June 16, 2017
The second & final part of this series about wrecks takes us to the heart of a steam ship, its engine from there aft to the stern. It is worth understanding how the ubiquitous triple […]
May 15, 2017
It’s great to see new blood joining our fantastic sport of diving. I often hear people complaining about the lack of young people taking up our sport. I hope I have done my bit by […]
March 30, 2017
When diving on wrecks, can you appreciate what that pile of broken & twisted metal actually is?
Some wrecks remain fairly well held together and are instantly recognisable for what they are but many others represent a real challenge. I’m sure experienced divers will empathise when I describe a scenario where different divers have opposing views on what you had all just swum over, were you really on the same dive?
February 1, 2017
I have survived the dismal winter month of January, I hope you have too. Needing to clear a heavy head cold before I christened my 2017 dive year, I had to wait until later in January to get wet. Once I started this winters benign conditions have delivered yet again.
December 8, 2016
I hope the 2016 dive season has been good to you. The UK diving scene quietens down at this time of year. There is a final flourish though, all in a good cause, scuba diving […]
November 9, 2016
Belongs to us(divers) – miss-quoting the Springsteen lyric of the song made famous by Patti Smith. I have re-discovered UK night diving this October and November. The weather has been remarkably benign and has allowed […]