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  • Nº89 # Date: 2013-06-09 - 12:37
  • # Max Depth: 9.5m Duration: 31mins
Diver's Notes

First time diving from this location. It is located 200m south of the 40 Foot and it is easily accessed from the road but there can be limited parking at times as it is popular with swimmers and walkers. Access to the dive site is via a narrow concrete slipway. This leads to the entry point which is marked with a four foot tall yellow pole. The pole was very handy for entering and exiting the water.
As the site is quite exposed to currents it should only be dived on slack water. High tide was at 13:01 so we had plenty of time to enjoy the site. Also entry and exit from this site should only be attempted at high tide otherwise bring your grappelling hooks to climb over the large boulders!!
It was a cloudless sky with calm seas so every body in Dublin was in the area. There was a rather large group of swimmers (about 50 or so) racing in Scotmans Bay off of Sandycove beach so we steered clear of there. The area around the beach and the 40foot was teeming with people sunbathing and swimming so out location for diving was perfect, not as manic with people and quiet. There were sea kyakers and plenty of boats in the water off shore so we were mindfull of this throughout the dive.
The dive itself was wonderful. Quite a lot of particles in the water with visability at around 3-4m pushing 5m in places at 9m down. Saw plenty of sea life, wrasse, crab, starfish and the odd gelly fish. All in all it was a lovely dive and we'll be coming back to this site ahain soon.

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 21°C Bottom 13°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Photo, shore, video
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Aqualung - Maverick
  • Computer: Suunto - Zoop
  • Dry suit: Oceanic -
  • Mask: H2O Odyssey 3 - MS8
  • Other: Suunto - 2+1 Console (depth,air,compass)
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Glacia
  • Weights: 15 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Mick Frizzelle
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     210 → 160 bar
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  • Average depth: 6.3m
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Species Identified

Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758) (smallmouthed wrasse)
Aglantha digitale (Müller, 1776) (pink helmet) only medusae, direct development
Cancer pagurus (Edible crab) Adult edible crabs take a very wide range of prey species, and are important predators of molluscs . When on sediments, these crabs dig large pits in order to find food . Females reach maturity at carapace widths of 1...
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Astropecten irregularis (sand star)
Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758 (red wrasse)

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