Logbook Scuba Dive # 57 - Boarfish Reef

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Date:	Entry Time:	Dive Time:	Max. Depth:
Sun, 10-Dec-2006	15:29:00	20 minutes	17.4 metres
Dive Location:		City / Island:
Boarfish Reef		Port Phillip, VIC
Country:		Dive Master:
Australia		Alan Storen
Dive Club:		Dive Trip:
Victorian Sub-Aqua Group (VSAG)		-
Buddy/Buddies:
John Lawler
Dive Details:
Entry:	Boat Name:
Boat	Miles Ahead
Start PG:	Entry Time:	Exit Time:	End PG:
-	15:29:00	15:49:00	-
Altitude:	Rep. Dive:	Surface Interval:
0 m	Yes	02:46:00
Max. Depth:			Avg. Depth:
17.4 metres			13.97 m
	Dive Time:		Deco. Dive:
	20 minutes		No
Conditions:
Weather:	Air Temp.:	Water Temp.:
Stormy	22 °C	19 °C
Water:	Waves:	Current:
Salt	Small Waves	Medium Current
Visibility:	Horizontal Vis.:	Vertical Vis.:
Good	-	-
Equipment:
Weight:	Dive Suit:	Dive Computer:
13 kg	Wetsuit 7 mm	Suunto Vytec DS
Equipment used on this dive:
Apeks ATX100 Regulator \| Apeks ATX40 Octopus \| Apollo Bio-Fin Pro \| Apollo Ecodiver Dive Boots \| Apollo Proflex 2mm Gloves \| Buddy Surface Marker Buoy \| DUI Weight & Trim 2 Harness \| Faber 12.2L Steel Cylinder \| Neptune Scorpion Gold 7mm SemiDry Wetsuit \| Northern Diver Mini Metal Wreck Reel \| Oceanic Spinner Pointed Dive Knife \| Oceansuits 3mm Hood \| OMS Compact Quick Dump Weight Pockets \| OMS Dual Bladder, Banded Wing - Rec \| OMS IQ Pack BC Harness \| Sonar Explorer Blue Silicone Mask \| Suunto CB-Two-In-Line Combo Console - 1 \| Suunto SK-7 Compass Console \| Suunto Vytec DS Dive Computer \| Waterborne Safety Strap - Vytec

Divemaster: Alan Storen, VSAG Boat: "Miles Ahead", John Lawler's 6.5m 175HP, Sorrento By the time we got back into the bay, the southery had certainly set in. We decided to do a drift dive off of Point Lonsdale. I figure we were in the general area of Catch Bag Reef Drift and Boarfish Reef. Again, Tom and James went in first with John and I going in on a second line about 10 minutes later. There was a nice current to propell us along quite quickly. We obviously weren't over the actual reef area with the bombies, but the bottom was quite interesting none the less. We started to see some very large abalone. John showed me that they were "green lipped". About two thirds of the way into the dive we suddenly stopped dead in the water. No current. We both looked at each other very puzzled. We hadn't gone into the lee of some bottom structure. The bottom was fairly flat all around us. Most strange. A minute or so later the current started up again and off we went. Eventually John signalled to surface and we started our ascent. The wind was certainly a bit stronger up on top. Once we were back on board, we headed into Queenscliff to drop Tom and James off. Then John, Alan and I headed back to Sorrento. Mick Jeacle and the others arrived back at Sorrento shortly after us. Yet another day of fantastic diving in great company. While Melbourne sweltered in 42 degree heat, we were out on and under the water enjoying ourselves.

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