Spearo's in Dubai come here!

[Mowgli]

Originally Posted by redline

Hey Mowgli,

I remember some Italian contractors about a decade ago telling my dad about the spear diving in ruwais. They were building a power station or desalination plant, and were shooting some huge hamour.

Is the area no-go because there are some oil/power/desalination installations there? Do you need a boat?

redline

That's precisely the reason.. yes.. and you do need a boat to get there.. It's not far though.. Just 10kms in ie around an hour in a 26ft boat with a 75 bhp engine for the riggs.. and just 30 minutes to get to the corals..

[Mowgli]

Originally Posted by billo

Mowgli, Mowgli... tell us more about this place.

Sorry Billo.. I just saw your message..

Ruwais is the best spearfishing spot in the UAE, without the scent, let alone a complete shadow of a doubt..

Visibility can exceed 15 meters.. It is a colourful area in which you will find every possible sea bed type.. from the bulky rocks holding massive groupers of +30kilos, +50kilo Cobias etc.. to the Oil rigs of 25kilo jacks & +40K Kingfish..

Sharks are rare and when they do appear, are usually quite docile.. closer to dolphins really..

Dolphins are plentiful and extremely playful as well.. Sorry enough, most of the diving I did in Ruwais was before the days of my under water video cam.. Oh no.. I lied.. i just remembered.. I do have a quite a few video and still pics of Spearfishing in Ruwais.. As soon as I get my hands on a video editing software, I promise to put up a 10 minute video clip, just of Ruwais.. but if I get locked up for this, everyone who's seen the video clip, had better be there to bail my a$$ out of the locker..

I have been caught spearfishing by the Coast guards, the Environment Authority, the UAE Army and the sharks of Ruwais.. but I just can't help myself..

Ruwais is 350kms away from Dubai and I usually go there fo 2 days trips.. but again usually end up coming back the very first day.. I need to get me a bigger ice box..

Ps: One day's catch in Ruwais, left me no choice but to buy a stand alone deep freezer.. The fish are quite big..

[Youngdoc]

Sounds fantastic spearfishing. I am still keen to go spearing in the UAE notwithstanding the uncertainties about the laws and horror stories. However, I am looking to join an experienced dive buddy. Anyone willing to show me the ropes? I am also in the process of buying a boat...

[island_sands]

Originally Posted by Youngdoc

Sounds fantastic spearfishing. I am still keen to go spearing in the UAE notwithstanding the uncertainties about the laws and horror stories. However, I am looking to join an experienced dive buddy. Anyone willing to show me the ropes? I am also in the process of buying a boat...

hey there
i can give you the name of someone in Abu Dhabi, send me a PM.

[Marwan]

heard about the terrible car crash that took place... hope all you guys are ok, please check in lets know youre safe..
cheers

[The Killer's me]

still alive buddy...still alive...

[Marwan]

cheers killer ..hope everyone else is ok...do you have more info, i saw some links on youtube looks pretty bad..

[island_sands]

hi Marwan
it was horrific. I am glad that i dont commute to Abu Dhabi to dubai anymore or else i would have seen it one way or another as it was during commuter time. I stopped commuting a month ago. Alhamdullah.

The fog was a major cause and also people here drive pretty recklessly in spite of bad weather. It jsut piled up and up as cars raced down the highway in bad visibility. Comparatively to the amount of cars involved, only 10 lives were lost. I dont mean the word only to sound negative. There were over 90 cars involved and it could have been a lot worse. There are cries out for blood donations over the country.

Thanks for your concern.
Sara x