Trip Reports

Kinlochbervie 23-29 th August 2026 We travelled north on Saturday to Inverness. Phil and I met Tim and Steve for a meal at La Tortilla Asesina. On Sunday we continued our journey through stunning scenery to our dive lodge in the village of Sheigra. Mark joined us later that evening and Vlad finally arrived on […]

A Grand Day Out organised by South Bay Scuba, Hartlepool August 15th -16th 2026 A first for the club, diving in Hartlepool Bay. We joined Hartlepool, Fell and Cleveland divers to take part in A Grand Day Out which was organised by Anne Morrison and Paul Crinnion from South Bay Scuba.Cheshire Cat and Top Cat

Anglesey Snorkel Trip 31st July-2nd August 2026 Ten divers and two non-divers made our way up to South Shields on Friday 31 st July – Steve and I arrived early and had a good look around to check out where everything was ready for Saturdaymorning. We checked into our accommodation at the Premier Inn and

Anglesey Snorkel Trip 31st July-2nd August 2026 On Friday 31 st July Sue, Dave L, Loz & I (plus doggy companions Rosie & Skye) made our way to our campsite at Valley of the Rocks, next to Anglesey Outdoors and set up camp. It was a beautiful evening and we went to the Paddler’s Return

Anglesey 1st-2nd August 2026 On Thursday evening, Top Cat was prepped and the brakes on the trailer adjusted. Phil towed her to Anglesey on Friday evening. The weather forecast for the weekend was good. As we had a big spring tide we were limited to non-tidal sites. Saturday We met Doug, Ruth, Anna and Will

Anglesey 11th July 2026 Boat prep was carried out Thursday night.  Steve and Helen towed Top Cat to Anglesey on Friday afternoon, staying at The Anchorage Hotel at Four Mile Bridge. Nikki joined us later in the evening. The hotel’s new owners were happy with us parking the boat and have plans to add a

Santa Maria, Azores – 9-16th July 2026. Santa Maria is the most southerly and the sunniest of the nine islands of The Azores. It is totally unspoilt with four beautiful beaches. Geologically, it’s the oldest island with a very different landscape to the younger volcanic islands like Pico or Faial. The volcanoes that first formed

Anglesey – 27th June 2026 Phil, Doug and Ian prepped Top Cat on Thursday evening. We towed her to Anglesey on Friday night. There remained one and a half hours to complete the 10-hour run in on the new engine. Plan A, to dive the Segontium, had to be abandoned as the forecast was for

Top Cat has a new Engine – June 2026 Doug had worked tirelessly to ensure that the replacement engine for Top Cat was completed in the shortest time possible. He brought it back to the club house on Monday 15th June. Phil checked and prepped it on Thursday evening (this included emptying the rainwater which

Octopush Try Session – 14th May 2026 On Thursday 14th May 2026 we kicked off our ‘try’ sessions with Octopush.  What great fun and even though totally shattered afterwards we will certainly run it again soon probably just before the summer pool break. Thanks to Paul Tyers, Dave Lloyd, Helen Hamer, Nikki Tomes, Paul Callis