*** September trip now full again ***

We have five dates Abrolhos for trips in 2022!  Each trip is a 3-day trip to the Abrolhos Islands on the 62ft Masterclass vessel.   The dates for 2o22 are earlier because Master Class is having a refit from October. The dates are:

Friday 25 – Sunday 27 February
Saturday 12 – Monday 14 March
Friday 29 April – Sunday 1 May
Friday 27 – Sunday 29 May (Tech Trip – must be certified to ANDP or higher)
Friday 9 – Sunday 11 September

If you’re keen, please register at the bottom of the page and select your preferred dates.  Please select all dates that you can attend, and then purchase a “Trip Deposit” ticket.  This will allow for smoother allocation of people onto trips.

Trip Deposit – Only 10 people can attend per trip.  If you are within the first 10 (and received your confirmation), but later remove yourself from the trip your trip deposit will be forfeited.  However if you are on the waitlist (ie do not receive confirmation) and are unsuccessful UWAUC will issue a full refund.  The trip deposit is refundable if the date you have selected doesn’t go ahead, or if the trip is overbooked and we can’t get you onto that one or swap you onto another trip that you can’t make.  Other than that it is non refundable.

The trip deposit is the booking fee with UWAUC.  The remainder of the fee is payable to Central Tafe.  The prices are actually half what they have been in previous years, so it will be around $450 full price and $270 for concession card holders (uni students are not concession).  This includes all meals, tank fills, and accomodation (we’ll sleep on the boat).  Please note, it is currently under review if we can sleep on the boat the night prior to departure.  If not accomodation for that night will be on top of this, but we will look for budget options in the area.

Note: Prices with Central Tafe do not apply to international students or temporary visa holders, who will be charged “commercial rates”.

The TAFE rates offered are conditional on all passengers taking part in a number of units from their Cert III in Aquaculture (See attached flyer from a previous year – Scuba Diving 2017 V7MF). Assessment is mostly observational and is quite straight forward.  Registration and final payment are though Central Tafe.

For a bit of info on diving the Abrolhos: https://www.godiving.com.au/abrolhos-islands-diving-abrolhos-islands-western-australia-islands/   Also check out Michael’s video, plus the trip reports from 2018 and 2017   If you like crayfish this is a trip not to miss; there are so many you won’t know which ones to go for.

Further info:

• 3-4 dives on day 1 and day 2 and then 2 on day 3, before heading back to shore.
• Berths are bunk beds below decks, take a sleeping bag.  Options to sleep on island are under review, we will follow up.
• All meals/snacks/tea/coffee included
• Fully kitted out diving vessel with own tender
• Air compressor and tanks (yoke) on the boat, BYO nitrox if required
• Most sites okay for Open Water divers, but Advanced is highly recommended to get the most out of the trip
• Shower and toilet on board
• Lounge area, TV, books and kitchen upstairs
• May be possible to snorkel/dive at Batavia wreck site depending on conditions
• Please note this is not a “party” trip and you are asked to be respectful of your peers, the crew and the vessel. 

To book onto this trip you must be logged into the website and be a current financial member of the club. If you are having any issues viewing this please contact us either through the Facebook page, the contact us page on this website or email [email protected].

Please note when you book onto this trip the confirmation email will say you have booked two tickets. That’s because you have booked one trip deposit ticket and one for the trip ticket for the dates you want to go on.  It’s just how the system works, but don’t worry you have just booked onto one trip 🙂