We had fair weather for most of the weekend and the diving conditions were good. Saturday we dived the JEL and the Glen Strathallen. On the JEL the vis was around 3-6m and with the sun out made for a beautiful dive. We can confirm that despite the recent deterioration, Read more…
On Sunday 6th September, a group of 6 UBUCers, including two newly-qualified ocean divers, headed down to Babbacombe on a beautiful sunny morning. Babbacombe was seriously busy and no surprise as the sun was shining, the vis was ~5m and there was plenty of life to be seen. Conga eels Read more…
On Saturday, 4 Ocean Diver trainees and 2 instructors headed over to Cromhall (as it is now reopen, under new management) for a day finishing their OD qualifications. Although the vis was not great, many of the underwater attractions had not been put in yet, and a horrible thermocline at Read more…
Back into the sea within the same week due to fairly good vis and calm conditions. Upon arriving and seeing the stunningly flat water in the bay, we were all very excited for our upcoming dives. In two waves (with the drysuit divers being able to stay under for close Read more…
After a few trips in a row with some questionable visibility, we finally encountered vis over a meter with a weekend bimble at Chesil. With lovely sunny conditions above the water and 6m of vis under, we all had a lovely day, complete with some great tunes and questionable dance Read more…
After the logistics of social distancing had been worked out at Brixham we were keen to get off on another trip. After navigating several miles of single track roads (which were a little too narrow for one member’s van) we got down to a slightly grey site. On the surface, Read more…
After the longest surface interval since many of us qualified, five UBUC members headed down to Brixham to get in the sea in a socially distant manner. Although the visibility wasn’t the best we were unphased and the time away from U.K waters had made us all appreciate the local Read more…
In the morning of Saturday 25th January, three of us went on a two-and-a-half-hour drive to Swanage. I was told that we would be diving off the pier, which on this day was a fairly relaxing (but freezing!) dive. After arriving, we made all the necessary preparations for a standard Read more…
On Sunday we set out early on an overcast breezy morning to venture down to Chesil Beach, to do some SD training and to see what marine life we could see! With the wind forecasts and webcams we had checked it was the best option on the table for good Read more…
Despite a yellow warning for rain and wind, a group of us ventured to Chepstow Quarry on Saturday (NDAC) to do some Ocean and Sport Diver training including skills reviews, DSMB training and some distance lining. The Quarry was a nippy 12 degrees but with good visibility (10m) and had Read more…