Tassie Freedive Day - End of Spring Dive
Come join the Tassie Freedivers for a fun, free and relaxed dive and picnic at Ninepin Point Marine Reserve.
Whether you're keen to explore new underwater spots, meet fellow ocean lovers, trade tips and tricks with other freedivers or just come for a snorkel, swim or a relax by the waters edge, this is the perfect day out.
What to Expect:
Giant Kelp forrest & various deep sea species!!
Share a picnic lunch on the rocks - bring a plate to share
Lucky door prize by PSYTIDAL!
Connect with awesome like minded people
Location: Ninepin Point, Verona Sands
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Date & Time: Saturday 8th November
9:45 AM - Arrive in the car park
10:00 AM - Meet at the dive site
10:00-10:20 - Meet the community, find a buddy to dive with and discuss your capabilities, get a lucky door prize ticket!
10:20AM - Essential pre - dive briefing followed by a fun group photo
10:30AM - Dive in!
Feel free to end your dive and get the picnic started when you’re ready
Accessing the dive site:
Parking is available on Channel Highway, followed by a 150m walk down an uneven track through light bushland to reach the rocky dive site entrance. Bring your snacks, picnic blanket and clothes to change into when you walk down to the dive site.
The site offers a shallow dive to approximately 7m with a rocky entrance (can be unstable and slippery). It may be shallow but there is loads to see! Suitable for all levels!
A huge shoutout to PSYTIDAL
https://shorturl.at/49Jz5 for generously sponsoring us and donating their 50L Collapsible Wetsuit Bucket valued at $64 to the lucky door prize.
Want a chance to win? Here’s how:
Arrive by 10 AM to collect your lucky number.
Jump in for an incredible freedive with the community.
Join us for a picnic where we’ll draw the winning number
Ninepin Point Marine Reserve protects an unusual marine
environment. Here the saltwater is overlain by tannin-rich freshwater from the nearby Huon River. The tea-coloured tannin layer restricts
light penetration to the top few metres. This restricts light-loving brown and green algae to the very shallowest water. Many species normally only encountered in much deeper, darker waters – such as sea fans and sea whips, jackass morwong and red algae – are seen here in shallow water. Ninepin Point is one of the few places in the world where this phenomenon occurs. @parks.tas.gov.au
A few reminders:
- This is a free, casual meet-up, not a formal course or run by a club or business
- Please ensure you’re comfortable to look after yourself and always buddy up (you can find a buddy during the pre dive briefing if you come alone)
- We highly encouarge taking a freediving course to learn how to freedive safely and proficiently.
- Conditions may change - check the discussion tab for weather/location updates
- We highly encourage car pooling to these events as car parking is limited. Please find the car pooling thread under the discussion tab.
- Ninepin Point is a marine reserve so please do not anything that you find except rubbish
- The only thing we take at any Tassie Freedive Days are photos, so please no harvesting of abalone, fish, or crayfish etc.
Please send us a message if you have any questions or if you’re keen to donate a lucky door prize to next months event.
PS - The post dive picnic might just be the best part..
PPS - Tassie Freedive Days will fall on the first Saturday of each month after this one.
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We can’t wait to see you all in the water!
One breath. One community. One ocean
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