Diving is always exciting. With every adventure beneath the waves, you encounter a brand new seascape, just waiting to be explored. Diving shipwrecks, however, offers a particularly unique experience that you can’t get anywhere else. Here...
Read moreWhy You Need to Include Reef Dives in Your 2020 Dive List
If you’re a keen diver but haven’t yet been on a reef dive, then you’re in for a treat. Reef dives are like nothing else in the diving world, offering you a chance to see an enormous array of marine life up close and personal. Many people worry...
Read moreDive the HMAS Brisbane: How to Get the Most from Your Scuba Diving Holiday
Whether you’re an experienced scuba diver or someone who’s entirely new to it, diving the HMAS Brisbane is an opportunity that you shouldn’t pass up. It gives you the chance to explore one of the greatest sites in Australia. With calm waters and...
Read moreYour Dive Shop Beneath the Surface
Like it or not, scuba diving is a gear-intensive sport. If you want to do it safely and correctly, you need the right kit. Finding a great dive shop isn’t always easy, but that too is vital. You need professional scuba gear vendors who can...
Read more5 of the Funniest Scuba Diving Stories You’ll Hear This Year
Scuba diving makes way for all manner of one-time experiences. Amazing sights that you won’t see anywhere else are, of course, the main focus, but scuba diving isn’t always serious. As any keen diver will tell you, some hilarious things happen at...
Read moreGet Ready to Dive Ex-HMAS Brisbane
For many budding divers, visiting the site of the ex-HMAS Brisbane is a bucket list destination. The former navy vessel that lies off the coast of Mooloolaba, about 80 miles north of Brisbane, is submerged under 28 metres of water, making it an...
Read moreWharf divers ship out
THE longest-surviving tenant at The Wharf is set to move as it looks to better accommodate its expanding business. Scuba World, which has occupied 90sq m under roof overlooking The Wharf marina for the past 31 years, is set to shift to its new...
Read morePhilippines 2019 Trip Report
Where to begin on such an incredible experience for the Philippines 2019 trip?! After a relatively quick journey over, thanks to great on flight entertainment, we were greeted at Manila Airport, with a sign reading “Scuba World – Mr Raymond...
Read moreGlorious diving conditions this weekend
The weather this weekend looks beautiful! The water temperature is still sitting around the 23 degrees, which is suitable for a 5mm wetsuit. The sun will be out all weekend, with Sunday the pick of the days. Weather forecast for Sat 25 and Sun 26...
Read moreIntroducing the i770R Dive Computer
Aqualung have brought out a new high-end dive computer, and Mike McKinnon is here to give you his feedback. Keep reading to get his review! "I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to test out Aqualungs brand new i770R computer. I opened...
Read moreSan Francisco: World’s first marine cleansing system launched
The ocean cleaning begins with the removal of plastic waste from the large Pacific trash. The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch non-profit organization developing technologies to clean the oceans of plastic, launched the world’s first marine...
Read moreFiji 2018 Trip Report
A very excited group of Scuba World divers met at Brisbane International airport on 21 July, on route to Fiji, for what was going to be the first time a lot of them had dived with sharks! We arrived at the resort at 7pm in the pouring rain. We...
Read moreMaking the switch to dive dry
Well it is that time of the year again, the air temperature is dropping, and the ocean temperature off Mooloolaba will hit 19C by mid-July. A lot of divers are likely deciding, do I put up with my 5mm and be cold and therefore have shorter dives...
Read moreMexico – May 2018 Trip Report
The excitement in the air at Brisbane International Airport was very evident, as we were all looking forward to a trip of a lifetime to Mexico! I won't lie, Mexico is a loooong way from home. Here’s the break down: 1hr drive from Mooloolaba to...
Read moreHow to minimize Motion Sickness
Motion detection relies on integration of touch and pressure, what our eyes perceive, and signals from the balance organ in our middle ear. Motion sickness occurs when we detect motion that is unusual or where the input from the above...
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