Two snorkellers watch a seal at Babbacombe
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Date |
Location | Plan |
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Saturday 25th July |
Babbacombe, Devon | Snorkel lessons afternoon, hopefully look for seals early evening |
| Sunday 17th August | Studland Bay | Lessons and fun snorkel |
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Sunday 24th August |
Lulworth Cove | Joint snorkel and scuba trip |
| September | TBC |
For more information please contact Debbie White
Saturday 21st June 2014 was a glorious day, just perfect for snorkelling. With high tide due just after lunch, it meant a leisurely start with everyone meeting on the beach at Kimmeridge around 11.30am. While lunch was being eaten I talked the snorkellers through their first advanced theory lesson, touching on risk asessement. Getting the snorkellers, especially those new to open water to talk about what is invloved in doing a risk assessment is the best way to make them think about their conduct and actions in and around the water. (more…)
Saturday 21st June 2014 was a glorious day, just perfect for snorkelling. With high tide due just after lunch, it meant a leisurely start with everyone meeting on the beach at Kimmeridge around 11.30am. While lunch was being eaten I talked the snorkellers through their first advanced theory lesson, touching on risk asessement. Getting the snorkellers, especially those new to open water to talk about what is invloved in doing a risk assessment is the best way to make them think about their conduct and actions in and around the water. (more…)
We welcome BSAC divers to join us, space permitting, on our dive boat Endeavour (for insurance reasons we cannot host non-BSAC divers: although if you join either our branch, another branch or BSAC Direct you can dive with us). Below are our planned dives for 2015, departing from Weymouth marina (except the IOW trip in July). If you are interested in joining a dive please use the link to contact the relevant dive manager who will be able to give you more information / reserve you a spot on the boat.
Regarding depths: most days there will be one deeper dive and one shallower dive. So if you only want to do the shallower dive then that may be possible (subject to space on the boat). Contact the dive manager to find out if they are happy with this.
We are also planning expeditions outside of Weymouth – details of those will be posted on the website in due course (currently weeks in Plymouth in Devon, Porthkerris in Cornwall and a Red Sea liveaboard are planned).
TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE CONTACT THE RELEVANT DIVE MANAGER:
FREE entry – open to the general public
Oxford BSAC is hosting a special selection of speakers over the winter season.
Join us for an exciting programme and hear about what’s up and coming in the world of diving.
Next Up: Andy Torbet
8pm Thursday 5th December @ Oxford BSAC Clubhouse
Well done to all those that came to Lulworth yesterday and a big thanks to those who helped out and parents who drove and hung out on the beach all day.
Now that’s history here’s the next one.
The plan for Sunday 8th September has changed slightly (for the better as I don’t have to get up so early)…
Saturday 23rd November 2013
Oxford BSAC Annual Dinner and Dance
Bookings for this years Annual Dinner and Dance are now open. This will once again be held at the Linton Lodge Hotel in Oxford. Prices remain at £30 per person and spaces may be limited as we may have a number of special guests.
So download an application form, get your friends and family together, fill it in and send it back to Phil as soon as possible!
It is official – Oxford BSAC have won BSAC’s award for the branch of the club which has done the most to further the interests of its members and the BSAC as a whole, The Heinke Trophy.
The judges singled out some major achievements during the year: the purchase of our new hardboat; replacement of our HP compressor; integration of a vibrant snorkelling division; our try-dive programme.
Oxford BSAC put forward a submission detailing all the work done in the best interests of both branch members and BSAC overall. It was a busy year and so the submission ran to some 88 pages! The file can be downloaded by anyone using this link (ignore the warning about Google not being able to scan it for viruses – the file is fine):
Long journey but well worth the trip, hoping to repeat next year. After a long search we found the basking sharks not easy in 2m high waves.
Lovely time watching the seals as well.
