Reef Reports
3 - 7 August 2017
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
40m / 131ft
Water temperature
25°C / 77°F
Guest Reviews
Johan Gustavsen - Norway
Amazing service & professionalism. Dives were incredibly smooth. Steve's, Lighthouse Bommie & shark feed were absolutely amazing.
Phillip Owens-Thurston - Switzerland
Variety of species & untouched reef. Shark feed & personal shark dive incredible diving experience.
Ronan O'Reilly - Ireland
The best people, the best food the best diving experience.
7 - 10 August 2017
3 Night - FLY DIVE COD HOLE EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
30m / 98ft
Water temperature
25°C / 77°F
Guest Reviews
Maria Hu - Singapore
The diving was superb, the sites beautiful. The staff attentive, professional & always happy & friendly.
Kathleen Aranjo - United States
I loved Steve's Bommie. It was my vision of diving in Australia.
Stuart Pope - New Zealand
Extremely well organised & family friendly. Brilliant well researched dive sites.
10 - 14 August 2017
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
30m / 98ft
Water temperature
25°C / 77°F
Guest Reviews
Sarah Goytia - United States
The crew has such a great attitude, knowledgeable & energetic. Wonderful dive sites. So much fun it all blends together.
Catherine Robert - France
The crew made the expedition even more enjoyable & dive sites. Amazing!
Duncan Warwick-Champion - United Kingdom
The drift dive along the Western Wall - it was like I remeber from 30 years ago.
Photo Competition
1st
Daniele Morganti (Compact)2nd
Jim Malcolm (Compact)3rd
Danielle Morganti (Compact) 14 - 17 August 2017
3 Night - FLY DIVE COD HOLE EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
25m / 82ft
Water temperature
25°C / 77°F
Guest Reviews
Hao Truong - United States
This was my first liveaboard so I wasn't sure what to expect? The boat, crew, diving & the other divers made for an amazing experience.
Berenice Bommeli - Switzerland
The crew was able to accommodate every person with their special needs & personality. All the reefs were beautiful.
Colin Park - Canada
incrdible dive sites & we were the only divers in the area we were diving. So much to see at Steve's Bommie.
Nudibranch special
From the dive deck, Jelle Kolet, August 10 – August 17
It wasn’t the sharks, rays and sea snakes but the small nudibranchs who were the stars of this week’s expedition. On every single dive, divers found several of these elusive critters boasting strange shapes and stunning colours. The visibility at Lighthouse Bommie was well over 30 meters providing aquarium-like conditions for happy divers.
Photo Competition
1st
Daniele Morganti (Compact)2nd
Daniele Morganti (Compact)3rd
Cinzia Morganti (Compact) 17 - 24 August 2017
7 Night - CORAL SEA EXPLORATORY - GF
Conditions Report
Visibility
40m / 131ft
Water temperature
25°C / 77°F
Guest Reviews
John Graves - United States
Outstanding crew - personal, professional & extensive knowledge on all dive sites.
Bob Dean - United States
The staff were excellent & so organised. Such a great variety of dive sights.
LuAnne Graves - United States
Very attentive staff made the trip enjoyable even for a snorkeler. The diving was beautiful!
Coral Sea Exploratory Expedition
From the dive deck, Kerrin Jones, August 17- August 24
The expedition got off to a great start with fantastic weather, 40m plus visibility, plenty of colourful soft corals at Holmes Reef and sheer walls at Bougainville Reef. Osprey Reef provided a good turnout of hungry sharks for the Amphitheatre shark feed and a chance to view nautilus. Back on the GBR divers encountered friendly potato cod and watched cuttlefish laying eggs.
Photo Competition
1st
Bob Partridge (Compact)2nd
Steve Holmstrom (Compact)3rd
Steve Holmstrom (Compact) 24 - 28 August 2017
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
30m / 98ft
Water temperature
24°C / 75°F
Guest Reviews
Kay Worrall - United Kingdom
Made to feel part of a family. Dive sites were exceptional, photos & video from Jules a memorable experience to take away with.
Viviana Castro - Argentina
Start to finish incredibly well taken care of. Seeing sharks on almost every dive was unexpected & great. Coral variety & colours amazing.
Gert Wunderlich - Germany
Amazing dive sites. Dungeons & Dragons for the scenery. Cracker Jack & Steve's Bommie for the variety of fish life.
Silvertips and cuttlefish
From the dive deck, Jelle Kolet, August 24 – August 31
Thrilled divers got escorted to the reef by a curious silvertip shark at the beautiful Dungeons & Dragons at Bougainville reef. A silvertip of impressive size made an appearance at the shark feed at Osprey reef. Amazed divers marvelled at the sight of the alien looking cuttlefish at Coral Kingdom and Gotham city on the ribbon reefs.
28 - 31 August 2017
3 Night - FLY DIVE COD HOLE EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
40m / 131ft
Water temperature
24°C / 75°F
Guest Reviews
Christy Reynolds - New Zealand
The staff made an amazing place an amazing experience. I'm glad I chose Mike Ball & the Spoilsport.
Bill Bliss - United States
Nothing compares to the crew. Yes dive sites were expertly chosen. outstanding in fact. The crew guiding us made the trip so enjoyable.
Jolene Southey - Australia
Steve's Bommie, Coral Kingdom & the last nights entertainment was very special.
Photo Competition
1st
Gert Wunderlich (Compact)2nd
Gert Wunderlich (Compact)3rd
Christy Reynolds (Compact) 31 August - 4 September 2017
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - GF
Conditions Report
Visibility
40m / 131ft
Water temperature
25°C / 77°F
Guest Reviews
Aglae Maydell - Austria
Great to see turtles, sharks, mantas & dolphins. Great crew.
Jason Marcus - Australia
Enthusiastic, motivated , helpful & smiling staff. Diving highlights without a doubt North Horn & Pixie Pinnacle.
Robert Doran - Australia
Comfortable, well organised accommodation. All equipment & information available for easy diving.
