Trip Reports

The Atlantic Outliers, North Scotland – 12th – 18th August 2023 We all travelled north on Friday and stayed overnight at various hotels en route to Scrabster. We met at the harbour on Saturday morning to load the dive containers, park the cars and board the afternoon ferry to Stromness. The kit was removed from […]

Anglesey Dive & BBQ Weekend – 28th – 30th July 2023 We travelled over to Anglesey on Friday afternoon with a forecast of south westerly winds, which meant that our preferred dive sites would not be possible.  On arrival at the Holyhead Sea Cadets, the sun was shining and we strolled across the road and

Diving at Craster – 28th – 30th July 2023 Phil prepped and checked Top Cat mid-week before he towed her to Craster on Friday evening after work. The journey was smooth therefore we arrived at The Cottage Inn just before 10pm to meet up with Tim, Steve, Mark and Anna. Phil’s detailed dive plan for

Farne Islands – 1st – 2nd July 2023 Everyone arrived at the Joiners Shop Bunkhouse at various times on Friday night. This was good value for money and just 15 minutes from Seahouses. On Saturday, we arrived at the harbour in Seahouses in good time with all kit ready to go for ropes off at

Arranmore – 27th May – 3rd June 2023 We caught the overnight ferry from Liverpool to Belfast on the Friday evening before driving to Burtonport in Donegal in order to take the local ferry to Arranmore . We stayed in 3 houses in Arranmore Holiday Village. Our skipper Jim came down on Saturday evening to

Anglesey – 6th-8th May 2023 The boat was prepped and checked before we travelled to Anglesey on Friday evening. Due to the weather pattern in the week Phil chose to dive on the north of the island, launching from Bull Bay. We arrived at the slip just before 8am to load and launch Top Cat.

Menai Straits – 22-23 April 2023 With the weather improving and boat owners prepping their boats for the summer, we weren’t the only ones with the bright idea of a little trip to Anglesey. This made weekend storage challenging, however the wonderful ABC Marine in Beaumaris came to our rescue. We arrived Friday afternoon, with

Farne Islands – 29th – 30th October 2022 Trip Organiser : Jo Watson Trip Report : Rosy Ball We arrived Friday evening at the lovely Old Schoolhouse B&B and everyone met up at The Ship Inn for a (large) bite to eat and a few bevy’s. Saturday dawned bright and sunny. The boat was laden

Scapa Flow- 1st – 8th October 2022 Twelve members of ECSAC travelled north on Friday. The weather was truly biblical with torrential rain and strong winds. People stayed overnight at various hotels before continuing their journey on Saturday morning to Scrabster Ferry Terminal. Everything was loaded into the dive containers before we travelled as foot

Anglesey – 17th – 18th September 2022 The weather was promising and it was a neaps weekend. Phil decided to put out an email on Google Groups to see if anyone fancied diving. Mark and Anna said yes, and Jan opted to come on Sunday. Phil prepped and checked Top Cat before we headed to