Boatshed Dive and Snorkel Charters
Boatshed Dive & Snorkel Charters
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Boatshed Dive and Snorkel Charters
Boatshed Dive & Snorkel is run by a born & bred gold Coaster with an abundance of local dive & boating experience. His vision is to build a community of local divers who love exploring the ocean as much as he does.
We specialise in small group dive and snorkel charters, offering our customers a more personalised experience. We provide snacks, hot and cold drinks and take numerous photos. Gear hire is available for anyone who does not have their own.
Single Dive charters start from $80 (dependent on location)
Double Dive Charters start from $150 (dependent on location)
We can offer diving from either end of the Gold Coast because our boat is trailerable.
Snorkel Charters start from $100 per person.
Snorkelling equipment is included (masks, snorkel, fins). Life jackets and pool noodles can be provided if needed.
Cook Island and Kirra Reef are the most snorkel friendly snorkel sites we visit.
Specialist Free Diving Charters can be arranged upon request.
We offer a full range of rental equipment including:
Regulator Sets – all with computers
BCD’s
Tanks – we use 10L & 12L Faber Steel Tanks
Wetsuits
Fins
Masks
Weight belts
Any need for gear hire can be arranged with us at booking time.
If you are interested in purchasing any new gear, we can source this for you through leading manufacturers.
We do our best to take care of our environment and sea life when we go diving or snorkelling, discouraging the touching of marine creatures and collecting any souvenirs. We encourage the collection of rubbish to be disposed of on shore.
A nature reserve established in 1998, just off the coast of Fingal NSW, it boasts a wide variety of turtles, sharks, rays, fish, crustaceans & molluscs that call it home or visit the island annually. There are 13 moorings located around the island, which offer dives to suit all levels.
Just beyond Cook Island & on its’ day, possibly the premier dive site on the Gold Coast. With depths up to 24m, it is a site for advanced or above Open Water divers. Regular sightings of large congregations of grey nurse sharks in winter & leopard sharks & pelagic fish in summer make it an exciting spot to dive. Prone to strong currents & exposed to elements, unfortunately it can only be dived in certain conditions.
At only 8m deep, Kirra Reef is a very small patch of Reef close to the beach & ideal for beginners, training & snorkelling. But don’t be fooled by the shallow depth & small size! It hosts impressive amounts of fish, a variety of other marine life & is perfect for long bottom times & photography practice.
Covering a large area just offshore, between 11th & 21st Ave Palm Beach, it is the largest area of reef on the Gold Coast. Depths vary from 6m to 25m over the different parts of the reef. This reef holds large amounts of pelagic fish, such as Spotted & Spanish Mackerel during the summer months & is popular with the spearers.
Gold Coast City Council recently completed the construction of an artificial reef just off 19th Ave, which offers excellent snorkelling opportunities.
The Scottish Prince is the best known of the Gold Coast wrecks, but the SS Alberta, SS Fido, FV Aquariun & the Cambus Wallace are also located in Gold Coast Waters. Paul, our skipper/divemaster has dived each of these sites & is looking forward to getting groups of keen divers together to explore them further. Check out his article “Ships & Shipwrecks of the Gold Coast” for a greater insight to these wreck sites.