UBUC welcomed 20 new Try Divers during Bristol SU’s ‘Give it a Go week’. Our Try Dive involved giving basic skill lessons to people completely new to diving, helping give them the confidence to begin a new and exciting sport. In-pool activities included egg and spoon races, frisbee, underwater rugby Read more…
Five dived at Brixham on 15/10/22, where there was a good 4m visibility and the sea was calm. In the morning we dived the Shoalstone site on high tide. We explored the gently sloping reef and saw plenty of fish species, a small conger eel, sponges, velvet swimming crabs, and Read more…
Foreword 16 UBUC’ites headed off to Gozo (Malta) for 10 days of most excellent diving, food and fun. Here’s what we got up to… Picture captions by Chris. Day 1 (Chris) – Arrival (Most) of us arrived at Gatwick having set off pretty early from our respective starts, so it Read more…
After a pleasant 8am departure, Harry and I headed down to Vobster to explore the sunken treasures of that cold, dark pit. There we met Becca, Stuart and Chris, who’d arrived (much earlier) to do some SD training. Before entering the quarry, I noted all the experienced looking divers were Read more…
Six UBUCers headed down to North Devon for an early Saturday morning start to catch a charter boat to Lundy Island with Wild Frontiers. A few of us camped locally the night before and woke up to sea views and a beautiful sunny day! After an hour’s sail we arrived Read more…
Gruelingly early on Saturday morning, 12 UBUC’ers eeled into their tightly packed cars and headed down to Vobster Quay for a morning of diving. This was the perfect opportunity for Chris and Jase to instruct the two OD trainees and five SD trainees in the art of being a fish… Read more…
Early on Saturday morning, eight UBUCers headed down to Swanage pier for some diving in non-freezing temperatures. Chris, our resident fish, did four dives to train some ODs and SDs, so diving started quickly as Chris loses his powers if he stays on land for too long. The depth was Read more…
After wisely deciding that an early start was unnecessary, Chris, Ollie and Caitlin headed down to Chisel Cove for a couple of dives in the sunshine. The sea was pancake calm but despite this the vis was a bit milky, though still an enjoyable 4-6m. Across two dives we saw Read more…
3 divers went down to Chesil Cove for a day of Sports Diver training! Lots of life around (especially cuttlefish!) and decent vis, plus a warm day, and some good training made lots of happy divers all round!
Day 1 – Saturday 2nd April Welcome to PK, it’s swell! After a late night for some and an early night for others, the campsite was woken by yours truly at 7am for a lovely early start. Of course, not all caravans were ready in time to leave by 8am Read more…