• Freediving

How is Freediving different from snorkelling? Snorkelling is the casual act of putting on a mask and snorkel and looking below while floating. Snorkelers may not have any training and spend most of the time on the surface. Skin diving takes snorkelli.. Read More

• Freediving

Depth: down to 21m Best Time to Dive: Incoming tide approaching high tide, seas must be flat. The Leap is a site well-known to SCUBA divers but often neglected by keen Freedivers. Nestled in the beautiful Kamay National Park between Cape So.. Read More

• Diving
• Freediving
• Dive Tips

How to perfect your duck dive?   A duck dive is a basic surfing maneuver that lets you quickly get your board down through the surf and out onto the wave. To perfect your duck dive, follow these steps:    1. Start by paddling hard into.. Read More

• Freediving

Do you have to be fit to be a Freediver? I often say that freediving is 90% mental and the rest is in your head. I have lost count of the times when an overweight, unfit, yet the relaxed person has zoomed comfortably and easily past a superfit yet an.. Read More

• Diving

 When you talk about diving in winter your non diving friends usually cringe away in horror at the idea of cold water. They can’t understand for the life of them why anyone would want to play in the ocean when it’s winter. The truth .. Read More

• Dive Sites

The Best Time to Dive in Sydney   Are you a scuba diver? If so, then you're in luck - Sydney offers great diving all year round! But if you're looking for the best diving experience, stick around between July and September when the flat .. Read More

• seals
• marine life

 How Do Seals Dive So Well? Adaptations for Deep Diving By far, one of the best and most interesting adaptations of seals is their ability to hold their breath and dive.  Seals have to be master divers to avoid getting bent while hunting fo.. Read More

• Environment
• conservation

Seahorses, Pipe Fish and Sea Dragons are normally animals that are on the top of all divers bucket list. An encounter with these magical creatures is really something special. Their venerability and passive nature touches any diver who is lucky enoug.. Read More

• Freediving

Freediver Stretching Exercises In today’s blog, we will explore the benefits of developing a morning routine, whether it involves stretching, breathing exercises, or mindfulness practices. Incorporating 30-45 minutes of diaphragmatic breathing .. Read More

• Diving

We left for Sri Lanka on Saturday 19th April, all very excited to see what recent divers on the Hermes had been talking about. An 8-hour flight to Singapore, followed by a 3 hr flight to Colombo, and we had arrived in our destination countr.. Read More