Diving the Energy
16 October There was no diving last Friday on account of the sea state (this is what happens when you leave the Chairman in charge) but there was a dive on Saturday. Brendan reports: “On Sat, 16 Oct I dived the Energy with DSDC, no current at all, and the viz wasn’t excellent (but still in […]
Car Barge, Karen’s Dhow and Dolphins
8 October How to confuse a coastguard… PJ has scanned his identity card, his health card and driving license and laminated the lot into a single card for use on any occasion. The only flaw in this cunning plan was that as a result the coastguard thought there were three Peter Jackson’s on board! One […]
Zainab and Diving Fashion
1 OctoberLast Friday we took a trip out to the Zainab. We were among the first divers to explore the wreck after it went down and certainly the first sports divers. I well remember the halcyon days when we came up from the wreck covered in illegal Iraqi crude (and reeking of it!) and clutching […]
Barracuda at the Jumbo & Neptune and a Jumping Trailer
27 September Your scribe took a weekend off last Friday so I’m not able to give a first-hand account but I gather it was a good trip. Mike took the boat out to the Jumbo and Neptune which is where we would have gone the previous week had the sea state permitted. One of the […]
Trailer Trouble, Karen’s Dhow and Big Prop
20 September Plenty to write about before we even left the club this week. One trailer wheel hub needed some repair so some magic was worked with a collection of washers. One other hub was out of shape and leaking air so also needed fixing. This was a delicate operation involving the subtle application of […]
Dara, Turtle & Octupus
10 September After the previous weekend’s exploits in RAK, we were back on more familiar turf last Friday. We took the boat out to the Dara for a couple of dives. There were only 5 of us possibly due to it being the Eid weekend but that did make for lots of room on the boat. […]
Snapper Alley & Lejaine
4 September Diving on Friday didn’t seem advisable so we went out Saturday instead. No ordinary dive either – we went out on the “Lejaine”, a Turkish schooner operating out of the Hilton in RAK. The dive was “Snapper Alley”, a tug and barge that was discovered two years ago in shallow water just offshore […]
Uwe’s farewell
2 September Uwe’s farewell part was a monumental bash. Held in the dive bar (naturally) and round the pool (as well as in it). We started with some under water drinking of which Uwe is an experienced instructor. Several plastic bottles of beer were consumed and PJ was thoughtful enough to bring a hip flask for […]
Visiting old friends: Karen’s Dhow, Bog Prop …
Advice of the month: Anyone without a DSMB and reel – get them! Anchors do come adrift of the wreck sometimes and it’s safer all round if the boat cover knows where the divers are.Uwe’s going away bash As some of you may know, Uwe is leaving (hopefully temporarily) in September. He has donated to the […]
Boat repaired and back to sea!
29 October Last week’s problems with the coastguard seem to have been resolved (thanks Sami) which is good news as the UHF locator they wanted us to install is a seriously expensive bit of kit. Thanks go to Brendan for doing the nitrox course last Tuesday. Nitrox 32 which we mix at the club is […]