Raf Jah is the co-founder of The African and Oriental Journey Firm, a tailored dive and safari journey firm, and he shall be on the Inspiration Stage on the GO Diving Present in Sydney in September discussing how one can take pleasure in diving in Truk Lagoon with out going full technical.
Based mostly within the UK, he organises journeys for people or teams that attempt to keep away from the crowds. He operated two dive centres over 22 years, and is captivated with the necessity to ‘“’preserve diving’”’.
He turned a BSAC Dive Chief in 1993, progressed to PADI teacher in 1995, NAUI Teacher Coach in 2012, and SDI in 2023. Having been decompression diving for some years, he determined to formalise his expertise by changing into a TDI Technical Divemaster.
In his presentation, which is a should for anybody considering a go to to Truk Lagoon, Raf tries to reply the query that’s so usually requested concerning the diving in Truk – ought to divers be technically educated, or can they be leisure divers?
Raf does so by recounting his experiences in his latest journey to Truk Lagoon, together with a short part on methods to get there and what to anticipate. He touches on whether or not you would possibly take pleasure in shore-based diving or a liveaboard journey. The speak then goes into the totally different wrecks and depths; how one can get the easiest from a dive journey to Truk Lagoon; and whether or not it’s a vacation spot for tech divers or rec divers.
The GO Diving Present ANZ
This annual occasion, happening this 12 months on 6-7 September on the Sydney Showground on the Olympic Park, is aimed toward showcasing the easiest of our underwater world to everybody from uncooked novices who’re both considering stepping into diving, or have accomplished their entry-level programs, to superior divers, proper by means of to technical divers and veteran CCR divers.
There are an array of phases – the Essential Stage, the Photograph Stage, the Australia/New Zealand Stage, the Inspiration Stage and the Tech Stage – that may play host to dozens of audio system from world wide, in addition to a bunch of interactive options to go well with younger and previous, from VR diving experiences, an illustration pool, a trydive pool, and far more.
Surrounding the phases and options shall be a broad vary of exhibitors, from vacationer boards and tour operators to resorts, liveaboards, coaching companies, retailers, producers, and conservation organisations.
Get your tickets now!
Tickets for the GO Diving Present ANZ are on sale now, and you’ll make the most of the 2-for-1 earlybird supply till 9 September – you and your buddy/pal/accomplice/partner can go to for simply $12, and children 16 and below get in free of charge, making it the proper household time out. Each ticket holder may also go into the grand draw, which boasts an ever-increasing array of fabulous prizes, together with a Seiko diving watch, liveaboard journeys and far, far more.
There may be loads of parking on-site and the venue is straightforward to get to with loads of transport choices, so get the dates in your diary now and put together for an epic weekend celebrating all types of diving.
