6th January 2008
The 2008 diving season is officially open with unintentional but internationally synchronised icebreaker dives.
Andy Hunt and Tony Horsefall bravely set off across the frozen grass for a dip in Ellerton, (a bit desperate I know), a freshwater ‘pit’ in North Yorkshire. Gordon Lambert on the other hand chose to open the2008 season with a dive off the warmer shores of California in the USA.
Whilst Ellerton had zero degrees air temperature and a brisk 4 degrees water temperature, it did have unusually good visibility of 7 metres plus (clearly no other divers mad enough to venture out!)
Gordon experienced a more reasonable 15 degrees centigrade water temperature but zero visibility, courtesy of rough weather earlier in the week! The club season has now opened.