G'day from Australia!

[Antoine]

Hi,
My name is Antoine and i'm from Sydney Australia.
I have lived by the sea all my life and spend as much time as possible in or on it! I do competitive windsurfing, I love sailing and diving.
I would like to get into freediving in Sydney. Can't wait to get into this amazing sport!
Does anyone know any good spots?

Thanks,
Antoine.

 

[watts]

Most headlands off Sydney can be good on a flat day with good vis.
My favorite places would be newport reef, long reef, maroubra shark cave, a few wrecks around too.

 

[AmberNerissa]

I'm sure the Sydney freedivers club can help you out
http://www.facebook.com/groups/61213341411/

 

[TomW]

:wave:wave:wave:wave:wave:wave:wave:wave:wave:wave

 

[Antoine]

:martialroflroflroflrofl:martial

 

[Antoine]

Hi Watts,

Never heard of Maroubra shark cave. Just the name sounds good. Bit of a trek from Mosman though. Is off Shelly Beach reef (Manly)any good?

 

[Salehthefish]

Hello and welcome on DB

All best

 

[Antoine]

Thanx Salehthefish!

 

[ReefTroll]

Hey man, welcome in!!!

 

[Antoine]

Thanks mate.
Aussies all the way!

 

[BennyB]

Hi Antoine, welcome to DB!

You're living in Mosman? Ah, my old stomping ground I lived in Neutral Bay close to the Oaks but my girlfriend at the time had an apartment in Myagah St (I think... testing my memory here!) just opposite the Alan Border oval. These days I call Brissy home, it's good - my New South Welshman DNA automatically makes me superior up here rofl

Shelley Beach is absolutely awesome! If you go down to the beach and swim out sticking to the right hand side there's tons of boulders that have a myriad of sea life - fish, sea horses, cuttlefish, small sharks and a couple of resident Blue Groper. Out in the middle somewhere there is a motorbike sitting on the bottom, it's pretty cool too.

If you go up to the carpark southern end there is a goat track that goes down to a rock platform - this is Fairy Bower. On a calm day you can easily jump off the rocks into about 3m depth which extends to about 18m from memory. Lots of interesting terrain there but you have to be careful of tides, swell etc.

One of the other beaches around the inside of Manly, in the harbour (further around from the pier/oceanworld - maybe Fairlight?) has some great things to look at too.

And of course it goes without saying that absolutely MUST dive with a buddy. There's tons of people on the Northern Beaches, get in touch with Sydney Freedivers to track some down.

And if you're super keen for some depth, Watts and I used to dive at the Spit on the Western side of the bridge. If you like to tangle with Bull Sharks in 30cm of viz then that's your place

Hope that helps!

Cheerio,
Ben

 

[Antoine]

Hey BennyB.

I agree with you on the fact that having NSW genes when living in Brissy automatically boosts you to the higher ranks of society! Seriously, these queenslanders' brains are subjected to ridiculous heat and humidity since they were born - can't be good!(we sydney-siders need someone to annoy for the fact that we cop all the miserable weather when you guys get to bask in the sun all year round)
I live in Balmoral, just up the hill from Balmoral Beach.
Anyway, Thanks for the advice on diving spots. I've rencently dived at Shelly beach and saw heaps of blue gropers, a wobblegong and a couple of rays. Diving off Spit bridge doesn't temp me too much. I windsurf out of Middleharbour yacht club just near the bridge and if I crash, I try not to stay in the water for too long. As you say the water is infested with bull sharks who come up the harbour to breed. I sometimes see them cruising close to the surface. I don't mind sharks but not in 30cm of viz!!!

Aussies all the way!
Antoine.

 

[ReefTroll]

I have to say though, you lot are from too far east, Parra boy here, you'se are all p**fs. Or something like that!

 

[BennyB]

Isn't there a car somewhere you should be stealing Reefy?

 

[Salehthefish]

You welcome Antoine How is the sea world going with you? All best

 

[ReefTroll]

Isn't there a car somewhere you should be stealing Reefy?

nah, don't do that stuff. Your wheels are currently on ebay if you want to bid for them though