HOLBORN 130 BRITISH SUB-AQUA CLUB 2006 SEASON

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Javea - Spain : Easter 2006

Marshall: Mark Brill: Dive centre
Holborn's Easter trip using the dive center'Amigos del Mar' (www.amigosdelmarjavea.com).

14th April : Cap Negre Bay

Depth: 14, Time: 50	Rab Ronaldson	Doug Angus	Jacques Thijs	PDA Rescue Diver course
Depth: 13.8, Time: 35	Louise Trewavas	Rachelle Davies	Ocean diver training
Depth: 12, Time: 31	Mark Brill	Wolf Mohammed	Dan Clark	Ocean diver training
Depth: 13.7, Time: 44	Karen Durham-Diggins	Sue Sutherland	Chris Harlow

14th April : Cap Negre Bay

Depth: 12.7, Time: 41	Chris Harlow	Shula Slater	Dan Clark
Depth: 9.4, Time: 34	Louise Trewavas	Mark Brill	Rachelle Davies	Wolf Mohammed	Ocean diver training
Depth: 11.3, Time: 29	Karen Durham-Diggins	Sue Sutherland
Depth: 14, Time: 50	Instructor	Doug Angus	Jacques Thijs	PDA Rescue Diver course

15th April : The Bay between Cala Blanca and Cala Sardinera

Depth: 12.2, Time: 46	Karen Durham-Diggins	Dan Clark
Depth: 8.5, Time: 38	Mark Brill	Wolf Mohammed	Ocean diver training
Depth: 8.8, Time: 32	Louise Trewavas	Rachelle Davies	Ocean diver training
Depth: 12.2, Time: 36	Instructor	Jacques Thijs	PDA Rescue Diver course

15th April : The Bay between Cala Blanca and Cala Sardinera

Depth: 11.1, Time: 42	Dan Clark	Shula Slater
Depth: 8, Time: 36	Louise Trewavas	Mark Brill	Wolf Mohammed	Ocean diver training.
Depth: 8, Time: 21	Instructor	Doug Angus	Jacques Thijs	Chris Harlow	PDA Rescue Diver course.

16th April : Cap Negre Wall

Depth: 14.3, Time: 36	Mark Brill	Dan Clark	Doug Angus	Jacques Thijs	Advanced Nitrox practical.
Depth: 13, Time: 28	Louise Trewavas	Wolf Mohammed	Ocean diver training.
Depth: 13, Time: 36	Karen Durham-Diggins	Sue Sutherland
Depth: 12, Time: 36	Shula Slater	Chris Harlow

16th April : Porticholl

Depth: 21, Time: 48	Mark Brill	Dan Clark	Doug Angus	Jacques Thijs	Advanced Nitrox practical.
Depth: 16, Time: 26	Louise Trewavas	Wolf Mohammed	Ocean diver training.
Depth: 13.6, Time: 12	Louise Trewavas	Wolf Mohammed	Rachelle Davies	Ocean diver training.
Depth: 19, Time: 36	Karen Durham-Diggins	Sue Sutherland	Shula Slater

17th April : Tango Bay, Javea harbour

Depth: 8.8, Time: 50	Mark Brill	Wolf Mohammed	Ocean diver training.
Depth: 10.7, Time: 39	Doug Angus	Jacques Thijs
Depth: 7.6, Time: 26	Louise Trewavas	Rachelle Davies	Ocean diver training.

Wraysbury Lake : 29th April 2006

Marshall: Dave Fletcher: Shore dives

29th April : Platforms in Wraysbury Lake
10 degrees. Vis a bit Muligatawney soup.

Depth: 7.3, Time: 30	Dave Fletcher	Mia Scaggiante	Liz Peart	Sports diver CBL, DSMB, distance line.
Depth: 10, Time: 45	Malcolm Legg	Steve Milner	Kit checkout.

Horsea Island Lake/Littlehampton : 6-7th May 2006

Marshall: Dave Fletcher: Horsea on Saturday and the RIB on Sunday
Saturday was a training day, and more members of the club joined on Sunday for a sea dive. This was the heaviest load we had yet put on the new engine, and at ten people, three twinsets, and a couple of extra tanks, it was about the limit the boat could take. She did get up on the plane, but we could not make 20 knots. Worth it though, for a great dive in the Mixon, with a very good tide giving at least 1.5 hours of reasonable slack water. 10m vis and 11 deg C water temperature. Dived the Mullberry off slack, but on such a tide as this, it was pretty diveable. Vis about 5m on that.

6th May : Horsea: The Helicopter

Depth: 6, Time: 30

Dave Fletcher

Mia Scaggiante

Nick Watson

Ian McKevitt

Sports diver exercises

6th May : Horsea: The Boat

Depth: 6, Time: 32

Dave Fletcher

Mia Scaggiante

Sports diver navigation exercise

6th May : Horsea: The Armoured Personnel Carrier

Depth: 6, Time: 42

Nick Watson

Ian McKevitt

Equiment re-familiarisation

7th May : The Mixon Hole

Depth: 22, Time: 38	Nick Watson	Karen Durham-Diggins	Liz Peart	Three Cuttlefish!
Depth: 18, Time: 28	Tim Clarke	Matthew Reinders	Lumpsucker!
Depth: 18, Time: 27	Dave Fletcher	Ian McKevitt	Gunnel, Black Goby, Leopard Spotted Goby!
Depth: 19, Time: 26	Roz Fletcher	Mia Scaggiante	Sports diver exercise

7th May : The Far Mulberry

Depth: 9.5, Time: 19	Nick Watson	Karen Durham-Diggins	Liz Peart
Depth: 10, Time: 34	Tim Clarke	Matthew Reinders
Depth: 10, Time: 29	Dave Fletcher	Ian McKevitt	Cuttlefish!
Depth: 18, Time: 27	Roz Fletcher	Mia Scaggiante	Sports diver exercise

Horsea Island Lake : 20th May 2006

Marshall: Nick Watson: Horsea Island
A blown out RIB dive coused some of use to adjourn - undaunted - to Horsey for a spot of training. Jaques' description: "special activities for me: deployed an SMB, compass dive. - nature = now have a short film of a crab trying to open a mussel, incl of cracking sounds. not for the faint of heart. also saw an eel. wonderful."

20th May : Horsea

Depth: 6, Time: 49

Nick Watson

Jaques Thijs

Rachael Hallet

Sports diver exercises.

Oban - Outer Hebrides : 20-26th May 2006

Marshall: Roz Fletcher: Hjalmar Bjorge
Our intention was to reach St Kilda, but a week of unsettled weather confined us to the shelter of the Hebrides. Our disappointment was offset by some excellent diving on these alternative sites, and by the comfort of the boat, which was seaworthy enough as a rescue vessel for the Norwegian fishing fleet, but was then bought by an American billionaire who fitted stabilisers! Mark the skipper is a fount of knowledge on the local wildlife, and the food was excellent. Sea temperature was in general 9 degrees, and uw visibility was between 5 and 10m.

21st May : Canna - Wall
First shakedown dive. Viz about 7m, water temperature 9 degrees

Depth: 28.7, Time: 35	Dave Fletcher	Roz Fletcher
Depth: 29.8, Time: 34	Karen Durham-Diggins	Malcolm Legg
Depth: 30.2, Time: 44	Simon Perse	Liz Peart
Depth: 25.7, Time: 45	Steve Milner	Peter Vojak
Depth: 25.2, Time: 43	Cheryl Ashman	John Cassidy
Depth: 31.6, Time: 30	Darren Pavey	Ian Pearson

21st May : The wreck of the Doris; Westen Isle of Skye, south of Neist lighthouse
Excellent dive on well broken small wreck, lying on a boulder slope. Extensive dead mans fingers, and Plumose Anemones. Many Janolus cristatus, one Flabellina pedata, and several Coryphella lineata. Vis more than 10m.

Depth: 24.3, Time: 33	Dave Fletcher	Roz Fletcher
Depth: 21.6, Time: 31	Karen Durham-Diggins	Malcolm Legg
Depth: 25.9, Time: 46	Simon Perse	Liz Peart
Depth: 25.7, Time: 34	Steve Milner	Peter Vojak
Depth: 25.2, Time: 34	Cheryl Ashman	John Cassidy
Depth: 27.3, Time: 40	Darren Pavey	Ian Pearson

22nd May : Renish Point, South Isle of Harris
Wall covered in Tubularia down to flat white sand bottom at 28m. Scallops to be found in the sand, away from the wall. 7m viz, 8 degrees.

Depth: 28.3, Time: 35	Dave Fletcher	Roz Fletcher
Depth: 28, Time: 51	Simon Perse	Liz Peart
Depth: 28, Time: 37	Karen Durham-Diggins	Malcolm Legg
Depth: 30, Time: 45	Steve Milner	Peter Vojak
Depth: 30, Time: 45	Cheryl Ashman	John Cassidy
Depth: 30, Time: 40	Darren Pavey	Ian Pearson

22nd May : The Pinnacle, Renish Point, South Isle of Harris

Depth: 32, Time: 34	Dave Fletcher	Malcolm Legg	Advanced Nitrox skills assessment
Depth: 35, Time: 32	Simon Perse	Liz Peart
Depth: 30, Time: 35	Steve Milner	Peter Vojak
Depth: 27.5, Time: 32	Cheryl Ashman	John Cassidy
Depth: 30.7, Time: 40	Darren Pavey	Ian Pearson

23rd May : Shiant Island
The dive was supposed to be a wall, but there was also a small wreck at the foot of that - a trawler that had been down a couple of years. The wreck is boring, the wall is good.

Depth: 32.5, Time: 34	Dave Fletcher	Roz Fletcher
Depth: 32.3, Time: 25	Simon Perse	Liz Peart
Depth: 24.9, Time: 30	Karen Durham-Diggins	Malcolm Legg
Depth: 26, Time: 37	Steve Milner	Peter Vojak
Depth: 30, Time: 33	Cheryl Ashman	John Cassidy
Depth: 32, Time: 33	Darren Pavey	Ian Pearson

23rd May : Wall near Prince Charlies Caves, Sound of Rassay
Nice wall on a reef.

Depth: 27.4, Time: 33	Dave Fletcher	Roz Fletcher
Depth: 31, Time: 44	Simon Perse	Liz Peart
Depth: 26.4, Time: 36	Steve Milner	Peter Vojak
Depth: 25, Time: 35	Cheryl Ashman	John Cassidy
Depth: 25, Time: 35	Darren Pavey	Ian Pearson

24th May : The wreck of the Port Napier, Kyle of Lochalsh
Excellent dive on this shallow wreck in 10m vis. She lies on her side, and penetration between decks is possible at several places with clear exits above. The teak deck is almost intact, and is covered with sea Squirts. At the stern one can see the mine chute, and even swim up it. Zoological, hightlights included an Otter seen underwater, and Titonia hombergii - the largest British nudibranch at 20cm long.

Depth: 32.3, Time: 25	Simon Perse	Liz Peart
Depth: 24.9, Time: 30	Karen Durham-Diggins	Malcolm Legg	Dave Fletcher
Depth: 26, Time: 37	Steve Milner	Peter Vojak
Depth: 30, Time: 33	Cheryl Ashman	John Cassidy
Depth: 32, Time: 33	Darren Pavey	Ian Pearson

24th May : Drift dive, Kyle of Lochalsh
Fast 5 knot drift from South of Kyle of Lochalsh in a northery direction. Nobody saw very much detail of the bottom, except that it was covered in Kelp. Many of us wound up in whirlpools. Great fun.

Depth: 16.4, Time: 35	Dave Fletcher	Roz Fletcher
Depth: 26.2, Time: 40	Simon Perse	Liz Peart
Depth: 17.9, Time: 28	Karen Durham-Diggins	Malcolm Legg
Depth: 16, Time: 37	Steve Milner	Peter Vojak
Depth: 20, Time: 35	Cheryl Ashman	John Cassidy
Depth: 20, Time: 35	Darren Pavey	Ian Pearson

25th May : Wall near the ferry dock, Isle of Eigg
Really excellent wall going down to 42m, Level white sand at bottom of wall, with many Scallops. A Yarrels Blenny seen in a hole.

Depth: 30, Time: 38	Dave Fletcher	Roz Fletcher
Depth: 38, Time: 53	Simon Perse	Liz Peart
Depth: 32, Time: 42	Karen Durham-Diggins	Malcolm Legg
Depth: 43.6, Time: 35 (1)	Steve Milner	Peter Vojak	20 scallops!
Depth: 35, Time: 35	Cheryl Ashman	John Cassidy
Depth: 42.9, Time: 35 (2)	Darren Pavey	Ian Pearson	40 scallops!

25th May : Slignich Mor, near Oronsay Island, Loch Sunart, off sound of Mull
Good wall covered in Dead Mens Fingers and Anemones. Nudibranches: Polycera faroensis, P. quadrilineata, Acanthodoris pilosa, Diaphodoris luteocincta, Flabellina pedata, Janolus cristatus.

Depth: 23, Time: 41	Dave Fletcher	Roz Fletcher	Karen Durham-Diggins	Malcolm Legg	Advanced Nitrox exercise
Depth: 22, Time: 59	Simon Perse	Liz Peart
Depth: 19.9, Time: 44	Steve Milner	Peter Vojak
Depth: 23.9, Time: 44	Cheryl Ashman	John Cassidy
Depth: 28.7, Time: 51	Darren Pavey	Ian Pearson

26th May : Lismore Island, Loch Linnhe
Alternative to the Rondo, which was blown out. Nice wall, but a bit dark in the murky weather.

Depth: 30.8, Time: 35	Karen Durham-Diggins	Malcolm Legg
Depth: 32, Time: 56	Simon Perse	Liz Peart
Depth: 30.5, Time: 38	Steve Milner	Peter Vojak
Depth: 25.2, Time: 36	Cheryl Ashman	John Cassidy
Depth: 29.2, Time: 46	Darren Pavey	Ian Pearson

Littlehampton : 4th June 2006

Marshall: Mike Maloney: Holborn Diver
Late start due to HW at 11.30, Super weather, light wind. Photo dive on the M/H remains - four members with cameras - three digital, one film. Vis only 3m max, no current, masses of life. Shoals of bib + pouting. Large wrasse all over the remains, also some large Cuttlefish to be seen, and also Blennies. Water temp 12 deg. C. Enjoyable dive, some members trying out new equipment for the first time, and for some their first dive of the season. Jaques first time off RIB. Trainee Cox'ns all helmed the RIB under supervision. Mike Maloney, N.I. 30.

16th April : The Far Mulberry
The Mulberry sank almost 60 years ago to the day that we dived it.

Depth: 11, Time: 44	Jon Lewis	Shula Slater
Depth: 10.4, Time: 35	Dan Clark	Doug Angus
Depth: 11, Time: 60	Mike Maloney	Jan Maloney
Depth: 12, Time: 64	Richard Heads	Jaques Thijs

Penzance : 19th-23rd June 2006

Marshall: Nic Weeks: Gulfstream SCUBA
A forth consecutive year with this dive centre, and third year snorkelling with Basking Sharks! Weather and poor tides ruled out the Runnelstone.

19th June : The wreck of the 'Primrose'

Depth: 22.6, Time: 48

Liz Peart

Sarah Ellender