Reef Reports
29 April - 2 May 2019
3 Night - FLY DIVE COD HOLE EXPEDITION - JC
Conditions Report
Visibility
20m / 66ft
Water temperature
28°C / 82°F
Guest Reviews
Natalie Green - USA
The crew were so friendly helpful and professional. I love the 'open deck' idea! It gave us such great diving flexibility.
Everts Family - Netherlands
Overall just a great treat!
John Dewhurst - USA
The crew was excellent, all very clearly passionate, knowledgeable and engaged. They create a really great atmosphere for the whole experience.
PLENTY OF UNUSUAL MARINE LIFE SIGHTINGS!
From the dive deck – By Kerrin Jones
Guests experienced a great variety of diving this trip, including the sheer walls of both Bougainville and Osprey Reefs in the Coral Sea along with the best of the Great Barrier Reef sites. Marine life highlights included a hammerhead sighting at False Entrance, and harlequin ghost pipefish and a lacy scorpionfish on the GBR.
2 - 6 May 2019
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
40m / 131ft
Water temperature
27 °C / 81°F
Guest Reviews
Sheree Howlett - Australia
The Hospitality the instructors showed in making an effort to point out cool critters ie; Pygmy Seahorse and Ornate Ghost Pipefish.
Scott Murcko - Australia
All of it was fantastic! Great staff and guides! I would easily go again.
Eddie Wang - USA
Great experience overall - the crew was very professional, hospitable and helpful. Plenty of activity and min downtime which is awesome. Will definitely recommend to friends.
Full of Life
From the dive deck – Kristy O’Neill
We had an amazing week with pinnacles full of life! Guests came back from dives having found rare species such as frog fish and lacey scorpion fish. We were able to make the voyage to Osprey reef where the Shark feed was a huge success! 40m visibility on the Ribbon Reefs was a definite highlight!
Photo Competition
1st
Vladislav Lukyanets (Compact)2nd
Andreas Klein (Compact)3rd
Vladislav Lukyanets (Compact) 6 - 9 May 2019
3 Night - FLY DIVE COD HOLE EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
30m / 98ft
Water temperature
27 °C / 81°F
Guest Reviews
Darien & Amy Beatty - USA
Everything was AMAZING! The crew, the diving, the food! The schedule was perfect.
Amie & Natalie Sweetapple - Australia
The spectacular sea-life, amazing diving, incredible crew, delicious food too!
Killian & Carter Norvell - USA
Gotham City dive was fabulous, staff and crew were fabulous! They took care of us very novice divers with TLC, and fed us very well! Thank you!!!
Photo Competition
1st
Vladislav Lukyanets (Compact)2nd
Benjamin Preubler (Compact)3rd
Vladislav Lukyanets (Compact) 9 - 13 May 2019
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - JC
Conditions Report
Visibility
30m / 98ft
Water temperature
27°C / 81°F
Guest Reviews
Courtney Baumgartner - Switzerland
The diving at Challenger was incredible. So many sharks and predatory fish.
Aglaia Vanzeto - Italy
Great to be able to rent all gear and to take great shots. Nice dive sites, great organisation.
David Quagliana - United States
Great dive diversity. Night dive had so many sharks.
GREAT DIVING ON THE RIBBON REEFS!
From the dive deck – Kerrin Jones
Strong winds caused by Tropical Cyclone Anna kept Spoilsport in our more sheltered dive sites in the Ribbon Reefs of the Great Barrier Reef.
Divers soon found that it was much nicer underwater than above the surface, and enjoyed diving in lovely coral gardens where they encountered cuttlefish, octopus, turtles, nudibranchs, along with sandy slopes covered in garden eels and the occasional whitetip reef shark lazing on the sand.
13 - 16 May 2019
3 Night - FLY DIVE COD HOLE EXPEDITION - JC
Conditions Report
Visibility
30m / 98ft
Water temperature
27°C / 81°F
Guest Reviews
Ninke van Zwieteren - New Zealnd
Despite the weather they found we found the best spots possible for the moment. Incredible diving Steve's Bommie and Coral Kingdom.
Zia Abud - Brazil
All of the dives and the friendliness from the crew made the experience top notch.
Dan and Chelsea Hazen - United States
Loved the colours and variety of marine life at Steve's Bommie. The food was delicious.
Photo Competition
1st
Andrew Bowman (Compact)2nd
Mariana Rocha De Souz (Compact)3rd
Ford Drury (Compact) 16 - 20 May 2019
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
30m / 98ft
Water temperature
26°C / 79°F
Guest Reviews
Maxine Hansford - United States
The dives were spectacular. All of the fish life and reef choices were perfect. The food superb.
Tim Sampson - United States
Every aspect of the experience was amazing. The staff made diving a pleasure.
Dave Brown - United States
It really exceeded all expectations from crew to safety to quality of dives.
20 - 23 May 2019
3 Night - FLY DIVE COD HOLE EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
30m / 98ft
Water temperature
26°C / 79°F
Guest Reviews
Stefano Dotti - United States
What a highlight to dive with minke whales, sea snakes, mantis shrimp. Learn to use nitrox and such a memorable night dive.
Alexa Milton - United States
Incredible interaction with minke whales.Whole team was great and worked together seamlessly. Food was outstanding.
Margeret Murphy - United States
Loved the night dive and Coral Kingdom. It was really beautiful.
MINKE WHALES ARE HERE!
From the dive deck – Kerrin Jones
Undoubtedly the highlights this week were the first dwarf minke whale encounters of the year.
These early season minkes approached Spoilsport at Lighthouse Bommie and spent a few hours checking out the boat, and were seen in the water by both divers and snorkelers. We look forward to seeing plenty more of these friendly and inquisitive whales over the next couple of months.
23 - 27 May 2019
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
40m / 131ft
Water temperature
26°C / 79°F
Guest Reviews
David Small - New Zealand
Such little effort I needed to make diving this week, it was a true holiday in all regards.
Jess Mead - New Zealand
North Horn was epic! Osprey in general was amazing. Carnage night dives at Gotham City.
Robyn Hawkins - New Zealand
Amazing dive sites - lots of variety.
27 - 30 May 2019
3 Night - FLY DIVE COD HOLE EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
25m / 82ft
Water temperature
26°C / 79°F
Guest Reviews
Megan Gilligan - United States
Incredible to see minke whales and at the same time have staff effectively teach us how to see the whales in a safe, respectful manner.
Erica Bossi - United States
Exceptional from start to finish. Awesome service and attention to detail.
Richard Fertig - United States
Incredibly professionally executed from start to finish. Safety, preparation, hospitality, friendly, terrific staff.
BIG TO THE SMALL
From the dive deck – Kristy O’Neill
From Minke Whales to pygmy sea horses, the guests out with us this week where truly shown both ends of the spectrum as to what the Great Barrier Reef has to offer. We also spent two days out at Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea with some fantastic shark encounters. An appearance by a silver tip shark was a highlight.
30 May - 3 June 2019
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - HW
Conditions Report
Visibility
20m / 66ft
Water temperature
25°C / 77°F
Guest Reviews
Kath Wake - Australia
Great facilities, great crew, great experiences. Incredible dive sites, so much colour and life.
Jay Kucera - United States
The diving was leisurely and all sites were easy to navigate. The food amazing. The staff were very knowledgeable.
Jesper Andersen - Denmark
Incredible helpfulness and service of the crew. The dive crew made the impossible, possible.
