I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been dropped onto one of the usual suspects in Portland Harbour over the years – the vast majority of times (and certainly all for the past few years) have been to cover off a range of Ocean or Sports Diver lessons, and so the focus has been on the skills and buddy, rather than the wreck itself. read full story »

Plymouth 28th – 29th May 2011 With some south coast diving being blown out, a group of HWSAC divers braved the seas and headed out as planned... read full story »

On 19th June 2010 we all met up at The Squirrel PH (where else?) for our lift to Gatwick to fly out to Malta at 2240. We all arrived, Alan, Rob, Libby, Gareth, Niamh, Sarah, Phillipa, Howard, Graham, Steve and Dennis. read full story »

Len & Rita, outside Bridges café in Heathrow, bumping into Sarah Thompson, a comrade on a previous Golden Boot Travel trip to the Galapagos and Peru. Having finished her world trip some time before, she was now off to Oz for a few months. Except for the volcanic ash, she’d have flown out a week earlier.27/04/2010 read full story »

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Croatia!!  Well why not – like to try a new place for diving. There were eight of us on this trip, led by Vicki, with Pete & Jane, Len & Rita, James & Eunice, and last but not least Clive. read full story »

"Go down the anchor chain and wait in the lee of the wall."
"Once everyone's there we go over the top of the wall, and down the other side."
"If there's an adverse tide running on the top - pull yourself along using your hands."
"Don’t try to fin against the tide."
"Only  a  w*****  fins against the tide when he doesn't have to." read full story »

After the  multi day event at Kimmeridge over the May bank holiday was cut short by the start of the British summer, hopes of a different outcome over the August bank holiday were slim.   However, the weather forecasters started promising a good weekend 5 days in advance and so expectations rose as 15 divers joined the bank holiday exodus down the M3/ M27 for the weekend. read full story »

12 hardy divers (a full boat load) spent 3 wonderful days in July diving the beautiful, but challenging Manacles reef off the Lizard peninsular in Cornwall. read full story »