The first dive was a second visit to the Northcoates wreck (we had dived this wreck earlier in the season). We arrived at the wreck at  low slack after a very smooth sea had allowed us a trouble free and  very…

  Boat Handling course, so no diving,(not even for man overboard practice)!   As you can see it was a little bit rough!!  But they still kept smiling most of the time.

8184-ton mass-produced British standard steamer, built 1917. 445ft x 58ft. Armed.  Cargo: In ballast, London for Barry.  Sunk: 19 April, 1918, by torpedo from UC-75. All saved. Diving: Lies upright with bow to north-west. Flattened midships. Three boilers clear. Engine…

Supermarket for shellfish!!  Crabs and lobsters were there in abundance and 3 of the 7 divers decided to get their dinner whilst on the dive!! Although the vis could have been  better (only about 2 ms) it was sufficient to…

I had the unusual experience of driving down to Littlehampton early on the Sunday morning through persistent drizzle, which turned into low lying mist as I got closer to the coast. It showed some signs of clearing over breakfast but…

Very acceptable start meeting at around 12.00 noon and the boat was already in the water.  As the sea was looking a bit lumpy, we decided to go for Dave’s Plan B which was the Bottle Wreck as it was…

Picked up Tim around 8.15am heading off to Littlehampton and a day out on the RIB. Stopped first at Admiral Hubbard’s house on the Harbour Wall to pick up a cylinder for George and the Boat Box. Then around to…

A bank holiday Monday in spring with nice weather and a dive planned on HMS Northcoates. We meet at the marina at 8.15am, no time for breakfast (except for Simon who gobbled one down in minutes at the Boat House!),…