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!



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!!!




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.




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.


MINKE SEASON IS HERE

From the dive deck – Kristy O’Neill


This week we not only had Minke whale appearances, we also had some very lucky guests swimming with a pod of Dolphins below them on the swim lines at Ribbon Reef number 9. As the water temperature starts to take a slight drop the bigger mammals are making more appearances. Minke whale season is now here!



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