Cathedral Caves / Waterfall Bay – June 2021
Date/Time
Date(s) - 19/Jun/2021
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location
Cathedral caves
Categories
Dive Info
| Dive Coordinator: | David Flynn |
| Meeting Place: | Olinda Grove Shed |
| Minimum Dive Qualifications: | Open Water |
| Dive Cost: | $70 + Tanks |
| Deposit Required: | $70 |
| Day/Night Dive: | Day Dive |
| This trip consists of | 2 Dive(s) |
| Location of Dive | Southern Tasmania |
| Cancellation Policy | A full refund will be given if the dive is cancelled by the club, e.g. due to bad weather or equipment unavailability. A 50% Refund will be given if a diver cancels between 1 week and 12 hours of the start of the dive unless a replacement diver is available in which case a full refund will be given. Before this time a full refund will be given except for trips where long lead times are involved (eg Interstate Trips/Long weekend trips etc) where refunds are at the discretion of the Dive Coordinator. |
Cathedral Caves is one of the most extensive cave systems in the southern hemisphere!
Depending on numbers & experience, we’ll seek to run a couple of boats/groups (one advanced divers – one open water open water), as a double dive day
Advanced divers can swim into Catacombs and beyond as they desire, open water divers can enjoy the open cave sections before Catacombs
Meet Olinda Grove at 7am to organise gear before we head down and launch from Pirates Bay, Eagle Hawk Neck. Contact Dive Coordinator if you prefer meeting at Pirates Bay.
If we get bad weather (wind & swell into cave opening) on first or second dive, we’ll target the following sites
- Phoc Rock Bommie
- Deep Glen Bay
- Twin Peaks
ITS A MUST TO BRING 1x TORCH MINIMUM. Bring 2x if possible
The main Arch is big enough to drive a truck through, has wonderful cracks, ledges and holes to hide all sorts of critters, some soft corals can be found and, an abundance of yellow zoanthids as well.
Max depth 18mtrs. We’ll pair buddies of similar experience and desires for the dive.
Anyone unwell must not attending club events.
Club dive gear to be washed with approve solution at the end of dive.
Hand sanitiser will be available at the dive.
Please maintain social distancing of 1.5m wherever possible during the event.
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.