Oxford Scuba Diving Club

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  • Snorkelling trip to Lulworth Cove

    Sunday 21st August 2011

    To replace last months cancelled trip, we are going to try Lulworth Cove again and hope the weather is better this time.

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  • *SHARKS!

    *SHARKS!

    Oxford BSAC present a talk about Shark Tagging by Dr Ken Collinsuk-shark-tagging

    Senior Research Fellow at the School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre

    ANGLER, DIVER or VOLUNTEER?:
    The programme is aimed at sport shark anglers who record, tag and release the sharks that they catch.

    How to Sex a Shark
    What we hope to achieve
    How Tagging Works
    Why Tagging?
    Weigh slings
    What to do if you catch a tagged shark
    Followed by questions and answers

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  • Dive Officer Tweeting from Scapa

     Ian Banton will be tweeting the fortnight away from Scapa Flow – you can follow him @OxScubaDiveClub, or watch the Tweets in the right-hand column of our homepage.

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  • Royal Navy Talk – Open to Non-members

    Royal Navy Talk – Open to Non-members

    Thursday 28th July, 7.30pm @ Oxford BSACroyal-navy-images2

    The Royal Navy are coming to the clubhouse with their fast moving multi-media presentation, followed by a question and answer session.

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  • Funding Meeting 29th June 2011

    Oxford BSAC Clubhouse, Lake Street, Oxford. 8.20 -10.20pm

    In Attendance

    Kat Hardman, Robbie Gray, Peter Kruip, Ian Banton, Phil Stubbs, Mark Martin, Andy Pickering, Mike Smith, Kathy Fletcher, Nick Allsworth, Brian Hallett, Gill Hallett, Jeannette Allsworth, Paul Garner, Steven Litchfield, Steve Johns, Anne Billington, Courtney Boutwell, Stuart Allen, Andy White, Brian Edwards, Andy Garner, Alex Gibson, Loli Smith, John Waterhouse, Gill Waterhouse.

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  • Training 18th June 2011

    Its time for another diver training day in open water.

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  • Fundraising for a New Boat

    For the club to look forward and purchase a NEW Hard Boat, and the stable platform for us to enjoy the sport in which we love.

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  • World Record Attempt

    Volunteer Divers are being sought for a Guin­ness World Record™ Attempt for the ‘Most peo­ple scuba div­ing’.

    The attempt will take place on the 24th Sept 2011 off Swanage beach in Dorset.

    The current record for the most people scuba diving simultaneoulsy is 2,486 and was achieved in Malalayang beach, Manado (Indonesia), during an event organised by the Indonesian Navy, on 17 August 2009.

    The aim of the event is to:

    • Raise Money for charity
    • Bring the record to the UK
    • Have a great time!
    More information can be found here:
  • Britain’s Secret Seas

    Britain’s Secret Seas

    britains-secret-seasA glance at the TV listings for this weekend should turn your attention to the new series set to cause an explosion of interest in UK diving.

    Britain’s Secret Seas is presented by BSAC scuba diver Paul Rose and his team, and the first episode, ‘Giants of the West’ – will be televised this Sunday, BBC2 at 8pm.

    The website for the show says “Featuring glorious underwater photography, this HD series reveals our native waters as being every bit as dramatic, colourful, and surprising as the oceans of the world” – we can hardly wait….. and if anyone else feels the same they can watch preview clips on the Britain’s Secret Seas website.

  • FREE Try Dives on 30th April

    Have you ever thought about learning to dive but were unsure how or where to start? Now is your chance to take that first step by coming along to Hinksey Outdoor Pool Open Day on Saturday 30th April 2011.

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