We dove down onto the sandy areas of the Tennis Court, and then back to the drop-off. We swam along the drop-off until we reached the large bommie, worked our way around it, and then swam back to the boat through the shallower waters. An amazing amount of life!
Divers: Peter Batchelor, Kirsty Batchelor, Sara
Weather/Sea: E 18 kts. Slight seas.
Visibility: 20 Metres.
Water temperature: 22°C.
Maximum depth: 12.5 metres.
Time of entry: 11:11.
Duration: 49 minutes.
Creatures spotted on this dive included:
| Humbugs Clown Triggerfish Moorish Idol Yellowtail Fusilier Grouper Scissor-tailed Fusilier Scissortail Sergeant |
Parrotfish Darkcap Parrotfish Bicolour Parrotfish Eastern Triangle Butterflyfish Pacific Half-and-half Chromis Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish |
Twospine Angelfish Brown Tang Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish Sea Cucumber Common Coral Trout Yellowtail Fusilier |
I filmed diving in the same location with ProDive back in 2014: https://www.batchelors.net/diving/2014/68-diving-on-the-great-barrier-reef-flynn-reef-tennis-courts-1 and https://www.batchelors.net/diving/2014/66-diving-on-the-great-barrier-reef-flynn-reef-tennis-courts