Dive 356 – Chinamans Hat Seals

By pfuller

Dec

30

Dive Number: 536 30/12/2013 Seals at Chinamans Hat

Conditions:

Visibilty: 12m

Water Temp: ??c

Bottom Time: 40minutes

Max Depth: 18m

Details: The water looked crystal clear on the surface, but the strong sunlight and sand content in the water made photographing the seals difficult. The seals weren’t in the most welcoming mood with the large alpha male making some close barking passes and barking at us creatures carrying strange-looking apparatus.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes

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Dive 528 – Seals at Chinamans Hat

By pfuller

Dec

15

Dive Number: 525 08/12/2013 Chinamans Hat, Port Phillip Bay

Conditions:

Visibilty: 8m

Water Temp: ??c

Bottom Time: 30minutes

Max Depth: 6m

Details: After diving Blairgowrie for a macro dive, i switched to wide angle and dropped in on the Seals at Chinamans Hat. They just weren’t that playful today, and vis was ordinary, so i kept the dive short.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes

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Dive 438 – Chinamans Hat – Seals

By pfuller

Feb

9

Dive Number: 438 09/02/2013 Chinamans Hat Seals

Conditions: ??

Visibilty: 8m

Water Temp: ??c

Bottom Time: 30minutes

Max Depth: 5m

Details: A quick stop off at Chinamans Hat on the way over to Rye to dive with the seals. They weren’t as responsive as other visits.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes

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Dive 219 – Chinamans Hat Seals

By pfuller

Nov

27

Dive Number: 219 27/11/11 ????, Chinaman’s Hat – Seals

Wind: 10knot northerly

Tide: ???

Conditions: Perfect…low wind, blue skies and crystal clear water.

Visibilty: 20m+

Water Temp: 18.4c

Bottom Time: not logged

Max Depth: 5m

Details: I headed over to South Channel fort with Mick, but the tide was ripping through the area. We cruised back past Chinamans Hat so i thought i’d have another go at the Australia Fur Seals. The vis was just fantastic and the seals were very playful. I was having fun trying to photograph the swimmer crabs and the younger seals decided they looked like fun to play with too.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS400/SS200 Strobes

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Dive 208 – Chinamans Hat

By pfuller

Nov

5

Dive Number: 208 05/11/11 12.42, Chinamans Hat – Seals

Wind: 5-10knot south easterlies??

Tide: High tide at Heads??

Conditions: Picture perfect day on the bay. Light winds, blue sky, great vis.

Visibilty: 10m

Water Temp: 16.4c

Bottom Time: 36minutes

Max Depth: 6.4m

Air usage: 70bar/1000psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: I’ve been playing around with the idea of buying a boat for a few months, and a opportunity raised its head that was too good to miss. This was a dive to “test drive” a potential boat..you gotta try before you buy! So we took it out to the seals, and had a bit of a play with them.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS400/SS200 Strobes

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