Thursday evening came and it was down the M5 to Ilfracombe! We arrived as the sun was setting, and parked about as far away from the pub as we could get! A warm wander around the town and eventually with the assistance of Google (other apps are available) we found…
The trip had been planned as an introduction to sea diving for us newly qualified divers, so appropriately, we arrived at Swanage Pier on Friday morning to find unexpectedly rough seas and no visibility. The first lesson in UK sea diving; you can’t depend on the weather. Not to be…
All the stars were in alignment this year on what has turned out to be the third consecutive Farne Islands trip: The sea was flat calm. The viz was wonderful, easily 5 to 6m, and the sunlight penetrating deep into the water illuminated the watery depths perfectly. In fact we…
As we are all aware, our instructors are overworked at the moment and have been putting in long hours in the pool, classroom and Stoney/Cromhall both catching up on the COVID backlog and getting our new trainees through their courses. So with this in mind Natalie, Denise and I organised…
As a novice diver with some 25 dives, the opportunity to experience my first liveaboard in the Red Sea was both daunting and exciting. Thanks to many far more experienced members, the group WhatsApp was filled with handy packing tips and squabbles on the importance of Celine Dion and cake!…
Two trips to Plymouth within a week! Good weather over the Jubilee weekend was too good an opportunity to miss so a few divers went down to dive the wreck of the Maine and also Hands Deep, both fantastic dives. On Friday we did a second dive near the lighthouse…
For any club, in any field, it is vital to keep new members coming through and developing their skills and ultimately, to fall in love with diving, exploring and observing the underwater world. I have to thank all members for the part they play in keeping this club alive and…
The club’s first sea trip of the year took place over the weekend of 7 – 8 May, with an excellent couple of days in Weymouth diving on the hardboat Tango. The weather was kind to us. There was sun and warmth, and most importantly only light winds, sparing us…
Diving of a different kind in April as 10 members endured a couple of hours of mud, cold water, obstacles and a 10km run in Warwickshire. The Wolf Run was lots of fun and visibility in the mud filled ditches was only marginally worse than Stoney in Spring. Thanks to…
13 members traveled north to Capernwray for another weekend of diving. Some completed 7 dives totalling 6.5 hours underwater. Capernwray is a great inland site so look out for further trips and thanks to Andy Dale for organising.
