Kingston & Elmbridge Scuba Diving Club » Found on the web http://www.kingstonsac.org Award-winning London BSAC club based in Tolworth, Surrey. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:14:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 BBCs “Oceans” http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/11/bbcs-oceans/ http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/11/bbcs-oceans/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:53:04 +0000 Dean Mitchell http://www.kingstonsac.org/?p=801 Members might want to set their video recorders for “Oceans” starting on 12th November.

Oceans is a series that reveals the hidden stories of the deep. Over a year a team of four marine experts has voyaged across the globe to explore our planet’s last true wilderness- its oceans

http://www.bbc.co.uk/oceans/

]]> http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/11/bbcs-oceans/feed/ 0 The insider’s guide to Plymouth’s greatest dives http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/the-insiders-guide-to-plymouths-greatest-dives/ http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/the-insiders-guide-to-plymouths-greatest-dives/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:49:53 +0000 Gren http://www.kingstonsac.org/?p=697 Everyone has their own idea about the perfect local dive site, so we asked members of Plymouth Sound BSAC to nominate their top ten.

Has anyone ever thought of producing a pack of Top Trumps for UK wrecks? Good idea, eh.

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]]> http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/the-insiders-guide-to-plymouths-greatest-dives/feed/ 0 Diver finds shotgun in Suffolk river http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/diver-finds-shotgun-in-suffolk-river/ http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/diver-finds-shotgun-in-suffolk-river/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:37:22 +0000 Gren http://www.kingstonsac.org/?p=696 A diver recovered a sawn-off shotgun on a river bed during a volunteer clean-up in Ipswich.

That’s nothing — I remember when Rob Lea found a ladies erm “adult” entertainment device on our dive in Plymouth. Bringing it onto the dive-boat he asked the skipper “Hey, Pete. You were in the army. What calibre is this?”. I wanted him to enter it for “Best Presented Find”, but he didn’t have the bottle :-)

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]]> http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/diver-finds-shotgun-in-suffolk-river/feed/ 0 British Beasts: Topshells http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/british-beasts-topshells/ http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/british-beasts-topshells/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:30:38 +0000 Gren http://www.kingstonsac.org/?p=695 Topshells are so called because the conical shape of these sea snails typically resembles an old-fashioned spinning top.

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]]> http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/british-beasts-topshells/feed/ 0 Two BSAC launches http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/two-bsac-launches/ http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/two-bsac-launches/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:50:52 +0000 Gren http://www.kingstonsac.org/?p=691 BSAC has just rolled-out a new, consolidated, website and a course aimed at converting warm-water divers to the delights of UK diving.

New website

BSAC has just launched a completely re-designed website.

New features include.

  • The ability to check your membership details and to update them
  • Opportunity to join bsac.com as a web member
  • Club, Centre and dive trip finder
  • Improved search options
  • Online shop with member discounts

We also have the ability to put our club and facilities on their map. We “just” need the longitude and latitude of the clubhouse!

New “Dive UK” course

Designed for divers who have learnt to dive outside the UK, or as a refresher for anyone who has not dived for a while. This new course introduces the “spectacular attractions” and variety that UK diving has to offer as well as looking at the extra considerations needed, such as protective clothing, cold etc.

The course has a modular structure, allowing branches and Centres to deliver the sections relevant to the diver. All divers will bring existing skills with them, and some may have many years of diving experience, so this modular approach will give the instructor the flexibility to deliver only the relevant sections.

Visit the new site at: http://www.bsac.com/

]]> http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/two-bsac-launches/feed/ 0 Divers Discover HMS London in the Thames, England http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/divers-discover-hms-london-in-the-thames-england/ http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/divers-discover-hms-london-in-the-thames-england/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:49:40 +0000 Gren http://www.kingstonsac.org/?p=684 A salvage operation carried out in the river Thames has discovered seven shipwrecks, the oldest being the HMS London which sank in 1665. These are just seven of the estimated 1,100 ships to have found their end on the floor of Thames. The salvage operation, whaich was carried out by Wessex Archaeology and the Port of London Authority, which regulates the river, had both practical and historical purposes…

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]]> http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/09/divers-discover-hms-london-in-the-thames-england/feed/ 0 Divers solve Bracklesham Bay Mystery http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/08/divers-solve-bracklesham-bay-mystery/ http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/08/divers-solve-bracklesham-bay-mystery/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:58:53 +0000 Gren http://www.kingstonsac.org/?p=682 A team of divers from Southsea SAC has finally solved the mystery of how Second World War armoured vehicles and a field gun ended up 13km off the south coast.

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]]> http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/08/divers-solve-bracklesham-bay-mystery/feed/ 0 Lost part of D-Day Landing Fleet Found in English Channel http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/08/lost-part-of-d-day-landing-fleet-found-in-english-channel/ http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/08/lost-part-of-d-day-landing-fleet-found-in-english-channel/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:00:02 +0000 Gren http://www.kingstonsac.org/?p=680 Scuba divers have discovered two Centaur CS IV tanks complete with their heavy guns eight miles off the West Sussex coastline. Alison Mayor, a diving instructor,has been involved in more than eighty dives to the site and done researched archives to confirm that the two vehicles fell overboard on June 6, 1944 from a capsized landing craft…

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]]> http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/08/lost-part-of-d-day-landing-fleet-found-in-english-channel/feed/ 0 Scorpionfish makes a Splash-in http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/08/scorpionfish-makes-a-splash-in/ http://www.kingstonsac.org/2008/08/scorpionfish-makes-a-splash-in/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:45:30 +0000 Gren http://www.kingstonsac.org/?p=679 Bristol-based Helen Wehner has been named Best British Underwater Photographer at the 2008 British Splash-In Championship at the Mount Batten Centre in Plymouth.

Lovely photos.

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