12th and 19th June 2007 The last few months have seen unprecedented amounts of rain over the summer period. These unusual weather conditions have had an adverse effect upon our Tuesday night diving programme from the MV Spellbinder when usually diving conditions off the Tyne should be at their best. Indeed on a number of […]
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9th June 2007 Despite the rather misty conditions it was still possible to make out the shape of the Inner Farnes looming out of the haze from the harbour wall at Seahouses. Sea Witch, the club RIB, was launched from the harbour slipway and with dive kit safely stowed, we headed out across the open
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2nd June 2007 Despite the southerly wind forecast and with a spirit of brave optimism we assembled at Seahouses with the club RIB Sea witch. Conditions looked a little marginal as we headed out of the harbour accompanied by Northumbria branch RIB. Once out in the open water we soon encountered the interesting phenomena of
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26th May 2007 The last bank holiday weekend of May 2007 commenced with very poor weather forecasts with strong NE winds. The original plan had been for a club dive on the Sunday with a training dive organised for the Monday at Browns Bay. The poor forecast however resulted in a major rethink, with the
April 2007 Descending down the shot line it was not long before signs of wreckage loomed out of the green gloom. Torch beams cut through the water, bringing colour and definition to the mass of man made debris. Outstretched before one lay the collapsed and shattered remains of a large steam ship. As ones eyes
7th April 2007 This Easter weekend saw the North of England blessed with bright sunshine and blue skies. Unfortunately the brisk north easterly winds earlier in the week resulted in a big swell, ideal for surfing, but making for very poor diving conditions off the coast. Plans for diving from the club RIB’s had to
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May 2006 By Richard Booth Following the highly successful trip Organised in 2005 by Dave Robson, Tyneside 114 return in 2006 to dive with Jo Alsop on Moonshadow. In July 2005 the club enjoyed a highly successful expedition to the Scilly Isles when we were fortunate enough to enjoy six days of excellent diving and
12th – 15th May 2012 By Richard Booth The week started promisingly with bright hot balmy days and light winds. As the week progressed however, so the forecast for the weekend became more doom laden with TV weather forecasters predicting heavy rain and stiff on-shore winds. Friday afternoon arrived and members from Durham City Divers
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23rd April 2006 By Richard Booth This week Tyneside 114 show diving doesn’t all have to be Hard Boats and Fast RHIB’s. There is always a place for a quality shore dive like Greenend Gully! Eight members of Tyneside 114 braved the chilly waters off Eyemouth last weekend and were rewarded with an enjoyable days
16th April 2006 As the traditional start to the 2006 season gets underway Tyneside 114 once again take to the water ….. in opposite directions. Tyneside 114 diving over the Easter weekend focussed on two places. One group headed off to the North West of England to spend two days stopping off at a B&B
Words and Pictures By Richard Booth After several trips to the Red Sea on Live-a-Board’s, Richard Booth joins on a mixed BSAC / PADI organised Trip to experience Day Boat Diving. I last visited the Egyptian Red Sea in 1996. Up until that time I had enjoyed the good fortune of visiting this area on
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt – Land Based Diving Read More »
22nd January 2006 Intrepid club members once again venture out into the cold just to prove there is no “Diving Season” for Tyneside 114 Divers. Sunday dawned with a weather forecast that sounded very favourable, with ‘slight Southerly breezes’ and a mild temperature, unusual for this time of the year in January. Earlier in the
Several members of the club recently travelled down to Jackdaw Quarry, Capernwray, near Carnforth, Lancashire, for the first dive of 2006. An overcast grey sky and cool 2 centigrade outside temperature, drysuits were rapidly donned in the car park, before the eight intrepid divers headed down to the waters edge.Whilst the water temperature (6°c) had
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