Check out some of our recent trips!
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…
On the weekend of the 4th/5th of November, a few of our intrepid divers headed down to Plymouth for the weekend to try and get some diving in off the boats. With unfavorable wind they just missed out on being able to get round to the wrecks and so were Read more…
4 UBUC’ers braved the cold to head down to Chesil Cove for a day’s shore diving on Sunday! The sea was completely flat calm (in hindsight we should have got the boats out). Vis was about 3-5 m depending on depth, temperature around 12 degrees. We did two dives, one Read more…
After sadly having to cancel the first trip due to adverse weather, 22 UBUC’ers eventually made their way up to Northumberland to once again meet ‘n greet all of the seals! Normally we only run this trip for 12 people but because of the demand we doubled it! After a Read more…
Swapping (grey) seals for (leaky drysuit) seals at Vobster quay! So with Storm Brian cancelling our plans to head up to the Farnes and dive with seals this weekend, a group of us headed inland to Vobster Quay on Sunday for some quarry diving! First to hit the water were Read more…