{"id":324,"date":"2012-08-31T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bsac406.weebly.com\/dive-reports\/diving-jumbo-taha"},"modified":"2012-08-31T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T09:00:00","slug":"diving-jumbo-taha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bsac.zelta.me\/?p=324","title":{"rendered":"Diving Jumbo & Taha"},"content":{"rendered":"
Having dived little else but the Ajman Glory over the last few weeks we felt like a change and headed for the Jumbo and the Taha. The Jumbo was another wreck known to exist but not where until it finally turned up as a co-ordinate on a sea bed survey carried out prior to the dredging for the palm islands. Probably a deliberate sinking for the fisherman, it is nevertheless a good dive. The viz was good, the current was minimal and there were plenty of snappers and some friendly batfish swimming around us.
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<\/span>For the second dive we went to the Taha, a relatively recent addition to the UAE dive sites. The current had by now picked up and the viz had deteriorated but we were still able to have a good dive around the holds and the bridge section. Thanks to Wendy and Cathy (wo)manning the boat we were able to dive as a single wave and got back to the club for refreshments in double quick time.
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<\/span>To finish something new \u2013 an equipment review from our Training Officer, Mrs Janette Elphinstone. Having tested her new BCD extensively she offered the following considered critique:
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<\/span>\u201cIt\u2019s ****ing sh***\u201d<\/em>
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<\/span>This, one must concede, falls short of the detailed analysis you would normally find in the regular diving magazines but for clarity of thought, economy of language and as a concise appraisal of the salient qualities of the piece of equipment, it must be hard to beat. And as Janette herself said (almost) ten minutes later: \u201cIf you can\u2019t say anything positive, don\u2019t say anything at all\u201d. Quite. For next week we\u2019re hoping for Janette\u2019s thoughts on the future of civilization and the nature of reality.
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