Having arrived at the marina to find the sea state looking a bit lumpy for the planned trip out to the main wrecks, the decision was made to go for a shorter sea journey and head for the Frode. Not…
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7 July 2013 – Ore Wreck (aborted) & Black Ledge
Arrived on site and shot deployed effectively by 11.00, from surface, no current running, first pair in at 11.20, aborted due to current and plankton layer. Recovered divers, returned to shot, current had increased and now moving West so had…
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June 2013 – Another SOS from LH Marina
On 17 June we received an urgent email from the marina asking if we could help another customer who had a rope badly fouling his starboard prop. The following Saturday therefore saw the intrepid Banstead Divers Rapid Response Team (Andrew,…
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June 2013 – Emily wins prize
Emily (daughter of Colin & Dani) was one of three winners in a recent “Name our Characters” competition run by BSAC Kidz. She named the seal ‘Oscar’ because his whiskers were funny! Here’s a picture of Emily wearing her prize of…
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9 June 2013 – Mulberries
The trip to the Mulberries was reasonably calm with wind and wave behind us. When we arrived there was another dive boat on site with three divers in the water. We tied up to the buoy and the first group…
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2 June 2013 – Ore Wreck & Black Ledge
After putting the shot in we took our time getting the first pair in as the tide was still running. We put the first pair, Jac and Steve, in with it still running a bit at 10.40 and after 40…
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1 June 2013 – Zaanstrom
Very poor viz, shot not in wreck, only 1 buddy pair found the wreck.
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May 2013 – Malta
It is hard to believe that our last club trip to Malta was in 2003, so about time that we gave club members who had joined since then the opportunity to experience the joys of shore diving! So in the…
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27 May 2013 – Chartwork & Position Fixing Practical
As this had to be abandoned earlier in the year due to bad weather, Andrew took Steve, Jacqui, Alan K and Alex M out to complete the practical part of the course. They did, of course, all succeed in finding…
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