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Experienced freedivers prefer to use wetsuits designed specifically for freediving. Desirable traits in a freediving wetsuit include:
- Close fitting: Freedivers usually prefer custom fit wetsuits for a close fit.
- Two-piece: Most freediving wetsuits have an integrated hood and a two-piece suit including a 'long john' or high trousers and separate jacket.
- No zipper: to minimise water circulation
- Material: Freedivers prefer open cell neoprene for warmth and mobility, but it is more fragile than the standard closed-cell neoprene used in scuba diving wetsuits! To don a freediving wetsuit without damaging it, it is best to make it wet (without soap) before putting it on!
Governor Reef
Reef Dive | 
Boat access
Depth: 1 m (3.28 ft) to 4 m (13 ft)
Level: Open Water and beyond.
Governor Reef is a natural subtidal reef offshore halfway between Indented Head and St Leonards in Port Phillip that is popular as a whiting and squid fishing spot. It's also a good site to go snorkelling from a boat. We've been told some adventurous types head out to Governor Reef for a shore dive or snorkel.
The southern side of Governor Reef has a prominent drop, while the northern side is pretty lifeless. The bulk of the interesting stuff is on top, which is very shallow. Don't ignore the warnings on the poles.
See WillyWeather (St Leonards) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide.
Governor Reef Dive Site Map | © The Scuba Doctor
Wathaurong (Wadda-Warrung) country
Traditional Owners — This dive site is in the traditional Country of the Wathaurong (Wadda-Warrung) people of the Kulin Nation. This truly ancient Country includes the coastline of Port Phillip, from the Werribee River in the north-east, the Bellarine Peninsula, and down to Cape Otway in the south-west. We wish to acknowledge the Wathaurong as Traditional Owners. We pay respect to their Ancestors and their Elders, past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Bunjil the Creator Spirit of this beautiful land, who travels as an eagle, and Waarn, who protects the waterways and travels as a crow, and thank them for continuing to watch over this Country today and beyond.
Governor Reef Location Map
Latitude: 38° 9.254′ S (38.154236° S / 38° 9′ 15.25″ S)
Longitude: 144° 43.651′ E (144.727521° E / 144° 43′ 39.08″ E)
Datum: WGS84 |
Google Map
Added: 2021-03-23 19:22:36 GMT, Last updated: 2022-03-22 17:07:29 GMT
Source: Google Earth
Nearest Neighbour: The Pipelines, Indented Head, 1,049 m, bearing 301°, WNW
Depth: 1 to 4 m.
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DISCLAIMER: No claim is made by The Scuba Doctor as to the accuracy of the dive site coordinates listed here. Should anyone decide to use these GPS marks to locate and dive on a site, they do so entirely at their own risk. Always verify against other sources.
The marks come from numerous sources including commercial operators, independent dive clubs, reference works, and active divers. Some are known to be accurate, while others may not be. Some GPS marks may even have come from maps using the AGD66 datum, and thus may need be converted to the WGS84 datum. To distinguish between the possible accuracy of the dive site marks, we've tried to give each mark a source of GPS, Google Earth, or unknown.
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