Oxford Scuba Diving Club

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  • Alex September ’08 Expedition

    Here are some photos from our trip to Weymouth to dive on and map our adopted wreck, the Alex van Opstal.

    You can start a slideshow by clicking on any picture.

    Please also read the trip report  and more on the Alex Project

  • Porthkerris

    Here are some photos from our diving trip to Porthkerris in Cornwall.

    You can start a slideshow by clicking on any picture.

    Please also read the trip report

  • Falmouth

    Here are some photos from our diving trip to Falmouth Cornwall.

    You can start a slideshow by clicking on any picture.

    Please also read the trip report

  • Training and Diving

    Various pictures from our 2006 diving trips around the UK and abroad.

  • Lundy

    Here are some photos from our 2002 diving trip to Lundy Island, off the North Devon coast.

    On this trip, we were diving from an 8m Starfish.

  • Grand opening of the Hinksey Clubhouse

    Grand opening of the Hinksey Clubhouse

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    The event was attended by the BSAC National Diving Officer, Lizzie Bird and the Lord Mayor of Oxford, Pat Stannard who performed the opening ceremony along with the Oxford BSAC Chairman Richard Johnson.

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  • An ex-Chairman Remembers Oxford BSAC

    One aspect of the diving club when I joined was the awe in which Mick Phipps was held as Chairman. I have found that it is a very real part of English (maybe British) life that the man in the street often is a member of some club or other. It seems to be in his make up to give far more loyalty, faith, following, deep attention, to that pastime or club that any other aspect of his life (almost).

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  • Alex van Opstal survey, 3rd and 4th December 2011

    Alex van Opstal survey, 3rd and 4th December 2011

    Alex van Opstal Survey Divewierd pressure vessel

    I’m planning (weather-permitting) to run a survey dive on the Alex on the weekend of the 3rd & 4th December. Plan is to use the ‘new’ RIB out of Casteltown to shuttle to the dive site.

    Dive plan (provisional):

    Saturday 3rd

    Dive 1
    • 0830hrs launch RIB and begin loading kit.
    • 0915 hrs all aboard , ropes off.
    • 0945hrs – arrive at Alex and deploy shot
    • 1010hrs divers in – start of slack – tide running SW 0.4 knots
    • 1100hrs divers up – second wave in
    • 1150hrs all divers recovered, pull shot and return to casteltown
    • 1230hrs lunch at castletown, air fills etc

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  • New Basic Snorkel Divers

    Congratulations to Corin, Emma, Grace and Fidelma who have all passed their Basic Snorkel Diver course in the last few weeks.

  • Royal Navy Presentation

    Royal Navy Presentation

    Royal-Navy-presentation-3thOn Thursday 28th July the Royal Navy came to visit us at Oxford BSAC to give us a talk on what the Navy do.

    The evening consisted of a fast action film presentation intermingled with facts and figures given by 4 members of the Royal Navy and Marines. It was very interesting and I think we all learnt a lot about the Navy by the end of the evening.

    Oxford BSAC is lucky enough to have a clubhouse which is used for lectures, pre-dive meetings, social nights and equipment storage including our own compressor, but the clubhouse costs us quite a bit to rent each year.

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