Holborn BSAC

HOLBORN 130 BRITISH SUB-AQUA CLUB 2005 SEASON

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Littlehampton : Easter: 25-28th March 2005

Marshall: Dave Fletcher: Holborn Diver
Very early Easter, so thermals were needed. Water temperature 7 degrees, vis about 1.5m. Very dark and cold.

27th March : West Winter Knoll Reef

Depth: 18.5, Time: 32

Colin Manders

Richard Heads

Depth: 17, Time: 31

Dave Fletcher

Mike Maloney

 

Littlehampton : 16-17th April 2005

Marshall: Dave Fletcher: Holborn Diver
Very good neap tide. LW at around noon did not prove too restrictive. Dived the Mulberry 2 hours after HW, but still not much current.

16th April : The Far Mulberry

Depth: 10.5, Time: 41

Colin Manders

David Lawson

Depth: 10.7, Time: 42

Reza Shah

Ylva Kvist

 

Littlehampton : 29th April 2005

Marshall: Dave Fletcher: Holborn Diver
Bloom still bad about 2m vis, and a mysterious absence of any slack tide. Yechhh!!.

29th April : The wreck of the 'Shirala'

Depth: 10.5, Time: 41

Colin Manders

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 10.7, Time: 42

Dave Fletcher

Roz Fletcher

 

Littlehampton : Early May Bank Holiday 2005

Marshall: Karen Durham-Diggins: Holborn Diver
No diving Saturday as FOG - although sunny and bright in the marina eventually. On Sunday we decided to locate and dive a new wreck, normally an ambitious project, but Holborn's wreck finding skills proved up to the job - aided not a little by the commercial charter boat that turned up first and shotted the wreck already. Monday did not proved popular, but two intrepid divers nevertheless assayed the perils of the mighty and spectacular West Winter Knoll reef, where the sight of boulders as much as a foot(0.33m) across can stupefy the senses of the unprepared.

1st May : The wreck of the 'Zandstroom'

Depth: 30.2, Time: 34 (3)

Anna Pascoe

Dan Clark

Depth: 31, Time: 31 (3)

David Lawson

Jonathan Lewis

 

1st May : The Far Mulberry

Depth: 10.5, Time: 31

Karen Durham-Diggins

Dan Clark

David Lawson

 

2nd May : West Winter Knoll

Depth: 11.5, Time: 30

Karen Durham-Diggins

David Lawson

 

National Diving Centre, Chepstow : 7-8th May 2005

Marshall: Dave Fletcher: NDC
A TDI Trimix course for three Holbornites and a nice guy from the Imperial College branch.

7th May : The bottom of a shotline

Depth: 40, Time: 37 (14)

Dave Fletcher

Roz Fletcher

Depth: 44, Time: 37 (16)

Richard Heads

Jim from Imperial

 

7th May : Under the floating pontoon

Depth: 25, Time: 30 (3)

Dave Fletcher

Roz Fletcher

SMBs deployed successfully

Depth: 25, Time: 30 (3)

Richard Heads

Jim from Imperial

SMBs deployed a little less successfully

 

8th May : The bottom of a shotline

Depth: 60, Time: 47 (27)

Dave Fletcher (trimix)

Roz Fletcher (trimix)

Trimix 20/30

Depth: 64, Time: 50 (30)

Richard Heads (trimix)

Jim from Imperial (trimix)

Trimix 20/30

 

Littlehampton : 18th-19th June 2005

Marshall: Jerry Gull: Holborn Diver
This was supposed to be a Dover hardboat weekend, but 'Taurus' broke down, and the refugees took the RIB out instead.

18th June : The wreck of the 'French Barque'.

Depth: 31, Time: 62 (15)

Jerry Gull

Colin Manders

James Douglas

 

19th June : The wreck of the 'Shirala'.

Depth: 23.5, Time: 55 (15)

Colin Manders

James Douglas

 

Swanage : 2nd July 2005

Marshall: Rachael Hallet: Swanage diver shuttle

2nd July : Drift dive

Depth: 10.4, Time: 45

Rachael Hallet

Reza Shah

 

2nd July : Drift dive

Depth: 15.9, Time: 25

Rachael Hallet

Reza Shah

 

Littlehampton : 16th July 2005

Marshall: Mike Maloney: Holborn Diver

16th July : The wreck of the 'French Barque'.

Depth: 30, Time: 55 (10)

Mark Brill (rb)

Louise Trevawas (rb)

Steve Brown (rb)

Depth: 30, Time: 51 (10)

Nic Weeks

Karen Durham-Diggins

 

Depth: 30, Time: 28 (1)

Mike Maloney

Jan Maloney

 

 

16th July : The Outer Mulberry

Depth: 11, Time: 42

Mike Maloney

Steve Brown (rb)

Depth: 11, Time: 50

Nic Weeks

Karen Durham-Diggins

 

Dover : 1st-3rd August 2005 (Monday-Wednesday)

Marshall: Jerry Gull: Taurus
Lots of good wrecks down to 30m.

1st August : The wreck of the 'Queen'

Depth: 28.7, Time: 51 (12)

Jerry Gull

Colin Manders

Depth: 30, Time: 25 (4)

Sam Warwick

Steve Guest

Depth: 30, Time: 64 (25)

Richard Heads

 

Depth: 27, Time: 30 (3)

Andrew Guest

Daniel Guest

 

1st August : The wreck of the 'Loanda'

Depth: 27.4, Time: 40 (5)

Jerry Gull

Colin Manders

Depth: 27.1, Time: 46 (10)

Richard Heads

 

Depth: 27.3, Time: 40 (5)

Sam Warwick

 

Depth: 27.4, Time: 22 (3)

Andrew Guest

Roy Guest

 

2nd August : The wreck of the 'Nunima'

Depth: 32.6, Time: 35 (12)

Jerry Gull

 

Depth: 36.6, Time: 58 (18)

Colin Manders

Sam Warwick

Depth: 34.4, Time: 27 (6)

Steve Guest

 

Depth: 36.3, Time: 48 (10)

Richard Heads

 

Depth: 35, Time: 30 (3)

Andrew Guest

 

 

2nd August : The wreck of the 'WA Scholten'

Depth: 31.4, Time: 64 (30)

Colin Manders

Richard Heads

Depth: 30.3, Time: 61 (28)

Sam Warwick

 

Depth: 30.7, Time: 24 (3)

Steve Guest

 

Depth: 29.7, Time: 27 (3)

Andrew Guest

 

 

3rd August : The wreck of the 'New Comet'

Depth: 37.8, Time: 53 (21)

Jerry Gull

Colin Manders

Depth: 36, Time: 30 (6)

Sam Warwick

Steve Guest

Depth: 35.4, Time: 40 (10)

Richard Heads

Colin Guest

 

3rd August : The wreck of the 'Teeswood'

Depth: 32.5, Time: 47 (25)

Colin Manders

 

Depth: 32.4, Time: 40 (8)

Sam Warwick

Steve Guest

Depth: 35, Time: 47 (10)

Richard Heads

Colin Guest

 

Horsey Island/Littlehampton : 6th-7th August 2005

Marshall: Dave Fletcher: Holborn Diver

6th August : Horsey Island

Depth: 6, Time: 15

Dave Fletcher

Dawn Bennet

Roz Fletcher

Doug Angus

CBL, tow, and shore rescue

Depth: 6, Time: 35

Dave Fletcher

Dawn Bennet

Compass navigation

 

 

Depth: 6, Time: 25

Roz Fletcher

Doug Angus

Compass navigation

 

 

 

7th August : The Outer Mulberry

Depth: 11, Time: 40

Dave Fletcher

Dawn Bennet

Depth: 11, Time: 40

Roz Fletcher

Doug Angus

Dive planning and leadership

Depth: 11, Time: 50

Rachael Hallet

Mathew Reinders

 

 

Normandy : 22nd-27th August 2005

Marshall: Dave Fletcher: MV Maureen of Dart
A weeks liveaboard visiting the wrecks off the Normandy Overlord invasion beaches. Bad weather on the first three days did not keep us out of the water, thereafter things improved until we were able to dive the Murree in Mid-Channel in calm conditons on the way back.

22nd August : The wreck of the 'Pilkoppen'.
A German armed tug just off Cherbourg, with intact sections. Sunk by British MTBs in WW2.

Depth: 34, Time: 38 (12)

John Cassidy

Cheryl Ashman

Depth: 40, Time: 33 (11)

Dave Fletcher

Nick Watson

Depth: 34, Time: 29 (4)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

Depth: 35, Time: 69 (28)

Steve Milner

Malcolm Legg

 

22nd August : The wreck of the 'Ussen'.
A freigher just off Cherbourg, with intact sections. Sunk by U-Boat in WW1. Well broken, but very impressive engine and boilers. The propeller-shaft leads to the intact stern with rudder and propeller in place.

Depth: 24, Time: 44 (4)

Dave Fletcher

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 24, Time: 52 (7)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

Depth: 24, Time: 37 (1)

Steve Milner

Malcolm Legg

Depth: 24, Time: 42 (3)

John Cassidy

Cheryl Ashman

Depth: 23, Time: 44 (4)

Spencer Polley

Nick Watson

 

23rd August : The wreck of the 'General Du Temple'.
A freigher just off Cherbourg. Sunk by U-Boat in WW1. Vis quite poor on this one.

Depth: 33, Time: 3

Dave Fletcher

Sarah Ellender

Sarah suffered an uncontrolled ascent from the bottom of the shot right at the beginning of the dive. Dive aborted.

Depth: 39, Time: 46 (16)

Nic Weeks

Liz Peart

 

Depth: 37.6, Time: 45 (16)

Steve Milner

Malcolm Legg

 

Depth: 36, Time: 24 (3)

John Cassidy

Cheryl Ashman

 

Depth: 38, Time: 31 (10)

Spencer Polley

Nick Watson

 

 

23rd August : The wreck of the 'Strathalbyn'.
A WW1 freigher just off Cherbourg. Vis quite poor on this one.

Depth: 30, Time: 43 (8)

Spencer Polley

Nick Watson

 

24th August : The wreck of a German Tug.
A small tug, torpedoed by a British MTB in WW2. Mostly intact, except where the Torpedo struck. A nice little wreck that can be got around quickly. Vis about 5 m.

Depth: 30, Time: 32 (2)

Dave Fletcher

Nic Weeks

Sarah Ellender

Depth: 32, Time: 33 (1)

Steve Milner

Malcolm Legg

 

Depth: 30.5, Time: 31 (2)

John Cassidy

Cheryl Ashman

 

Depth: 30, Time: 43 (8)

Spencer Polley

Nick Watson

 

 

24th August : The wreck of LSI 'Empire Broadsword'.
A Landing Ship (Infantry), mined in 1944. Very nice wreck, mostly intact, with broken sections. Lies on Starbord side. Vis a little better than 5 m.

Depth: 26.2, Time: 42 (1)

Dave Fletcher

Sarah Ellender

Sarah succcessfully deployed a DSMB while floating free - Nitrox instructors please note.

Depth: 27.2, Time: 59 (6)

Steve Milner

Malcolm Legg

 

Depth: 24.6, Time: 45 (1)

John Cassidy

Cheryl Ashman

 

Depth: 25, Time: 44

Spencer Polley

Steve Taylor

 

Depth: 26.5, Time: 65 (13)

Nic Weeks

Nick Watson

 

 

25th August : The wreck of the LST 'Carbonelle'.
The famous tank dive. A Landing Ship (Tank) mined in 1944. She lies upside down with her cargo of M4A1 (75mm) Shermans, and M3 Stuarts, still inside. The stern is more intact, but is collapsing, and there is little space between the tanks, which lie half-buried in the sand turreti-down. The forepart is more broken, and the tanks here are M3s, which lie out in the open. 8m vis. Top dive.

Depth: 23.2, Time: 27 (7)

John Cassidy

Cheryl Ashman

Depth: 23.2, Time: 57 (6)

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