{"id":116,"date":"2020-01-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bsac406.weebly.com\/dive-reports\/dibba-delights"},"modified":"2020-01-29T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T09:00:00","slug":"dibba-delights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bsac.zelta.me\/?p=116","title":{"rendered":"Dibba Delights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome All, <\/font><\/p>\n

With the weather not looking too good in Dubai \/ Sharjah last weekend we made one of our periodic visits to<\/font> the east coast, diving with Divers Down at the Miramar resort in Al Aqah, Fujeirah. The sea state wasn\u2019t great over that side either and one of the biggest challenges was getting through the surf with all our gear and into the dive boat which was anchored a fair way out in water too deep to stand up. After a couple of goes, I made it, losing only a water bottle in the process but it wasn\u2019t a comfortable experience.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

The first dive was on Inchcape 1, a small boat purposely sunk in 30m of water. The wreck is small but attracts a lot of fish life and the viz is usually good. The water felt remarkably warm for the time of year, although a wet-suit was still necessary, which made it a comfortable dive. There was a Cornet fish hovering around at the bottom of the anchor line and there was the usual shoal of Snappers. There was also a couple of puffer fish inside the wreck, some Crocodile fish and a Seahorse on top of the wreck.<\/p>\n

\u200bInteresting to note that sightings of Seahorses can be logged with the Sea Horse Trust (UK) The link below provides a method for reporting the sighting such as dive site, location, details of the Sea Horse. I’ll add a further link for divers to use the log and general information about the protection of Sea Horses worldwide. <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

The second dive was on something called the \u201cNew reef\u201d, which is actually several artificial reefs of varying sizes formed from various bits of wreckage and linked by a series of ropes. The biggest reef is the first one you come to at the bottom of the line. This was inhabited by a lot of fishes of various species and we hung around here for a while before venturing off. The best sighting was a Stingray hiding under an upturned boat, although it didn\u2019t come out of its hole to give us a better look. <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

DSMB\u2019s are pretty much essential at this site since unless you stay very close to the main reef, the chances are that you won\u2019t find it again.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Having paid the bills, we headed to the bar for a little light refreshment. 
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Many thanks to Peter for organizing the trip.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Our friends whose origins lie north of Hadrian\u2019s Wall will no doubt not need reminding that this weekend will be Burns Night, the annual celebration of the life and work of the Scottish Bard. To those of us of Sassenach origins, the poetry can be almost incomprehensible but I\u2019ve not been averse to the odd \u201cwee dram\u201d or several in honour of the occasion. To all our Scottish friends, have a great evening.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Some hae meat an canna eat,<\/font><\/span><\/em>
\u200bAnd some wad eat that want it;<\/font><\/span><\/em>
But we hae meat, and we can eat,<\/font><\/span><\/em>
And sae the Lord be thankit.<\/font><\/span><\/em>
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Joining BSAC:
New members to BSAC can join Sharjah Wanderers Diving Club via the website, https:\/\/www.bsac.com\/membership\/select-branch\/<\/u><\/a> . If you enter Sharjah, the club appears. Existing BSAC members can renew by logging into MyBSAC or using this link, https:\/\/www.bsac.com\/membership\/rejoin-today\/<\/u><\/a>
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The Dive Club meets every Tuesday night in the Dive Bar.
See you there.<\/font><\/div>\n

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