9th December 2018 – By Andrew Moss The morning of 9 December dawned bright ready for a trip to Capernwray. Tiago, Richard, Simon and I met in the car park at 09.30 slightly bleary eyed to be ready to jump in the lake. I was wanting to blow the dive cobwebs away after a couple […]
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By Richard Moss It was a month after booking a holiday in Iceland that it occurred to me – could I tick Silfra off my bucket list? My wife and I had planned to spend two weeks driving around Iceland’s ring road in autumn 2018, and I reckoned I could tweak our itinerary to fit
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By Brian Dinsley This trip had been in the making for several months as a qualifying trip for my BSAC Advanced Diver Qualification. The target site was identified, prospective dive buddies assigned, accommodation booked and plans made with local dive charter skipper, Paul O’Callaghan using his boat, Pathfinder. Bass Rock is one of those places
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Club trip to Shetland on board the MV Valkyrie. 21 – 28th July 2018 – By Nic Faulks A whole week diving the clear waters of Shetland, what could be better, and with the UK basking in sunshine and calm seas, surely the weather would be fantastic too? We all 8 met up at Aberdeen
Shetland Islands Wrecks and Kelp! Read More »
7th – 8th July 2018, Club trip to Sound of Mull, By Nic Faulks. Our first weekend diving the sound of Mull this year and the weather was looking gorgeous. But would it last? Si and I arrived mid afternoon, to do the food shopping, then have a nice beer, in the sun shine. it
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By Nic Faulks Saturday 9th June 2018 The dive had been advertised for a week, but only four interested from Tyneside 114. A little bit surprising, the weather forecast was good, but hey ho, not everyone is as addicted to diving as me…. Oh hang on, our fifth group member was Darren, definitely more addicted
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By Nic Faulks Sunday 20th May 2018 Only five for the hard boat dive, but finally William confirmed that the trip was on. Three clubs and some random individuals on the large comfy dive boat Glad Tidings VIIII or should that be IX? Anyway, even with 18 of us on the boat there is so
Farnes Island dives – in the sun! Read More »
By Nic Faulks Monday 7th May 2018 Bank Holiday Monday – never good for traffic, and this day was no exception. The temperature on leaving home was 25oC. However, as we slowly eeeeked our way up the A1, the temperature begun to drop. Almost 2 hours later when we arrived in Seahouses, the temperature was
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By Nic Faulks 6th May 2018 We knew it would be a hot day, wearing shorts and t-shirts at 7.30am as we set off in the car. By the time we got to Capers at 9.30am the carpark was looking pretty full. I was surprised, I thought most people would be out in the sea,
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By Nic Faulks May 4th 2018 After a few failed attempts due to the beast from the east, this trail laying day dawned hazy, but with no wind and no swell. By the time we launched at Seahouses, the sun had even come out. The day was to entail one dive, two groups (Nic, Darren
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By Nic Faulks 30th March – 2nd April 2018 This trip seems to have become an annual pilgrimage. The diving is based on Loch Fyne, so is generally much more reliable and less weather dependent than the east coast which often is blow out at this time of year. A group of 8 of us
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