The cabin of a small yacht is truly a wonderful thing; not only will it shelter you from a tempest, but from the other troubles in life, it is a safe retreat.
0-25 metres. Good anchorage and site good for snorkelling also. Kelp covered rocks.
Source: DIVE New Zealand magazine.
Schooling fish particularly abundant in the summer, occasional rock lobster, large yellow moray eels, john dory and lots of reef fish. Rich colourful invertebrate life below 12m.
East side, Great Mercury Island
0-33 metres.
Source: DIVE New Zealand magazine.
Great fish life with red moki, butterfish, john dory, scarlet and banded wrasses as well as large kingfis feeding on baitfish schools. Hydroids, ascidians and sponges cover rocks below 12m and a dozen species of nudibranch are found here. Caves and cracks hide large rock lobster and occasionally packhorse crayfish.
Only diveable in calm conditions.
1km off thenorthern end tip of Great Mercury Island
3-30 metres deep,reasonably sheltered with a good patch of reef inside the rock great for snorkelling. The reef varies in depth with lotsof kelp over it.
Source: DIVE New Zealand magazine.
Some rock lobster in the gullies and cracks and red moki. Good invertebrate life on the underhangs and shaded sides of the reef.
Rock between Haupapa Point and Kennedy Bay
Kelp covered rocky reef, 0-20 metres.
Source: DIVE New Zealand magazine.
Typical life include rock lobster, red moki, leatherjackets, spotties and other wrasses. Schools of trevally and mackerel hang around in open water and kingfish can be seen in the summer months. Diverse invertebrate life and nudibranchs are common.
This site has road access via Stony Bay Road. Dive site is located on the northwest side of the bay near the small bay called Shag Bay.
17-30 metres.
Source: DIVE New Zealand magazine.
Big pelagics, including kingfish and sharks, feeding on baitfish schools. Plenty of rocklobster. Deeper reefs with colourful invertebrate life and the typical fish associated with offshore islands in the area.
Very exposed. Some current.
Northern point of Cuvier Island, accessible by boat only.
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position: 21 41.26s 166 25.41e
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[status] dropped anchor in Anse Du Pilote, Ile Ouen, Canal Woodin, New Caledonia. Great trip down from Ouvea, very light winds, 4-8kt ESE until 0300,then 3-5kt NW.
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[weather] 5% cloud cover, 8-10kt WSW, bar 1012
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[password] nightling
[position] 17 44S 168 18E
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[heading] 180T
[status] at anchor in port vill, all well onboard cleaning in preparation for awaiting arrival of Robbie Stu
[weather] 5knts S, calm anchorage , 100%cloud cover and rain![END]
