Ribbon Reef Highlights Challenger Bay ’s Baza! Another highlight is a night dive at Challenger Bay, home of Baza the barracuda and of many moray eels and clever lionfish, who, are very active at night and have learnt how to use the light of your torch to find their supper. Lighthouse Bommie. And your next stop? Lighthouse Bommie is a pinnacle rising from the sand at 30 metres. In the months, of June to August you can enjoy more Minke whale sightings and longer encounters than elsewhere in the world. This site is also famous for its olive green sea snakes, turtles, schools of bream and large colonies of anemones. Pixie Pinnacle, Vertical Gardens. You will spend the next morning at Pixie Pinnacle where you may find harlequin ghost pipefish, leafy scorpion fish and lace scorpion fish. Vertical Gardens is a natural amphitheatre, and home to a herd of large green bump head parrotfish. They make an awesome procession crunching their way through the reef! Clam Beds, Andy’s Postcard. Clam Beds is a beautiful shallow coral garden where dozens of giant clams show off their majestic mantles. Andy’s Postcard is an isolated bommie rising from 80 metres. Fluorescent purple and orange anthias attract trevally and barracuda to these photogenic sites. Steve’s Bommie, Flare Point, Joani’s Joy. At Steve’s Bommie, hiding amongst the coral you can find lion fish, frog fish and leaf scorpion fish. Fluorescent anthias amass on the reef edge while lined snapper, big eye trevally and barracuda circumnavigate the pinnacle. Flare Point has beautiful pristine coral gardens where cuttle fish are regularly seen. Dive Site Guarantee! All your dives will be north of Cooktown including ‘prime’ Ribbon Reef sites that have restricted access. If weather forces an itinerary change our surety of access to the prime Ribbon Reef sites is your guarantee of the best diving. Spoilsport’s outstanding stability minimizes disruption to your itinerary and your diving experience. Dive Freedom! You will notice there is no rush or limit placed on your dive time. Spoilsport’s itineraries normally provide 3 dive sites per day with opportunity for relaxed or unlimited diving. At sites like Challenger Bay some photographers do 2 hour dives to capture special fish behavior photographs.

Diving Service. (see dive procedures) Most guests prefer to plan and dive independently with their buddy. Guests who require supervision are offered a combination of: complimentary orientation dives to enhance skills; a scheduled morning and afternoon guided dive and dives with our staff on an ad hoc basis. Our crew will locate species like one of the 1001 nudibranchs. The complimentary Reef Ecology Program will assist you identify the marine life. Spoilsport = 5 Star Service! We aim to spoil you! To ensure your needs are met, on arrival the ‘trip director’ will have a private consultation with you. In between dives you enjoy Spoilsports luxurious motor yacht atmosphere and attentive crew. Spoilsport is the Great Barrier Reef ’s most awarded live aboard. Spoilsport. (explore vessel) Spoilsport was designed to provide divers with a new level of comfort and convenience. You get less rock’n’roll with more space and comfort. She has received 11 prestigious Rodale’s Reader Choice awards including Best Live aboard and Most Environmentally Sensitive. Sumptuous Meals. (see menus) Enjoy a sumptuous variety of meals that has earned Spoilsport an enviable reputation for catering excellence. Vegetarian and standard diets are catered for with Australian and International menus using fresh local produce. Please advise if you have special dietary needs. Spoilsport Vessel Features: Spoilsport is Australia ’s most ‘Awarded’ live aboard, Length 30m (100ft); Beam 10m (36ft); Speed 15 knots, Passenger average 20 (max 28) Crew 11, Twin hull’s reduce seasickness and maximises stability, space and privacy, Twin or double cabins, most with ocean views. Daily cabin service, Spacious: dining room; lounge; alfresco deck and sundeck, Sensational chef prepared meals and in-between meal snacks, Complimentary soft drinks and Australian wines (with dinner), Enjoy your choice of hot beverage with your early morning wake-up call. Spoilsport Dive Services: Complimentary Reef Ecology Program, Low key photo comp on every expedition, Huge dive deck with convenient entry/exit platforms, Photographer friendly with 3 large camera tables, ‘Open dive deck’ allows flexible dive planning, 3 dive sites per day is normal, Underwater photography and video services, Nitrox $10/fill or $20/day for entire expedition, PADI instruction: Advanced, Nitrox, Naturalist and Photo/Video, Dry towel after each dive, Solo diving as per Mike Ball Safe Solo System, 2 large inflatables for personalised dive service. Details subject to change. Photo Credits: Geri Murphy and Mike Ball.

3泊4日 - １２ダイブ 行き先: グレートバリアリーフ、リボンリーフ 出港日: 月曜日午前7:00 - ケアンズコロニアルクラブ集合、空港へ移動。 最終日: 木曜日午前8:00 - トリニティーワーフに帰港後、無料送迎にてホテルへ。 日程概要 Fly Dive ”コッドホール”は、最高のグレートバリアリーフをお見せすることができます。 リザード島への低空飛行。 リボンリーフの中でも最高のダイブサイト。 エキサイティングな水中生物との遭遇。 世界的に有名なコッドホール。 最高の水中生物の多様性。 全てのダイブサイトはクックタウンの北側に位置します。 限定ダイブサイトへのアクセスの保証。 ﾘｰﾌ内の穏やかな海域で、50%減少した移動時間。 あらゆる天候で安定性を誇るボートデザイン。 ミンククジラとの遭遇 (6･7月)。 What awaits you? Imagine yourself on a spectacular ‘flying start’ to Lizard Island. On the way you will have a birds-eye view of the Great Barrier Reef. Half of your 150 mile flight is at a very low 180 metres (600ft) above the sites you will dive along the Great Barrier Reefs continental shelf. A truly spectacular beginning to your expedition. Lizard Island. See where the famous English navigator James Cook climbed in 1770 to find a way out of the labyrinth of reefs. Naturalist Joseph Banks lamented in his log that he had too little time to study the wealth of strange creatures he saw in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Will you have space in your log to record the wealth of creatures you find? The turquoise chain of Ribbon Reefs. This 55 mile chain of reefs from Lizard Island to Cooktown is the most prized dive region of Australia ’s Great Barrier Reef . This is where you can see more of the Great Barrier Reefs 1500 fish and 400 coral species than elsewhere. The currents that channel between the ribbon reefs attract large fish populations. Exciting Marine Life Encounters. The currents that channel between the ribbon reefs attract bigger fish population than elsewhere. Marine life encounters range from pygmy seahorses to manta rays and whales. The Great Barrier Reef has 9 species of anemone fish, 43 species of butterfly fish, 1001 species of nudibranch, and 6 of the worlds 7 turtle species… Diver size fish at the Cod Hole and Cod Wall! One of the Great Barrier Reefs most amazing phenomenon's await you at the Cod Hole. Swim with, ‘small diver size’ or ‘giant fish size’ potato cod. Spend the dive amongst shallow sunlit coral gardens of acropora coral or venture deeper into the parallel gullies forming the front of the reef where huge Queensland groupers face into the current.