Saturday, August 29, 2009

August 29 - Beautiful sunny day

Date:August 29
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:30+ m

Yesterday the divers went back to Sail Rock - lucky people they were as the whale shark came by and had a swim with the divers.

Today is another sunny day - Vic has started the Scuba Diver course with a German couple. They'll be doing academics and confined training today.

In the afternoon Fabio will be taking some Discover Scuba Divers in the pool for the training session.

For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock.

August 28 - Beautiful sunny day, we're diving Samran Pinnacles

Date:August 28
Location:
Samran - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:30+ m

Our group of experienced divers loved the 3 pinnacle trip yesterday, visibility was perfect and there was hardly any current. Lots of schools of reef fish at South-west pinnacles and the viz was good enough to swim out the the 'hidden' pinnacle. Chumpon was full of giant groupers and as usual Sail Rock was full of every kind of fish and diving it later in the day meant no other dive boats too.

They decided they definitely wanted to see more so have chartered the boat again today to see Samran Pinnacle and do another dive at Sail Rock.

We are planning a trip to Koh Tao tomorrow.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

August 27 - Diving the Pinnacles today

Date:August 27
Location:
3 Pinnacles - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:30+ m

Yesterday was a bit of a cloudy day but the sun came out in the afternoon. Fabio and a Fun Diver went to Sail Rock - the viz was great and on the first dive there were hardly any divers arounds so plenty of fish to see. All the big schools of trevallies, barracuda's, batfish and fusiliers were hanging around the Rock - but still no luck with the whale shark.

The rest of the day was easy and we did some odd jobs around the centre.

Today there's some overcast - Reefer 1 has gone with Fun Divers to dive at South West Pinnacles, Chumpon Pinnacles and Sail Rock on the way back. The 3 best places to see the whale sharks - maybe they get lucky today?!

For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock.

August 26 - Easy day today

Date:August 26
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:25+ m

Yesterday was a bit of a cloudy day but the sun came out in the afternnon. Reefer 1 went to Sail Rock with Vic & Richie taking the Discover Scuba Divers and Fun Divers around the Rock. The viz was still great and big schools of fish everywhere - all the divers enjoyed the dives.

Richie finished his Dive Master course - Congratulations Rich on gaining this rating and we wish you well in your future endeavours!

Dive Master Richie

Today is a bit cloudy - we're taking it easy. Last night we celebrated Richie's Dive Master course completion with a snorkel test. He passed!

For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

August 25 - We're diving Sail Rock today

Date:August 25
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:25+ m

Yesterday was a bit of a cloudy morning and some rain but the sun came out again in the afternoon. Reefer 1 went to Sail Rock with Fun Divers - the viz is still great and the big schools of fish are still around but no sign of the Whale Shark. Ricardo finished his Digital Underwater Photographyspeciality course after completing the Advanced course. Congratulations Ricardo on gaining these certifications! We hope you will enjoy many more great dives and take lots of great underwater pictures.

Fabio with Ricardo

In the afternoon Vic took some Discover Scuba Divers and a Tune Up in the pool for the training session - they're all looking forward to the dives.

Today is a bit of a cloudy day but the sun is trying to break through the clouds. Reefer 1 has gone to Sail Rock with Discover Scuba Divers and Fun Divers. Everybody is looking forward to the dives and hoping for a Whale Shark.

For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock.

August 24 - We're diving Sail Rock today

Date:August 24
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:25+ m

Yesterday was another very hot sunny day - Reefer 1 went to Sail Rock with Vic & Kim and Fun Divers and a Discover Scuba Diver. The viz was great - the big schools of trevallies, barracuda's and batfish were hanging around the Rockand the divers also loved the Chimney.

In the afternoon Andy took some Junior Discover Scuba Divers for a dive in Mae Haad - the viz was good and there was lots of fish around. The kids loved it very much and are planning on becoming Open Water Divers on their holiday next year.

Today is a bit of a cloudy day - Reefer 1 has gone to Sail Rock. Kim and Fabio will be showing the Fun Divers around and a Snorkeler joined their friends on the trip .

For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock.

August 23 - We're diving Sail Rock today

Date:August 23
Location:
Marine Park - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:10 - 15 m

Yesterday was another very hot sunny day - Reefer 1 went to Ang Thong Marine Park with Vic, Fabio and Richie - they showed the Fun Divers around the islands. The viz was good and there were some special marine life to see - a few sea snakes, hawkfish and lots of rays. Kim did the last dives with the Open Water Diver students. Congratulations to Janey, Joanna and Michael on becoming PADI Open Water Divers. Well done all of you and we hope you'll enjoy many more great dives!

Kim with Michael, Joanna & Janey

We also had an underwater wedding - Ricardo & Stephanie both said "I do" and kissed underwater. Congratulations to the happy couple!

It was a great success and all the other divers enjoyed being guests at this special wedding - the party started on the boat ride back and kept going all night.

Today is another hot sunny day - Reefer 1 has gone to Sail Rock with Fun Divers and a Discover Scuba Diver. Everybody hopes the Whale Shark will be there again today.

For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock.



August 22 - We're diving Ang Thong Marine Park today

Date:August 22
Location:
Marine Park - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:25+ m

Yesterday was another beautiful sunny day - Reefer 1 went to Sail Rock with Fun Divers, Discover Scuba Divers and Open Water Diver students. The viz was great and there were big schools of treavallies, fusiliers and batfish - all the divers enjoyed their dives and the day on the boat. In the afternoon our Advanced student did his Navigation dive of the beach. Congratulations to Ricardo on becoming an Advanced Open Water Diver!

Today is another very hot sunny day - Reefer 1 has gone to Ang Thong Marine Park with Vic, Fabio and Richie who will be showing the Fun Divers around the islands, Kim with her Open Water Diver students will be finishing the course with their dives 3 and 4 and some Snorkelers joined the trip as well. Today there's also a special happening on the Reefer 1 - Ricardo & Stephanie will be getting married underwater and they planned a little party for on the way back.

For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock.

Friday, August 21, 2009

August 21 - We're diving Sail Rock today

Date:August 21
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:25+ m

Yesterday was a beautiful hot sunny day - Reefer 1 went to Koh Tao with Fun Divers, an Advanced student and Snorkelers. South West Pinnacles was beautiful - great viz and big schools of fish around. Samran Pinnacles was good - the viz wasn't the best but there was lots to see. Kim started an Open Water course - they did academics and confined training. Also in the afernoon we had some Discover Scuba Divers in the pool for the training session - they enjoyed it very much and are looking forward to their dives.

Today is another beautiful sunny day - Reefer 1 has gone to Sail Rock with Fun Divers, Discover Scuba Divers and Open Water Diver students. In the afternoon we will go for a dive in Mae Haad - our Advanced student needs to do his Navigation dive to finish his course and some Discover Scuba Divers will be doing their first dives ever in the sea.

For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Ang Thong Marine Park - some of our divers will get married underwater.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

August 20 - We're diving Koh Tao today

Date:August 20
Location:
Koh Tao - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:25+ m

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day - Reefer 1 went back to Sail Rock with Fun Divers, Discover Scuba Divers, an Advanced student and Snorkelers. The viz was great - there was a big school of travallies, the giant moray was almost completely out of his hole so that was a good chance to see him and all the divers enjoyed the dives. Congratulations to Kate on completing her Advanced Open Water Diver course. Well done Kate and we hope you'll enjoy many more great dives!

Today is another beautiful hot sunny day - Reefer 1 has gone to Koh Tao with Fun Divers, an Advanced student and Snorkelers. They plan to dive South West Pinnacles and Samran Pinnacles. Kim stayed at the shop and is starting an Open Water course with two girls - they'll be doing academics and confined training today so they can do dives 1 and 2 on the trip tomorrow. Also in the afernoon we get some Discover Scuba Divers in for the pool session - they will be going on the trip tomorrow.

For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock. We are also planning an underwater wedding for Saturday.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

August 19 - We're diving Sail Rock today

Date:August 19
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 - 25 m

Yesterday was a nice day - Reefer 1 went to Sail Rock. Vic, Kim and G-man took care of all the Discover Scuba Divers and they all enjoyed their first dives ever. Leo showed the Fun Divers around the Rock - they were all impressed with the quantity of fish around the Rock and they enjoyed the Chimney. Fabio took the Advanced student for the Deep and Multilevel dives - one of the students had to cancel the dives due to ear problems. We hope she will be able to continue in a few days. In the afternoon Kim took a Discover Scuba Diver and a Tune Up in the pool so they are ready to dive in the sea.

Today is another sunny day - Reefer 1 has gone back to Sail Rock with Fun Divers, Discover Scuba Divers and Snorkelers. The conditions are good so we hope everybody will enjoy the diving and snorkeling.

For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Koh Tao - we want to dive South West Pinnacles and Shark Island.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

August 18 - Today we're diving Sail Rock

Date:August 18
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:10 - 15 m

Yesterday was a sunny day - Reefer 1 went to Ang Thong Marine Park with Fun Divers and Snorkelers. The viz was not great but good enough to see some good things. Kim showed them all the underwater beauty there - a sea snake was hanging around, they saw lots of rays and coral fish and the divers loved the swim throughs. Around the centre it was a busy day as well - all the Discover Scuba Divers liked the pool session with Vic and are looking forward to the actual dives. Fabio started an Advanced course - the students enjoyed getting back in the water and playing around with their buoyancy.

Today is a nice day and Reefer 1 has gone to Sail Rock. There's a storm brewing in the distance - maybe a sign for the Whale Sharks to come and hang around the Rock?! Vic, Leo and G-man will be taking care of all the Discover Scuba Divers, Kim will be showing the Rock to the Fun Divers and Fabio will be teaching the Advanced students the Deep and Multilevel dives.

In the afternoon we will be taking some Discover Scuba Divers in the pool so they can join the trip tomorrow.

For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock.

Monday, August 17, 2009

August 17 - Diving Ang Thong Marine Park today

Date:August 17
Location:
Ang Thong Marine Park - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 - 25 m

Yesterday was a bit of a cloudy rainy day in Haad Yao but most of the rest of the island was beautiful sunny - The Reefer 1 went to Koh Tao for some dives at Shark Island and Aow Leuk. The viz was good - crystal clear water and lots of marine life to see. All the divers enjoyed the dives and the lazy sunny day on the boat.

Today is a sunny day - Reefer 1 has gone to Ang Thong Marine Park with Fun Divers and Snorkelers. Kim will be showing them all the beauty of the underwater world there. Vic will be teaching some Discover Scuba Divers in the pool today - they will be diving on the trip tommorrow. Fabio is starting some Advanced Open Water Diver students with a local dive - Peak Performance Buoyancy to start the course easy.

We are planning a trip to Sail Rock for tommorrow.

August 16 - Diving Koh Tao today

Date:August 16
Location:
Koh Tao - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 - 25 m

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day - The Discover Scuba Divers enjoyed the pool session and are looking forward to their open water dives.

Today there's some overcast - Reefer 1 has gone to Koh Tao with the Discover Scuba Divers, Fun Divers and an Advanced Open Water Diver student. They're planning on diving Shark Island and Tanote bay and everybody is looking forward to the dives.

We are planning a trip to the Marine Park for tommorrow.

August 15 - We are teaching Discovery divers in the pool ready for Koh Tao trip

Date:August 15
Location:
Koh Tao - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 - 25 m

Our fun divers and snorkelers all loved Sail Rock yesterday. They are experienced divers and all agreed it is a beautiful site with a lot of marine life.

Everyone is having a relaxing morning after the half moon party last night so we are taking some discovery divers in the pool so they are ready to join our trip to Koh Tao tomorrow. We plan to dive Shark Island and Tanote Bay.

We have also planned a trip to Marine Park for the following day.

August 14 - Diving and snorkeling at Sail Rock

Date:August 14
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 - 25 m

Our sunset and night dives last night were awesome. The water was crystal clear and there were lots of big barracudas swimming all over the reef. Everybody loved it.

Kate finished her Open Water course and is now looking forward to doing her Advanced course over the next few days - well done Kate!

Today reefer 1 has gone out with some Italian, French, Dutch, Swiss, Danish and German customers, the sky is blue and the sea is flat so it should be a lovely trip. We plan to go to Koh Tao or Sail Rock tomorrow.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

August 13 - Sunset and Night dives at Sail Rock today

Date:August 13
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 - 25 m

Yesterday was a very hot sunny day - Kim finished the academics and confined training with the Open Water Diver student so she only has 2 dives left to do. The Discover Scuba Diver enjoyed the local dive - the viz was okay and there was some nice marine life around. Reefer 1 went for a Snorkel trip with a group of wedding guests - the romantic tour took them to Bottle Beach for some lunch on the beach and after lunch they went to Koh Ma for some snorkeling and diving. Everybody enjoyed the trip and the water around Koh Ma was clear so there was plenty to see for the divers and snorkelers.

Today is another hot sunny day - the winds have dropped and the sea looks beautiful. We're having an easy morning and are preparing for the Sunset and Night dives at Sail Rock this afternoon.

For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock and Koh Tao.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

August 12 - Snorkeling today - 2 trips to Sail Rock tomorrow

Date:August 12
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 - 25 m

Yesterday was a sunny day - Vic took his Advanced Open Water Diver students to Sail Rock for their Deep and Multilevel dives. The Rock was beautiful and the students successfully completed their dives. Congratulations to Kine and Knut on becoming PADI Advanced Open Water Divers.

Vic with Kine and Knut

Today is another sunny day - Kim is teaching an Open Water Diver student and will also be taking a Discover Scuba Diver for a local dive.

Reefer 1 is doing a Snorkel trip with a group of wedding guests - the romantic tour will be going to Bottle Beach for some lunch on the beach and after lunch they'll be heading to Koh Ma for some snorkeling and diving.

For tomorrow we are planning a trip to Sail Rock in the morning and also a Sunset and Night dive trip at the Rock for late afternoon.




August 11 - Diving Sail Rock today

Date:August 11
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 - 25 m

Yesterday was a sunny day - Reefer 1 went to Koh Tao with Advanced Open Water Diver students, Discover Scuba Divers and Snorkelers. Everybody enjoyed the diving and snorkeling at Koh Tao. We went to Shark Island and Aow Leuk - the water was clear and there was lots to see.

Today is another sunny day - We've gone to Sail Rock and Vic is taking his Advanced students for their Deep and Multilevel dives.

We are planning a trip to Sail Rock for tomorrow.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

August 11 - Diving Sail Rock today

Date:August 11
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 - 25 m

Yesterday was a sunny day - Reefer 1 went to Koh Tao with Advanced Open Water Diver students, Discover Scuba Divers and Snorkelers. Everybody enjoyed the diving and snorkeling at Koh Tao. We went to Shark Island and Aow Leuk - the water was clear and there was lots to see.

Today is another sunny day - We've gone to Sail Rock and Vic is taking his Advanced students for their Deep and Multilevel dives.

We are planning a trip to Sail Rock for tomorrow.

August 10 - Diving Koh Tao today

Date:August 10
Location:
Koh Tao - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 - 25 m

Yesterday was a sunny day - Reefer 1 went to Sail Rock with Fun Divers, Discover Scuba Divers and Snorkelers. Everybody enjoyed the diving and snorkeling around the Rock.

Today is another sunny day. Reefer 1 has gone to Koh Tao for some local dives there. Kim is taking some Discover Scuba Divers for their first dives in the sea and Vic is teaching an Advanced Open Water Diver course - they'll be doing their Naturalist and Photography dives.

We are planning a trip to Sail Rock for tomorrow.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

August 9 - Today we're diving Sail Rock

Date:August 9
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 - 25 m

Yesterday was a sunny day - Reefer 1 went to Sail Rock with Fun Divers, Open Water Diver students and Snorkelers. Everybody enjoyed the dives and the snorkeling around the Rock. Rory finished his Open Water Diver course - Congratulations Rory on becoming an PADI Open Water Diver! Some of our Fun Divers went to Ang Thong Marine Park. The viz wasn't great but they saw some nice marine life - banded sea snakes and lots of stingrays and scorpionfish.

Today is another sunny day. Reefer 1 has gone to Sail Rock with Fun Divers, Discover Scuba Divers and Snorkelers.

We are planning a trip to Koh Tao for tomorrow.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

August 8 - Diving Sail Rock today

Date:August 8
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:25 - 30 m

Yesterday was a sunny day - it was a quiet morning with most people still recovering from the Full Moon Party but the afternoon got more busy on the beach.

Today is a sunny but windy day. Reefer 1 has gone to Sail Rock with Fun Divers who will be guided around by Vic and Nods - some of them will be doing some Adventure dives. Kim will be doing dives 3 and 4 to complete the Open Water Diver course with Rory and Kate.

We are planning a trip to Sail Rock for tomorrow.

August 7 - Easy day today - diving Sail Rock and Marine Park tomorrow

Date:August 7
Location:
Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:25 - 30 m

Yesterday was a sunny day - the viz was great and the Fun Divers enjoyed their dives. Kim did dives 1 and 2 with the Open Water Diver student and Vic finished the Advanced course with Mickey and Sarah. Congratulations to the both of you on becoming PADI Advanced Open Water Divers!

Today is a lazy day - most people are still recovering from the Full Moon Party last night.

We are planning a trip to Sail Rock and the Marine Park for tomorrow.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

August 6 - Diving Sail Rock today

Date:August 6
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 - 25 m

Yesterday was a windy and sunny day - Kim started an Open Water course and did academics and pool training. Nods did a Refresher course with some Fun Divers who didn't dive for over one year. Fabio was down the beach in the afternoon and it was very busy down there. The island is filling up for the Full Moon Party.

Today is a beautiful sunny and a bit windy day - Reefer 1 has gone to Sail Rock with lots of Fun Divers, Snorkelers and Student Divers; Kim is doing dives 1 and 2 for the Open Water course and Vic is finishing the Advanced course with Sarah & Mickey - their last dive is the Navigation dive.

Tonight is the Full Moon Party in Had Rin and that means we don't have a dive trip tomorrow.

We are planning a trip to Koh Tao for the day after tomorrow.

August 5 - Diving Sail Rock tomorrow

Date:August 5
Location:
Koh Tao - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 - 25 m

Yesterday was a windy day - Kim took some Fun Divers for dives around Koh Tao. Red Rock was great - the divers loved the cave and luckily all the triggerfish were behaving. Second dive at Aow Leuk - the reef looked pretty and the water was nice and clear.

Today Kim has started an Open Water Diver course and will be doing academics and confined training today so the students can do their first 2 open water dives on the trip tomorrow.

We are planning a trip to Sail Rock for tomorrow.

August 4 - Windy day - diving Koh Tao tomorrow

Date:August 4
Location:
Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:15 - 20 m

Yesterday was a sunny day - Reefer 1 went to Sail Rock. Kim took the Fun Divers for some dives and they all enjoyed Sail Rock. Vic took the Advanced Open Water Diver student for his last dive for the course - the Deep Dive. Congratulations to Adam on becoming an Advanced Open Water Diver. Next step for him will be the Emergency First Responder and Rescue Diver courses.
Today is another sunny but windy day - we cancelled our trip to Sail Rock due to the big waves. We're hoping the wind will drop and we can go for a trip to Koh Tao tomorrow

Monday, August 3, 2009

August 3 - Diving Sail Rock today

Date:August 3
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:10 - 15 m

Yesterday was an easy sunny day. Vic took the Advanced Open Water Diver students for their Night Dive - they all enjoyed the special creatures that live around the Chaloklum Pier.

Today is another sunny day - Reefer 1 has gone to Sail Rock with Fun Divers and an Advanced Open Water Diver student who will be doing his last dives to finish the course.

We're planning a trip to Sail Rock for tomorrow and a trip to Koh Tao for the day after.

August 2 - Night dive tonight

Date:August 2
Location:
Chaloklum - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:10 - 15 m

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day - Reefer 1 took the divers to Sail Rock. Vic did the Deep and Photography dives with the Advanced Open Water Diver students and Kim did the last 2 open water dives with the Open Water Diver student to finish his course. Congratulations to Peer on becoming a PADI Open Water Diver!

Today is another sunny day and it's gonna be an easy Sunday. Vic will be taking the Advanced Open Water Diver students for a night dive at Chaloklum Pier.

We are planning a trip to Sail Rock for tomorrow.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

August 1 - Diving Sail Rock today

Date:August 1
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:10 - 15 m

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day - Kim did the first 2 open water dives with the Open Water Diver student and Vic did the Navigation and Peak Performance Buoyancy dives with the Advanced student.

Today is another sunny day and Reefer 1 has gone to Sail Rock with some Fun Divers and the Open Water Diver student is doing his final 2 open water dives. The Advanced students are doing the Deep and Photography dives.

We are planning a trip to Sail Rock for tomorrow.