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Sandy Bottom DiversScuba Diving in Hong Kong
Do you like sandy bottoms? We love 'em, the sandier the better.. last update: July 9, 2023 CONTACT US AT: sandybottomdivers@gmail
Water temperature is 24C - 30 C , with viz up to 8 mtr at the moment.
Come and dive
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PADI Advance Open water Diver at hkd 2,480 in August - October
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PADI Advanced + Enriched Air courses at hkd 3,680 till October 30.
includes a Nitrox dive.
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Get your equipment serviced before you fly and dive at ease.
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We're agents for live-aboards of
the AGGRESSOR- and DANCER fleets.
If you're thinking of doing a luxury liveaboard trip some other time, check out...
Looking for used gear ?
You're in luck. Check out the "used gear" page.
more updates later.
Diving Hong Kong
Conditions
July 8, 2023
East Dam.
24 - 29 C, Thermocline @ 4 mtr.
viz < 6 mtr.
Conditions
July 9, 2023.
D-Site, Sharp Island.
24 - 30 C
Thermocline @ 2-3 mtr.
viz: < 3 mtr.
Come and
Dive with us
Sunday/P. Holiday
HKD 550. Depart @ 0900, Sai Kung, 2 tanks and lunch.
Saturday/weekday
(half-) day diving, 2 tanks, HKD 490
LOST
or FOUND
something ?
Help each other
https://www.facebook.com/lostandfounddivegear/
Dive Hong Kong
Course completed in June and July, CONGRATULATIONS to:
DSD / Scuba Diver: .
Open Water Diver: Zong H., Helena L., Mavis L.
Advanced open water Diver: M.
Specialties: Rob S. (Search & Recovery Diver), Rob s. (Night Diver),
First Aid and CPR / AED: E.
Rescue Diver: .
Master Scuba Diver: . .
Dive Master / EFR Instructor: .
Bronze Medallion Award, life saving: Thomas B, Thomas C, Jean M, Dave W..
PROMOTION
2022.
Underwater Navigator Specialty + Night Diver Specialty. (shore dives, 2x afternoon + evening).
hkd 3,180.
Advanced Open water Diver + Nitrox course at hkd 3,980.
Rescue Diver course every month.
First Aid Training
+ CPR + AED
HKD 1,450
OR
include the "Care for Children"
course. HKD 1,760
Check out which suppliers we can directly deal with
Complete Service for ScubaPro, Mares and Sherwood Regulator-sets
Is the diving in Hong Kong really that bad ?
See for yourself. This video was shot on November 1 by Tom Platt (his first attempt at this).
http://youtu.be/-8VBaxItS9s (OpenWater Final Day)
1 of 3 Fish habitat made with pallets. The "top" was added later, after rocks had been added as weights.
Tree of Life.
Though one of our members missed out on the trip due to a last minute accident/injury, our trip to the Coron Wrecks
and Apo Reef was a success !!
We dived for 2.5 days on the famous Coron Wrecks, and 3 days around the amazing Apo Reef, 21 dives in total, all on Nitrox.
It was our first trip on the "Rags II" and it was all worth it.
for images of diving in/around Coron: http://www.google.com.hk/search?hl=en&biw=1920&bih=979&site=imghp&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=coron+diving&oq=coron+diving&gs_l=img.3..0l2j0i24l2j0i10i24j0i24l5.9024.11946.0.12101.12.8.0.0.0.0.857.857.6-1.1.0....0.0..1c.1.20.img.7GcfvwzV7XI
More details soon.
Tire structures at D-site.
A quite a number of fish make the two "tire pyramids" their home. The one at 14 mtr depth has some larger snappers and groupers. Due to the bad/low viz
that is common, this one is a bit more difficult to find. A slow and careful appoach is need as not to scare away the larger fish.
The "pyramid" at around 8 mtr depth is very easy to find. Unfortunately it makes it an easy target for fishermen, and spear fishermen (on scuba). Over the
past 2 months there hasn't been a single large fish that I've been able to see more than 2 weekends in a row. Last week a large, abandoned-, net was
removed from next to it. A spear was picked the week before :-(.
DIVING in Philippines.
We got another dive resort with whom we can get good deals.
Easy Diving Sipalay.
They are based in Sipaly, Negros. More details later.
Phuket, Thailand
We can now offer good deals to those who want to dive in Phuket, Thailand,
with Phuket Pro Dive.
The best weather is during the "dry season, November - April. More details will follow. For now, visit their website.
Bohol, Philippines.
More details will follow. For now, visit their website.
New members for 2016
Carrie L., JP, Ricky N., A Kee., Rachel A., Robert A., Jeff H., Cheuk H.
Who are we?
The Sandy Bottom Divers (SBD) are just a bunch of people, mainly living in Hong Kong, who just love to dive.
In August 2007 we started to call ourselves the "Sandy Bottom Divers", named after Mark C.'s inspirational logbook entry.
Advanced Diver course, course happening through-out the year.
sign up NOW.
Sandy Bottom Divers' artificial Reef project is "growing"..
Read about the latest developments and see the latest images.
SBD "Help our dive guide friends" fund.
- Rex has completed his Instructor's course and certified his first Open water Divers.
Congratulations Rex.
More ino ? click here and find out.
WHERE are we going, and WHEN ?
- , Long Ke.
- , Nine Pins.
- , Po Toi Island.
- , East Dam.
Schedule and Events
check out what we are up to: What's Bubbling
Read about our recent trips in our diary
- Mactan, Cebu, December 2010
- Mactan, Cebu, March 2011
- moalboal, Cebu March. 2011
- Layang Layang, April-May 2011
- Mactan, Cebu, July 2011
- Hanifaru, Maldives, August-September 2011
- Moalboal, Cebu, October 2011
SBD in Bohol with "Philippines Fun Divers"
Here are some of our videos.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1mxfbvyevbNGpCvN2
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNH0R0KeuA4sYwbr4Kv1PHO972ZzUbY8NskyT60gJ1BPeUeQnfxnQCuluCOw5XTQQ?key=OVNlZ2RzamZmMFMyLTEyY1pOUmhGcTRRZlB4YUdR
SBD in Raja Ampat
Read about it... https://sites.google.com/site/sandybottomdivers/dive-raja-ampat
watch the two videos of SPECIAL encounters.