International Shipwreck Conference 2014

The 2014 International Shipwreck Conference is to be held in February. It includes Chris Holwill talking on one of my favourite Cornish wrecks the Mohegan.shipwreckconference.org

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all our members old and new!

Oxygen Administration

We held an in-house Oxygen Administration course. All passed so congratulations. This counts towards your Dive Leader qualification. Thanks to those that helped.

Busy busy busy!

I can't believe it's been 5 months since the last blog. This summer we have had trips to Thurlestone, Paignton, Mount Batton Plymouth, Penzance, Lamorna, Torquay and NDAC. Also Cromhall which has been visited lots of times for training. We have introduced 6 people to the open water and had training for Ocean Diver, Sports Diver and Dive Leader levels. Not to mention the number of Try Dives we have completed. Busy times!

May Bank Holiday

We spent two days in Bovisand and had a quick dive at Brixham on the way back. Lots of diving was done with two of the newer members getting their first dives with us. We also did some boat handling practice and some diver training. Juan completed his Ocean Diver qualification - congratulations!

Pride of Bristol trip to Lundy

Our trip to Lundy on board the Pride of Bristol was a little more exciting than we expected. It started with a wonderful trip down the Avon under the suspension bridge and past historic spots of Bristol. As we moved down the Severn the Force 7 winds caused an agitated sea. So much so that one of the lifeboats thought we had capsized and set itself off! It was later retrieved by the RNLI in Ilfracombe. We were unable to dive but I personally had a great time being allowed to steer the boat part of the way back to Bristol and having a tour of the engine room. Many thanks to the crew.

http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/ilfracombe_rnli_launches_for_drifting_life_raft_1_2172223

New Dive Leader

Congratulations to Roy - Dive Leader Yay!

Cromhall diving

Our first proper dive day in the UK this year. Fourteen attended of whom eleven intended diving. Only two divers whimped out at the last minute due to the cold water (3°C). Anna was the heroine being the only person in a semidry suit and completing a 20 minute dive!

Congratulations

Congratulations to those Ocean and Sports Divers that passed their theory test last night. Next step - open water!

Try Dive Evening

We held a successful Try Dive evening with participants trying out the kit in the pool. They seem to particularly enjoy the "dry"session at the pub afterwards where they could meet some of the members and ask questions.