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Inside the Instructor Foundation Course
Eight brave (or daft!) club members attended the BSAC Instructor Foundation Course on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th November in Hampton. We all know that diving can be quite tiring but, believe me, nothing compares with this weekend! We were warned it would be intense but even the itinerary, showing an 8.15am start [...]
Surviving the Sea Survival Course
When Chris Knight asked me weather I would like to do the Sea Survival course my first thought was: why on earth would I want to do that? I’ve been on loads of boats, I have been diving in all types of sea conditions for years and I am a qualified diver Cox. Surely, I [...]
Frozen in Wraysbury
Blimey, that was cold. I am told that it was about eleven degrees in the water, but it seemed colder to me (and I was in a dry-suit). Anyway, we got some training done for Barry, Dorothea, Rory and Alison.
Rob and Brian and myself were instructing for the day, with help gratefully received from Dean and [...]
A great day at Vobster Quay
A successful days open water training was completed at our favourite inland dive site – Vobster Quay.
Thanks to instructors Chris Hunka and Rob Lea and to helpers Sarah Hamlyn, Dean & Kerstie Mitchell for making the day a success and helping to move everyone along their in their respective training. I think we will be [...]
Wraysbury Training Day
A slideshow of photos from last Saturday’s Ocean and Sports Diver training day at Wraysbury.
The weather was an interesting mix of sun, hail and midges. For some it was their first open water dive but all emerged smiling if a little (or in some cases a lot!) cold. There were the odd hitches with at [...]
Boat Handling SDC
Dave Tresidder arranged for the Boat Handling SDC to be run at Kingston & Elmbridge. This handily meant that 15 of us could do the course with the theory lessons held over several Thursday nights at the club with group split into two for a day’s practical session each.
The theory lessons began with basic boat [...]
BSAC Safety pages
Nice article regarding weighting in the new BSAC website “Safety” section….
We have covered in the past the importance of correct weighting and the ability, and importance, of ditching weight in an emergency. There are, however, times when we add additional weight during the course of a dive that may have implications that we have not [...]
Spring training at Vobster Quay
My regular Spring shakedown/training weekend (which used to be at Gildenburgh) will again be held at Vobster Quay in Somerset, over the weekend of 18th and 19th April next year.
All members welcome, training requirements will be in liason with the training officer and you can join us for either or both days and can stay [...]
The Real Plymouth Fundamentalists
You probably heard about the Muslim Fundamentalists in Plymouth over the late May bank holiday on the news, well there were two other Fundamentalists in Plymouth that weekend which the world media didn’t hear about. Ian and Trish Emery were the real Plymouth Fundamentalists not because we wanted to blow anything up but because that [...]
Shakedown at Vobster
For the past 10 years I had always arranged a shakedown/training weekend at Gildenburgh, usually staying in the luxurious caravans they have down there. However all the facilities at Gildy have now been run down to such an extent that I decided to try out Vobster Quay, having heard nothing but good things about the [...]