Holborn BSAC

HOLBORN 130 BRITISH SUB-AQUA CLUB 2002 SEASON

Marsa Shagra, Southern Egyptian Red Sea : Easter 2002

Marshall: Nic Weeks: Shore-based Diver Centre
A new departure for the club. Diving at Easter without freezing your b******s off.

30 March : House reef, Marsa Shagra

Depth: 10.7, Time: 40

Nic Weeks

Jo Sutherland

OW1

Depth: 6.7, Time: 55

Steve Taylor

Hannah Sleven

OW1

Depth: 14.3, Time: 35

Anna Pascoe

Peter Guthrie

OW4

Depth: 14, Time: 44

Roz Lowrie

Alan Joy

 

Depth: 16.6, Time: 47

Karen Durham-Diggins

Richard Pascoe

 

Depth: 14.1, Time: 55

Chrissy Rogers

Jeremy Carne

 

Depth: 16.8, Time: 54

Clint Earles

Spencer Polley

 

Depth: 24, Time: 77

Richard Daley

Sarah Ellender

 

Depth: 27.5, Time: 63

Steve Milner

Sarah Baggot

 

Depth: 24.7, Time: 40

Liz Peart

John Deadman

 

 

30 March : House Reef, Marsa Shagra

Depth: 13.4, Time: 49

Nic Weeks

Jo Sutherland

Hannah Sleven

OW2

Depth: 12.3, Time: 40

Anna Pascoe

Peter Guthrie

OW5

 

Depth: 21.5, Time: 49

Karen Durham-Diggins

Richard Pascoe

 

 

Depth: 16.7, Time: 58

Spencer Polley

Clint Earles

 

 

Depth: 22, Time: 61

Richard Daley

Sarah Ellender

 

 

Depth: 22.3, Time: 56

Steve Milner

Sarah Baggot

 

 

Depth: 18, Time: 42

Liz Peart

John Deadman

 

 

Depth: 15, Time: 49

Roz Lowrie

Dave Fletcher

Alan Joy

 

 

30 March : House Reef, Marsa Shagra

Depth: 18, Time: 43

Richard Daley

John Deadman

Night dive

 

31 March : House Reef, Marsa Shagra

Depth: 8.2, Time: 42

Nic Weeks (30%)

Jo Sutherland

Hannah Sleven

OW2/3

Depth: 22, Time: 25

Steve Taylor

Peter Guthrie

OW6

 

Depth: 27, Time: 75

Roz Lowrie

Dave Fletcher

 

 

Depth: 14.3, Time: 43

Chrissy Rogers

Jeremy Carne

 

 

Depth: 14, Time: 40

Anna Pascoe

Richard Pascoe

Karen Durham-Diggins

 

 

31 March : Marsa Egladr (Cow Bay)

Depth: 25, Time: 66

Richard Daley

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 21.7, Time: 73

Steve Milner

Sarah Baggot

Depth: 22, Time: 40

Spencer Polley

Clint Earles

Depth: 25, Time: 45

Liz Peart

John Deadman

 

31 March : House Reef, Marsa Shagra

Depth: 21, Time: 30

Steve Taylor

Jo Sutherland

Depth: 14.5, Time: 31

Anna Pascoe

Hannah Sleven

Depth: 26.6, Time: 44

Nic Weeks (30%)

Peter Guthrie

Depth: 26.9, Time: 52

Steve Milner

Sarah Baggot

 

31 March : Marsa Abu Dabbab

Depth: 18, Time: 69

Richard Daley

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 17.7, Time: 69

Spencer Polley

Roz Lowrie

Depth: 12.8, Time: 53

Liz Peart

John Deadman

Depth: 16.5, Time: 54

Karen Durham-Diggins

Richard Pascoe

Depth: 15.8, Time: 58

Chrissy Rogers

Jeremy Carne

 

31 March : House Reef, Marsa Shagra

Depth: 15, Time: 40

Dave Fletcher

Jo Sutherland

Depth: 15.2, Time: 40

Steve Taylor

Hannah Sleven

OW6

 

31 March : House Reef, Marsa Shagra

Depth: 16, Time: 50

Nic Weeks

John Deadman

Depth: 18.7, Time: 49

Steve Milner

Sarah Baggot

Depth: 12.2, Time: 42

Spencer Polley

Steve Taylor

Depth: 14, Time: 46

Richard Daley

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 16, Time: 45

Dave Fletcher

Roz Lowrie

 

01 April : Sha'ab Samedi (Dolphin House Reef)

Depth: 30.5, Time: 34

Liz Peart

John Deadman

Depth: 31.2, Time: 69

Steve Milner

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 22, Time: 49

Richard Daley

Clint Earles

Depth: 21.5, Time: 60

Dave Fletcher

Peter Guthrie

Depth: 21.3, Time: 46

Nic Weeks

Hannah Sleven

OW6

Depth: 17, Time: 44

Roz Lowrie

Jo Sutherland

 

Depth: 31.6, Time: 31

Spencer Polley

Sarah Baggot

 

 

01 April : Marsa Abu Dabbab

Depth: 21.5, Time: 47

Anna Pascoe

Richard Pascoe

Depth: 19, Time: 50

Steve Taylor

Rosie Holcroft

OW2

 

01 April : Sha'ab Samedi

Depth: 12.2, Time: 59

Liz Peart

John Deadman

Depth: 18.1, Time: 57

Steve Milner

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 18, Time: 60

Richard Daley

Clint Earles

Depth: 14, Time: 58

Dave Fletcher

Peter Guthrie

Depth: 15.5, Time: 62

Nic Weeks

Hannah Sleven

OW6

Depth: 12, Time: 36

Roz Lowrie

Jo Sutherland

 

Depth: 16, Time: 57

Spencer Polley

Sarah Baggot

 

 

01 April : Marsa Egladir

Depth: 21.5, Time: 55

Anna Pascoe

Richard Pascoe

Karen Durham-Diggins

Depth: 21, Time: 50

Steve Taylor

Rosie Holcroft

OW3

 

02 April : Elphinstone (Sha'ab Shagra)

Depth: 42, Time: 35

Dave Fletcher

Roz Lowrie

Depth: 43.3, Time: 35

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

Depth: 41.2, Time: 34

Steve Taylor

Spencer Polley

Depth: 41, Time: 39

Steve Milner

John Deadman

 

02 April : Shore reef near House Reef, Marsa Shagra

Depth: 12, Time: 58

Richard Daley

Jo Sutherland

Hannah Sleven

Depth: 14.5, Time: 43

Sarah Ellender

Peter Guthrie

 

Depth: 17.6, Time: 62

Sarah Baggot

Clint Earles

Dive Guide

 

02 April : House Reef, Marsa Shagra

Depth: 14.5, Time: 57

Anna Pascoe

Richard Pascoe

 

Depth: 17.1, Time: 58

Chrissy Rogers

Jeremy Carne

 

Depth: 13, Time: 60

Dave Fletcher

Roz Lowrie

Rosie Holcroft

OW2

 

02 April : Elphinstone

Depth: 27, Time: 42

Anna Pascoe

Richard Pascoe

Depth: 27.6, Time: 45

Karen Durham-Diggins

Jeremy Carne

Depth: 29.8, Time: 38

Steve Taylor

Chrissy Rogers

 

02 April : Marsa Murin

Depth: 15.5, Time: 48

Nic Weeks

Rosie Holcroft

OW3

Depth: 11.7, Time: 52

Liz Peart

Jo Sutherland

 

Depth: 14.9, Time: 51

Spencer Polley

Hannah Sleven

 

Depth: 14, Time: 70

Richard Daley

Sarah Ellender

 

Depth: 12.3, Time: 47

John Deadman

Peter Guthrie

 

Depth: 14, Time: 55

Roz Lowrie

Clint Earles

 

Depth: 14.3, Time: 60

Dave Fletcher

Sarah Baggot

 

 

02 April : House Reef, Marsa Shagra

Depth: 8.5, Time: 40

Richard Daley

Clint Earles

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 12.5, Time: 42

Steve Taylor

Hannah Sleven

 

Depth: 19.1, Time: 45

Steve Milner

John Deadman

 

 

03 April : Elphinstone

Depth: 40, Time: 39

Richard Daley

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 39, Time: 30

Steve Taylor

Sarah Baggot

Depth: 40.3, Time: 43

Dave Fletcher

Steve Milner

Depth: 41.2, Time: 33

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

Depth: 39.3, Time: 32

Roz Lowrie

John Deadman

 

03 April : Shore reef near Marsa Shagra

Depth: 16.7, Time: 45

Anna Pascoe

Rosie Holcroft

OW5

Depth: 17, Time: 58

Richard Pascoe

Clint Earles

Peter Guthrie

Depth: 19, Time: 57

Jeremy Carne

Hannah Sleven

 

Depth: 18, Time: 54

Chrissy Rogers

Jo Sutherland

 

 

03 April : Elphinstone

Depth: 38.1, Time: 24

Roz Lowrie

John Deadman

Depth: 37, Time: 39

Richard Daley

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 40, Time: 31

Karen Durham-Diggins

Spencer Polley

 

03 April : Marsa Samedi

Depth: 15, Time: 44

Dave Fletcher

Rosie Holcroft

OW6

Depth: 17, Time: 14

Steve Milner

Hannah Sleven

Jo Sutherland

Depth: 16.5, Time: 43

Steve Taylor

Sarah Baggot

 

Depth: 17.1, Time: 52

Anna Pascoe

Richard Pascoe

 

Depth: 17, Time: 47

Chrissy Rogers

Peter Guthrie

 

Depth: 17.8, Time: 47

Jeremy Carne

Clint Earles

 

 

03 April : House Reef, Marsa Shagra

Depth: 14.3, Time: 67

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

 

04 April : Elphinstone

Depth: 40, Time: 39

Richard Daley

Peter Guthrie

Depth: 36.4, Time: 31

Spencer Polley

Clint Earles

Depth: 40.5, Time: 38

Sarah Ellender

Dive Guide

 

04 April : Sha'ab Abu Dabbab

Depth: 18.3, Time: 48

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

Depth: 18, Time: 45

Steve Taylor

Sarah Baggot

Depth: 18.1, Time: 47

John Deadman

Jo Sutherland

Depth: 17, Time: 52

Roz Lowrie

Dave Fletcher

Depth: 17, Time: 49

Steve Milner

Hannah Sleven

 

04 April : Dolphin House Reef

Depth: 16.7, Time: 50

Karen Durham-Diggins

Rosie Holcroft

 

Depth: 30.5, Time: 47

Chrissy Rogers

Jeremy Carne

 

Depth: 17.5, Time: 39

Chrissy Rogers

Jeremy Carne

Karen Durham-Diggins

 

04 April : Elphinstone

Depth: 33, Time: 40

Richard Daley

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 36.6, Time: 33

Nic Weeks

Sarah Baggot

Depth: 36.6, Time: 37

Spencer Polley

Dive Guide

 

04 April : House Reef, Marsa Shagra

Depth: 18.1, Time: 37

John Deadman

Jo Sutherland

Depth: 16, Time: 55

Peter Guthrie

Clint Earles

Depth: 17.8, Time: 55

Steve Milner

Hannah Sleven

Depth: 14, Time: 43

Anna Pascoe

Richard Pascoe

Depth: 14.3, Time: 61

Dave Fletcher

Roz Lowrie

All week without a sniff of a Hammerhead. Then on the last little dive, 200 metres from the bar.. one cruises right past me.

Depth: 11, Time: 37

Richard Daley

Jo Sutherland

 

 

Wraysbury Lake : 20th April

Marshall: Nic Weeks: Wraysbury Dive Centre
Club Diver open water dives

21st April : Far Mulberry

Depth: 7, Time: 18

Ted Oakley

Niall Moroney

OW1

Depth: 7, Time: 20

Nic Weeks

Jonathon Clein

OW1

Depth: 6.4, Time: 28

Ted Oakley

Jonathon Clein

Niall Moroney

OW2

Depth: 6.2, Time: 17

Nic Weeks

Jonathon Clein

Niall Moroney

OW3

 

Littlehampton : 21st April

Marshall: Nic Weeks: Holborn Diver
Club Diver open water dives

21st April : Far Mulberry

Depth: 8, Time: 30

Simon Perse

Niall Moroney

First sea dive for Niall

Depth: 8, Time: 32

Anna Pascoe

Jonathon Clein

First sea dive for Jon

Depth: 8, Time: 30

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

 

 

21st April : Far Mulberry

Depth: 17, Time: 38

Nic Weeks

Jonathon Clein

OW5 (SMB)

Depth: 16, Time: 30

Simon Perse

Niall Moroney

OW5 (SMB)

 

Stoney Cove : 27-28th April 2002

Marshall: Dave Fletcher: Stoney Cove
BSAC Combined Nitrox Course

29th April : Stangarth

Depth: 18, Time: 27

Dave Fletcher

Steve Taylor (rb)

Ted Oakley

Steve Milner

Stuart King

Spencer Polley

 

29th April 2002 : The drop-off by the Airliner Cockpit

Depth: 15, Time: 20

Dave Fletcher

Steve Taylor (rb)

Ted Oakley

Steve Milner

Stuart King

Spencer Polley

 

Plymouth : Early May Bank Holiday

Marshall: Jos Matthews: Holborn Diver
The traditional Bank Holiday trip to the JEL, the Edddystone, and many other places

4th May : James Eagan Layne

Depth: 22, Time: 28

Paul Fingleton

Gail Downey

 

Depth: 21.3, Time: 30

Jerry Gull

Richard Daley

 

Depth: 22, Time: 32

Anna Pascoe

John Deadman

 

Depth: 20, Time: 32

Simon Perse

Jos Matthews

Dan Clarke

 

4th May : Penlea Point

Depth: 12, Time: 32

Paul Fingleton

Gail Downey

 

Depth: 10, Time: 34

Richard Daley

John Deadman

Dan Clarke

 

5th May : Hillsea Point Rocks

Depth: 28, Time: 28

Paul Fingleton

Gail Downey

 

Depth: 27, Time: 36

Jerry Gull

Anna Pascoe

 

Depth: 26, Time: 35

Richard Daley

John Deadman

Dan Clarke

Depth: 26, Time: 35

Simon Perse

Jos Matthews

 

 

5th May : SW side of the Mewstone

Depth: 19, Time: 34

Paul Fingleton

Gail Downey

 

Depth: 17, Time: 38

Richard Daley

John Deadman

Dan Clarke

 

6th May : Eddystone Rocks

Depth: 26, Time: 30

Paul Fingleton

Gail Downey

Depth: 28, Time: 40

Jerry Gull

Anna Pascoe

Depth: 26, Time: 32

John Deadman

Dan Clarke

Depth: 27, Time: 38

Simon Perse

Richard Daley

 

Swanage : 11-12th May

Marshall: Jos Matthews: Swanage Pier
Sports Diver training weekend

11th May : Under the pier

Depth: 3.5, Time: 27

Simon Perse

Sarah Ellender

Dan Clark

Depth: 3.7, Time: 27

Anna Pascoe

Clint Earles

Liz Peart

Depth: 3.7, Time: 27

Nic Weeks

Emma Kirk

James Lawrence

Depth: 3.5, Time: 25

Jos Matthews

Sarah Baggot

Cleo Juan

 

11th May : Under the pier

Depth: 3.0, Time: 20

Simon Perse

Sarah Ellender

Dan Clark

Depth: 3.2, Time: 25

Anna Pascoe

Clint Earles

Liz Peart

Depth: 4.3, Time: 26

Nic Weeks

Emma Kirk

James Lawrence

Depth: 3.1, Time: 20

Jos Matthews

Sarah Baggot

Cleo Juan

 

11th May : Under the pier

Depth: 3.5, Time: 60

Simon Perse

Sarah Ellender

Dan Clark

Depth: 3.5, Time: 46

Nic Weeks

Emma Kirk

James Lawrence

Depth: 3.5, Time: 45

Jos Matthews

Sarah Baggot

Cleo Juan

 

12th May : Under the pier

Depth: 3.6, Time: 45

Simon Perse

Sarah Ellender

Dan Clark

Depth: 3.6, Time: 45

Anna Pascoe

Clint Earles

Liz Peart

Depth: 3.6, Time: 60

Nic Weeks

Emma Kirk

James Lawrence

Depth: 3.7, Time: 60

Jos Matthews

Sarah Baggot

Cleo Juan

 

12th May : Out in Swanage Bay

Depth: 10.5, Time: 30

Nic Weeks

Emma Kirk

James Lawrence

Liz Peart

Depth: 10.5, Time: 50

Jos Matthews

Dan Clark

Sarah Baggot

Cleo Juan

 

Eastbourne : 11-12th May

Marshall: Dave Fletcher: Taurus
Bad vis. caused by the beginning of the spring bloom marred an otherwise fun trip.

11th May : Unknown wreck
Wreck of an iron steam sailer circa 1865.

Depth: 35, Time: 15

Dave Fletcher (29%)

Ventsy Pavlov

Warren Burling

Quick abort due to appalling vis.

Depth: 37, Time: 65 (30)

Ted Oakley

Steve Taylor (rb)

Ted using 50% as a deco mix for the first time.

 

Depth: 37, Time: 29 (5)

Sam Warwick (28%)

Hillary Bowman

 

 

 

11th May : 'Gun' wreck
Possibly the couple of square feet of rusty iron I could see was a wreck, I couldn't say for sure.

Depth: 27, Time: 13

Dave Fletcher (29%)

Ventsy Pavlov

Warren Burling

Quick abort due to appalling vis.

Depth: 27, Time: 30

Ted Oakley

Steve Taylor (rb)

 

 

Depth: 29, Time: 27 (3)

Sam Warwick (32%)

Hillary Bowman (32%)

 

 

 

12th May : Oceania
Didn’t see a lot of the wreck, but did find some scallops.

Depth: 30.5, Time: 40 (5)

Dave Fletcher (29%)

Ted Oakley

Depth: 32, Time: 40 (6)

Sam Warwick (24%)

Hillary Bowman

 

12th May : Nondescript piece of seabed.
Not a good scalloping ground, wherever it was.

Depth: 14, Time: 26

Ted Oakley

Sam Warwick (26%)

Hillary Bowman (26%)

 

Weymouth : 18th May 2002

Marshall: Spencer Polley: Castletown dayboat
A trip to give a couple of inexperienced divers some time in the water.

18th May 2002 : The bow of the Black Hawk.

Depth: 16.5, Time: 37

Nic Weeks

Jo Sutherland

Depth: 16.5, Time: 37

Spencer Polley

Rosie Holcroft

 

18th May 2002 : The Dredger, outside the harbour wall

Depth: 9, Time: 29

Nic Weeks

Jo Sutherland

Depth: 9, Time: 29

Spencer Polley

Rosie Holcroft

 

Porthkerris : Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend

Marshall: Nic Weeks: Holborn Diver
Lost the first day because onshore wind made it impossible to launch the boat. After that, the Lizard gave shelter. Very good viz on The Manacles, and some other great reefs

01 June 2002 : Porthkerris

Depth: 13.7, Time: 32 (3)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

Depth: 15.5, Time: 26

John Deadman

Dan Clark

 

01 June 2002 : Volnay (using Porthkerris Divers RIB)

Depth: 19.8, Time: 29

Gail Downey

Paul Fingleton

Depth: 19.7, Time: 40

Felix Gamon

Richard Daley

 

02 June 2002 : Mohegan

Depth: 23.2, Time: 43

Dave Fletcher

Roz Lowrie

Depth: 23.5, Time: 40

Mike Maloney

Jan Maloney

Depth: 24.1, Time: 30 (3)

John Deadman

Dan Clark

Depth: 28.1, Time: 27

Gail Downey

Paul Fingleton

 

02 June 2002 : Volnay

Depth: 18.5, Time: 36 (3)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

Depth: 19.4, Time: 38

Felix Gamon

Richard Daley

Depth: 19.8, Time: 37

Dave Fletcher

Roz Lowrie

Depth: 19.8, Time: 36 (3)

John Deadman

Dan Clark

 

03 June 2002 : Mohegan

Depth: 25, Time: 39 (3)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

Depth: 22.3, Time: 39

Dave Fletcher (36%)

Roz Lowrie

Depth: 23.2, Time: 30

Felix Gamon

Richard Daley

 

03 June 2002 : Pen-Win Rocks

Depth: 21, Time: 36 (3)

Dan Clark

John Deadman

Depth: 29.2, Time: 20

Gail Downey

Paul Fingleton

 

03 June 2002 : Pen-Win Rocks

Depth: 19.2, Time: 36 (3)

Dan Clark

Richard Daley

John Deadman

Depth: 31.7, Time: 37 (3)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

 

Depth: 18, Time: 45

Dave Fletcher (36%)

Roz Lowrie

 

Depth: 19.1, Time: 26

Gail Downey

Paul Fingleton

 

 

04 June 2002 : Raglan Rock

Depth: 26.5, Time: 28 (3)

Paul Fingleton

Gail Downey

Dan Clark

Depth: 22, Time: 23

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

 

Depth: 26.3, Time: 5

Mike Maloney

Jan Maloney

 

 

Seahouses : 21-25 June

Marshall: Nic Weeks: Sovereign III
Long weekend in the Farnes

20 June : The Hopper

Depth: 25.3, Time: 31

Nic Weeks (30%)

Gail Downey

Depth: 25, Time: 43 (3)

Liz Peart

Stuart King

Depth: 30.1, Time: 27

Michael Suissa

Paul Fingleton

Depth: 25.5, Time: 47 (3)

Sarah Ellender

Richard Daley

 

20 June : North Wamses

Depth: 16.5, Time: 32 (3)

Liz Peart

Stuart King

Depth: 14.7, Time: 39

Michael Suissa

Paul Fingleton

Depth: 16.5, Time: 41 (3)

Sarah Ellender

Richard Daley

 

21 June : The Stream/Staples Sound

Depth: 26.8, Time: 45

Nic Weeks (23%)

Gail Downey

Depth: 24.5, Time: 27

Stuart King

Paul Fingleton

Depth: 24.5, Time: 41 (3)

Sarah Ellender

Richard Daley

Depth: 24.5, Time: 23

Liz Peart

Dan Clark

Depth: 24.4, Time: 39 (3)

Michael Suissa

Richard Heads

 

21 June : The Hopper

Depth: 19.8, Time: 20

Stuart King

Paul Fingleton

Depth: 21, Time: 48 (3)

Michael Suissa

Richard Heads

Depth: 19.5, Time: 48 (3)

Sarah Ellender

Richard Daley

 

22 June : Longstome End

Depth: 23.8, Time: 44 (3)

Nic Weeks

Gail Downey

Depth: 19.3, Time: 34

Richard Heads

Paul Fingleton

Depth: 21.3, Time: 59 (3)

Liz Peart

Stuart King

Depth: 19.5, Time: 45 (3)

Michael Suissa

Dan Clark

Depth: 30, Time: 41 (1)

Sarah Ellender

Richard Daley

 

22 June : Whirl Rocks

Depth: 35, Time: 15

Nic Weeks

Gail Downey

Depth: 33.4, Time: 31 (3)

Richard Heads

Liz Peart

Depth: 29.6, Time: 33 (3)

Michael Suissa

Dan Clark

Depth: 31, Time: 40 (1)

Sarah Ellender

Richard Daley

 

23 June : Christiensen

Depth: 32.9, Time: 48 (3)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

Depth: 32, Time: 43 (3)

Richard Daley

Dan Clark

Depth: 31.5, Time: 40 (1)

Stuart King

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 33, Time: 41 (3)

Michael Suissa

Richard Heads

 

23 June : Crumstone

Depth: 23.8, Time: 39 (3)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

Depth: 23, Time: 37 (1)

Stuart King

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 21, Time: 46

Richard Daley

Dan Clark

Depth: 26.8, Time: 49 (3)

Michael Suissa

Richard Heads

 

24 June : Britannia

Depth: 26.7, Time: 39

Gail Downey

Richard Daley

Depth: 21.7, Time: 35

Richard Heads

Paul Fingleton

Depth: 25.3, Time: 45

Dan Clark

Stuart King

Depth: 25.6, Time: 45 (3)

Sarah Ellender

Liz Peart

Depth: 24.4, Time: 62 (3)

Nic Weeks (32%)

Michael Suissa

 

24 June : The Hopper

Depth: 23.3, Time: 30

Gail Downey

Richard Daley

Depth: 24.5, Time: 39

Richard Heads

Paul Fingleton

Depth: 20.4, Time: 23

Dan Clark

Stuart King

Depth: 21.6, Time: 37 (3)

Sarah Ellender

Liz Peart

Depth: 25.6, Time: 52 (3)

Nic Weeks (32%)

Michael Suissa

 

Littlehampton : 19-21st July 2002

Marshall: Anna Pascoe: Holborn Diver
Long weekend in Littlehampton

19th July : Mixon Hole

Depth: 22, Time: 32

Simon Perse

Jeremy Carne

 

Depth: 24, Time: 37

Anna Pascoe

Mike Maloney

Jan Maloney

 

19th July : Kingmere Rocks

Depth: 13.5, Time: 35

Simon Perse

Jeremy Carne

Depth: 15, Time: 42

Anna Pascoe

Mike Maloney

 

20th July : The Far Mulberry

Depth: 9, Time: 52

Anna Pascoe

Stuart King

Depth: 11, Time: 38

Simon Perse

Jos Matthews

Depth: 9.5, Time: 42

Chrissy Rogers

Jeremy Carne

Depth: 11.5, Time: 48

Dave Fletcher

Niall Moroney

 

20th July : Kingmere Rocks

Depth: 12.5, Time: 41

Anna Pascoe

Stuart King

Depth: 13, Time: 28

Chrissy Rogers

Jeremy Carne

Depth: 12, Time: 30

Dave Fletcher

Niall Moroney

 

21st July : West Winter Knoll Reef

Depth: 14.5, Time: 44

Anna Pascoe

Karen Durham-Diggins

Depth: 15, Time: 35

Simon Perse

Jos Matthews

Depth: 14.5, Time: 53

Stuart King

Jonathon Clein

Depth: 14.5, Time: 46

Dave Fletcher

Niall Moroney

Depth: 15, Time: 35

Chrissy Rogers

Jeremy Carne

 

Dover : 27-30th July

Marshall: Jerry Gull: Taurus
Wrecks.

27th July 2002 : Pomerania

Depth: 30, Time: 60 (17)

Jerry Gull

Colin Manders (30%)

Depth: 30, Time: 42 (9)

Dave Fletcher (32%)

Steve Milner

Advanced Nitrox exercise

Depth: 30, Time: 42 (3)

Nic Weeks

Stuart King

 

Depth: 32, Time: 59 (9)

Jonathon Lewis

Steve Taylor (rb)

 

Depth: 30, Time: 65 (18)

Ted Oakley

Spencer Polley

 

 

27th July 2002 : Leicester

Depth: 23, Time: 45 (3)

Jerry Gull

Colin Manders (30%)

Depth: 24, Time: 47 (3)

Nic Weeks

Stuart King

Depth: 24, Time: 40 (1)

Dave Fletcher

Steve Milner

Depth: 24, Time: 65 (10)

Ted Oakley

Spencer Polley

 

28th July 2002 : Lusitainia

Depth: 31, Time: 54 (15)

Jerry Gull

Colin Manders

Depth: 30, Time: 47 (14)

Jonathon Lewis

Jon solo

Depth: 33, Time: 45 (10)

Nic Weeks

Stuart King

Depth: 33.6, Time: 51 (13)

Dave Fletcher (29%)

Steve Milner

Depth: 30, Time: 65 (18)

Ted Oakley

Spencer Polley

Depth: 28, Time: 52 (4)

Steve Taylor (rb)

Steve solo

 

28th July 2002 : Strathclyde

Depth: 30, Time: 45 (11)

Jonathon Lewis

Jon solo

Depth: 30, Time: 36 (7)

Nic Weeks

Stuart King

Depth: 29.3, Time: 46 (8)

Jerry Gull

Colin Manders (32%)

Depth: 29, Time: 31 (1)

Dave Fletcher

Steve Milner

Depth: 29, Time: 45 (6)

Spencer Polley

Ted Oakley

Spencer aborted due to equipment malfunction

 

29th July 2002 : Monarch

Depth: 26.5, Time: 53 (14)

Jonathon Lewis

Jerry Gull

 

Depth: 30, Time: 70 (20)

Ted Oakley

Phil Samuels

Phil aborted early due to equipment failure.

Depth: 26.5, Time: 49 (10)

Steve Taylor (rb)

Stuart King

Steve Milner

 

29th July 2002 : Pulbright

Depth: 28.4, Time: 45 (7)

Jonathon Lewis

Jerry Gull

Depth: 30, Time: 30 (3)

Phil Samuels

Ted Oakley

Depth: 30, Time: 35 (2)

Stuart King

Steve Milner

 

30th July 2002 : Anglia

Depth: 29, Time: 59 (15)

Jonathon Lewis

Jerry Gull

Depth: 30, Time: 72 (21)

Ted Oakley

Ted solo

Depth: 30, Time: 30 (10)

Spencer Polley

Phil Samuels

Depth: 31, Time: 52 (12)

Steve Taylor (rb)

Steve Milner

Advanced Nitrox exercise

 

Littlehampton : 3rd August

Marshall: Nic Weeks: Holborn Diver

3rd August : The 'French Barque'
The weather was spot on, not a breath of wind so we had another 45 minute ride out to the site. Jerry dropped the shot (self-shortener) right into the bow section next to the anchor. Vis was a good 4-5m and the coarse white sand reflected the light so that you didn't need a torch unless you wanted to look into one of the broken mast sections and scare the, bloody huge, congers hat are living there. She lies NE - SW and much of her is buried with sections rising out of the seabed. From the look of it the hull, on each side, may have collapsed inwards. On the port side there was a large section of the hull lying flat on the seabed on top of which are the railings. In the centre are numerous broken mast sections, dead eyes, hawsers and cleats. Mostly it is flat but some sections stand 2-4 metres proud. Traces of her shape can be seen in the seabed. She really is a lovely wreck.

Depth: 30, Time: 39 (9)

Nic Weeks

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 30, Time: 36 (3)

Karen Durham-Diggins

Liz Peart

Depth: 31.5, Time: 43 (5)

Jerry Gull

Michael Suissa

 

3rd August : 20m somewhere off Bognor
Advanced Diver rescue exercise.

Depth: 20, Time: 20 (3)

Jerry Gull

Nic Weeks

Michael Suissa

 

Swanage : 10-11th August

Marshall: Jos Matthews: Day Hardboat from the pier

10th August 2002 : Fleur de Lys
The wreck of a small trawler

Depth: 13.3, Time: 33

Nic Weeks

Rosie Holcroft

Jo Sutherland

Depth: 13, Time: 40

Simon Perse

Peter Guthrie

 

 

10th August 2002 : Swanage Pier

Depth: 4.8, Time: 45

Jos Matthews

Jonathon Clein

Niall Moroney

AAS and Warm-up dive

Depth: 4.4, Time: 40

Nic Weeks

Rosie Holcroft

Jo Sutherland

 

Depth: 3.5, Time: 30

Simon Perse

Peter Guthrie

 

 

Depth: 3.5, Time: 65

Jos Matthews

Jonathon Clein

Niall Moroney

Static AV, AV and recovery

Depth: 4, Time: 40

Nic Weeks

Rosie Holcroft

Jo Sutherland

 

Depth: 4, Time: 15

Simon Perse

Peter Guthrie

 

 

 

11th August 2002 : Swanage Pier

Depth: 3.6, Time: 50

Simon Perse

Rosie Holcroft

Jo Sutherland

 

Depth: 4, Time: 40

Jos Matthews

Peter Guthrie

Jonathon Clein

Niall Moroney

Depth: 3.2, Time: 65

Jos Matthews

Peter Guthrie

Jonathon Clein

Niall Moroney

 

Wraysbury/Littlehampton : 10-11th August

Marshall: Ted Oakley:
Club Diver open water training.

3rd August : Wraysbury Lake
All exercises completed successfully

Depth: 5.5, Time: 20

Dave Fletcher (40%)

Rosalynn Ord

Andy Walker

Open water dive 1

Depth: 5.5, Time: 20

Roz Lowrie

Rachael Hallett

Open water dive 1

 

Depth: 5.5, Time: 20

Ted Oakley

Livia Germano

Open water dive 1

 

Depth: 5.5, Time: 20

Dave Fletcher (40%)

Rachael Hallett

Livia Germano

Open water dive 2 - AAS

Depth: 5.5, Time: 20

Ted Oakley

Rosalynn Ord

Andy Walker

Open water dive 2

Depth: 5.5, Time: 20

Dave Fletcher (40%)

Roz Lowrie

Rachael Hallett

Livia Germano

Open water dive 3 - CBL and tow

Depth: 5.5, Time: 20

Ted Oakley

Rosalynn Ord

Andy Walker

Open water dive 3

 

 

11th August 2002 : The Far Mulberry
First sea dive for the trainees

Depth: 12, Time: 30

Dave Fletcher

Livia Germano

Depth: 12, Time: 37

Steve Taylor

Rachael Hallett

Depth: 12, Time: 45

Ted Oakley

Andy Walker

Andy spent some time on Ted's octopus on the way to the Cuckoo

Depth: 12, Time: 30

Roz Lowrie

Rosalynn Ord

 

 

11th August 2002 : The first piece of seabed in 8m we could find out of Littlehampton
A bit lumpy, hence brevity. SMB exercise successful in all cases.

Depth: 8, Time: 15

Dave Fletcher

Rosalynn Ord

Depth: 8, Time: 15

Roz Lowrie

Livia Germano

Depth: 8, Time: 15

Ted Oakley

Rachael Hallett

 

Littlehampton : 17th August

Marshall: Nic Weeks: Holborn Diver
Completion of open water training for this course

Far Mulberry

Depth: 10, Time: 44

Stuart King

Andy Walker

SMB dive

Depth: 9, Time: 21

Jos Matthews

Clint Earles

 

Depth: 9.6, Time: 32 (1)

Nic Weeks

Livia Germano

OW6

Depth: 9, Time: 33 (1)

Simon Perse

Rosalynn Ord

OW6

Depth: 9, Time: 44

Mike Maloney

Rosie Holcroft

 

 

West Winter Knoll Reef

Depth: 17, Time: 29

Stuart King

Andy Walker

OW6

Depth: 16, Time: 25

Jos Matthews

Clint Earles

 

Depth: 16.6, Time: 30 (3)

Nic Weeks

Livia Germano

 

Depth: 16, Time: 38

Simon Perse

Mike Maloney

Rosie Holcroft

 

Littlehampton : 24-25th August

Marshall: Mike Maloney: Holborn Diver

24th August 2002 : Kingmere Rocks

Depth: 15, Time: 45

Ted Oakley

Jo Sutherland

Depth: 15, Time: 50

Ventsy Pavlov

Sarah Baggot

 

25th August 2002 : Far Mulberry

Depth: 10, Time: 60

Ted Oakley

Rosie Holcroft

Depth: 10, Time: 49

Peter Kerrod

Jan Maloney

Depth: 10, Time: 48

Ventsy Pavlov

Sarah Baggot

 

25th August 2002 : Far Mulberry

Depth: 12, Time: 38

Mike Maloney

Jo Sutherland

Depth: 12, Time: 35

Ventsy Pavlov

Sarah Baggot

 

Isle of Man : 24th August - 1st September

Marshall: Jos Matthews: Vassa Viking and Castaway
The IoM provided some excellent diving. Not even the marshal anticipated it being this good. Vis was 10m at worst, often better, and there were good wrecks to be dived at all depths. The last day was blown out, unfortunately, so the 'City of Liverpool' in 44m could not be visited, but that is also a very good dive by all accounts.

25th August 2002 : The 'Afton'
The 'Afton' was a steam sailer lost in a storm in 1897. She lies on a reef at approximately 30m, with her stern off the reef partly buried in a coarse sand bottom. Two boilers stand about 3m proud. Vis was at least 10m, allowing all divers on the wreck to be clearly visible to each other. Lobsters wandered about unconcerned, and some large Pollack and Ballan Wrasse hovered in amongst the wreckage. An excellent dive.

Depth: 28, Time: 36 (7)

Roz Lowrie

Dave Fletcher

 

Depth: 29.4, Time: 32 (5)

Jos Matthews

Simon Perse

 

Depth: 29, Time: 36 (5)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

 

Depth: 28, Time: 36 (6)

Spencer Polley

Steve Taylor

Karen Durham-Diggins

Depth: 29.6, Time: 21 (2)

Gail Downey

Paul Fingleton

 

Depth: 29.8, Time: 60 (20)

Steve Milner

Jill Jokel

 

 

25th August 2002 : 'Little Ness'
A reef inshore of the 'Afton' - about 3 miles south of Douglas Harbour. Very weedy wreckage in the top 10m, leading down to a prop shaft lying down to 20m. Kelp down to about 15m. Many Nudibranches (Aeolids mainly) on Nemertesia down at 20m, and scallops all over the sandy slope off the reef. Good dive, with a very good encounter with an octopus reported, and many fish.

Depth: 18, Time: 42 (1)

Roz Lowrie

Dave Fletcher

Common Octopus found sitting in a gulley. Observed for 5 minutes

Depth: 22, Time: 36 (3)

Jos Matthews

Simon Perse

 

Depth: 22, Time: 36 (3)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

 

Depth: 16.3, Time: 49

Karen Durham-Diggins

Steve Milner

Jill Jokel

Depth: 21.6, Time: 29

Gail Downey

Paul Fingleton

 

 

26th August 2002 : The 'Bottle Drift' outside Douglas.

Depth: 31.7, Time: 25 (2)

Roz Lowrie

Dave Fletcher

 

Depth: 32, Time: 45 (3)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

High pressure hose failure on the bottom caused abort

Depth: 32, Time: 55 (5)

Jos Matthews

Simon Perse

Simon picked up a bottle, and found a baby Common Octopus inside when he brought it back to the quay!

Depth: 32.9, Time: 41 (3)

Steve Milner

Jill Jokel

 

Depth: 32.8, Time: 28 (3)

Steve Taylor

Karen Durham-Diggins

 

Depth: 32, Time: 26

Spencer Polley

Gail Downey

Paul Fingleton

 

26th August 2002 : The Paddle Wheel.
A most remarkable wreck - the paddle wheel of a large paddle steamer, which fell off the ship, and now lies on a flat seabed. About 10m across, this is covered in plumose anemones and is home to huge shoals of Bib, Poor Cod, and Conger Eels. Vis was a stunning 15-20m.

Depth: 36.7, Time: 25 (3)

Jos Matthews

Dave Fletcher

Simon Perse

Depth: 36.6, Time: 61 (28)

Steve Milner

Jill Jokel

 

Depth: 34.7, Time: 30 (3)

Steve Taylor

Karen Durham-Diggins

Spencer Polley

Depth: 36, Time: 32 (3)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

 

 

Tuesday 27th August 2002 : Lang Ness.
Drift dive. Possibly more interesting in shallower depths, but not too much scenery at around 27m - a shingle slope with few larger boulders. Some good wildlife if one looked hard enough.

Depth: 25, Time: 27 (3)

Roz Lowrie

Dave Fletcher

Two small octopuses and a grey gurnard seen on this drift.

Depth: 28.3, Time: 30 (2)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

 

Depth: 29.4, Time: 32 (3)

Jos Matthews

Simon Perse

 

Depth: 29, Time: 29 (3)

Gail Downey

Paul Fingleton

 

Depth: 29, Time: 29 (3)

Steve Taylor

Jill Jokel

 

 

27th August 2002 : Sugarloaf Caves.
Very nice scenic dive off Spanish Head. Starts with a 60m penetration of a sea-cave, followed by a short swim through kelpy gulleys to another cave, penetrating right through a buttress of Spanish Head for about 100m, but with a clear surface above, and another exit on the seaward side halfway through. On the other side one exits near a stack, and can swim around that in about 10m. Not much affected by the tide, but a distinct surge moved us through the second cave.

Depth: 14.3, Time: 56 (1)

Roz Lowrie

Dave Fletcher

Depth: 17.6, Time: 45 (2)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

Depth: 18.6, Time: 60 (3)

Jos Matthews

Simon Perse

Depth: 16, Time: 35 (3)

Gail Downey

Paul Fingleton

Depth: 17, Time: 67 (1)

Jill Jokel

Steve Milner

Depth: 14, Time: 51 (3)

Steve Taylor

Spencer Polley

 

Wednesday 28th August 2002 : 'Ballina'
A lovely little wreck, part buried in sand, especially at the bow. Boilers midships and triple expansion engine in place aft of them, covered in Metridium. Stern stands 3m proud. A number of Ling seen, and many Topknot, Lobsters, and Conger. 15m visibility.

Depth: 31, Time: 37 (8)

Dave Fletcher

Roz Lowrie

Depth: 31, Time: 43 (8)

Steve Taylor

Jill Jokel

Depth: 30.6, Time: 39 (10)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

 

28th August 2002 : The paddle wheel
(See dive 2 on the 26th)

Depth: 35.7, Time: 27 (5)

Dave Fletcher

Roz Lowrie

Depth: 36, Time: 34 (5)

Steve Taylor

Jill Jokel

Depth: 36, Time: 24 (2)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

 

Thursday 29th August 2002 : 'Octavia'
A really beautiful dive. A trawler, sunk by collision in 1920. Upright, intact, with the prop in place, and the wheelhouse still on the deck. Covered in Metridium anemones in white orange and green, teeming with fish and lobsters. One can swim in through the gash in the starboard forward quarter left by the collision, into the hold, past the boiler, and into the engine room. And all in 25m with 10m visibility.

Depth: 25, Time: 27 (1)

Roz Lowrie

Dave Fletcher

Dive cut short after Roz was badly stung by a Lions Mane jellyfish.

Depth: 26, Time: 30 (3)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

 

Depth: 26, Time: 35 (3)

Jos Matthews

Simon Perse

 

Depth: 26, Time: 26 (2)

Steve Taylor

Steve Milner

 

Depth: 26, Time: 31 (2)

Spencer Polley

Jill Jokel

 

Depth: 26.3, Time: 32 (1)

Karen Durham-Diggins

Gail Downey

Paul Fingleton

 

29th August 2002 : 'Ballina'
The top of the tide, rather than low water slack

Depth: 35, Time: 34 (7)

Jill Jokel

Spencer Polley

 

Depth: 35, Time: 28 (3)

Steve Taylor

Karen Durham-Diggins

Steve Milner

 

Ustica - Sicily : 6-9th September

Marshall: Steve Taylor: MB Primero
Exploratory trip to suss out a new dive location in the med - we were very impressed indeed.

6th September 2002 : Punto Dell'Arpa

Depth: 41.7, Time: 45 (5)

Steve Taylor

Stuart King

 

6th September 2002 : Shrimp Cave

Depth: 41.3, Time: 45 (12)

Steve Taylor

Stuart King

 

7th September 2002 : Punto San Paolo

Depth: 43, Time: 57 (8)

Steve Taylor

Stuart King

 

7th September 2002 : Grotta Azzurra

Depth: 18, Time: 54 (5)

Steve Taylor

Stuart King

 

8th September 2002 : Shrimp Cave

Depth: 41.3, Time: 46 (13)

Steve Taylor

Stuart King

 

8th September 2002 : Colombaro Sandbanks

Depth: 41.5, Time: 50 (11)

Steve Taylor

Stuart King

 

9th September 2002 : Scogalietto

Depth: 40.3, Time: 38 (13)

Steve Taylor

Stuart King

 

9th September 2002 : Medico Rock

Depth: 30.3, Time: 47 (8)

Steve Taylor

Stuart King

 

Littlehampton : 14-15th September

Marshall: Nic Weeks: Holborn Diver

14th September 2002 : Mulberry Harbour

Depth: 11, Time: 50

Karen Durham-Diggins

Sarah Baggot

Depth: 11, Time: 41

Nic Weeks

Rachael Hallett

OW6 fo