A number of keen divers made the trek down to West Bay on 5th September for what was some of the most amazing diving weather of the year! On both days the water was glassy and the sun shining, and it was a great day for some of our more recent trainees to complete their …
In August a few keen members of Putney BSAC set off to Pembrokeshire for a week of diving off Skomer Island and in Milton Haven. Skomer Island is a marine reserve just of the coast of Pembrokeshire famous for its abundance of life and large range of dive sites, from shallow reef dives to deep …
First off, a big thank you to everyone who came to St Abbs for what turned out to be a very successful trip. It’s a long way to drive to St Abbs (7 hours) but it was definitely worth it. Diving in St Abbs is all about the scenic diving, St Abbs head a short …
Our first dive trip on UK open water in 2014 was a day trip to Bognor Regis with the club boat. The conditions couldn’t have been better, the sun was out and the sea could not have been flatter (I believe ‘glassy’ is the official term). A perfect day for taking the club rib out …
Michal, Steve and Nick travelled all the way to Sipadan Island in Malaysia for some tropical water diving. Below are just a few of the stunning photos they took. The rest of the club were of course incredibly jealous and wished we could have gone too.
The diving season is beginning and it’s about time we took the club rib out to ensure it’s ready for the diving season ahead and what better way to do that than a trip down the Thames in the early spring sunshine. Darren, Sue, Nic and Brian took the boat out for a jolly on …
Another trip to Vobster diving centre for Putney BSAC, this time for some for dive leader training. Once again the water was very cold, none of us could feel hands by the end of the second dive. Some valuable lessons were learnt however: Vobster does indeed contain some fish, we know, because we saw one …
Our clubs first dive outing of the season. Although the weather was a tad chilly, there was no rain or snow, which made for a very pleasant trip to the Vobster Dive Centre in Somerset…. a nice days out was had by the four of us…vis was good, water temperature, a barmy 8 degrees.
The club held its AGM on 19th November at the HYC. The AGM is the only formal club meeting of the year when all the members get together to review the past year, nominate who will be looking after the club for the following year, plan for 2014 and also reward achievements and contributions to the club by …