The conditions (well, tides anyway) were perfect for an Eastern Kings shore dive so we headed down for a deep dive and some training dives in the shallows. Lots of boats had the same idea as we were joined out there by at least 2 other groups. Unfortunately the vis, Read more…
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…
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…
Last Saturday UBUC teamed up with CSAC for a day of practical rescue management for some of our Dive Leader trainees. We headed over to a surprisingly warm Cromhall Quarry (a nice change seeing as some of us have only seen it in the snow) to practice what to do Read more…
Foreword – Chris 14 UBUC’ers headed off to Egypt (Hurghada) with Blue o Two on Blue Melody for a week of diving in the Red Sea on some fantastic reefs and wrecks. The original itinerary was supposed to include the Brothers Islands but as it was closed due to recent Read more…
On the weekend of the 20th/ 21st of October. 14 UBUCers (including a few new faces) headed down to Lyme Regis to dive the SS Baygitano! Despite the sub-par visibility, we still managed to get some good diving in, and all around had a great time! We all had an Read more…
37 try divers, 9 instructors, 11 helpers, 3 hours in the pool… what an evening! We all had an excellent time at the Try Dives this year. Many thanks to all of our instructors and helpers for volunteering their time to come help us out, we couldn’t have done it Read more…