Ajman Batfish
Last weekend for a change the weather seemed to be promising so we decided to have a go for the Ajman Glory which we haven’t been to for a while. It’s a nice wreck but 30km away so we tend to go elsewhere in rough seas. No such problems on Friday – the sea was […]
Victoria Starring
With the weather looking none too promising on Friday, we decided to plan a Saturday dive instead. This turned out to be a good move as the sea was relatively calm despite the thunderstorms the previous evening. This is not to say it was mirror smooth but we’ve been out in worse and it got […]
A Saudi Sojourn
There was no club boat out this weekend owing to most people having other plans and / or commitments. This doesn’t mean there’s no diving to report however. If you read last week’s email you’ll know I was in Saudi Arabia, the idea being to witness a survey of a project that has gone banana […]
Victoria’s Secrets
I was one of those in Abu Dhabi last Friday to see the Stones so I wasn’t on the boat. It would have been nice to go diving as well but you can’t always get what you want (ouch!). Derek has kindly put a few words together: With the legendary Rolling Stones performing in Abu […]
Valentines at Victoria Star
After a couple of dead weekends, it was good to resume normal service on Friday. Geoff was unable to make it back from Amsterdam in time but Marc turned up instead so we had a reasonable boat load. Doubts as to whether we’d remember what to do proved not entirely without foundation. To begin with, […]
Bits & Pieces
Last Tuesday night we bade farewell to Jeff, our barman for the last two years who is emigrating to Canada. The (nameless) person entrusted with buying the card somehow neglected to do so (well she only had a fortnight) resulting in a last minute dash to Sahara Centre. Mercifully, Hallmark came up with a good […]
Wreckless Weekend
PJ couldn’t make the dive last Friday as he was in Germany where he met up with Uwe Oldenburg for a few glasses. Uwe, for those who don’t know is a much missed former member but we do get to chat with him on Skype from time to time. Mike Anthony wrote Peter a few lines […]
Dara with wind & waves
We got the year started at the weekend although there were points during the day when we wished we hadn’t. First though some thanks are due to Joff for helping out with some repairs to 312’s trailer. Being dipped into the sea regularly doesn’t do much for the moving parts and all the springs were […]
2013 Annual Review
A few of us gathered at the club last Tuesday for some carols and mince pies and a few mulled wines to wash it down. We also managed to get a dive club table for Christmas Day dinner. Efforts to get a dive going for Friday came to nothing however – people have a habit […]
Christmas Weather
Last weekend didn’t really happen in the end although we did try. The forecast was dodgy late on but seemed reasonable in the morning so we decided to have a shot at the Ajman Glory which we haven’t visited for a while. Before we even got to Hamriyah there was a bit of drama – […]