Thursday
Best Time to dive Protea Banks
The best time to dive Protea Banks is without a doubt now. Since mid March we see Tigersharks on every Baited Dive we do. We could actually give a guarantee on this !!! Besides tigers we always have bullsharks and luckily only one or two black tips. We have medium current and clear blue water with 27C Yesterday we even had a Marlin passing the bucket. Bulls were particualrly playful and posed for excellent close-ups. Today we saw 3 bulls, 7 black tips, 18 guitar sharks, 3 scallopped hammerheads, 1 great hammerhead, 2 duskys and 1 eagleray.....what more can one ask for ? And this one was without any bait. Vis 40m + These faerytale conditions should carry on during April, May, June and July.
Tuesday
Tigersharks and Bullsharks on Protea Banks
Every Baited Dive we do , we have Bullsharks. This seems to be quite the norm on Protea Banks.
This time of the year we are also expecting Tigersharks to come and stay during the dive.
Today was such a day.
Excellent visibility ( 25m ) warm water ( 26C ) and we had a nice size Tiger for a good 60 mins on our Baited Dive.
Besides the Tiger we had 3 Bullsharks , one Black Tip, and a Dusky plus Hammerhead in the background.
Our Baited Dives are done at a depth of 12m and in order to give our divers the best value for money, we do not limit the time of the dive.
This means, each diver decides when he has had enough, or when the air runs out the diver surfaces. Most our Baited Dives therefore last between 80 and 90 mins.
Tigers and Bulls are very relaxed sharks which swim very slowly around the bucket and the divers. Because there is no hectic or hyped up sharks, the divers are equally relaxed and can concentrate on viewing and photographing the animals.
This is truely a unique experience .....
This time of the year we are also expecting Tigersharks to come and stay during the dive.
Today was such a day.
Excellent visibility ( 25m ) warm water ( 26C ) and we had a nice size Tiger for a good 60 mins on our Baited Dive.
Besides the Tiger we had 3 Bullsharks , one Black Tip, and a Dusky plus Hammerhead in the background.
Our Baited Dives are done at a depth of 12m and in order to give our divers the best value for money, we do not limit the time of the dive.
This means, each diver decides when he has had enough, or when the air runs out the diver surfaces. Most our Baited Dives therefore last between 80 and 90 mins.
Tigers and Bulls are very relaxed sharks which swim very slowly around the bucket and the divers. Because there is no hectic or hyped up sharks, the divers are equally relaxed and can concentrate on viewing and photographing the animals.
This is truely a unique experience .....
Baited Zambezi Dive
On Sunday we did a Baited Zambezi Dive. We specifically targeted Zams for a group who never dived with Zams before.
It did.t take very long and we had 6 huge Bullsharks ( = Zambezis ) on our bait.
Vis was excellent, water warm and the sharks were fearless.
Sometimes i had to hold my breath when i saw them swimming past a filming diver in less than 10cm distance !!!
The divers loved it and were ecstatic after a 90 minute dive.
Next week we're off to Germany to the BOOT exhibition 2011. For the first time we participate as exhibitors at the show. All's looking set for South Africa to be a winning destination.
We sure will go out of our way to promote this magic country !!!!
It did.t take very long and we had 6 huge Bullsharks ( = Zambezis ) on our bait.
Vis was excellent, water warm and the sharks were fearless.
Sometimes i had to hold my breath when i saw them swimming past a filming diver in less than 10cm distance !!!
The divers loved it and were ecstatic after a 90 minute dive.
Next week we're off to Germany to the BOOT exhibition 2011. For the first time we participate as exhibitors at the show. All's looking set for South Africa to be a winning destination.
We sure will go out of our way to promote this magic country !!!!
Wednesday
2011 starts big...
After a few lousy days under water, the conditions have sorted themselves out bigtime.
Sure, we had 2 days with bad vis and few to no sharks. These days come and thankfully go quickly !!!
Today :
Sure, we had 2 days with bad vis and few to no sharks. These days come and thankfully go quickly !!!
Today :
- Vis : 15m
- Current : 2 kn
- watertemp.: 24C
- Sightings : 1 Tigershark, 1 Sandshark, 1 Eagleray, 5 Zambezis, 20 Black Tips and schooling Hammerheads wherever you look. Guys, we are talking of hundreds of not thousands of Hammers !!!!!
Another huge plus : we have a clear, starry sky tonight !!! Hurray
Merry Christmas with the Hammerheads
Just in good time for christmas, we are having hammerheads with no end.
Today we saw several hundred of these beauties together with 3 Zambezis, 1 Black Tip and 3 Eaglerays.
Great vis, warm water and pretty hefty current.
A great dive for Protea Lovers who know how to do it !!!
I also want to take this opportunity to wish everybody a merry Christmas and hope that you all will get richly presented. ( preferably with diving trips to Protea Banks !!! )
A Christmas thought :
Most of my friends and family in Germany are moaning about the cold and excessive snow in Europe. I am sweating my butt off and wish i could sit by the oven with a glass of Whiskey and watch the snow fall.
I wish i could walk along the romantic Christmas market and drink a hot Gluehwein.
I miss it this time of the year.
So every situation life throws at us has an upside. This upside needs to be discovered and wholly enjoyed.
A such positive feeling will stay with you forever. Go look for it !!!!!
Today we saw several hundred of these beauties together with 3 Zambezis, 1 Black Tip and 3 Eaglerays.
Great vis, warm water and pretty hefty current.
A great dive for Protea Lovers who know how to do it !!!
I also want to take this opportunity to wish everybody a merry Christmas and hope that you all will get richly presented. ( preferably with diving trips to Protea Banks !!! )
A Christmas thought :
Most of my friends and family in Germany are moaning about the cold and excessive snow in Europe. I am sweating my butt off and wish i could sit by the oven with a glass of Whiskey and watch the snow fall.
I wish i could walk along the romantic Christmas market and drink a hot Gluehwein.
I miss it this time of the year.
So every situation life throws at us has an upside. This upside needs to be discovered and wholly enjoyed.
A such positive feeling will stay with you forever. Go look for it !!!!!
Thursday
We are on Facebook now
After i haven't seen Beulah for the last two weeks she has resurfaced on facebook !!!
What an effort she made there.
Anybody interested can follow our daily dive reports and we would be happy if you all would sign up as friends .
See African Dive Adventures ( business page ) or Beulah Mauz
Lots and lots and lots of stunning photos and more.....
What an effort she made there.
Anybody interested can follow our daily dive reports and we would be happy if you all would sign up as friends .
See African Dive Adventures ( business page ) or Beulah Mauz
Lots and lots and lots of stunning photos and more.....
Tigersharks on Protea Banks
Today is the day we have been waiting for. Our first tigershark visited our Baited Dive for over 80 minutes.
We started our Baited Dive number 79 for this year with 5 Zambezis and 2 Black Tips in absolutely crystal clear water. Visibility of 35m + and watertemp of 25C was the perfect start of a good dive.
Col. Mike from Underwater Safaris in Germany was my VIP and good friend of many years.
The two of us amongst all these sharks in touching distance. It truely was a shark lover's dream.
And then Mike spotted the Tiger-Lady. What a beaut !!!!!
We will be back tomorrow and we are looking for more......
I almost forgot : Hammerheads everywhere
We started our Baited Dive number 79 for this year with 5 Zambezis and 2 Black Tips in absolutely crystal clear water. Visibility of 35m + and watertemp of 25C was the perfect start of a good dive.
Col. Mike from Underwater Safaris in Germany was my VIP and good friend of many years.
The two of us amongst all these sharks in touching distance. It truely was a shark lover's dream.
And then Mike spotted the Tiger-Lady. What a beaut !!!!!
We will be back tomorrow and we are looking for more......
I almost forgot : Hammerheads everywhere
Diving with Bullsharks
Diving with Bullsharks or Zambezis as we call them here cannot get better.
Every single Baited Dive we do produces a full on success and happy customers.
Today we had 8 Zambezis on our bait station. Visibility 20m and warm 24C water made for a dive which will never be forgotten.
The sharks came really close to the divers - close as in 50cm - and the guys had to restrain themselves from touching the sharks.
Although it may be tempting to touch such an animal, we strictly don't allow this. We feel, the diver needs to respect the sharks at all times. We don't want the sharks to loose their respect for us either.
We believe that due to this attitude and a long list of absolut safety rules we never had an accident or even a threatening situation with these fascinating animals.
We will keep bringing the sharks close to our divers and help the divers to get more understanding for the sharks.
Every single Baited Dive we do produces a full on success and happy customers.
Today we had 8 Zambezis on our bait station. Visibility 20m and warm 24C water made for a dive which will never be forgotten.
The sharks came really close to the divers - close as in 50cm - and the guys had to restrain themselves from touching the sharks.
Although it may be tempting to touch such an animal, we strictly don't allow this. We feel, the diver needs to respect the sharks at all times. We don't want the sharks to loose their respect for us either.
We believe that due to this attitude and a long list of absolut safety rules we never had an accident or even a threatening situation with these fascinating animals.
We will keep bringing the sharks close to our divers and help the divers to get more understanding for the sharks.
Tuesday
A must see movie
Every diver should see this - there are some things that I have never seen in my life and the most amazing shots as well! See it immediately!
Monday
Bullsharks and Hammerheads on Protea Banks
The Hammerheads are here !!!
It is actually almost cheeky how we start the dive briefing these days :
Do you want to see the Raggies in the caves or the Hammerheads in the South or do you want to be buzzed by Bullsharks on our famous Baited Dive .
And it works. We can deliver everytime without fail.
Amazing diving !!!
We all know it doesn't exactly stay like this, but we sure do enjoy it while it lasts.
We should see the last of this year's Raggies now. Maybe a few more weeks and they will move on .
Hammerheads should be around for quite a few months, peaking sometime around Christmas.
Tigers should come anytime soon.
Bullsharks just love it here on Protea Banks !!!!!
It is actually almost cheeky how we start the dive briefing these days :
Do you want to see the Raggies in the caves or the Hammerheads in the South or do you want to be buzzed by Bullsharks on our famous Baited Dive .
And it works. We can deliver everytime without fail.
Amazing diving !!!
We all know it doesn't exactly stay like this, but we sure do enjoy it while it lasts.
We should see the last of this year's Raggies now. Maybe a few more weeks and they will move on .
Hammerheads should be around for quite a few months, peaking sometime around Christmas.
Tigers should come anytime soon.
Bullsharks just love it here on Protea Banks !!!!!
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