Author: Paul Burton

Scouts Try-a-Dive Sessions

8 July 2013
Paul Burton
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Categories: Try Dive

Taster Sessions for Scouts Planned for Autumn & Winter

Oxford Branch has reserved a number of evenings in the next few months for Scouts in the Oxfordshire area to come and try Scuba Diving.

These “mini Try-a-Dive” sessions allow Scouts to have a go with Scuba equipment in our pool with an instructor. Rather than the usual price, as these are mini sessions, the price is reduced to £10 per person. Numbers are limited to 12 scouts per evening.

If you are interested in attending, then please get in touch with our Try-a-Dive Co-ordinator. All dates are Friday Evenings and are based at our training pool at Radley College.

Dates

 4th October 2013    
 11th October 2013   33rd Kidlington 
 1st November 2013    
 8th November 2013   33rd Kidlington 
 10th January 2014   1st Standlake & Cokethorpe  
 14th February 2014   1st Standlake & Cokethorpe  
 14th March 2014   1st Stendlake & Cokethorpe  
 11th April 2014

 

 

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Wrecks East of Weymouth

10 June 2013
Paul Burton
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Categories: Trip Reports
Tags: 2013, trip reports, video, weymouth

9th June 2013

We only dived one day, but the weather was fine and I hope an enjoyable day was had by all.

Chris Stevens diving SS Treveal - picture by Anthony Hayes

Only managed to dive on two wrecks, the first, which was new to the branch was the SS Treveal, which hit the Kimmeridge Ledges and sank just outside Chapmans Pool.  As described, there is little left of this wreck, but a few people found the deck plates and some of the remaining structure.

A video of this dive by Chris Stevens and Anthony Hayes is available on our Facebook Page.

The second dive was one of our favorites, the Black Hawk in Warbarrow Bay, where the visibility was slightly better, the current was reduced and there are larger chunks of wreckage to be explored.

Many thanks to all who attended, especially Stu for skippering, Chris for assisting and cajoled scribes Rob & Anthony.

Logsheets of the dives are posted on the noticeboard at the club and are available on request.

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Revised Snorkel Trips Summer 2013

9 June 2013
Paul Burton
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Categories: Snorkeling Trips
Tags: snorkel trips, snorkelling trips

Penzance with Charles Hood

Sat 29th June

Kimmeridge

Saturday 6th July

Beachcomber for those not going to Torquay
Snorkel trail

Torquay

Sat 27th July – 2nd Aug

To include Advanced snorkel diver lessons
A trip snorkelling with the wild swimming club
The new Beachcomber course

Lulworth / Stairhole

Sunday 1st Sept.

Swanage pier

Sunday 8th Sept 9.30am
60th celebration with photo
(60 snorkellers in the water)

More details to follow

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2013 Dive Programme

8 May 2013
Paul Burton
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Categories: Forthcoming

Stu IOW

 

The 2013 Dive Programme is constantly being updated, details of Diving Expeditions along with all other events run by the branch will be posted on the Calendar (click on the Icon on the right of this page).

Our dives are open to all members of Oxford BSAC and also to members of other branches of BSAC and you are most welcome to come along and dive with us. 

If you are a member of BSAC, but not Oxford and are interested in diving with us, please get in touch and we will do the best to accomodate you.

 

 

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Proposed Snorkel Trips – Summer 2013

17 March 2013
Paul Burton
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Categories: Snorkeling Trips
Tags: snorkel trips, snorkelling, trips

Hinksey Lake         

Sun 28th April         

Swanage                                          

Sat 18th and Sun 19th May

Penzance

(with Charles Hood)        

Sat 8th June [Trip Full]  

Kimmeridge

Sunday 30th June

Studland Bay

Sunday 7th July

Torquay

Sat 27th July – 2nd Aug

Lulworth / Stairhole

Sunday 1st Sept.

More details to follow

 

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Oxford Snorkel Instructor Training Course and Assessment February 2013

17 March 2013
Paul Burton
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Categories: Snorkelling Training
Tags: SITCA, snorkel instructor, training

February 2013

Congratulations to the 10 students who travelled from as far a field as Scotland to qualify as Snorkel Instructors at this years Snorkel Instructor Training Course and Assessment hosted by Oxford BSAC.

A special congratulations to Chris Watkins on becoming Oxford BSAC’s newest snorkel instructor.

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The Big Oxford Dive Training Easter Holiday Boot Camp

4 February 2013
Paul Burton
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Categories: Blog Archive
Tags: easter training, scuba training, training, weymouth trips

29th March – 1st April

What is it ? : This year we hope to get everyone who’s currently taking the ocean diver course qualified to dive as early as possible – this way everyone then gets a whole year’s dive season to enjoy the water. We’re planning to spend the whole of the Easter bank holiday working everyone who can make it through their open water exercises and signing them off with a few experience dives to boot.

Where is it ? : The short answer is Weymouth. We’ll use the clubs amazing new boat and run shuttle dives out of Castletown harbour. This is a convenient location next to the aqua sports hotel, its cafe and the scimitar diving air station. Some dives may be run off the beach at Chesil cove but this is weather dependent and not essential.

What will happen ? : The plan is for everyone to assemble there each day and for Endeavour to pick up groups of instructors and their trainees to head out to the classic training dives of the area including the wrecks of the countess of Erne, the Old Dredger and the Blackhawk. If conditions allow we’ll keep diving all day and maybe even try for a night dive a few times. We’ll try to make sure everyone knows what is happening each day , who’s diving with who and what they’re doing, which boat wave they’re on and what they will need.

Where will we stay ? : Weymouth and Portland are holiday destinations and really very well provided with accommodation indeed. I’m going to be caravaning in the east fleet farm campsite. If you want a more luxurious accommodation there are many bed and breakfast places, hotels or at the other end of the spectrum there are a couple of bunk houses. Come see me if you’re wanting to know more or check out the ‘Oxford guide to Weymouth’ on the website.

Want to know more ?

Ask Chris ([email protected]) or Anjali ([email protected])

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