Marine Life Identification Course
Held at the Mount Batten Centre, Plymouth – 29th Sept. – 1st Oct. 2000: Course organized and run by: Peter Messenger and Keith Hiscock Introduction Seven of our club members recently…
The Hard Hat Dive (Aug 2000)
by Chris Barker. 6th August: ‘Let’s go hard hat diving’ suggested Stuart Butterfield on a winters evening. The enthusiastic nods from the membership indicated approval of the idea. So after much searching…
Marazion (Aug 2000)
by Harry (BigH) Ryalls. We meet our first jam at twelve mid-day just sixty miles from Penzance and what should have taken just over one hour turned into a two…
Costa Blanca (Jun 2000)
by Mary Hartigan. June 3rd-17th :Well here we are back in Spain for another holiday chill out. This time it will be with a difference. As divers we have dived in…
Brixham Breakwater Beach – My First Dive (May 2000)
by Tahnee Sheppard. (14 years). Sunday 21st May: I have to admit, I was rather nervous. Should I trust these sometimes-weird people with my life? The thought that came to me…
Plymouth Trip (May 2000)
by Carol Sheppard. Spring Bank Holiday Weekend: My plan was to have a half day, get my bottles from the dive shop and head for Plymouth by 1.30pm. I left home…
Northern Red Sea Expedition (Apr 2000)
7th-14th April 2000: The Nile valley is one of Egypt’s main attractions, where the Pyramids and Sphinx, the Valley of the kings and countless temples remain as an eternal tribute…
Diving Diseases Research Centre (Mar 2000)
WOW. What an experience this was. Speaking from a personal point of view and not yet being a “fully fledged diver” it was certainly a great day out. The real…
Cuba: Caya Largo (Oct/Nov 1999)
by Harry Ryalls. Cayo Largo is approximately 177 kms south of Havana City and the mainland of Cuba. It is part of the archipelago De Los Canarreos group of islands.…
Scuba Diving – My Experiences – from Age 14
by Liz Butterfield. Introduction Diving has been part of my family for quite a while. My Father started in 1966, and travelled along the coast, diving at various sites. When…