The sea is getting warmer. The visibility is improving. Summer is here and the sun is almost certain to shine. With these thoughts in mind a diving weekend was planned for the last weekend in June targeting dives on the Aeolian Sky and the submarine wreck of HMS Sidon.
Author: Paul Burton
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Oxford BSAC – Kimmeridge July 2013
Kimmeridge in Dorset is a fantastic place for a snorkel novices first ever taste of open water and certainly a favourite with the Oxford snorkelling team.
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The Beachcomber Course
Oxford Snorkellers 6th – 7th July Kimmeridge, Dorset
The idea was to make the day at Kimmeridge a family day out, so that all of the people attending, especially those not snorkelling, were involved. The tide was out around midday and armed with the beachcomber packs, identification books and nets we headed in to the rockpools and shallow water around The Flats. Immediately there were squeals of ‘come and look at this’, ‘come and take a photo’. Very quickly we spotted small wrasse, dragonets, shrimps, limpets (which were boring, apparently) and tiny crabs. -
Scouts Try-a-Dive Sessions
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 -
Get Wrecked in Weymouth!
13th to 21st July
Join a week long expedition to Weymouth. A full week of wreck diving for all you wreck heads – plus scenic diving for those of you with less of an obsession.
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Wrecks East of Weymouth
9th June 2013
We only dived one day, but the weather was fine and I hope an enjoyable day was had by all.
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
Penzance with Charles Hood
Sat 29th June
Kimmeridge
Saturday 6th July
Beachcomber for those not going to Torquay
Snorkel trailTorquay
Sat 27th July – 2nd Aug
To include Advanced snorkel diver lessons
A trip snorkelling with the wild swimming club
The new Beachcomber courseLulworth / 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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A week in… Torbay
One of this year’s week long expeditions is in the English Riviera from the Saturday 27th July to Sunday 4th August.
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2013 Dive Programme
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.
