Check out some of our recent trips!
Brixham and Babbacombe had very bad vis reports so we decided to try a new site – Newton’s Cove, which is very close to Chesil Beach. Be careful of the big sucky thing in the middle of the site, marked by a buoy, as well as swimming too close to Read more…
With winds reasonably strong we took a gamble and went to Swanage Pier. The visibility wasn’t too bad at all, and was perfect for some students who had never been in the sea before, plus drysuit training, although it was pretty windy on the surface! Many pollack and bib under Read more…
We took advantage of the good vis reports to head down to Chesil Cove for a day of diving and training. The vis was much better, a good 6m+ and beautifully sunny with flat sea. Cuttlefish galore with many spotted, as well as ‘terminal sunburn’.
Summer training kicked off with a simple trip to Brixham Breakwater for a couple of easy shore dives. Of course, the UK being what it is, the weather was pretty grey but seas were calm. Vis was sadly poor, but still we managed to find lots of life and introduce Read more…
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…