Mike Curd
Having been lucky enough to learn to dive somewhere (very!) hot, I've since been converted to UK diving... In the last few years I've been lucky to have dived all across the Med and in a few other extic locations :) hopefully more to come!
Places I've Dived
- Total number of dives not on diveboard:
This number is added to the total number of dives logged in Diveboard (public+private) for the stat "Total number of dives". - Dives published:112
- Total dives count:116
- Dives this year:0
- Total underwater time on Diveboard:2 days 18 hrs 20 min
- Most dives on Diveboard in:
United Kingdom - Deepest Dive:
30.8m in West Bay, Dorset, United Kingdom - Longest Dive:
65 min in Aqaba, Jordan - Pictures in logbook:78
- Number of species spotted:192
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Favorite Dives
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2013-02-05 Seychelles Mahe
Stalk PatchAvg depth 16.8m Fantastic dive; had been told there 'might' be sharks - we counted 12 at once!! Mainly grey reef sharks but also a couple of white-tip; amazing! Also spotted eagle rays, and 2 small manta rays! Also amazing :) Fantastic spot; a big lump of rock from about 7m down to 23m; we sat for ages just watching the sharks. Loads of other life too; barracuda, boxfish, plenty of batfish, seychelles anenome, humbug damsels, longtail bannerfish etc etc etc - best dive for wildllife I've ever done!! Dived with Dive Resort Seychells again; guides Juliette and Grandy.
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2009-04-11 Gibraltar New Location
S.S. ExcellentLarge wreck of steel steamship/transport from Malta - Gib, broke free& sank off the Mole. Just like diving in the UK! Not great vis but enough life to make it interesting. Wreck is upside-down but fairly intact. Large shoals of small fish, colourful fan corals, an octopus in a hole, loads of beautiful nudibranch, very weird round sea pens, actinothoe (anemomes), sea fans.
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2011-08-10 Viet Nam Nha Trang
Moray BeachDived with legendary guide Anh & a French guy called Laurent. Not much to see initially; sandy bottom & a few rocks down to 18m, a few nudibranch incl. a very large purple one! Dive improved massively as we came back up into the rocks & corals around 10m; lots of small fish (too many types to list!) incl. boxfish, moray eels, clown fish (inquisitive!), leaf-fish... Nice, warm, long dive :)
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2011-08-14 Viet Nam Nha Trang
Debbie's BeachW/ Anh, Laurent & German chap again. Great dive despite headache! V marked thermocline at 12m - below was cold & v murky; worse than UK! Down to 20m, not a lot to see. Back up above the line... wow! Amazing vis, beautiful blue sea & loads of fish. I spotted a flying gurnard (winged!) & Anh was great as usual, pointing out all sorts. Best dive yet :) Headache bad so sat out the 2nd dive.
My Certifications
- Emergency Responder (CPR(BLS)/AED/First Aid -Adult (Apr 2012)
- PADI Divemaster (Apr 2012)
- PADI Enriched Air Diver (Mar 2009)
- PADI Rescue Diver (Aug 2001)
- PADI Medic First Aid (Aug 2001)
- PADI Advanced Open Water (Jun 2001)
- PADI Open Water (Apr 2001)
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