Trip Reports

Anglesey – 3rd – 4th September 2022 The Norfolk trip to Sea Palling had to be postponed due to the predicted weather forecast —a good call by Mark and Anna as the local BSAC club cancelled their dive trips as well due to rough seas. As the boats had been prepped Phil decided to ask […]

Sound of Mull – 13th – 20th August 2022 The journey north to Oban to catch the ferry to the Isle of Mull was smooth and uneventful. We arrived at our accommodation in Salen, sorted kit and room assignments before eating together. The weather forecast for the week meant that our dive sites were to

Anglesey Catshark Survey- 30th – 31st July 2022 The last week of July is “Shark Week” and, as part of “The Great Shark Snapshot” which took place between 24th to 31st July, Phil kindly agreed to include some shallow dives which would allow us to record shark species around Anglesey. Phil and Tim prepped and

ECSAC members dive in Norway- 9th – 16th July 2022 Phil, Pat, Loz and Alison flew from Manchester to Bergen, via Amsterdam, with KLM. From there we took a taxi to the harbour to board the Clasina for a six-day liveaboard travelling from Bergen to Floro. Our itinerary for the trip was to dive the

Porth Diana Shore Dive – 9th July 2022 Rosy had organised this shore dive, the first of the year and sends this trip report: Ten club members rocked up to a bright and beautiful morning on Anglesey. The dive location was to be Porth Diana, off Ravenspoint’s Road in Holyhead. As we had decided to

Rhoscolyn – 17th – 19th June 2022 Top Cat was checked and prepped during the week before driving to Anglesey on Friday evening. Brisk North Westerly winds dictated where we could dive safely. Saturday: We met at Rhoscolyn car park at 8am to load and launch the Rhib before heading to The Chasms. Water temperature

Kinlochbervie 29th May – 4th June 2022 On Saturday the 28th of May, eight divers from ECSAC travelled north: six to Inverness and two to Cumbernauld. Those staying at Inverness enjoyed a Spanish meal at La Tortilla. On Sunday, we continued our journey north passing through Ullapool on our way to our accommodation at Sheigra.

Bridlington – 13th – 15th May 2022 Top Cat, Cheshire Cat and both trailers were prepped and checked mid-week before heading to Bridlington on Friday evening, the 13th of May. The journey was incident free, and we arrived at The Lobster Pot to have a quick catch up with the others. Saturday the 14th of

Anglesey Easter Weekend – 16th-17th April 2022 Trip Organiser – Phil Darlington Trip report – Pat Spencer As Top Cat was in for repair Phil checked and prepped Cheshire Cat on Wednesday evening. The journey to Anglesey on Thursday evening was surprisingly traffic free. We checked the slips and sea conditions at Treaddur Bay, Rhoscolyn

Menai Boat Run – 26th – 27th March 2022 Trip Organiser – Dave Moss Following an invitation from Chester Sub Aqua club, ECSAC signed up for the Menai Boat Run after a long hiatus. For newer members, the Menai Boat Run is an annual event to benefit the RNLI. It started as an early season