Here at Wicked Diving we are passionate about what we do and are so very grateful to you - our guests (and guests-to-be) - for joining us. We have been operating in Thailand for several years and have truly enjoyed our time here. As we have grown and developed, we have added more and more to our dive center - from offering Snorkeling tours to special educational & research trips. We have also developed as individuals. We are home to Three Instructor Trainers and offered the first SSI Instructor Training courses in Khao Lak.
In the last year we have brought on our new Liveaboard - the Jaya. She is a Phinisi sailing schooner, built in Indonesia, and has been offering long range expeditions and surfing safaris around Indonesia for a few years. That story alone was enough to get us interested and excited about her. But she is also strong and well-designed, extremely fuel-efficient and has much more open space than almost any other boat of this style. She is fun!
After running her for a full season in Thailand, getting familiar with each other and making many small improvements, we felt were ready to do some adventure or another - we deserved.
In the meantime we found a partner school in Indonesia who was really excited to work with us. Our ethics and high standards were the main appeal. They are based in a small town on the island of Flores call Labuan Bajo. Once we pulled out the map - we realized just what this meant. Komodo National Park!
So we found our adventure! The Jaya was to do a massive journey from Thailand to Komodo - diving and exploring along the way. In doing the research on the trip - we realized that the first leg - from Khao Lak to Singapore had only a few spots to visit (though it deeply pains us to pass up diving in Pulau Weh - Banda Aceh!!) so we invited 10 of our friends (and staff) to join us for this adventure, starting in Singapore.
In deciding who would "work" on this trip and who would stay was a long, difficult process, but now I sit here writing this - and they are somewhere in the South China Sea (guess who lost the coin toss?).
We have placed a nice GPS unit on the boat so we can see where she is and where she has been (Also has nice SOS features!) so please follow their progress -http://ow.ly/4FNjg
We also have satellite phone contact (also sends and receives short SMS and emails). With a check-in each morning and evening, we will post progress, gossip and updates as they occur! Yes - this is happening right now! While we will be using the blog for the larger updates, facts and background information - please use our facebook page for all the news :) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wicked-Diving/15150487571
-Wicked Diving
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