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If you've got any suggestions for Club dives then let the Dive Organisers know, we're always looking for new places.
If you would like to go on any of these trips, please come to the pub on the Wednesday Club Night and speak to the dive organisers, Antony Rodden & Rob Hilton, or contact the relevant organiser through the link in the calendar entry.
The dives are planned to cater for different levels of divers. Each dive has a minimum qualification level. If you are in any doubt, please contact the organiser. For orientation dives suitable for newly qualified divers, a supplement is included to provide subsidised spaces for up to 3 experienced divers. Non members are welcome to dive but there will be an additional charge of £10 per day.
A £2 supplement has been added to all dives to enable the club to better ensure that dives that aren't full, (and where the club would otherwise make a loss), go ahead.
When a dive is shown as full, there will be a reserve list in case of cancellations. Before booking on a trip, make sure your aware of the 'Guidelines for Club Dives'.
In list below explains the meaning of the acronyms in the dive calendar:-
- OW – Open to all divers of any level, but particularly aimed at those who are recently qualified, or returning to diving after a break.
- AOW – PADI Advanced Open Water (or equivalent from another agency). Some experience needed.
- AOW+ – PADI AOW with an additional qualification, such as PADI Deep specialty (or equivalent). Some UK sea experience required.
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21/07/2013
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Portsmouth
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1
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OW
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6
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Location :Portsmouth Cost: £45 / day for two dives Co-ordinator: Rob Hilton
Minimum Qualification Level: OW Dive Details: Camswan - wreck. This is an excellent wreck that sits 4 metres proud of the sand and gravel seabed in 18m of water. It was ‘dispersed’ in the 1920s and is very broken up but the wreck has plenty to explore. Visibility is generally good. Making your way to the rear of the vessel, the 4m tall stern post the large rudder and the large steel propeller gives you some idea of its size. There is plenty of marine life on the wreck including conger, pollock ( and wrasse and some big shoals of bib.Drift dive will follow - TBD on the day.
You will need to take 2 cylinders as the boat will not come back to shore between dives.
Divers: Sunday: Unconfirmed:
Other information: Deposit £10
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03/08/2013
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Swanage Carnival Week-end
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2
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OW/AOW
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Please ask
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Note - whilst the booked boats are nearly full, I can undoubtedly get extra spaces on another boat and we will just split as needed. So let me know if you want to come along, and we'll arrange something appropriate.Swanage
Boat: Divers DownCost: £52 per day for two dives - £10 deposit per day Co-ordinator: Roger & Clare Selwyn Minimum Qualification Level: Open Water. Dive Details: To be confirmed but may include Saturday: Aeolian Sky & Drift (possibly Black Hawk Bow) - 1pm ropes off (tbc) Sunday: One of Clan MacVey (or Valentine Tanks, Kyarra) & another tbc - 8.30am ropes off To book contact the Roger SelwynDivers: Saturday: Roger Selwyn, Clare Selwyn, Benjamin Selwyn, Rob Hilton, John Ricketts, Eve McIlmoyle, Pawel Rumas, Julio Lema, Pob Crow, Malcolm Dubber, Antony Rodden, Nigel Stephenson Second boat (if we can get enough divers): Georgi Stephenson Sunday: Roger Selwyn, Clare Selwyn, Benjamin Selwyn, Rob Hilton, John Ricketts, Eve McIlmoyle, Pawel Rumas, Julio Lema, Pob Crow, Malcolm Dubber, Georgi Stephenson Unconfirmed: Other information:It is carnival week in Swanage with fireworks over the harbour on Saturday night. Accomodation may be harder to get if letft late, but an excellent campsite is open during August right in the middle of Swanage - http://www.swanagecamping.com/ |
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12/08/2013
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Sound of Mull
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5
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AOW
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Full
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Location: Sound of Mull (Tobermory)
Location/Boat: Lochaline Boat Charters ( http://www.lochaline-boats.co.uk/ ) Cost: £360 incl self catering accom odation - £100 deposit Co-ordinator: Jane Wilkinson Minimum Qualification Level: Open Water Dive Details:
This trip is based in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull. Using this as a base rather than Lochaline as in 2012 will give us the opportunity to dive places further out in the Minch such as Danny’s Boy and Bo fascadale and go further to visit the fantastic walls round the Small Isles, Muck and Egg, like Camas Mor, Windmills and the amazing Canna Wall, also wrecks such as the Tapti and Aurania near Coll. Sites in Loch Sunart could also be on the agenda. Fall back for any days the weather is not favourable, would be the Sound itself. For those of you on the club trip 2012, who didn’t make the second dive on the Hispania, we can make a point of doing this again.
This is a 5 diving day trip with Lochaline Boat Charters. They offer the opportunity for 3 dives a day, including many of the best sites the UK has to offer. You will only need one cylinder as there is a compressor on board and fills are pumped during the surface interval (including twins). You will need to pay for your fills at the end of the trip.
To book contact the Orientation Dive Organiser
Divers:
Confirmed: Jane Wilkinson, Rob Hilton, Kev High & Jen, Jim & Brenda Taylor, Clare Selwyn, Roger Selwyn, Benjamin Selwyn, Nora Holford, Les Ruse
Unconfirmed: Laura, Bryan Johnston, Antony Rodden
Other information: Accommodation will be here http://www.argyllproperties-scotland.co.uk/bad-daraich.htm. This comes highly recommended and is in walking distance of the marina and shops, including a small co-op. The diving is booked Monday to Friday but the accommodation will be available from the Saturday 10th. So anyone who wishes to go over early and do a bit of exploring will have somewhere to stay from the Saturday.
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17/08/2013
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Stoney Cove Social
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2
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All cert levels
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Unlimited
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Stoney Cove Location: http://www.stoneycove.com/
Cost: Entry fee
Co-ordinator: Pob Crow
Minimum Qualification Level: All levels
Dive Details: Saturday& Sunday: Social diving weekend, roll up roll up. You asked for it :-) so I'm organising an inland diving trip for the club to Stoney Cove. Ideal if you need to build your experience or try out new kit/skills, suitable for all levels of diver. I'm going so who else wants too??. Other information:
I've found a B&B in the village for £20 a night pp inc full English (only twin rooms though and it's £30 pn if you want the room to yourself, stayed there many years ago and it was ok). Currently space for 14 people.
More info as we get it here - https://www.facebook.com/events/580568365316109/
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31/08/2013
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Portsmouth
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1
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AOW
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Please Ask
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Location: Portsmouth Cost: £47 / day for two dives Co-ordinator: Rob Hilton
Minimum Qualification Level: AOW Dive Details: Saturday:Ropes off 12:00 p.m. TIDE TABLES SHOW A VERY GOOD NEAP TIDE, SO AN IMPROVED CHANCE OF GOOD VIZ!!!
Tanks & Bulldozers - Wreck -The tanks, assigned to the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group, lie eight miles off East Wittering, West Sussex.They were part of an 80-strong contingent bound for France on D-Day but sank in mysterious circumstances.
The rusting tanks lie with two bulldozers and a field gun, but no ship.The bulldozers are believed to be armoured Caterpillar bulldozers, used by the 79th Armoured Division of the British Army – there are no known surviving bulldozers of this type.
Drift - To be decided closer to the date.
2 cylinders required.
Divers: Saturday:Nigel Chapman, Sarah Chapman, Rob Hilton, Laurence Crow, Mike Hoolihan, Graham Shaw, Clare Selwyn, Roger Selwyn
Unconfirmed:Ron Spillman,
Other information: 2 cylinders will be needed as the boat will not return to shore between dives. Cylinders can be supplied by the skipper at a cost of £9 per cylinder including the air fill. Please let me know if you need to book a cylinder or 2 at least a week before the dive.
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15/12/2013
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Scuba Santas
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1
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All cert levels
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Unlimited
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26/07/2014
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Scilly Isles
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8
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AOW
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6
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Scilly Isles Cost: £490 for six days diving Co-ordinator: Jane Wilkinson/Roger Selwyn Minimum Qualification Level: 30m Dive Details: Scillies diving offers some of the finest diving in the UK - many say the world - with over 155 great dive sites already located and many new ones added each year.
These unspoiled and relatively isolated islands have the most gentle climate in Britain, making the Isles of Scilly a haven for many types of flora and fauna. The Isles are often referred to as a sub-tropical paradise and have been designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The islands' entire coastline, including many beautiful white beaches as well as rocky headlands and islets, has been given Heritage status. Each island has its own unique and rather special character.
Diving will be with Scillydiving and our boat for the week is Moonshadow. The boat is based on St Marys. There are only 10 diving places on the trip but there may be some opportunities for people to take a non diving partner. I am expecting a week of mixed diving as there are many historic wrecks around the Scillies and some fantastic scenic diving.
Divers: Jane Wilkinson, Roger Selwyn, Clare Selwyn, Ron Spillman Unconfirmed: Pob Crow, Julio Lema, Kim Pierpoint, Rob Hilton Other information:
We have booked the following accommodation:-
You will need to book your own ferry crossing, but we will book a container for all kit. We are also looking into hotels for the night before the crossing to St. Mary's.
You will need two cylinders, or twins, since there is no ability to fill cylinders on the boat.
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Location
If the dive shows as full, contact the dive organisers anyway to get on the waiting list.
There's a very strong chance that a space will come free.
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The Club guidelines for all diving
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Guide for divers going on Shore Experience Dives
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Guide for divers going on Boat Experience Dives
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