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A Lumpy Newhaven
Meeting at 11.00 in Newhaven was a relaxing start to what I hoped would be a relaxing day’s diving. Admittedly the weather forecast was not particularly promising, but with a few changes to the dive plan, we divided ourselves up on to Sea King and Britvic. On Britvic, we had Sarah and Gren Hamlyn, Dave [...]
Newhaven with Britvic, April 2009
If you don’t count Portland, this was the first proper RIB trip of the season and bracing themselves for the cold water was Chris H (in charge), Dave T, Ian and Gail (braving it in wetsuits), Mariuz, Howard and me
The plan was to meet at half eight, with the idea of (optimistically) launching at nine. Arriving [...]
Kit for Sale
The following is for sale. Speak to Uncle Al (Dunster) for more information:
faber twinset 12 litre 300bar,cd bands and booted,mde iso manifold ,viz test due september
faber 7 litre 300 bar stages with straps viz test due sept
dive-rite duelbladder superone wing
bcd backplate and harness with cd pouch
2 x poseidon cyclon reg sets 1st and 2nd stages,c/w [...]
The Boat Shed – Update
The extension of the boat shed continues and thanks have been sent to those who have helped. The second container has now been moved, which will ultimately give us a boat shed for each RIB. More requests for help will be forthcoming so please spare whatever time you can. And don’t let the photos put you off [...]
Uncle Al’s Chessington Steaks
Fed up with fish? Got a Giraffe in the freezer you don’t know what to do with? Well read this. If you don’t have a Giraffe I expect you can use some beef instead, or in fact anything at all. Bet you are all glad Uncle (Blumenth)Al is back.
## Needs:
* 1 small barrel of Fullers [...]
Out of Season: Cycle through Chile and Argentina
Stuck for something to do until the dive season starts? How about heading off and touring through Chile and Argentina on your bike? Just a mere couple of thousand miles. Of course you would have to be mad, but that’s what club members Claire and Spike Neuhoff are up to at the moment, although I’m [...]
Meet your Committee: Chris Hunka, Diving Officer
Training
Chris is an old hand when it comes to the Committee having served twice before as Training Officer since joining the club back around 2001. At that time, Chris was fairly new to diving, starting in 2000. Chris says that the DO role has been filled with several, highly respected experienced divers and that it will [...]
Out of Season: Royal Navy Submarine Museum
With our next planned dive a few months off, we decided to make the most of a free weekend and headed down to the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, near to Portsmouth. The highlight of the museum is without a doubt HMS Alliance, a submarine commissioned in 1947. You are taken through the submarine by [...]
Meet your Committee: Gren Hamlyn, Training Officer
Unlike many other members of the current Committee, Gren is a newbie. He has however always been an active member of the club since joining six years ago and in 2005 set up the website. Gren has been diving since 1996 and became an instructor in 2008. His best dive of 2008 was “The Tabarka” at Scapa [...]