Check out some of our recent trips!
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
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