Tim, Michal, Philippa, Brian John and I had 2 very nice days of diving down the Lizard peninsular from the Porthkerris dive centre boat, Celtic Cat, a very nice boat. Fast, stable, surprisingly spacious and equipped with a unique 2-divers-at-a-time lift. And the lunch was way above average. We all got 5 dives in, Tim …
With a crew of eight people due to dive out of Eastbourne for the one day of Sunday 11th August, only six of us actually were able to make the trip, as Michal came down with a virus, and Phillipa’s feet haven’t grown any bigger since the Swanage trip last month, so her drysuit still …
Swanage was our first dive trip of the year using the club rib and our first opportunity to take advantage of all the modifications Darren had made to it, including the A-frame, which after 4 years of procrastination the club had finally bought. On the first day, the rib performed admirably, sadly our navigation skills …
On the 13th of July, Putney SAC were invited to put up a stand at the Barnes Festival here in London. The festival is held annually and takes up the whole of the small “hamlet” of Barnes SW15. If you have never been to Barnes in London, you are missing out on a truly wonderful …
In June 2013 Putney BSAC travelled to Mombassa, Kenya for 2 weeks of sun, diving and safari. Staying at the Bamburri Beach Hotel, located a few kilometres North of Mombassa, we enjoyed the luxury of a sea view from our room, the beach on our doorstep and most importantly a free bar! We spent most of …
Our second dive trip and our second weekend of excellent weather. More calm seas and blue skies, 2013 is shaping up to be a good year. Let’s hope I haven’t jinxed it. Incidents of note on the Brighton trip: A rare sighting of our token Frenchmen Nick on an actual dive trip. It’s been so …
Our first club dive trip of the year for 2013 got the dive year off to a very good start. The sea was calm, the sun was shining and the dives, as always for Plymouth, were excellent. Getting to do all four dives meant we had a damn sight more luck than many of the …
Things we have learnt from this trip: Beer in Tenerife has alcohol in it (Rob, Brian, John and Darren) Don’t go trekking in £1.50 Primark sandals Don’t drink till 04:30 and dive at 09:00 you won’t remember it (I know I dived my computer says so) Best time of year to go last week (Karl …
Yet another pilgrimage to Farnes took place this year – it was “sealy” good and as always on the PSAC trip – a great fun. Diving was with Lee Hall’s Farnes Diver boat (the one with a bit smokier engine – but for the records – with toilet and good divers lift). When Lee asked …
Darren, Radek, John and I all went to Selsey (via Bognor) and had a great drift dive in amazing tides. Not totally planned as such as the original site in Bognor had the gates closed and we couldn’t get in on slack water so decide to drift dive instead. Nevertheless, after much deliberation and a …