Past Events
The following events were held during 2006. The page is retained so you can see what the club gets up to each year, and to give ideas for future dives.
Blue Text - Diving Events
Red Text - Holidays
| Dates | Place | Event | Dives | Cost | Boats | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-5 Feb 06 | Portland | Diving in the harbour, off Trevor's boat(s) | Tigress | 1 or 2 | Trevor Wiltshire | |
| 12 Feb 06 | Brixham | Dry suit orientation course. Good opportunity for equipment checkout, bouyancy, etc. and diving. | Beach | travel & food | no | John Hammond |
| 25-26 Mar 06 | Babbacombe | Weekend of cuttlefish spotting. | Beach | travel & food. | no | Cancelled due to weather |
| 9 Apr 06 | Portland | Play time for divers! Diving off Chesil Beach. Weather looks good. | Beach | travel & food. | no | Cancelled |
| 22-23 Apr 06 | Brixham | Diving Shag Rock, Thatcher's Rock, etc. Using Steve's RIB, Ginger Tom. |
Boat (or beach) | £15 per dive. Plus food, travel & lodgings | yes | John Hammond |
| 29-30 Apr 06 | Portland | Boat diving . |
Boat | Boat, food, travel & lodgings | yes | |
| 12-14 May 06 | Babbacombe | Night dive (Friday), barbeque at Manor Farm, and possibly boat dives off Thatcher's and Shag Rocks. A long weekend. | TBA | Transport, air, boat, board & food | TBA | John Hammond |
| 25 May 06 - 1 Jun 06 | Sharm El Sheik | Leaving Bristol Airport. Diving with Red Sea Divers. Staying at Emporer Hotel. Fully booked. | Boat from beach | £670 | yes | See Gallery for pictures |
| 10-11 Jun 06 | Portland | Staying at Aqua Hotel or in campsite. Book your rooms/pitch now. We will be using the hard-boats from the harbour. | Boat from harbour | Dives, air, food, travel & lodgings | yes | John Hammond |
| 24 Jun 06 | Downend | Dive club party and get together. From 7.30pm onwards. | No! | Bring a bottle. | No! | Excellent party. |
| 8-9 Jul 06 | Porthoustock, Cornwall | Another long weekend of diving out of Porthoustock. A catamaran has been booked for this trip which can take 12 divers aboard. We expect more divers so an overspill will be accommodated using ribs. Some diving possible on 7 Jul 06. | Catamaran and RIB and shore | Transport, air, boat, board & food | Yes | Good Diving. Pictures will be available soon. |
| 30 Jul 06 | Plymouth | HMS Scylla and James Eagan Layne. 12 Divers only. Day trip. | Boat | £15 per dive. | Yes | Cancelled due to bad weather |
| 5 Aug 06 | Bristol | Trevor Wiltshire is hosting a barbeque at his house. Bring a bottle. Help with food appreciated. | None! | Bottle | Trevor Wiltshire | |
| 16 Aug 06 | Brixham | RIB diving | ? | ? | TBA | John Hammond |
| 25-27 Aug 06 | Lundy Island | This is the best time of year to dive the Island. Tides and weather may mean some experience will be required for some of the dives. Boat leaves Cumberland Basin, Bristol on the tide so don't be late! £25 deposit to John by end of March to guarantee your place. Now fully booked, some deposits outstanding... | 3 or 4 | Bring your own cylinders and gear. £150 for boat, food & diving. | Pride of Bristol | Postponed due to Engine failure John Hammond |
| 25-27 Aug 06 | Neyland | Diving the nature reserves of Skokholm and Skoomer Islands | 4 | Replacement boat dive for Lundy | Excellent Diving | |
| 16 Sep 06 | With West Bay Diving. Likely to dive a bucket dredger at 25-30m. Already booking up fast. | 2 | £18 per dive, approx. | West Bay Divers RIB |
Jeanette Hacker 0117 9613862 |
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| Oct 06 | Any suggestions? | |||||
| Nov 06 | Any suggestions? | |||||
| 31 Dec 06 | Brixham | Last dive of the year. |
Boat & Beach | travel & food. £17.50 per dive, or £30 for 2. | Cancelled due to poor weather conditions | |