Diving the Damaniyats – Oman – October 2018
Oman Dive Trip and Updates
As advertised last week, Brian and Mike organised a trip out to the Zainab whilst the rest of us were in Oman. It was evidently a good trip with smooth seas and good viz. I don’t have many details, but Brian wrote on WhatsApp:We had ideal dive conditions on Zainab. I had a Kodak moment […]
Victoria Star & Rob’s Dhow
Dear Members, After the Eid, we’re now getting back into the groove of our regular diving although Friday’s trip wasn’t wholly without incident. Having cleared my wallet of unnecessary plastic prior to Zanzibar, I hadn’t put it all back. One of the missing cards was my boat driving license, meaning that I had to make […]
Bikers Reunited – Dive Round-Up & Trip Overviews
Dear Members, After last week’s epic, it’s sort of a relief to get back to a report that’s a bit more normal. The Eid trips are always a pleasure and great fun to write about but I couldn’t do that many words every week. Those around last Tuesday will have seen Peter’s video of the holiday. […]
Dive Trip to Zanzibar
Jambo!!As promised, below follows an account of our Eid Al Adha trip to Zanzibar:The flight time from Dubai to Zanzibar is over 5½ hours so Brigitte and I were badly in need of stretching some legs when we arrived, albeit after a comfortable journey. We got our wish as you have to walk across the […]
Dive Log Update from Brian Lugg (Boats and Engineer Officer)
Wreck X and Neptune Underwater Footage Many thanks to Ben Clegg for providing the video footage of Wreck X and Neptune. Please follow the link above to view the footage. We will have updates next week on the Dive trip to Zanzibar and Polly’s report on her mountain biking trip around the Himalayas and recce […]
The Delights of The Ocean
Thanks to sloth and inattention, I didn’t manage to get an email out last week so this is going to be two in one. Neither Friday went exactly to plan but both were enjoyable trips. Going back a week, it was confidently stated the sea would be flat calm, so thought we’d take the opportunity […]
Wreck Discovery
Not so much to say this week. It’s not that the club hasn’t been diving, it’s just that I wasn’t on board.Two weeks ago, a party of eight went out to the Nasteran and Victoria Star and all I really know is that the viz wasn’t great.Last Friday was more interesting. Another full boat went […]
Karen’s Dhow and Victoria Star & Special Report from Diving Officer Geoff Patch.
Back to two boats at the weekend which was gratifying. We had nine divers which would have squeezed on one boat back in the day but now the coastguards are taking a much closer interest in the passenger limits (on the registration card). The first target was Karen’s dhow, where we haven’t been to for […]
Wendy’s Farewell & Dive Log Update
It was Wendy’s last club night with us before she leaves the UAE and heads back to Australia. A few lemonades were raised, a card was presented and a good time was had by all. We will miss you Wendy – perhaps our paths will cross again some time! With the weather looking a […]