Freediving and spearing in Leigh

Freediving and spearing in Leigh

I always wanted to go for a dive with Phil "no-fins" Clayton. He is one of the club's founding members and as the name suggests, a no-fins specialist. No-fins spearfishing anyone? Phil does that. That elusive Leigh Reef One bright summer morning, Hillary (our guest...
End of Year Adventures

End of Year Adventures

With the luck of the draw and some good weather, me and a few of AFC members ended up going on a spearfishing mini-trip to Noises just before the end of 2022. It was a great way to wind up the year. The Noises The Noises is a group of tiny islands, more like islets...

Spearfishing in Rangiputa 2022

Annual Trip to Rangiputa Friday – Monday 18-21 November. Spaces filled up quickly for this trip.  All eyes were on the weather forecast from a week out with thunderstorms and a wind warning in force.  It couldn’t be that bad after all we are in November?  Surely? ...
A trip around Kawau Island and Flat Rock Reef

A trip around Kawau Island and Flat Rock Reef

6 of us opened the ocean diving season with a little boat trip around Kawau Island with a quick detour to the Flat Rock reef a few kilometers offshore. The weather cooperated with only light winds and minimal swell. It took us about 30 minutes to get to the first dive...
Spearfishing in Rangiputa 2020

Spearfishing in Rangiputa 2020

Thirteen people, three boats, two batches, and lots of fish! On a weekend in November, a bunch of us headed up to Rangiputa for another great spearfishing trip.  Serena wrote a little account of the adventures of one of the two groups. "While the boat was named after...