[ivan]

hi

Nice thread Griff

For Coastal island diving here the vis is usually 10-15ft but 10ft is what I would consider safe vis, I wouldn't even consider a shore dive here 90% of the year as you will not see you hand in front of your face :hm

Fortunately we dont get Great whites up this far North and if I lived in Sth Africa I would require 100ft minimum vis as safe vis with all those Whites around. We do however get Crocodiles and Tiger sharks. The "Crocs" sometimes come out of their natural habitats the estuaries and move along the coast and Islands looking for a new home and this is when they are dangerous to us, as I know of a local who got attacked but survived at one of the most popular spearfihing islands up here.

cheers

ps the only thing that draws us to 10ft vis is the Spanish Macks otherwise keep the throttle wide open and head offshore