Trip Reports

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

Dive trip to Anglesey – 23rd – 25th May 2026 Phil and Tim prepped Cheshire Cat midweek. The journey to Anglesey on Friday evening was relatively smooth, given that it was a bank holiday weekend. We arrived at 9.15pm. Saturday We met Loz at the Holyhead slip at 6.45am to load our kit and the

Hyperbaric Chamber visit, lecture & dry dive – 18th April 2026 On Saturday 18 April, members from clubs across the Nothwest Region including ECSAC, Hartford SAC, Chorley SAC and Solway SAC attended the Emergency Services Training Centre in Birkenhead. We were given a really informative, interesting and entertaining lecture on hyperbaric medicine and the unit

Dive trip to Llyn Peninsula – 9th & 10th May 2026 Steve and Helen collected Cheshire Cat Friday lunchtime and towed it to the accommodation just outside Pwllheli.  On arrival, we discovered that the caravan is owned by total boat care who also operate the slipway.  We parked and secured the boat trailer and enjoyed

Dive trip to Anglesey – 1st – 4th May 2026 Top Cat was prepped in the week before Phil towed her to Anglesey on Friday evening after work. A slow journey due to the volume of traffic. Saturday We met at 9am at the slip in Holyhead. This was to be Ivor’s first sea dive and Lois’s

Dive & Snorkel trip to Isle of Skye – 13th – 19th September 2025 We all made our way up to the Isle of Skye, enjoying spectacular views on the journey, and arrived at our accommodation in Lochbay, Stein on the Waternish peninsula, on the Saturday evening. Loz met Gordon, our skipper, at the slip

Anglesey – 12th – 13th September 2025 Phil prepped and checked Top Cat during the week before we towed it to Anglesey on Friday evening.  The original plan had been to dive the Skerries on Saturday, but Force 4/5 Southwesterlies meant that our only option was Plan B, stay close to shore and launch from

Shetland – 23rd – 30th August 2025 We met at the terminal in Aberdeen, on Saturday afternoon to catch the overnight ferry to Lerwick.  The dive container and baggage trolley were loaded, and we made our way onto the ferry to drop overnight bags in pre-booked cabins, before meeting up in the lounge. The crossing