Local Dive Reports 2003/2004/2005/2006

Date

 
Site
Sea Temp
Vis
Depth
           
           
           
    2006
Sea Temp
Vis
Depth
Sunday 17th September Tanks and Dozers
18
4
21
Saturday 16th September Shirala
19
4
23
Monday 28th August Selsey Moorings
18
3
5
Sunday 27th August Drift Dive
18
1
10
Saturday 26th August Selsey Moorings
18
4
6
Saturday 19th August Mulberry
18
4
10
Friday 11th August Selsey Moorings
20
3
5
Sunday 6th August Sapper
18
7
30
Saturday 5th August Teapot
19
7
17
Friday 4th August War Helmet
19
6
29
Saturday 29th July U1195
19
6
28
Thursday 27th July Mixon
21
8
23
Sunday 23rd July Drift Dive
18
4
16
Saturday 22nd July Valentine Tank
20
4
12
Saturday 22nd July Brack Bay L Craft
20
4
9
Sunday 16th July Teapot
17
3
16
Saturday 8th July Patch Landing Craft
18
8
20
Thursday 6th July Mulberry
18
9
12
Sunday 2nd July Pine
17
7
17
Saturday 1st July Sapper
14
4
30
Sunday 25th June Drift Dive
17
3
13
Sunday 18th June Teapot
14
8
16
Saturday 17th June Shirala
15
4
20
Tuesday 13th June Selsey Moorings
19
4
5
Thursday 8th June Scylla
13
4
19
Thursday 8th June Perrsier
12
5
27
Wednesday 7th June James Egan Layne
12
4
20
Wednesday 7th June Maine
12
4
30
Sunday 4th June Sapper
12
4
30
Saturday 3rd June Teapot
12
4
17
Thursday 1st June Selsey Moorings
14
3
5
Sunday 14th May Drift Dive
13
4
13
Saturday 13th May
Selsey Moorings
17
4
5
Sunday

7th May

Tanks and Dozers

11
4
17

Saturday

6th May

Teapot

11
4
17

Sunday

30th April

Outer Mulberry

10
3
10

Saturday

29th April

Selsey Moorings

15
3
4

Friday

28th April

Selsey Moorings

15
5
3

Friday

21st April

Hellops

10
8
36

Thursday

20th April

Alice Marie

10
10
26

Wednesday

19th April

Hellops

9
8
36

Tuesday

18th April

Hellops Mounts Bay

9
8
36

Monday

17th April

Lincoln

9
10
32

Sunday

16th April

Hellops Mounts Bay

10
10
37

Saturday

15th April

Low Lee Mounts Bay

9
8
18

Saturday

15th April

Alice Marie Mounts Bay

9
10
25

Friday

14th April

Low Lee Mounts Bay

9
8
18

Sunday

2nd April

Horsea Lake

7
2
6

Monday

6th March

Stoney Cove

5
4
21
   
2005
Sea Temp
Vis
Depth

Sunday

9th October

Heather Island Oban

13
3
13

Sunday

9th October

Thesis Oban

13
3
28

Saturday

8th October

Back Island Oban

13
4
21

Saturday

8th October

SS Breda Oban

13
4
21
Saturday 24th September Tanks & Bulldozers
17
3
21
Sunday 18th September Mulberry
18
5
11
Saturday 17th September Patch LC
18
1.5
21
Sunday 11th September Sapper
18
3
30
Saturday 10th September Mulberry
19
6
12.5
Saturday 10th September Teapot
18
3
16
Saturday 3rd September Brack Bay LC
19
4
8.5
Monday 29th August Sapper
19
5
31
Sunday 28th August Teapot
18
4
17
Saturday 27th August Teapot
18
3
17
Tuesday 23rd August Selsey Moorings
19
2
5
Monday 22nd August Selsey Moorings
19
3
5
Saturday 13th August Sapper
17
8
30
Friday 12th August Shirala
19
5
22
Monday 8th August Britsum
18
4
8
Saturday 23rd July Teapot
19
6
20
Saturday 17th July Hedwig Lunstedt
16
8
33
Monday 11th July Hopper Farne Islands
11
10
16
Monday 11th July Somali Farne Islands
11
8
28
Sunday 10th July Swashway Drift
16
6
12
Saturday 9th July Mulberry & Cuckoo
16
8
10
Saturday 2nd July Mulberry
16
8
12
Monday 27th June Selsey Moorings
20
3
1
Sunday 26th June Patch L Craft
15
7
17
Saturday 25th June HMS Pine
18
6
16
Sunday 19th June Teapot
15
5
19
Saturday 18th June HMS Prince Leopold
14
6
31
Sunday 12th June Shirala
13
10
21
Saturday 11th June Mulberry
14
8
10
Saturday 11th June Sapper
13
5
29
Thursday 2nd June James Egan Layne
12
12
19
Thursday 2 nd June The Elk
11
8
31
Wednesday 1st June James Egan Layne
12
12
19
Wednesday 1st June Rosehill
11
3
30
Monday 30th May Teapot
12
2
16
Sunday 29th May Sapper
12
3
30
Friday 27th May Selsey Moorings
16
1
5
Saturday 7th May Mulberry
11
2
11
Monday 2nd May Sapper
13
12
30
Sunday 1st May Shirala
10
4
23
Saturday 30th April Mulberry
10
4
10
Wednesday 27th April Mulberry
10
4
10
Wednesday 20th April Selsey Moorings
12
1
4
Sunday 17th April Teapot
9
7
18
Friday 1st April Primrose Penzance
10
8
20
Friday 1st April Hellops Penzance
10
12
37
Thursday 31st March Primrose Penzance
10
8
20
Thursday 31st March Hellops Penzance
10
12
37
Wednesday 30th March Lincoln Penzance
10
8
31
Tuesday 29th March Lincoln Penzance
10
8
31
Monday 28th March Lincoln Penzance
10
8
31
Sunday 27th March Alice Marie Penzance
10
2
27
Saturday 26th March Alice Marie Penzance
10
2
25
Friday 25th March Primrose Penzance
10
2
18
Saturday 12th March Selsey Moorings
5
3
6
Friday 25th February Stoney Cove
6
10
22
Sunday 9th January Horsea Lake
7
3
6
   

 

   
2004
Sea Temp
Vis
Depth
Sunday 5th December Horsea Lake
8
10
6
Sunday 24th October Horsea Lake
13
4
6
Saturday 16th October Selsey Moorings
14
0
6
Tuesday 28th Sept Hole in the Dries
17
3
6
Sunday 26th Sept Mulberry
16
3
12
Saturday 25th Sept New Site
15
4
5
Saturday 25th Sept Moorings
15
3
6
Sunday 5th Sept Teapot
18
3
16
Saturday 4th Sept Patch Landing Craft
18
3
17
Sunday 15th August Teapot
19
10
20
Saturday 7th August Tanks & Bulldozers
19
10
20
Saturday 31st July Drift
19
5
13
Friday 30th July Teapot
17
10
16
Thursday 29th July Warhelmet
17
10
28
Wednesday 28th July War Helmet
17
10
29
Tuesday 27th July Mulberry
17
12
11
Monday 26th July Shirala
17
10
22
Sunday 25th July New Site
17
8
16
Saturday 24th July French Barque
17
5
31
Tuesday 20th July Moorings
19
4
5
Sunday 18th July Teapot
18
8
20
Saturday 17th July Patch LC
18
7
20
Saturday 10th July Shirala
18
12
23
Tuesday 6th July Moorings
18
3
4
Saturday 19th June Teapot
17
3
19
Sunday 13th June Sapper
14
9
30
Saturday 12th June Sapper
14
10
30
Sunday 6th June Teapot
14
3
16
Saturday 5th June Drift
14
3
10
Saturday 5th June Sapper
14
7
29
Wednesday 2nd June Britsum
15
4
7
Monday 31st May Bracklesham Bay LC
15
3
9
Sunday 30th May Pine
14
2
17
Saturday 29th May Sapper
12
8
31
Monday 24th May Selsey Moorings
17
4
6
Sunday 23rd May Patch LC
12
7
17
Saturday 22nd May Outer Mulberry
14
4
10
Thursday 20th May Britsum
13
5
8
Sunday 16th May Terapot
13
3
19
Saturday 15th May Shirala
12
2
23
Saturday 15th May Outer Mulberry
14
3
11
Monday 3rd May Outer Mulberry
11
6
13
Sunday 2nd May Outer Mulberry
12
8
12
Saturday 1st May Teapot
12
8
17
Saturday 1st May Outer Mulberry
12
5
12
Friday 30th April Selsey Moorings
12
3
6
Tuesday 27th April Selsey Morrings
12
3
6
Monday 26th April Selsey Moorings
12
3
6
Sunday 25th April Outer Mulberry
11
4
9
   
2003
Sea Temp
Vis
Depth
Saturday 4th October Bracklesham Bay Landing Craft
16
3
8
Monday 29th September Selsey Moorings
16
5
5
Sunday 21st September Teapot
19
7

17

Saturday 20th September Shirala
18
10+
23
Monday 15th September Selsey Moorings
18
3
6
Sunday 14th September Outer Mulberry
18
5
10
Sunday 7th September Outer Mulberry
18
5
13
Saturday 6th September Pine
19
10+
17
Monday 1st September Selsey Moorings
20
5
6
Sunday 24th August Teapot
20
6
19
Saturday 23rd August OuterMulberry
19
7
10
Saturday 23rd August Shirala
19
8
23
Friday 22nd August Outer Mulberry
19
5
11
Tuesday 12th August Teapot
20
4
17
Saturday 11th August Outer Mulberry
21
4
9
Saturday 9th August Patch Landing Craft
19
4
18
Monday 4th August Selsey Moorings
21
3
6
Saturday 2nd August Patch Landing Craft
18
2
21
Saturday 26th July Outer Mulberry
18
3
10
Wednesday 23rd July Outer Mulberry
18
8
10
Sunday 20th July Teapot
18
2
16
Saturday 19th July Pine
18
5
17
Wednesday 16th July Outer Mulberry
20
7
10
Saturday 12th July Patch Landing Craft
17
3
17
Tuesday 8th July Selsey Moorings
19
1
6
Sunday
6th July Teapot
17
4
17
Saturday
5th July Outer Mulberry
17
7
12
Saturday
5th July Shirala
17
5
22
Tuesday
3rd July Selsey moorings
19
4
6
Sunday
29th June Selsey moorings
18
2
6
Saturday 28th June HMS Pine
18
4
20
Sunday
22nd June Outer Mulberry
17
7
10
Saturday
21st June Tanks & Bulldozers
16
4
20
Tuesday 17th June Selsey moorings
18
4
6
Sunday
15th June Middle ground
16
3
14
Sunday
8th June Teapot
14
7
17
Saturday 7th June
Patch Landing Craft
13
7
18
Thursday 5th June
Selsey moorings
17
4
6
Sunday 1st June
Landing Craft Bracklesham Bay
15
3
10
Sunday
1st June Valentine Tank Bracklesham Bay
14
2
13
Sunday 26th May Teapot
12
2
16
Saturday 10th May
Outer Mulberry
14
4
12
Saturday 10th May
Selsey moorings
14
4
6
Saturday
10th May Outer Mulberry
14
4
10
Tuesday 6th May
Selsey moorings
12
3
4
Tuesday 6th May
Selsey moorings
12
3
5.5
Monday 5th May Selsey moorings
15
1
5.5
   
Club Red Sea Holiday Dive Report 2003
MV Cyclone wreck week, 19th October from Sharm el Sheikh with 19 club divers, average visibility 25M–30M, average water temp 27deg C with light to moderate Northerly winds all week.
8 Wrecks
Depth
Special Points of Interest
Carnatic
23M
Blue Spotted Ray
Giannis D (2)
21M
Blue Spotted Rays, Morays, Glass Fish
Marcus
24M
Napoleon Wrasse
Ulysses
26M
Turtle
Rosalie Moller
36M
Torpedo Ray on deck
Thistlegorm (3)
30M
Torpedo Ray, Gray’s Cowrie, on Night dive
Dunraven
27M
Octopus
Million Hope
20M
Shoal of Lion Fish on stern
           
8 Reef dives    
Ras Kati
19M
Blue Spotted Ray
Gordon Reef
12M
1 x Night dive, Stone Fish, Scorpion Fish
Jackson Reef
25M
Hammerhead Sharks
Woodhouse Reef
26M
Blue Spotted Rays, Stone Fish
Ras Umn Sid (2 dives)
20M
1 x Night dive, Scorpion Fish
Shark & Jolanda Reef
25M
Crocodile Fish, Napoleon Wrasse
Ras Ghozlani
23M
Napoleon Wrasse, Turtles
           
Snorkel dives          
Sha’b Ali  
Afternoon dive with Dolphins
Ras Umn Sid  
Photo shoot
An excellent week of diving on a well organised liveaboard
Maldives Dive Report 2004
The beautiful island of Vilamendhoo was the venue for our diving in the Indian Ocean, 13th January with 3 club divers, average visibility 20M–25M, average water temp 28deg C with light to moderate North Easterly winds.
1 Wreck
 
Special Points of Interest
   
Kudima
  31M – Nurse Shark, Lobsters    
         
8 Reef dives
       
 Super Georgio
   24M – White Tip Reef Sharks, Scorpion Fish  
Paradise Rock   27M – White Tip Reef Sharks, Sting Rays, Turtle
Kudurah Tila
  26M - Loads of Coral and marine life
Vilamendhoo Tila
  35M – Very fast drift dive    
Beru Tila
  32M – White Tip Reef Sharks    
Madivaru
  15M – Mantas, Whale Shark, Sting Ray,Turtles
Luck Hell
  33M – Tuna, White Tip Reef Sharks, Turtles
Broken Rock
  25M - Octopus    
Dhigurah Tila
  29M - Nurse and White Tip Reef Shark    
11 House Reef dives
       
All dives between 15 and 20M - Turtles, Octopus, Morays, Scorpion Fish
 
An excellent 2 weeks of diving arranged by Dennis and Sue at Ocean View Diving
         
Club Penzance Dive Report 2004
The usual club trip down West for the Easter break started on the 9th April with 10 club divers, average visibility 6M– 15M, average water temp 10deg C with light to moderate North Westerly winds.
6 Wrecks
 
Special Points of Interest
   
Primrose and Cannons
 
20M – Dolphins
   
Alice Marie
 
27M
   
Joshua Nicholson
  19M – Congers and Lobsters    
Moorefield
 
28M
   
Hellops
 
35M – Excellent Visibility
   
Lincoln
 
28M
   
         
An excellent week of diving, 1 day missed due to high winds in the morning, conditions soon settled and we were back to diving.
 

Club Plymouth Dive Report 2004

The usual club trip down West for a few days, started on the 21st June with 8 club divers on the dayboat Ceeking. Average visability 10M, average water temp 14deg C with light winds increasing to strong SWLYs on the second day.

Secial Points of Interest
Gun on stern and Congers
New wreck very clean, interesting
Very Good Visibility
Dived here due to bad weather but a very good dive

Second Trip to Plymouth 2004

This trip started on 10th August with 5 club divers on the dayboat Ceeking once again. Average visibility 6M - 7M, average water temp 16deg C with light to moderate SELY winds

Special Points of Interest
Gun on stern and congers
New to some but a second dive for others, a good exploring dive
Once again Very Good Visibility
Once again forced inside the breakwater due to bad weather but still a good dive
 

Club Red Sea Holiday Dive Report October 2005
MV Diamond wreck and reef week, 17th October from Sharm el Sheikh with 19 divers (11 club), average visibility 25M–30M, average water temp

26deg C with strong Northerly winds all week.

7 Wrecks

Depth

Special Points of Interest

Carnatic

23M

Grouper

Giannis D (2)

22M

Blue Spotted Rays, Morays, Glass Fish

Chrisoula K

24M

Napoleon Wrasse

The Barge

15M

Night dive

Rosalie Moller (2)

35M

Grouper

Thistlegorm (3)

28M

Turtle,Moray and ships cargo

Dunraven (2)

29M

Glass Fish

8 Reef dives

 

 

Ras Kati (2)

21M

Turtle and Blue Spotted Ray

(2) Night dive

Thompson Reef

20M

1 x Night dive, Stone Fish, Scorpion Fish

Jackson Reef

20M

Stone Fish

Woodhouse Reef

30M

Blue Spotted Rays

Ras Umn Sid

 

Tiran Island

20M

1 x Night dive, Scorpion Fish

Night dive

Shark & Yolanda Reef

 

 

25M

Turtle, Blue Spotted Rays

 

An excellent week of diving on a well organised liveaboard
 

Club Red Sea Holiday Dive Report 2006
MV Typhoon wreck week, 18th November from Sharm el Sheikh with 20 club divers, Caroline and Mario as the dive guides with Mike Ward as our wreck expert. A total of 18 dives with an average visibility 25M–30M and a water temperature of 25degC with light to moderate Northerly winds all week.

 

10 Wrecks

Giannis D , 22M with Blue Spotted Rays, Morays and Glass Fish

Carnatic , 24M with a Blue Spotted Ray and very friendly Napoleon Wrasse

Aida on Big Brother, 36M covered in coral, quite a sight

Numida , again on Big Brother, 38M, a wreck that disappears well below you at 40M, a Hawksbill turtle for company.

Salem Express , 27M on Handyman Reef, a grim reminder of when the skipper gets it wrong

El Miniya , 30M in Hurghada, a minesweeper laying on its side in the harbour

The Barge on Gobul Island , a favourite night dive of ours in 14M with the oldest Moray still keeping watch

Rosalie Moller (2 dives), 35M, we love the Rossie!

Thistlegorm (3 dives, including 1 night dive), always a good dive and where were all the day boats!

Dunraven , 30M in the best visibility of the week (50M+)

 

5 Reef dives  

Ras Katy , 24M and our first check out dive

Little Brother , 3 dives with an average depth of 30M, Barracuda, Napoleon Wrasse, Grey Reef and Thresher Sharks on the dives plus Oceanic White Tips around the boat at night.

Sha'ab-Sheer , a night dive in 16M

 

Our best Red Sea trip yet, well organized, a great crew and dive guides with the added bonus of interesting evening talks from our dive expert Mike Ward

 

 

 

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