MEET THE TEAM
Name:
James Griffith – Director, skipper and mantas resident Mr Fix-it!
Qualifications:
SSI Adv Open Water Instructor
Extended Range technical diver
Coxswain
Padi MSDT
React Right First Aid Instructor
Scuba service technician
Extended Range technical diver
Coxswain
Padi MSDT
React Right First Aid Instructor
Scuba service technician
Number of dives:
4000+
Favourite place to dive:
Manta Bommie – North Stradbroke island
Dream dive trip location:
Solomon Islands
Why I love straddie diving:
The variety of marine life and seasons
Name:
Daniel Fitzgerald – General Manager
Qualifications:
SSI Instructor Trainer
SSI Tech Trimix Instructor
Scuba service technician
First Aid Instructor
Rebreather Instructor
SSI Tech Trimix Instructor
Scuba service technician
First Aid Instructor
Rebreather Instructor
Number of dives:
3500+
Favourite place to dive:
Mikhail Lermontov wreck – New Zealand and Sevens Reef – North straddy!
Dream dive trip location:
Can’t pick between the HMHS Britannic and Bikini Atoll!
Why I love straddie diving:
The range of sites from shallow entry level dives to deep technical dives!
Name:
David Biddulph – Mantas resident dive legend!
Qualifications:
Padi Divemaster since 1981
Master Photographer!
Master Photographer!
Number of dives:
5000+
Favourite place to dive:
Manta Bommie!
Dream dive trip location:
Solomon Islands
Why I love straddie diving:
Can’t beat the volume of unique marine life! (especially mantas ?)
Name:
Tyler Rae – Assistant manager and Canadian ex-pat eh!
Qualifications:
SSI Adv Open water instructor
Padi MSDT
Commercial diver
Padi MSDT
Commercial diver
Number of dives:
5000+
Favourite place to dive:
Turtle caves – North Stradbroke Island
Dream dive trip location:
Galapagos
Why I love straddie diving:
Mantas, whales, sharks, you never know what you’ll see!
Name:
Sheryl Gotje
Qualifications:
Reception whiz!
SSI Open water diver
SSI Open water diver
Number of dives:
12
Favourite place to dive:
Straddie!
Dream dive trip location:
Vanuatu
Why I love straddie diving:
Manta Rays!
Name:
Neil Vidler
Qualifications:
SSI Open Water Instructor
Extended Range technical diver
Extended Range technical diver
Number of dives:
500+
Favourite place to dive:
Flat Rock – North Stradbroke island
Dream dive trip location:
Solomon Islands
Why I love straddie diving:
Sharks and Manta rays!
Name:
Bruna “wheres my crocs” Sanches - Instructor
Qualifications:
SSI Divemaster Instructor
Number of dives:
600
Favourite place to dive:
ex-HMAS Brisbane
Dream dive trip location:
Antarctica
Why I love straddie diving:
The amazing range of marine life across all seasons.
Name:
Adrian “ricky martin” Saceda - Instructor
Qualifications:
SSI open water Instructor
Number of dives:
1000
Favourite place to dive:
Great Barrier reef
Dream dive trip location:
Indonesia
Why I love straddie diving:
Challenging and lots of big marine life
Name:
Felipe "sandbank" Bouzon - Skipper
Qualifications:
Coxswain, SSI Divemaster
Number of dives:
75
Favourite place to dive:
Turtle cave – Flat rock
Dream dive trip location:
Galapagos
Why I love straddie diving:
The sharks!
Name:
Georgina Pickford - Instructor
Qualifications:
SSI/Padi Open water Instructor, Coxswain
Number of dives:
350
Favourite place to dive:
Asho’s gap – Coral bay, WA
Dream dive trip location:
Truk Lagoon
Why I love straddie diving:
The team at Manta 😊
Name:
Emma Pietsch - Instructor
Qualifications:
SSI/Padi Open water Instructor
Number of dives:
150
Favourite place to dive:
Manta Bommie
Dream dive trip location:
Micronesia
Why I love straddie diving:
You never know what you’ll see!
Name:
Pieter Demmers - DM
Qualifications:
SSI Divemaster, IT guru
Number of dives:
100
Favourite place to dive:
Turtle cave, Flat rock
Dream dive trip location:
Maria island, Tanzania
Why I love straddie diving:
The huge range of marine life
Name:
Nick Nortje - DM
Qualifications:
SSI Divemaster, Yamaha mechanic
Number of dives:
100
Favourite place to dive:
Turtle cave
Dream dive trip location:
Cocos Island
Why I love straddie diving:
Biddy’s pumpkin soup (oh and the mantas 😊)
Name:
Chloe Taylor – Hostel operations manager
Qualifications:
Our resident accommodation whiz!! (not a diver yet 😊)
Number of dives:
2
Name:
Felicia Sutjahjo - DM
Qualifications:
SSI Divemaster
Number of dives:
200
Favourite place to dive:
Indonesia
Dream dive trip location:
Galapagos
Why I love straddie diving:
Roaring deep and the team at Manta!
Name:
Imogen Ramsay - DM
Qualifications:
SSI Divemaster
Number of dives:
200
Favourite place to dive:
Stradbroke island
Dream dive trip location:
Palau
Why I love straddie diving:
The amazing marine life