe another storm coming our way over the next few days!! |
Monday, November 23, 2009
November 23 - Another quiet day!!
| Date: | November 24 |
| Location: | Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Another quiet day on Koh Phangan. The wind has dropped a little bit and there is no rain today. The weather forecast is looking pretty promising, so we are hoping to be back in the water in the next few days. |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
November 22 - Wind, wind, wind!!!
| Date: | November 21 |
| Location: | Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Another very windy day today, so we are still not able to take the boat back out. Nods spent the morning at the dive center until Nadine came back from Koh Samui to take over. We are using this quite time to make sure we are ready and prepared for the high season. |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
November 21 - Another windy day!
Location:
Koh Phangan - Thailand
Comment: Another very windy day today, so we are still not able to take the boat back out. Nods spent the morning at the dive center until Nadine came back from Koh Samui to take over. We are using this quite time to make sure we are ready and prepared for the high season.
November 20 - Wndy day today!
Location:
Koh Phangan - Thailand
Comment:
It's a very windy day today and there are not many people around in Haad Yao! We are not doing any diving today!
Congratulations to Nods, who has passed her Assistant Instructor course yesterday!
November 19 - Kim and Vic are finally on their way to Sumatra!
Location:
Koh Phangan - Thailand
Comment:
We are not doing any diving today as the waves are pretty big.
Nods is doing the last day of her Assistant Instructor course and Kim and Vic have finally managed to leave the island after a bit of a chaotic day yesterday. Before going on holiday they decided to take one of the dogs to the vet, as she wasn't very well. Squidders then escaped from the Vet and Kim and Vic spent all afternoon looking for her. When they finally managed to find her, they had missed the ferry! Nevertheless, they are now on their way to Penang to get their Visa for Indonesia!
The weather forcast for tomorrow is looking pretty bad. The wind is gonne be even stronger and the should be some more rain, so we are not planning on doing any diving.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
November 18 - The Monsoon finally hit!
| Date: | November 18 |
| Location: | Koh Phangan - Thailand |
The weather is slowly turning again and we are expecting some more wind and rain over the next few days, looks like the monsoon finally hit.
Kim and Vic are leaving for Sumatra tonight for a 10 day diving holiday! Nods and Fabio are left to look after any possible divers or students, should the weather be good enough. |
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
November 17 - A newly painted Reefer 1 is going to Sail Rock!
| Date: | November 17 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 20+ m |
Today is not as sunny anymore as it has been over the past weeks, but the sea is still flat.
A newly painted Reefer 1 is taking Kim and Vic to Sail Rock. Kim is doing Open Water dives 2 and 3 with Stefan and Theresa and Vic is guiding a few fun divers. In the afternoon Kim is doing the last dive with her students at one of the local dive sites, so she will be able to certify them before the weather turns. Nods has started her Assistant Instructor course yesterday. |
Monday, November 16, 2009
November 16 - We are diving Haad Yao today!
| Date: | November 16 |
| Location: | Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 16+ m |
It's another beautiful day in Haad Yao. The weather is nice and the sea is really flat.
Kim is in the class room in the morning finishing off the theory with the 2 Austrian Open Water students. She is going to take both of them for a dive off Haad Yao Beach in the afternoon followed by George and Jo.
Tomorrow we are going to dive Sail Rock. |
Saturday, November 14, 2009
November 14 - Diving Sail Rock and teaching Open Water
| Date: | November 14 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 20+ m |
Another lovely day on our paradise island.
Nods has taken a couple of fun divers to Sail Rock and Kim is teaching an Austrian couple their Open Water Course.
Reefer 1 has had her yearly full service and re-paint and Vic should be bringing her home this evening, stopping for some night fishing on the way (maybe BBQ squid for dinner?).
Tomorrow we are taking our students and some fun divers to Sail Rock. |
Friday, November 13, 2009
November 13 - Teaching Advanced Open Water @ Sail Rock!
| Date: | November 13 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
Another sunny day on Koh Phangan, the sea is as flat as a pancake!
Kim has gone to Sail Rock with her 2 Advanced students for their Deep and Naturalist dives. The G-Man is on a plane on his way back to Scotland and will be returning to the island in about 2 weeks.
Tomorrow we are thinking of diving Sail Rock. |
Thursday, November 12, 2009
November 12 - Diving Sail Rock
| Date: | November 12 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
Another beautifula and sunny day on Phangan!
Kim and George are diving Sail Rock with a few fun divers. We've been told that another Whale Shark has been seen there yesterday....fingers crossed our guys will be lucky and get to see him, too!!
Tomorrow we are starting an Advanced course. |
November 12 - Diving Sail Rock
| Date: | November 12 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
Another beautifula and sunny day on Phangan!
Kim and George are diving Sail Rock with a few fun divers. We've been told that another Whale Shark has been seen there yesterday....fingers crossed our guys will be lucky and get to see him, too!!
Tomorrow we are starting an Advanced course. |
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
November 11 - Diving Koh Tao today!
| Date: | November 11 |
| Location: | Koh Tao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
It's a beautiful day today, the sun is shining and the sea is absolutely flat again!
Kim and her Scuba Diver student Sarah are on the boat on her way to dive Koh Tao! Nods has joined them with a group of Polish people, 2 Fun divers and 4 snorkelers.
Tomorrow we are going to dive Sail Rock! |
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
November 11 - Teaching a Scuba Diver course today
| Date: | November 11 |
| Location: | Koh Phangan - Thailand |
It's a beautiful day today, the sun is shining and the sea is absolutely flat again!
Kim is in the the class room in the morning and the swimming pool in the afternoon teaching a Scuba Diver course!!!
Tomorrow we are going out to Sail Rock! |
Monday, November 9, 2009
November 9 - Quiet day today!
| Date: | November 9 |
| Location: | Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
Not much going on at Reefers today. Kim and her student postponed their divesanother day, to make sure the weather is a bit more stable.
The sun was shining this morning, so hopefully it will carry on to be a nice day and the rain has finally finished. |
November 8 - Rainy day!
| Date: | November 8 |
| Location: | Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
Well it looks like it is going to rain all day.
Kim and her students have decided to postpone their dives till tomorrow and hope for better weather.
All the Reefers team are planning short holidays; Adam is going to Laos, Ryan to Cambodia, Kim and Vic to Sumatra and G-Man to Scotland!!??! |
Saturday, November 7, 2009
November 7 - Back in the class room!
| Date: | November 7 |
| Location: | Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Comment: | The weather is pretty nice again, the sun seems to come out quiet a bit throughout the day and there is only a little bit of wind.
Kim is back in the classroom with her 3 Open Water students, finishing off all the theory before taking them in the Pool in the afternoon for their last couple of confined sessions.
The G-man is probably going to do a Scuba-Tune up with a diver, who did his Open Water 20 years ago and his last dive about 10 years ago.
Tomorrow we are taking all our customers out to Sail Rock. |
November 6 - Teaching more Open Water!
| Date: | November 6 |
| Location: | Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
The storm seems to die off, there is still a bit of wind, but nowhere near as much as over the past few days and the rain has finished as wel.
Kim is teaching another Open Water course with Daniel , Joe and Kim!!
We are hoping the weather will be good enough to take the boat out to Sail Rock tomorrow. |
Thursday, November 5, 2009
November 5 - We are teaching in Open Water today!
| Date: | November 5 |
| Location: | Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
The weather is a little bit better today than it was yesterday! The rain has stopped but there is still a lot of wind!
Reefer 1 is being re-painted. Kim is going in the Pool this afternoon with a couple of girls from Leeds, who signed up yesterday up to do an Open Water Diver Refferal course. |
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
November 4 - Rain, rain, rain and then some more rain!!
| Date: | November 4 |
| Location: | Koh Phangan - Thailand |
We are in the middle of the storm we have been expecting for the past few days. The wind is not as strong as it was yesterday, but it has been raining for most of the day.
We are not diving today, but we'll be starting an Open Water course tomorrow morning. |
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
November 3 - It's a very windy day today!
| Date: | November 3 |
| Location: | Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
The storm we were expecting for the past couple of days is finally here. There is still no rain yet, but the wind has picked up and the waves are pretty big today, which is why we decided not to dive today.
Gaz is leaving the island today, lets hope it's not gonna be too rough on that ferry!
We haven't made any plans for tomorrow yet, due to the sea conditions and most travellers are probably still recovering from last nights full moon party, so ther are not many people at the beach. |
November 2 - Fullmoon Party night!!
| Date: | November 2 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 20+ m |
The G-Man has taken a couple of Divers and a couple of Snorkelers out to Sail Rock.
Tonight is Fullmoon Party night ande Gazza's last night. He is leaving for India the following day!
We are not planning any trip for tomorrow, as most people will be recovering from the fullmoon party and there is supposed to be a big storm. |
Sunday, November 1, 2009
November 1 - Diving Sail Rock again!
| Date: | November 1 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Today is a beautiful and sunny day. We have gone back out to Sail Rock with Eirini, who is finishing her Open Water course, 2 German students Sebastian and Michael, who started their Scuba Diver course yesterday in the afternoon and their already certified friend Jens, who wanted to join them on the boat to do a couple of fun dives! So far we haven't arranged any trip for tomorrow, as we are expecting a lot of wind over the next couple of days. |
Saturday, October 31, 2009
October 31 - Diving Sail Rock today!!
| Date: | October 31 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
Today is a pretty quiet day. Our Open Water student Eirini went out to Sail Rock to do her first two Open Water dives. She will be in the class room in the afternoon to finish the rest of her theory.
Tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock. |
Friday, October 30, 2009
October 30 - Teaching Open Water today!
| Date: | October 30 |
| Location: | Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
The weather is still beautiful today.
We have started teaching an Open Water course in the morning and are waiting for the boat to get back from the National Marine Park.
Tomorrow we are planning another trip to Sail Rock as the Open Water student Eirini is really keen to go and dive there! | |
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October 29 - Another Overnight Trip to the National Park
| Date: | October 29 |
| Location: | National Marine Park - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 20+ m |
Today we have headed out to the Angthong Marine Park for another overnight trip with 18 contiki tourleaders from New Zealand/Australia. We will take a trek up to the view point that was the inspiration for the book 'The Beach', do some diving and snorkelling close to the islands and also some night fishing out at sea. Our DM/Chef George has prepared a huge feast to have a delicious BBQ under the stars tonight too! Vic and Gaz are on the boat with the G-Man' looking after our guests and making sure they are having as much fun as the last group.
Kim is taking 2 fun divers out to Sail Rock, in the hope to see Whaleshark No. 38!!!
Tomorrow we are starting an Open Water course with a Greek girl and are planning on taking the boat out to Sail Rock again! |
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
October 28 - The weather is beautiful again and we are diving Sail Rock!
| Date: | October 28 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
After a couple of rainy days, the weather has turned again and the sun has been out all day already.
Kim and Vic went back out to Sail Rock. Vic is finishing the Open Water course with Steven and Kim is taking a German girl for a fun dive at Sail Rock. The G-man (our diving Chef) has been busy already all morning doing shopping and preparing some delicious food for tomorrow's big Overnight trip to the Ang Tong Marine Park. |
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
October 27 - A bit of a rainy day today!
| Date: | October 27 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
Today started off with a bit of rain. Reefer 1 has gone out to Sail Rock.
Fabio is taking the two DSD's for their open water dives. Kim is going to finish off the Advanced course that started the day before and Vic is doing the first couple of Open Water dives with Steven.
Tomorrow we are going back out to the Rock. |
Monday, October 26, 2009
October 26 - Sunset/Night dives at Sail Rock today!!
| Date: | October 26 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
Today started with a bit of overcast in the morning, which is probably a good thing as most of Reefers are still recovering from Graham Gold's Housewarming Party last nigh.
Vic is in the class room teaching the second day of the Open Water course with Steven, who is working for one of the Resorts on the island. About 4.30 pm we are going to take the boat out to Sail Rock to do a Sunset and Night dive. The three Austrian girls decided, they still haven't seen enough of the Rock and are back on the boat, and so are Pleuni, Marco and Matt, who finished his Open Water course yesterday. Kim is starting an Advanced course in the afternoon and joining the boat with her students later on as well.
Tomorrow we are planning a trip to Chumpon Pinnacles to see some more sharks. |
Friday, October 23, 2009
October 23 - Diving Sail Rock and the weather is still amazing!
| Date: | October 23 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
| Comment: | The weather is still absolutely amazing, the sun is shining and the sea is flat. Reefer 1 has gone back out to Sail Rock with Kim and her DSD from yesterday and about 10 fun diver, three of them are the Austrian girls, who have been diving almost all week and just don't seem to get enough of Sail Rock. Nods, G-Man and Vic are the guides on the boat. Tomorrow we are planning another trip to Sail Rock. |
Thursday, October 22, 2009
October 22 - We're diving the Pinnacles today
| Date: | October 22 |
| Location: | The 3 Pinnacles - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
It's another beautiful day. Reefer 1 has gone out to the three pinnacles Samran, South West, Chumpon. Vic is on the boat to finish the Open Water course with Pleuni and Marco is diving with them. Nods is guiding the 3 Austrian girls and Ryan joined the trip as well with one of his mates. Kim is coming in in the afternoon to do skills in the Swimmin pool with a couple of Discover Scuba Divers and a Scuba Tune up. Tomorrow we are taking the boat out to Sail Rock! |
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
October 21 - Reefer 1 is going back out to Sail Rock
| Date: | October 21 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
Another busy day at Reefers. The weather is still amazing and Reefer 1 has gone back out to Sail Rock.
The 3 Austrian girls, who were on the boat already yesterday enjoyed their day so much, they decided to go back out to the Rock with Nods. Vic is taking Pleuni and the 2 French Scuba Diver students for their first couple of Open Water dives. Marco, Pleuni's boyfriend who is a Divemaster is diving with them as well. Kim is gone back out as well with her DSD Alain, who did his skills yesterday in the afternoon. Everyone is hoping for another Whaleshark!!
Tomorrow we are going to dive Koh Tao! |
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
October 20 - Busy day at Reefers today
| Date: | October 20 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
Reefer 1 has gone out to Sail Rock today, the weather is still beautiful and the sea is really flat. Kim and Nods are on the boat with 4 fun divers and a couple of snorkellers. Ryan went on the boat as well with a couple of friends who wanted to dive the Rock and Vic is in the class room and then the pool in the afternoon with his Open Water student. Tomorrow we are diving Sail Rock in the morning and Mae Haad in the afternoon. |
Monday, October 19, 2009
October 19 - And the weather is still amazing......
| Date: | October 19 |
| Location: | Mae Haad - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 10+ m |
It's another amazing day on Koh Phangan and we haven't seen a single cloud yet! It's just sun, sun, sun these days. Reefer 1 went out to Mae Haad today, with Kim and a couple of fun divers. Vic is continuing with Adam's Divemaster training. Tomorrow we are starting an Open Water Course with Pleuni, who did most of her theorie already via e-learning on the Padi Website. Reefer 1 is probably going out to Sail Rock for a couple of fun dives. |
October 17 - We are looking for the Whaleshark
| Date: | October 18 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
We have a very happy DMT after Adam saw his first Whale Shark yesterday. As the other 2 diving boats headed back Reefer 1 stayed at Sail Rock so all our divers could have a lovely long dive with it without anyone else around. Fabio had his camera so we managed to get some great pictures too.
Apart from our big spotty friend the water was cyrstal clear, no current and school after school of every kind of fish imaginable.
Today is fairly quiet so we are doing a beach dive this afternoon and looking for customers to join our trip tomorrow. |
Saturday, October 17, 2009
October 17 - We are looking for the Whaleshark
| Date: | October 17 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
It's another absolutely beautiful day in paradise, the sun is out and it's really, really hot. Reefer 1 has gone to Sail Rock. Everyone on the boat is hoping to see yesterdays whale shark again!! Kim is guiding 3 fun divers around the rock and Fabio is finishing the Open Water course with Ciro. Tomorrow we are thinking of going back out to Sail Rock in case the Whale Shark is still around! |
Thursday, October 15, 2009
October 15 - Teaching, teaching, teaching....
| Date: | October 15 |
| Location: | Koh Phangan - Thailand |
Today looks like another very hot and sunny day. Fabio is in the class room teaching an Open Water course in Italian. Kim is going in the pool in the afternoon with one Discover Scuba student and Vic is doing some more academics with Adam for his Divemaster Course. Tomorrow we are planning to take the boat out to Sail Rock. |
October 14 - Diving Sail Rock today!
| Date: | October 14 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 20+ m |
Today is another sunny day and Reefer 1 is out at Sail Rock. Kim is on the boat with a couple of girls who decided yesterday afternoon to do their Discover Scuba dives at the Rock. Fabio is taking a few fun divers ou for a dive. Tomorrow we are going to do a couple of local dives in the afternoon. |
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
October 13 - Quiet morning in Haad Yao!
| Date: | October 13 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
It's another beautiful day in paradise! The sun has been shining all morning and there is hardly any wind today! Reefer 1 is at Sail Rock with Kim and her fun divers from yesterday! Everyone else is having a bit of a lie-in, recovering from the Halfmoon Party last night!! If the weather stays like it is for the rest of the day, we may be trying to organize a trip to Koh Tao for the next day! |
Saturday, October 10, 2009
October 10 - A beautiful day in paradise!
| Date: | October 10 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
Today is another beautiful day, the sun is shining and there is no cloud in sight! The Reefers team spent last night at Shiralea where George cooked an absolutely amazing meal for everyone. The lamb was superb and there was so much of it that hardly anyone managed to have their deserts in the end. Thank you G-Man!!! Reefer 1 has gone out to Sail Rock today, Nods is on the boat with a few fun divers in the hope the Whale Shark might be there again! Tomorrow we are going back to Sail Rock. |
October 9 - In the pool with the DMT's
| Date: | October 9 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 10 m |
Yesterday the weather stayed good so we were able to take the boat out and there was another Whale Shark at Sail Rock.
Today is fairly quiet so Kim is getting in the pool with Adam to do skill training for his Dive Master course. G-Man is going to refresh his skills too to get ready for his Assistant Instructor course coming up soon.
Tomorrow we plan to do go to Sail Rock or do some local dives. |
October 8 - Quiet day at Reefers today!
| Date: | October 8 |
| Location: | Koh Phangan - Thailand |
Today is a quiet day for us. We decided yesterday not to send the boat out as the weather forecast wasn't good at all and we expected a storm for today. Kim is in the classroom to finish off some academics with Patrick, who just completed his Open Water and Advanced Open Water with her and is thinking of carrying on to do his Rescue course in the next few days! |
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
October 7 - Waiting for a storm!
| Date: | October 7 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
| Comment: | There is a bit of overcast again today, but the sun still seems to come through occasionally. We are expecting a bit of a storm for tomorrow, which is why we decided to cancel our trip to Koh Tao this morning. We've gone back out to Sail Rock. Kim is finishing Patricks AOW course, Ryan is taking a swedish girl for her DSD and Nods is guiding some fun divers. Let's hope the Rock is as beautiful as it was yesterday. Because of the storm, no trips are scheduled for tomorrow at the moment. We are hoping for the wind to drop again the following day, as we have a lot of fun divers, really keen to go and dive Koh Tao. |
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
October 6 - Diving Sail Rock today!
| Date: | October 6 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 10+ m |
Today we are diving Sail Rock. The weather is a bit unstable, some big clouds and some rain in the morning, but it's looking like the sun is going to come out now. Reefer 1 is on it's way back from Sail Rock. Kim is on the boat with Patrick, who enjoyed his Open Water course that much, he wanted to continue straight away to become an Advanced diver. Jo and Casey are on the boat again as well, in the hope to be able to see the Whale Shark this time. Fabio is taking Martin and Stuart for their first ever Discover Scuba dive. Ryanshould be on his way over from Haad Rin to the dive center as he is takinga swedish girl in the Pool in the afternoon, to do her DSD skills. She will be joing the dive trip tomorrow. Reefer 1 is going out to Koh Tao tomorrow, if the sea conditions allow it. |
October 5 - Quiet day today!
| Date: | October 5 |
| Location: | Koh Phangan - Thailand |
Today will be a very quiet day for us! Everyone on the island is probably still recovering from yesterday's full moon party! Tomorrow we are planning a trip to Koh Tao! |
Sunday, October 4, 2009
October 4 - Another beautiful and sunny day in Haad Yao!
| Date: | October 4 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
| Comment: | It's another beautiful sunny morning in Haad Yao.
Reefer 1 has gone back out to Sail Rock. Kim is finishing the Open Water course with her student Patrick, he will then go straight onto starting his Advanced course. Nods is guiding a few fun divers around the Rock. Lets hope the Whale Shark is still around.
Tonight is the fullmoon party, so we are probably not diving tomorrow. |
October 3 - Beautiful sunny day on Koh Phangan
| Date: | October3 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15 m |
| Comment: | Lovely sunny day today and most of the staff are have a late morning after Nadine's b'day party last night!
Kim is continuing her open water course with some pool training and 2 local dives while Nods is doing a tune-up for a couple who havent been diving in 3 years to get them ready for our trip tomorrow.
Tomorrow we are taking students and fun divers to South-west pinnacles and Shark Island in Koh Tao; hopefully the Whale Shark will keep following Kim around! |
Friday, October 2, 2009
October 2 - Busy day for Kim today
| Date: | October 2 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
We had a bit of a cloudy morning again today, but the sun managed to come out in the end! We decided to wait a few more days before taking the boat out to Koh Tao, as the weather was a bit unstable over the past few days. Kim and George are diving a the Rock today. George is taking a fun diver around the pinnacle and Kim is doing the last to dives with her two Open Water students. As Ryan and Fabio are both sick, Kim is going to start another Open Water course as soon as she is back from the Rock, luckily her student Patrick has done most of his theory via e-learning on the PADI website already before coming out on holiday, so they shouldn't have to spend a lot of time in the class room. Tomorrow we will most likely take the boat out to Sail Rock in the morning and one of the local sites in the afternoon. |
Thursday, October 1, 2009
October 1 - Diving Sail Rock today!
| Date: | October 1 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Reefer 1 went out to Sail Rock this morning. The weather is much better than it was over the last couple of days. The sun is shining and there is hardly any wind. Kim is on the boat with her 2 Open Water students from the Uk and Nods is guiding a German fun diver. A couple of Swedish girls are coing to the center in the afternoon to do an introductory dive in our swimming pool.
Tomorrow we are planning a trip to Koh Tao. |
September 30 - A day at the dive center for us
| Date: | September 30 |
| Location: | Koh Phangan - Thailand |
Today is a bit of a cloudy day on Koh Phangan. We are busy at the dive center and decided not to take the boat out, as there were some big waves the day before and it was still pretty windy in the morning. Kim is busy in the class room, teaching Open Water and Fabio is finishing off his Rescue course with Russ and Cherry. Tomorrow we are planning to go to Sail Rock. |
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
September 29 - Busy day at Reefers!
| Date: | September 29 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
It's a really nice and sunny day again today! Reefer 1 has gone back out to Sail Rock with Fabio and his Rescue students. Ryan is diving with a french couple who are doing their Discover Scuba dives and George is guiding 3 fun divers. Kim stayed at the dive center to start an Open Water course with 2 guys from the UK.
Tomorrow we are panning to dive at Sail Rock. |
Monday, September 28, 2009
September 28 - We are diving Mae Haad today!
Another cloudy morning today, lets hope the sune is gonna come through later on as it has done over thepast few days. Vic is on his way back to Jersey. Nods has taken the boat out to Mae Haad to do a couple of local dives with her 4 french fun divers. Kim is going in the swimming pool in the afternoon with a couple of DSD's.
Tomorrow we are going to Sail Rock.
September 27 - Diving Sail Rock today!
| Date: | September 27 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Today started off with a bit of overcast again, we are waiting for the sun to come out! Reefer 1 went back out to Sail Rock, there are a few fun divers on the boat, hoping to see the Whale Shark again! Fabio is continuing with his Rescue course, he will be in the class room in the morning and the swimming pool in the afternoon.
Tomorrow we are going to do a couple of local dives and maybe take the boat out to Sail Rock in the morning. |
Saturday, September 26, 2009
September 26 - WHALE SHARK @ Sail Rock!!!!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
September 24 - Busy day today
| Date: | September 24 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
As always it's another beautiful day in paradise!! Reefer 1 has gone out to Sail Rock. Kim is on the boat with her Open Water student and Dennis and his girl friend from Jersey who are doing a Discover Scuba Dive. Vic is guiding a couple of fun divers at the rock. Fabio is in the class room with his 2 Rescue Diver students. Tomorrow we are planning to go back out to Sail Rock. |
September 23 - We are Starting an Open Water Course today
| Date: | September 23 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 20+ m |
Another beautiful sunny day in Koh Phangan.
Kim is starting a new Open Water course and Fabio is continuing with his Rescue course. We are staying at the dive resort this morning for lessons and confined water training and then heading out for a local dive this afternoon.
Tomorrow we are going to Sail Rock in the morning and Local sites in the afternoon. |
September 22 - We are diving Sail Rock today!!
| Date: | September 22 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 20+ m |
Another beautiful day in KP and everyone is busy. Kim and Nods are taking fun divers to Sail Rock. 2 of the Divers have only ever dived in Holland so it will be a nice treat for them! Adam is finishing his final Rescue scenario with Vic, George is doing a long lazy local dive and Fabio is starting a new rescue course with and English and a Norweigian student.
We are planning a trip to Sail rock again tomorrow - it's so good at the moment everyone wants to check it out! |
Monday, September 21, 2009
September 21 - We are diving Sail Rock today!!
| Date: | September 21 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
It was a nice and sunny day again yesterday. Nods and her fun diver really enjoyed their beach dive in the afternoon. Vic took four German Discover Scuba Divers in the Pool in the afternoon, they all decided to join our trip to Sail Rock the next day.
Today is another beautifual day. Reefer 1 is on the way to Sail Rock, with Vic's guests from yesterday. Two of the guys decided to only do snorkeling today, the other two can't wait to do their first Open Water dives at the Rock. George has joined today's trip as well. He is taking a fun diver out for the day.
Tomorrow we are trying to organize another Overnight trip to the National Marine Park. The last one was a huge success!! |
Sunday, September 20, 2009
September 20 - Quiet day in Haad Yao
| Date: | September 20 |
| Location: | Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
| Comment: | Yesterday was a beautiful and sunny day. Kim and George took Reefer 1 out to Koh Tao with their 5 fun divers. At the same time the rest of us decided to go down to Haad Yao and collect rubbish as part of the International Clean Up day.
Today is another beautiful day, but it is very quiet on the beach. Nods is taking a fun diver for a beach dive in the afternoon.
Tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock. |
Saturday, September 19, 2009
September 19 - Diving Koh Tao today!
| Date: | September 19 |
| Location: | Koh Tao - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 20+ m |
Yesterday started off with some rain in the morning, but the sun managed to come through in the afternoon. All of Vic and Kim's 5 Open Water students managed to complete their two dives at Sail Rock and passed the finale exam in the afternoon. Congratulations to Arie, Vladimir, Boris, Kristy and Adam on becoming PADI Open Water Divers.
It's beautiful and sunny again today. Reefer 1 went on the trip to Koh Tao in the morning. Kim and George are on the boat wioth 5 fun divers. Tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock. |
Friday, September 18, 2009
September 18 - Another busy day at Reefers
| Date: | September 18 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Yesterday started off with a bit of overcast in the morning but the sun managed to come through in the afternoon.The conditions at Sail Rock were perfect with 30+ m visibility. All 5 students were really good in the water and managed to complete their first two Open Water dives. Vic's Scuba Divers enjoyed the day so much, that they decided to continue with the course to get their full Open Water Diver certification and most of the fun divers signed up for another trip as soon as we arrived back at the dive center.
Today started off with some rain in the morning, but the sun managed to come through already and it is a beautiful day. The island seems really busy again and so are we. Reefer 1 has gone back out to Sail Rock with Kim and Vic's students, who are doing their finale two Open Water dives and Nods, who is guiding 4 Fun divers.
Tomorrow we are planning a trip to Koh Tao. |
Thursday, September 17, 2009
September 17 -Diving Sail Rock today
| Date: | September 17 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 25+ m |
Yesterday was another sunny day. Vic and Kim did academics and training in the swimming pool with their students.
Today has been a bit cloudy so far, but the sun seems to come through now. Reefer 1 has gone to Sail Rock with Kim and Vic, who are taking their students for their first Open Water dives. George is on the boat as well with 3 fun divers.
Tomorrow we are going to Sail Rock again. |
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
September 16 - Busy day today
| Date: | September 16 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Yesterday was another beautiful sunny day again and it was really busy in Haad Yao. The three French divers decided to postpone their Sail Rock Sunset/Night dive as they are waiting for some more friends to arrive on the island who want to join the trip as well. Today has been sunny again for most of the morning. We are very busy at the dive center. Vic is doing a Scuba Diver Course with three Israeli students and Kim is busy teaching Open Water to an English couple. Nods has taken a couple of fun divers to the Rock. Tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock. |
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
September 15 - Sunset/Night Dive at Sail Rock
| Date: | September 15 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Yesterday was another sunny day. The group from New Zealand came back from their Overnight trip in the afternoon. They all had a fantastic time at the Marine Park, four of them decided to do a Discover Scuba Dive on the second day of their trip.
Today is another beautiful day. We are not diving during the day, but the boat is going out to Sail Rock in the afternoon to take three French divers for a Sunset/Night dive.
Tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock. | |
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September 14 - Overnight Marine Park Trip
| Date: | September 14 |
| Location: | Marine Park - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
Today is another beautiful sunny day in Haad Yao! The 10 guests from New Zealand are coming back from their trip to the National Park. Kim is taking a couple of fun divers in the sea in the afternoon, they may join our trip to Sail Rock tomorrow as well. Tomorrow we are going to Sail Rock. |
Monday, September 14, 2009
September 13 - Overnight Marine Park Trip
| Date: | September 13 |
| Location: | Marine Park - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
Today we have headed out to the Angthong Marine Park for an overnight trip with 10 guests from New Zealand. We will take a trek up to the view point that was the inspiration for the book 'The Beach', do some diving and snorkelling close to the islands and also some night fishing out at sea. Our DM/Chef George has prepared a huge feast to have a delicious BBQ under the stars tonight too!
Tomorrow we plan to go to Sail Rock. |
Saturday, September 12, 2009
September 12 - Underwater Clean-Up around the island
| Date: | September 12 |
| Location: | Mae Haad/Koh Ma - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
Yesterday was a beautiful and sunny day. Vic's diver really enjoyed the dives at Mae Haad in the afternoon. Today is another sunny day. Everyone is on the boat and taking part on an Underwater Clean-Up around the island. Tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock. |
Friday, September 11, 2009
September 11 - Beautiful sunny day
| Date: | September 11 |
| Location: | Mae Haad/Koh Ma - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 15+ m |
Yesterday was a cloudy day and it was raining for a while in the morning. Kim took a Scuba Tune-Up in the Pool in the afternoon. Today has been a beautiful sunny day so far. Vic is going to do a couple of dives in the afternoon in Mae Haad with Kim's Scuba Tune-Up from yesterday. For tomorrow we are planning a trip to the Marine Park. |
Thursday, September 10, 2009
September 10- Quiet day - Diving Sail Rock today
| Date: | September 10 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Yesterday was a bit of a cloudy day and it was raining for a while in the morning but the sun managed to come out in the afternoon. Kim took the two German Discover Scuba Divers out to Sail Rock for their first dives in the sea, they both had a great time and really enjoyed the dives. Today started off with some rain in the morning. Let's hope the sun will come out in the afternoon like it did yesterday. It's a very quiet day, everyone is probably still recovering from the big party at Shiralea last night. For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock. |
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
September 9 - Discover Suba Divers @ Sail Rock today
| Date: | September 9 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Yesterday was a beautiful and sunny day. Kim and the group of Discover Scuba Divers went to Sail Rock, they all really enjoyed the dives at the Rock. Vic and Adam continued with the Rescue Diver course. They did some more academics and training in the swimming pool in the morning before heading down the beach in the afternoon. When Vic came back from the beach, he did the pool skills with another two Discover Scuba Divers, who wanted to join our trip to Sail Rock today. Today is a bit of a cloudy day and it was raining for a while in the morning. Kim is taking the two German Discover Scuba Divers out to Sail Rock for their first dives in the sea. For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock. |
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
September 8 - Diving Sail Rock tomorrow
| Date: | September 8 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Yesterday was another cloudy day, so it stayed pretty quiet down the beach. The Discover Scuba Divers did very well in the pool and apart from one, they all decided to join our trip to Sail Rock today.
Today has been a beautiful sunny day so far. Adam is going to continue his Rescue Diver course with Vic and Kim is taking the Discover Scuba Divers out to Sail Rock.
For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock.
Monday, September 7, 2009
September 7 - Diving Sail Rock tomorrow
| Date: | September 7 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Yesterday was another cloudy day but the sun came out in the afternoon! Adam did well with his Rescue scenarios and had some practise in the pool.
Today is a bit cloudy but the sun is trying. We will be taking some Discover Scuba Divers in the pool for the training session so they can dive on the trip tomorrow.
For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
September 6 - Diving Sail Rock tomorrow
| Date: | September 6 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Yesterday was a bit of a cloudy and rainy day. It stayed very quiet around the beach - people weres still recovering from the Full Moon Party and the weather kept them away from the baech as well.
Today is another cloudy day but the sun is trying to come out and play! We're having another easy day - some Rescue training later today.
For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock.
September 5 - Easy day today
| Date: | September 5 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Yesterday was a cloudy morning but the sun came out in the afternoon. The dives at Sail Rock were nice but the ride was a bit choppy. Adam did some Rescue scenarios - good fun but exhausting! Fabio finished the Advanced course with Steve. Congratulations Steve on becoming an Advanced Open Water diver!
Today is another cloudy day - we're taking it easy after the Full Moon Party last night, most people are still asleep.
For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock.
Friday, September 4, 2009
September 4 - Diving Sail Rock today
| Date: | September 4 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Yesterday was a cloudy morning but the sun came out in the afternoon. The Advanced student did his Navigation dive of the beach in Haad Yao - he did well. Adam did preperations for the Rescue course.
Today there's some overcast. Fabio has gone with the Advanced student to Sail Rock for the Deep and Multilevel dives. Vic is continueing the Rescue course with Adam and G-man will be assisting him to practise the rescue scenarios.
For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
September 3 - Diving South West & Samran tomorrow
| Date: | September 3 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Yesterday was a sunny day - Reefer 1 went to Sail Rock with Fun Divers and Snorkelers. Everybody enjoyed the day - the viz is still great and the marine life is around in big quantities. Kim's new sOpen Water student had problems equalizing in the pool and couldn't continue his course. Fabio's Advanced student enjoyed his PPB dive in Mae Haad.
Today there's some overcast. We'll be diving local in the afternoon and Adam is going to continue his Rescue Diver course with Vic - theory and pool sessions today.
For tomorrow we are planning a trip to South West Pinnacles and Samran Pinnacle.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
September 2 - Diving Sail Rock today
| Date: | September 2 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
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| Today is a beautiful sunny day - Reefer 1 went to Sail Rock again with Fun Divers. Kim has started a new Open Water Diver course and Fabio will be starting a new Advanced course this afternoon with a Peak Perfromance Buoyancy dive. We are planning a trip to Sail Rock for tomorrow. |
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
September 1 - Trip to Sail Rock today
| Date: | September 1 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Today started as a beautiful sunny day - Reefer 1 has gone to Sail Rock with Fun Divers, Open Water and Advanced Diver Students. The conditions are great for another Whale Shark!
Vic was suppose to start an Open Water Diver course but the people had a party last night and couldn't get out of bed. Instead they will start the course tomorrow.
We are planning a trip to Sail rock for tomorrow.
August 31 - WHALE SHARK
| Date: | August31 |
| Location: | Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand |
| Visibility: | 30+ m |
Two amazing dives at Sail Rock yesterday. All the divers and the snorkellers got to spend the morning with a 5m female Whale Shark. It was happy to swim around all of the divers while feeding on the plankton.
We had 4 lucky divers on dives 1 & 2, congratulations Slyvie and Norman on becoming Scuba Divers.
We are planning a trip to Sail rock in the morning and Mae Haad in the afternoon



