Check out some of our recent trips!
11 UBUC’ers headed down to Chesil cove for a shore dive and to complete some more OD training. We were blessed with beautiful sunshine which was a relief for those of us who had previously been training in the snow. With three instructors and 8 trainees we split off into Read more
On Sunday 8th April, four members of UBUC drove to Chesil Cove in Dorset to do some shore diving. It was a typical British Spring day, with clouds obscuring the Sun and April showers drizzling gently down from above. Unbeknownst to us, a storm had shook the shore a few Read more
Saturday – Luke Our first full day of the annual UBUC Porthkerris trip involved quite a lot of driving – and no, unfortunately that is not a misspelling. Having arrived at PK en masse at 8am, bad weather conditions meant that it was too rough to get the boats in Read more
15 hardy UBUC’ers descended on Cromhall for a day of training. And wow, was it cold! We were being hit by Easterlies this weekend meaning a bitterly cold day (it started at 2 degrees and hit minus figures later on). Even better, there was light snow for most of the Read more
With freezing strong easterlies blowing, 5 UBUC’ers decided we’d head down to Hope Cove to shelter out of the wind. With clear blue skies it seemed like a beautiful day to go diving! Once we arrived at Inner Hope, we spent around an hour getting the boat and kit ready Read more
On Saturday last week a few of the dive leader trainees went down to Cromhall with instructors to complete the practical rescue management. With a water temperature of just 4 celsius the time spent in the water was minimal. (All photo credit to Henry Semenenko)
7 hardy divers travelled down to Plymouth for a day of shore diving at Eastern Kings. Unphased by the 8 degree water and an array of leaky drysuits, we managed 2 dives on the wall, following the cables from the shore and then heading west along the wall at around Read more
Right at the beginning of this year, a few lucky members, alumni and friends of the club escaped the cold and rain to dive some of the world’s most spectacular wrecks in the Red Sea! check out some of their photos below: Massive boat Sailing aboard the pleasure yacht Blue Read more
9 Members of UBUC welcomed winter by diving the Louis Shield, a steam cargo ship laying on Thurlestone reef. Caroline braved the 11 degree water in a semi-dry proving that drysuit ownership isn’t a necessity as long as you have a pink hearts onesie waiting for you on the shore Read more
On Saturday night after pool training, Josh had the crazy idea of going on an impromptu night dive the next day, so three of us decided to head down to Babbacombe, even though it was cold and recent vis reports hadn’t been too great… Nevertheless, Chris, Josh and I Read more