Our first dive trip on UK open water in 2014 was a day trip to Bognor Regis with the club boat. The conditions couldn’t have been better, the sun was out and the sea could not have been flatter (I believe ‘glassy’ is the official term). A perfect day for taking the club rib out …
Michal, Steve and Nick travelled all the way to Sipadan Island in Malaysia for some tropical water diving. Below are just a few of the stunning photos they took. The rest of the club were of course incredibly jealous and wished we could have gone too.
Another trip to Vobster diving centre for Putney BSAC, this time for some for dive leader training. Once again the water was very cold, none of us could feel hands by the end of the second dive. Some valuable lessons were learnt however: Vobster does indeed contain some fish, we know, because we saw one …
Our clubs first dive outing of the season. Although the weather was a tad chilly, there was no rain or snow, which made for a very pleasant trip to the Vobster Dive Centre in Somerset…. a nice days out was had by the four of us…vis was good, water temperature, a barmy 8 degrees.
Tim, Michal, Philippa, Brian John and I had 2 very nice days of diving down the Lizard peninsular from the Porthkerris dive centre boat, Celtic Cat, a very nice boat. Fast, stable, surprisingly spacious and equipped with a unique 2-divers-at-a-time lift. And the lunch was way above average. We all got 5 dives in, Tim …
With a crew of eight people due to dive out of Eastbourne for the one day of Sunday 11th August, only six of us actually were able to make the trip, as Michal came down with a virus, and Phillipa’s feet haven’t grown any bigger since the Swanage trip last month, so her drysuit still …
Swanage was our first dive trip of the year using the club rib and our first opportunity to take advantage of all the modifications Darren had made to it, including the A-frame, which after 4 years of procrastination the club had finally bought. On the first day, the rib performed admirably, sadly our navigation skills …
In June 2013 Putney BSAC travelled to Mombassa, Kenya for 2 weeks of sun, diving and safari. Staying at the Bamburri Beach Hotel, located a few kilometres North of Mombassa, we enjoyed the luxury of a sea view from our room, the beach on our doorstep and most importantly a free bar! We spent most of …
Our second dive trip and our second weekend of excellent weather. More calm seas and blue skies, 2013 is shaping up to be a good year. Let’s hope I haven’t jinxed it. Incidents of note on the Brighton trip: A rare sighting of our token Frenchmen Nick on an actual dive trip. It’s been so …
Our first club dive trip of the year for 2013 got the dive year off to a very good start. The sea was calm, the sun was shining and the dives, as always for Plymouth, were excellent. Getting to do all four dives meant we had a damn sight more luck than many of …