Dive with friends
Reports and photos from our recent dive trips.
Kim Warham’s 40th birthday was celebrated with a combined dive trip involving members of Hartford and ECSAC. We all stayed at the Beach house B&B and dived from The Scimitar, a spacious, capable Evolution 38 I with dive lift, warm cabin area, a very competent and knowledgeable skipper (Nick), who provided not only tea and […]
Portland 28th April -1st May 2017 Read More »
Once again to start the new season and to have a day’s fun in our much loved boats we’re running a non diving day on the Menai Straits. The date for this year’s trip is Sunday April 2nd. We hope to travel the length of this beautiful stretch of water which is steeped in history
Menai Boat Launch – 2nd April 2017 Read More »
We left a cold wintry Manchester airport. Four hours later we landed on a warm sunny Tenerife Following an overnight stay in Los Christianos and a trouble free short ferry journey, we arrived on El Hierro, the most southerly and westerly volcanic island in The Canaries. The scenic car journey to the small fishing village
El Hierro – Nov 7-14th 2016 Read More »
Pat Spencer and Phil Darlington joined our man in Oman, Mark Parsey, for a weeks diving and over eating in the 4 star Millennium Hotel. The Qatar flights go via Doha from Manchester and the hotel courtesy transfer went smoothly. The next morning we joined the boat to dive on the Daymaniyat Islands which are
Oman – 4-10 Sept 2016 Read More »
This really is a spectacular shore dive. We had about 4 M viz, which I think is pretty good considering how poor the viz has been on some dives. The entry is a bit tricky, you have to lower your gear down and scramble down rocks, then walk across more rocks to the shore line,
Diving The Garden Route – Under Menai Bridge – 14th August 2016 Read More »
As you are probably aware we have had some problems with the Deltas engines and a complete failure on a recent weekend trip to the starboard engine. A new fuel pump has been fitted and tested using the flushing ears but I wanted to give the boat a proper test at sea. With some favourable
Cheshire Cat sea trial LLeyn Peninsula Saturday 30th July 2016 Read More »
Dive manager: Simon Rice Divers: Phil Darlington, Pat Spencer, Tim Porter, Jon Green, Simon Rice & Simon Lowrie. So far for 2016 ECSAC has dived the north, south and west coast of our fine land. We decided to venture to the eastern edge to complete the set. Whitby is an old harbour famous for intrepid explorers
Whitby Rocks! – 16/17 July 2016 Read More »
Eleven divers and four non divers arrived at Mevagh Dive Centre on Saturday 11th June 2016 having either taken the overnight ferry into Belfast or the super ferry into Dublin. The drive to the west coast was problem free, punctuated by every shade of green and stunning views. The drive over the hills and down
Mevagh Dive Centre, Carrigart, Donegal. 11-17th June 2016 Read More »
So myself Jon and Andy headed off Friday daytime to tow Cheshire Cat down to the Llyn ready for diving on Saturday morning. Nice easy run down to the Bunkhouse at Tanrallt Abersoch. The accommodation is excellent value for money at £20pppn Inc. light breakfast and WIFI. The Bunkhouse is very clean, hot showers, own
Llyn Peninsula – 18 & 19 June Read More »
Fred Santos and Mark Hickson joined Mark Paisey in Cornwall to complete their combined Sports and Explorer Mixed Gas SDC. The first dive was in 10m of water and focused on skills and drills required for mixed gas diving….principally getting used to the kit and diving off a RHIB. This dive lasted 82 mins and
Cornwall – 4/5 June 2016 Read More »