4 ocean diver and 3 sports diver trainees along with Chris Bainbridge and Damian instructing went to NDAC early saturday morning for a training trip. Weather was poor at the start of the day but there was some sun in the afternoon. Everybody managed to get some lessons done, Tiktian Read more…
6 divers (well, 5 on Saturday… Alex was forced to go to a rugby match) headed down to West Bay, Dorset for some charter boat diving. Our trip was organised by Mike Pilkington (ex-UBUC DO), who owns a very nice flat just round the corner from the docks (about a Read more…
Just a quick dip in Cromhall to do the skills review and rescue lessons for Dive Leader. Simon and myself were diving, with an instructor from Severnside (Stu) teaching.
This was a weekend down at Plymouth, staying in a (very cheap) holiday park in Brixham. The first day we did the JEL and Scylla. The second day we aimed to do two dives, but ended up only doing one. Day 1 – JEL The JEL is a very accessible Read more…
Day 1 – Poseidon Reef (Check Dive) – by Chris Bainbridge Our boat was moored off the east side of Poseidon Reef, also known as Sha’ab El Erg. The reef itself is located just north of Hurghada, and looks somewhat like a horseshoe. It’s a very shallow reef, reaching a Read more…
Divers: Alex Bourla & Neil Love, Freedivers: Anya Keatley & Michael Waterworth Ordinarily I’m not sure whether a single evening shore dive would justify its own trip report but with this one ending up being hands down the best UK shore dive I’ve ever done I felt it deserved one! Read more…
With everything packed the night before, you would have thought that we would have got off to quite a smooth start early on the Saturday morning, but you would have been mistaken! A certain member of the UBUC committee, who shall remain unnamed, managed to have an accidental lie in. Read more…