Nelson Underwater Club

Nelson Underwater Club Our main aim is to get people out diving. We have trips planned most weekends, weather permitting. It's all about getting out there and diving!

Dive trips range from local sites, to weekends away elsewhere in NZ and overseas trips. Our Club was formed in 1959 at the request of the Nelson Police to assist in maritime rescues after a young child went missing in a local river. Since then our Club has developed into the largest independent diving club in New Zealand. As well as having a strong emphasis on scuba diving we also have a large spe

arfishing contingency. We are conservation minded, being involved in many beach clean ups, establishment of marine reserves and submissions on environmental issues. However we also enjoy bring home a feed of fresh seafood. We host a range of competitions, photography and spearfishing. We have our own Club rooms and meet the third Tuesday of every month. If you are looking to get out diving come along and find out more. We have gear to loan, lots of trips planned and safe divers to buddy you up with.

First meeting of the year this week!! this Tuesday night at the clubrooms beside pioneer park at 7:30 pm, all welcome to...
12/02/2023

First meeting of the year this week!! this Tuesday night at the clubrooms beside pioneer park at 7:30 pm, all welcome to come along and have a good catchup!

11/10/2021

The forecast for the weekend isn't too bad so we are still planning on a dive trip to Cable Bay this Saturday. The plan is to meet at the clubrooms at 8am, drive to Cable Bay and do two shore dives. There will be some instructors on hand so it is a great opportunity for a refresher dive for anyone who hasn't dived for a while. If you are interested please confirm via the members area of the website, or alternatively flick us a message.

09/08/2021

SHORT IMPORTANT UPDATE PLEASE READ
1. We are beginning a clubroom renovation and would love help from our members. Are there any sparkies, plumbers or fridgies in our ranks with a spare day in the next 2 months and who like beers and merch as payment?
2. We will be having a working bee this coming Saturday from around 10am till 4ish. Feel free to swing on down for a little or a long time, will have the Weber going and a few beers! Even if you just want to drop in and say hey and meet some other club members, we'd love to see you!
3. THIS MONTHS MEETING IS CANCELLED. We will have another venue arranged for the September meeting, but the Clubrooms will be in disarray for this months meeting!
4. If you haven't, please sign up to be a financial member of our club - there are lots of benefits coming and it really does help us having more paid up members.

Cheers - Tom (Pres)

Here are all the trophy winners for our annual awards dinner! (sorry its taken so long to post them)Virgin - Charles Ran...
09/06/2021

Here are all the trophy winners for our annual awards dinner! (sorry its taken so long to post them)

Virgin - Charles Rands
Lucas - Dom Buyers
Wiltshire - Tom Karstensen
Cizarewitch - Larry Oakly
Overseas - X - No entries
King - Larry Oakly
Fletcher - X - No members under 20
Club Captains Trophy - Matt Parker
Dipstick - Larry Oakly
McDonald Award - Tom Karstensen
Entertainers award - Johnny Little
Pukey Lukey - Matt Doonan
Wilkin - Jamie Allen
Fisher - X - No members under 20
Kingfish - Jamie Allen
Wilkins/field trophy - Jamie Allen
Inkster - No members under 20

Forecast is looking great for a dive this Saturday! We have a club trip planned to the Chetwode Islands, let us know if ...
08/06/2021

Forecast is looking great for a dive this Saturday! We have a club trip planned to the Chetwode Islands, let us know if you would like to come along

Our new "Join the Club" page on our new website is ready!Whether a new member or existing, please head to the page and f...
27/04/2021

Our new "Join the Club" page on our new website is ready!

Whether a new member or existing, please head to the page and fill out the new form so we are sure we have your correct details etc.

Club memberships are only $5 per person for this year and we will be rolling out a number of exclusive Member benefits in the coming weeks.

The rest of the website is still under construction (so please forgive anything a bit off) but will be rolled out in the next couple of weeks. It will be an ever evolving treasure-trove of information for local divers and club members alike!

Cheers
-Pres

Calling all underwater photographers!Now is the time of year we are calling for submissions for the clubs underwater pho...
21/04/2021

Calling all underwater photographers!

Now is the time of year we are calling for submissions for the clubs underwater photography prizes. There are the following categories:

Virgin trophy:
Only open to competitors who have not won this trophy previously. Photo to be an underwater shot taken in local waters.

Lucas trophy:
The photographer to submit a set of three photos taken in local waters during the preceding 12 months, these to be made up from the following subject materials: (a) underwater fish photo eg. crayfish octopus etc. (b) underwater scenery or subject of choice, eg whale, diver, wreck etc, (c) subject of choice to be a surface shot of marine of fresh water orientated subjects.

Wiltshire trophy:

Subject matter to be the surface photo of most interest to club members, taken during the year. photo to be of good quality but not necessarily need to be of a serious subject.

Cizarewitch trophy:

Subject matter to be the most outstanding underwater photo taken during the year in local NZ waters.

King trophy:

These photos were taken on our recent trip to tonga island in accordance with the rules associated with this trophy and were on a pervious post on our facebook group page.

Please email all photos to [email protected] to be judged for the above trophies by TUES 4TH MAY , winners will be announced at our prizegiving dinner on the 8th of may at the speights ale house from 5pm, wishing you all the best off luck!

PS. if you haven't rsvp'd via facebook or are unable to see the event on face book please rsvp to [email protected] also so we can get an idea of numbers.

Trip Report - Tasman Bay Cray diving, 14 March5 Divers, great weather, 7:30am departure from KaiteriteriFollowing the ph...
15/03/2021

Trip Report - Tasman Bay Cray diving, 14 March

5 Divers, great weather, 7:30am departure from Kaiteriteri

Following the photography dive in the morning, we headed further towards Totaranui for a crayfish, visiting a range of sites while taking turns to check out the terrain below.

A pretty successful day out with everyone going home with a feed.

Trip Report - Tonga Island photography, 14th March.There were 5 divers who ended up going on this trip. Weather was near...
15/03/2021

Trip Report - Tonga Island photography, 14th March.

There were 5 divers who ended up going on this trip. Weather was near perfect for the 7:30am departure from Kaiteriteri.

First dive was Tonga Island Marine Reserve, and the effect the reserve has had is impressive - plenty of fish life around the island.

Photos still to be judged but below is a preview

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