Portland’s 2026 Deep Trip: aka the days with “an unknown amount of faff”
As happens every year, Tobias organised a deep trip, this time depth limited to 50m. Sad to report that a few of us were insane enough to say “that sounds …
Swanage – 26-27 July 2025
Swanage Plunge: Tanks, Crabs, and a Side of Pasties By Gabriele Our adventure began, as most club expeditions do, on the Tuesday before the weekend of the trip, when a …
Plymouth – 17-20 July 2025
On a Wednesday in the middle of July, twelve intrepid divers set out and made their way to Plymouth from London, Bristol and Chester (technically from London, but via Chester …
Portland 3-4 August, 2024 – The Elite Four and the Champion
A confession – I mainly like scuba diving because of its similarities to the video game series Pokémon. Hear me out. You travel around the region, exploring different areas, gaining …
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish – West Bay – 27-28th July 2024
Thibault-culosis /ti.bo.kjʊˈ.ləʊ.sɪs/ n. An infectious diving malady. Symptoms include a relaxed attitude towards diving, approximately 15 minutes of lateness for ropes off, and confusion about who is responsible for said …
Portland, July 2024 – Or, Five Go Mad in Dorset
Sports Diver trips hit different. We don’t need no education – we’re already happy to smash a drift, go into deco, get pizza and do it all again the next …
Swanage – July 2023
This was a different dive trip. A low-pressure system over Ireland brought heavy winds to theChannel coast. Laura’s WhatsApp messages grew ever more ominous as the weekend drew nearer:probably no …
Weymouth and Portland, April 2023
Being convinced to go on the trip at the very last minute, there wasn’t much time for me to be prepared for what a dive trip over the long bank …
Swanage May 2022
Swanage was my first club dive trip since my long awaited Ocean Diver qualification, which was prolonged by a year and half due to the lockdowns. I got my gear …
West Bay trip report – April 2022
Our trip to West Bay started for me with a road trip Friday afternoon with Nathan Piper in the club Land Rover to pick up the RIB boat from the …