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14th to 16th April 2006
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| Location: |
Plymouth |
| Site: |
Aquanauts
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| Weather |
Sunny |
| Sea: |
Calm |
| Overview: |
Two days great diving out of Aquanauts in Plymouth. This was the first dive of the year that reaaly gave some hints that winter is finally over with evidence of some of the more colourful life returning to wrecks. Thanks to Mandy at Divecrew for organising this trip. |
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12 March 2006
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| Location: |
NDAC |
| Site: |
Chepstow |
| Weather |
Snow, ice, wind |
| Sea: |
Calm |
| Overview: |
Check out the snow! 2 dives today:- 1st trip to NDAC for Tim, Lisa and Stuart. |
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17th to 24th September 2005
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| Who: |
Steve (aka "Bungie Boy"), Hydrodive (HydroNauts) |
| Location: |
Scapa |
| Site: |
German High Seas Fleet |
| Weather |
Um, raining + wind (lots of it!) |
| Sea: |
Choppy is an understatement:) |
| Water temp: |
13oC
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| Overview: |
Michelle and I were fortunate enough to join in on a trip to Scapa with a great bunch of divers. We chartered a live-aboard for a week and dived almost every day (although the weather was rough on some days as apparantly it usually is at this time of year). We got to see not only the famous German cruisers and battle ships scuttled during WWI but also dived some of the fantastic block ships in the flow. Truly a great week with some spectacular wrecks! There wasn't enough time to photograph all of the stuff that we wanted, so we'll have to return sometime shortly;) |
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20th to 28th August 2005
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| Who: |
Penny |
| Location: |
Sharm |
| Site: |
Tirran, Ras Mo, Thistlegorm |
| Weather |
Sunny and (very) hot |
| Sea: |
Varied |
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Penny and I hit Sharm for some easy dives. This was my first trip to Sharm:- It was HOT (40 degrees). We had some great dives. I managed to come home with something extra (The Squits!):- don't let the Egyptians tell you it's caused by dehydration (I was drinking 5L+ of water per day). It's not. Just don't trust some of that dodgy salad served sometimes is my advice. |
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21 June 2005
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| Who: |
Brian and Charlotte, Ginny, Jim, Adrian, Lorraine |
| Location: |
Swanage |
| Site: |
Besty Anna |
| Weather |
Sunny |
| Sea: |
Calm |
| Water temp: |
16oC
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| Overview: |
We decided to make the most of the good weather and head off to Swanage for the day. The Betsy Anna is a small steam ship that lies in 24m of water. The boilers are home to several conger eels and around the wreck are cuttlefish, lobsters, bibs and pollack. |
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15 June 2005
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| Who: |
Jim |
| Location: |
Lake District |
| Site: |
Wastwater |
| Weather |
Raining |
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Fresh water but large expanse. Mild chop from the breeze |
| Water temp: |
13oC
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Jim and I were mounting a mission to locate the gnome garden. Unfortunately, we were given a deliberate bum steer (thanks guys) from divers that we talked to on the previous evening so we ended up missing the garden completely. The gnome garden is in fact located by doing the following:- As you drive along the main road adjacent to and towards Wastwater, look out for a tarmack car park on your left. Use this. Directly opposite this car park is a small beach area, swim out about 50 yards and look for a submerged buoy at around 4m. Descend to the bouy. Set a bearing of 180 degrees on your compass. As you swim down a genltle slope down, you'll come across various rock piles to show that you are following the right route. The gnome garden is (apparantly) at around the 50m mark. |
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14 June 2005
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| Who: |
Jim |
| Location: |
Lake District |
| Site: |
Capenwray
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| Weather |
Overcast and rainy |
| Sea: |
n/a: Quarry |
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This site has excellent viz. We had upwards of about 15m (apparantly this was bad???). Lots to play with in the lake. |
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19 February 2005
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| Location: |
Looe, Cornwall |
| Site: |
James Egan Layne |
| Weather |
Fresh with Arctic winds:) |
| Sea: |
Mild chop |
| Water temp: |
11oC
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The JEL is alway s great dive. She's a huge liberty ship with tons of interesting cargo still to see. There is an abundance of life living on the wreck.
I made friends with a small fish who got so curious that it eventually checked out my neoprene 5mm gloves for taste:) The glove obviously wasn't on the fishes menu so it swam off. |
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19 February 2005
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| Location: |
Looe, Cornwall |
| Site: |
Scylla |
| Weather |
Fresh with Arctic winds:) |
| Sea: |
Mild chop |
| Water temp: |
11oC
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| Overview: |
The Scylla has changed a lot this season. Soft corals are starting to grow on her bow. The inside is starting to aquire silt and could be quite dangerous for novices now due to a potential "silt out" whilst inside the wreck making it difficult to find your way out of the wreck without a line.
Interestingly, when we arrived at the Scylla, the familiar large yellow bouys have gone. It appears that they were swept away in the last storm (Nature 1, human "inginuity" 0) |
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18 February 2005
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| Location: |
Looe, Cornwall |
| Site: |
Kanteong |
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The wind picked up slightly in the afternoon but we were quite sheltered closer to the shore. |
| Sea: |
Calm |
| Water temp: |
11oC
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| Overview: |
A natural wreck. The Kanteong is a steam dredger that sank on it's maiden voyage (actually in transit being delivered). Taking it nice and slow, it's around a 40 minute swim around the wreck |
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18 February 2005
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| Location: |
Looe, Cornwall |
| Site: |
Hat Rock
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| Weather |
Flat calm. Who says February is no good for diving? |
| Sea: |
Calm |
| Water temp: |
11oC
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| Overview: |
This is one of the best dives on the planet. Check the photos:- they speak for themselves. |
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20 and 21st November 2004
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| Location: |
Portland |
| Site: |
BENNENDIJK, Landing Craft and M2 |
| Weather |
Amazingly warm for end November. Sat/Sunday were better than most Summer days this year. |
| Sea: |
Calm |
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Three fantastic dives! * BENNENDIJK (28m, 68 mins run time, EAN32) * LANDING CRAFT (17m, Air, locating and exporing a tied off rope from the stern of the landing craft to an "unknown" wreck about 50m along the wall:- v. exciting * M2 (21/35 + 50% Deco, Run time 64 mins). Totally gobsmacked:- awesome wreck largely intact after 70 odd years! Unfortunately, my camera broke on this dive so no piccies this time:( |
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13 November 2004
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| Who: |
Rob, Steve, Michelle |
| Location: |
Frome, Somerset |
| Site: |
Vobster Quay
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| Weather |
Cold! Car thermometers were reading 0 degrees on the trip up |
| Sea: |
Calm |
| Water temp: |
13oC
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| Overview: |
No mercy for Michelle (who had mask problems on Saturday). She was back in the water on Sunday:- mask clearing, removal, no mask swim and an impromptu rehesal of AAS whilst inside the Wheelhouse. |
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10 November 2004
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| Who: |
Andrew, Mark |
| Location: |
Stoney Stanton |
| Site: |
Stoney Cove
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| Weather |
Raining |
| Sea: |
Calm |
| Water temp: |
13oC
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| Overview: |
A great couple of dives! |
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7th to 19th October 2004
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| Location: |
Maldives |
| Site: |
Kuredu
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| Weather |
Sunny everyday (30+ degrees) |
| Sea: |
Calm everyday |
| Overview: |
Amazing creatures including:- Orcas, mantas, sharks and turtles. |
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5 October 2004
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| Location: |
Wraysbury |
| Site: |
Wraysbury
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| Weather |
Mixed sun/rain (20 degrees) |
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n/a. Lake |
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For a Tuesday, visibility wasn't especially fantastic. A good couple of bimbles and a chance to shoot some photos! |
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11 September 2004
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| Location: |
Frome, Somerset |
| Site: |
Vobster Quay
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| Weather |
Very mixed. Sun/Rain |
| Sea: |
n/a. Quarry |
| Overview: |
Wicked thermocline:- 18 degrees up to 10m, 10m+ only 8 degrees...Brrr! |
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22 August 2004
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| Who: |
Sam, Tony, Tania |
| Location: |
Portland |
| Site: |
Dredger |
| Weather |
Sunny |
| Sea: |
Mild |
| Overview: |
Thanks to Sam, Reg (for the boat!) and Tony for booking another great meal in Portland Roads |
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