Diving
Bank Holiday Diving – Plymouth
Mountbatten - Plymouth 70 Lawrence Rd, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon, United KingdomClub RIBs for a long weekend of diving. Actual locations to be dived still to be determined but with, hopefully, 3 days of good weather we can get the chance to widen our scope to yet more sites and maybe discover some new to us Our usual camping haunt (& B&B for those wanting a…
Day Trip – Thurlestone (proposed)
Thurlestone Thurlestone, Kingsbridge, Devon, United KingdomA day trip to Thurlestone to dive the Louis Shield This dive site is suitable for all levels and trainees. This will of course be subject to weather conditions at the time. The dive will be on reef and wreck http://www.submerged.co.uk/louisshied.php Let me know if interested Photo by andypowe11
Depth Progression – Vobster
Vobster Quay Upper Vobster, Radstock, Sonerset, United KingdomI’m arranging a dive for those who would like to do some depth progression and practice with ponies etc. in readiness for the M2 & Scapa later this year - that being the case, a pony or other secondary air source is required for this session. Dives will be suitable for Sports Diver and above…
Late May – Plymouth
Mountbatten - Plymouth 70 Lawrence Rd, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon, United KingdomTaking advantage of the late May Bank Holiday weekend for a weekend of diving with the RIB. Accommodation would be camping or staying at Mountbatten (if space) Sites are still up for grabs. Please let me know if you are interested & if so which days.
Dinner Dive – Vobster quay
Vobster Quay Upper Vobster, Radstock, Sonerset, United KingdomFrom March until October Vobster quay are staying open late every Thursday night & on the first Thursday of the month there's a BBQ too! So if you fancy a dive & a BBQ let me know Here is a link to the site - http://www.vobster.com/thursdaylate.php
Kyarra / Aeolian Sky – Swanage
Swanage Dorset, United KingdomDates are proposed & may be a week later. Both the Kyarra & the Aeolian Sky are well known to be good dives; see the divernet articles linked to below Kyarra - a liner that came to grief in WW1, 23m to the railing, 32m to the seabed Aeolian Sky - a big modern freighter (10,715 ton)…
Sunday Plonk – Cromhall
South West Maritime Academy Cromhall Quarry, Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomAn opportunity to check out your existing kit, try some just serviced kit or even some new kit before committing yourself to the ocean. With the weather we have been having the 'beach end' may even start to look beachlike - feel free to bring a sunbed So anyone fancying a plonk in Cromhall we'll look…
Start the weekend well – Plymouth
Mountbatten - Plymouth 70 Lawrence Rd, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon, United KingdomThe bloom has cleared so it's time to see what we can see (hopefully far more than we did a few weeks ago!) If you're interested in a dive or two from Plymouth - sites to be arranged, then please let me know Here's to getting wet again!
Foreign Lands – Croatia
Trogir Diving Centre Pod Luku 1 21223, Okrug Gornji, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)Only 4 km away from the 2000-years-old town of Trogir and 12 km from Split Airport, Trogir Diving Centre sits in a beautiful cove. Equipped with state-of-the-art diving equipment, the Center is located in the small tourist resort of Okrug Gornji, right by the sea. The diving center also has a comfortable classroom lessons are…
M2 and Lyme Bay – Weymouth
Portland Portland, Dorset, United KingdomScimitar http://www.scimitardiving.co.uk chartered from Weymouth for two days diving (up to 12 divers) to hopefully include the famous M2 HMS M2 was a Royal Navy submarine monitor completed in 1919, converted in 1927 into the world's first submarine aircraft carrier. She was shipwrecked in Lyme Bay, Dorset, Britain, on 26 January 1932. She was one of three…
Dorset Diving – Kimmeridge [proposed]
Kimmeridge Bay Dorset, United KingdomA club boat trip on an available weekend in July or August; date is merely indicative and midway between the M2 & Lizards trips. There are some logistic difficulties here in respect of camping and boat launch. Please let the DO know if you are interested and we will see what can be arranged. Kimmeridge…
An Evening at Vobster
Vobster Quay Upper Vobster, Radstock, Sonerset, United KingdomFrom March until October Vobster quay are staying open late every Thursday night; the evening session starts at 5 (clear of water by 9, gates shut 9:30) and is half the usual price. With the sun setting earlier now (8:11 on Thursday) it could be a chance for a 'night' dive or at worst 'twilight' dive…
Penzance/The Lizard – Cornwall
Porthkerris Cornwall, United KingdomBased at Porthkerris with camping at Trevair (Marazion) and/or Little Trevothan (Coverack) . We haven't been down this way for some time so a return is long overdue. Sites to be dived are still to be determined but we are spoilt for choice: there are 24 well-loved wreck dives on the Manacles offering rich and varied diving…
Start September at Vobster
Vobster Quay Upper Vobster, Radstock, Sonerset, United KingdomWe've done a few of these now & enjoyed them all; a chance to get some diving in without the slog to the coast at a site that offers plenty to see, from various submerged items to an increasing number of fish, not to mention an awful lot of mussels. From March until October Vobster…
Rescue Scenarios & Diving – Cromhall
South West Maritime Academy Cromhall Quarry, Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomThis Sunday we are running a 'rescue scenario' training event and although it is primarily targeted at getting Kevins' Dive Leader qualifications completed, it is also an excellent and rare opportunity for us all to brush up on and practice our rescue skills; so if you can possibly make it please do try to come…
Scapa Flow – Orkney
Huskyan Dive Charters & Expeditions 110 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, United KingdomWe have the following adventurous souls scheduled to embark on an exploration of one of the worlds' most famous wreck sites! Neil, Sue R, Bob, Chris H, Chris L, Kevin, Mark, Edward, Sarah, Allen Note: This trip is now fully booked Details from skipper Emily: A charter week runs from Sunday – Friday, 6 days…
NDAC (Chepstow) free [proposed]
National Diving & Activity Centre Tidenham, Chepstow, Gloucestershire, United KingdomNDAC are offering free entry on Tuesday 25th October & it would be churlish not to take them up on their kind offer. Please let me know if you are interested
Portland Saturday [proposed]
Portland Portland, Dorset, United KingdomIts high time we went back to Portland; we had a number of cracking dives there last year, both inside & outside the breakwater. So what I need to know is how many of you would potentially be available and up for a boat dive at Portland on Saturday 29th October? A quick answer would…
Winter Warmer – Plymouth
Mountbatten - Plymouth 70 Lawrence Rd, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon, United KingdomWe've done it for many a year now and we'll probably not be dissuaded this year even if the weather is agin' us (and it has been on at least one occasion - and still the diving was good!) I have got us pencilled in for the above weekend on Topgun. This is one of…
Vobster Santas 2016
Vobster Quay Upper Vobster, Radstock, Sonerset, United KingdomVobster Quay are hosting their yearly Vobster Santas Diving Day in aid of the RNLI & Somerset Air Ambulance Service Here's your chance to make your list dive of the year really count (and have some fun) & who knows you might even end up in the Guinness Book of Records! Last year there were…