Logbook Scuba Dive # 384 - Elsa's Reef
| Logbook Scuba Dive # 384 - Elsa's Reef |
Average| Cylinder Set #1 | |||
| Cylinder Type: | Cylinder Size: | Working Pressure: | Supply Type: |
| Steel |  12 litres |
232 bar |  Open Circuit (OC) |
| O2: | He: | Min. PPO2: | Max. PPO2: |
| 21% | 0% | - | 1.4 bar |
 EAN 21 |
MOD: | EAD: | END: |
| 56.6 m | 56.6 m | 56.6 m | |
| Start Pressure: | End Pressure: | Diff. Pressure: | |
| 231 bar | 225 bar | 6 bar | |
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| Avg. Depth: | SAC Rate: | ||
| 3.92 m | 3.98 litres/min | ||
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| Dive Captain: Lloyd Borrett, VSAG Boat: "Raydon", Lloyd Borrett's Haines Hunter V17L, 130HP, Sorrento "You’ll never, never know if you never, never go." Well two boats loaded with VSAG divers decided to go and were well pleased with the results. Who "Miles Ahead": John Lawler, Trevor Williams, Bob Pavlich, and Andrew Quested. "Raydon": Lloyd Borrett, Cheryl Lees, Stephen McMaster, and Tony van den Blink. Conditions The weather forecast looked very marginal when planning for this dive day began, but improved in the days leading up to decision time. However, in deference to the forecast we thought it best not to venture outside of the bay or dive near the heads. So we decided to meet up and load boats at The Scuba Doctor in Rye and launch from the Rye Boat Ramp. ELSA'S REEF We'd been hearing about an artificial reef someone has built about 50 metres out from the end of Rye Pier. No, not the mini wall that Michael Mallis has built along the end of Rye Pier. So we motored over to the site. JL dropped anchor and everyone on the boat went in. We kept "Raydon" live and Tony, Cheryl and myself dropped in with a buoy line in tow. There is a sign pointing to Elsa's Reef at a spot near the mini wall Michael Mallis has built, and a set up steel posts to mark the way to Elsa's Reef. We dropped in about half-way along the guide-way. There’s a brick paved entrance, a small statue of a cute lion cub off to the left, and a park bench seat to the right. There is another park bench seat, plus a concrete bench seat also in situ. Off to the far left is a small wall a few metres long of bricks with slabs leaning against them to create a shelter for marine critters. There's a metal frame that has been put in place to create an open shelter area, plus numerous concrete objects with hollows. On the metal frame is a nice circular mirror and it's quite interesting to see the way the various marine critters react to the mirror. We only stayed on the site for about 15 minutes before surfacing and getting back aboard the dive boats. This site has plenty of potential and is certainly well worth a visit. |
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