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Nssac Diving Officer's Log of Dives 2014 Max D/M No NSSAC DIVING OFFICER'S LOG OF DIVES 2014 MAX D/M NO. DATE SITE DEPTH TEMP DIVERS Cox NOTES 1 17/03/2014 S.S. Woodburn 10.9m 8c Chris CH Mike/Helen Cover.Viz 0.5m, need to try Luce Bay. Shore shake down dive 2 13/04/2014 S.S. Woodburn 10.3m 9c Mike CH Shake down dive on the Woodburn. Viz about 2m. Got a chance to see 3 Russ more of wreck which has been considerably moved around. Lots of 4 John new bits lying around on bottom. Good chance we might find more letters 5 Chris when we get better viz. Weather not too good and big swell off the Isle. 6 Helen 7 S.S.Craignair / Chile 5m 10c Mike PB Viz still quite bad 8 Helen 9 Darren 10 Tosh (V) 11 Mel 12 31/05/2014 Chapel Port East IOW 10m 12c Alison CH Training shore dive while boat engine being fixed. Shake down dive for 13 Mel many. Viz about 4m though kelp still covered with thick layer of silt after 14 13.4m Chris winter. Quite a few fish around with a shoal of pollack close in 15 Debi 16 4m Phil 17 Elizabeth 18 4m Mike 19 Helen 20 06/06/2014 S.S. Woodburn 6.5m 13c Chris CH Dived form Darren's small rib as our engine still in pieces. Viz was 6m 21 Debi and for the first time I was able to see how the wreck had been rearranged 22 Chris Boiler now totally destroyed, but new items have been uncovered. Did 23 Mel training exercises with Debi and Darren. Both seemed comfortable in 24 Darren the water and are progressing well 25 13/06/2014 Chapel Port West IOW 9.6m 13c Chris CH Shore dive in the harbour entrance. Viz quite reasonable at 5m 26 Helen A shoal of 6 big pollock followed Helen and I throughout the dive 27 Mike 28 Derek 29 14/06/2014 Stinking Port 5.2m 14c Chris CH Shallow training dives for Debi and Darren.003 Dived from the slipway 30 Darren outside our chalet. A bare sloping seabed down to 4m where the seaweed 31 4.8m John begins. Kelp covered boulders at 6m and then it drops off with rock walls 32 Debi covered with short animal turf. Quite silty as the tidal stream does not 33 11.2m 13c Chris flush it out hence Stinking Port no doubt!. 004 34 Darren 35 15/06/2014 Stinking Port 9.1m 14c Chris CH Another training dive from Laigh Isle 005. Happy to now sign Darren off as 36 Debi an Ocean Diver 37 Darren 38 16/06/2014 S.S. Woodburn 10.3m 14c Chris CH Boat repairs still in hand so borrowed sailing club rib to pop round to the 39 Derek Woodburn. Viz not too good,3/4m. But a good shake down for Derek 40 18/06/2014 S.S. Woodburn 11.5m 14c Chris CH Another trip out to the wreck in the sailing club rib. Quite a lot of fish on 41 Russ the site 42 18/06/2014 Stinking Port 4.7m 14c Mike CH A shallow dive using wetsuits. It must be getting warmer! 43 Helen 44 20/06/2014 S.S.Jasper 12.2m 14c Chris CH Good calm sea. First chance to try the boat on a longer run. Managed to 45 Darren it up to 5200revs with smooth acceleration which is good. Tried a low 46 Mike water dive on Jasper. Very silty with not much more than tow metre viz. 47 Derek Darren did well. The permanent shot is still attached despite the winter 48 Helen storms. 49 Chris 50 Mel 51 S.S.Woodburn 6.5m 14c Mel 52 Derek 53 Mike 54 Helen 55 Chris 56 Darren 57 21/06/2014 S.S.Riverside 21.6m 14c Phil CH Sea a bit choppy today but tried the Riverside. Viz similar to Jasper 58 Chris yesterday. All along the port gunwhale were one lobster after another. 59 Darren Most were berried. The plumose anemones were in full bloom because of 60 Tosh (V) the silty water. 61 S.S.Woodburn 5.2m Phil Used up gas with a bimble on the Woodburn 62 Russ 63 Darren 64 Tosh (V) NSSAC DIVING OFFICER'S LOG OF DIVES 2014 MAX D/M NO. DATE SITE DEPTH TEMP DIVERS Cox NOTES 65 22/06/2014 S.S.Woodburn 6.4m 16c Mike CH A shallow training dive and a chance for Steve to get the weighting right 66 Helen for his new kit. Quite warm but this was in shallow water 67 Chris 68 Elizabeth 69 Steve 70 25/06/2014 Andy's Patch N 25m 14c Russ CH A bit breezy and drizzling causing a short sea round Burrow Head. At the 71 Mike patch the sea was running fast to the north 1/2hr.after HW. First group had 72 Don fast drift but didn't find scallops. Lots of sea life and clear water viz 4/5m. 73 22.5m Chris Lots of dead razor clam shells on seabed. Slack started 2hrs 10mins after 74 Derek HW. Big seas on the way back and just managed to unload on steps 75 28/06/2014 Rock of Providence 18.7m 15c Chris CH Scenic dive in Luce Bay. Viz 5/6m Dived at HW with current dropping off. 76 Debi Between the shallower reef 11m and the deeper one at 18m quite a sandy 77 Alison slope has now built up with little life on it. At 18m the rough ground with 78 John short animal turf merits close inspection. Quite a few small lobsters 79 Phil around. 80 Helen 81 29/06/2014 Devils Bridge 14m 15c Mel CH Got out to Devil's Bridge but were delayed geeting in. Viz was about 4m 82 Callum but not fantastic for this site. By the end of dive the current was running 83 9.9m Chris like a river either side of the bridge. 84 Elizabeth 85 S.S.Woodburn 10m Chris Glyn's first open water dive. After initial nervousness he settled down well 86 Glyn and thoroughly enjoyed the dive. His bouyancy was good for a first dive 87 14m Callum and we managed to incorporate a number of skills. Using the anchor line 88 Derek as a shot enabled slow descent and practice deco stop on ascent 89 04/07/2014 S.S.Rondo 28m 12c Callum PB First rainy and miserable day in ages. Crossing the Firth of Lorne was a 90 Mel bit rough and wet but as soon as we entered the Sound of Mull it calmed 91 John down. Rondo was a good first dive as we had inexperienced divers with us. 92 27m Mike Buddy order got mixed up when Bert got a free flow but he soon got it 93 Alison fixed and went down as a three. Viz on the wreck was good for us at about 94 21m Bert 6/7m. Wreck still covered by a vast range of animal turf. 95 Phil Gassed off in Tobermoray which was good and when we were there the 96 Helen sun broke out which lightened our hearts ready for the dive on the Hispania 97 21m Chris 98 Debi 99 S.S.Hispania 28m 12c Bert Had too wait quite a while for the slack window to appear and when we hit 100 John it was still running. Got down to the wreck which was as beautiful as ever 101 26m Callum and tucked ourselves in. This was good experience for the divers who had 102 Mel never dived a big wreck before and they were all blown away by visibility 103 26m Alison and profusion of life on the wreck. We were lucky to have it all to ourselves 104 Mike The weather now turned into a beautiful afternoon / evening and we all 105 20.4m Phil lazed on the front of the boat enjoying the scenery and detouring to view 106 Chris the seals 107 Debi 108 05/07/2014 S.S.Thesis 34.8m 11/12c Bert PB Much better weather today for the early start to get to the Thesis. The 109 John wreck was enjoyed by those who had never dived it before and gave them 110 34m Callum the opportunity to extend their depth range to the 35m mark Viz was good 111 Mel on the wreck at around 6/7m 112 33.2m Alison 113 Mike 114 20m Phil 115 Chris 116 Debi 117 S.S.Shuna 34m 12c Bert Still quite a run on the wreck when we entered the water. Viz around 6m 118 John On the way back from the wreck David took us to see the sea eagles nest. 119 27.7m Chris Got an excellent view of the bird and it's chick 120 Helen 121 34m Callum 122 Mel NSSAC DIVING OFFICER'S LOG OF DIVES 2014 MAX D/M NO. DATE SITE DEPTH TEMP DIVERS Cox NOTES 123 05/07/2014 S.S.Shuna 32.2m Alison 124 Mike 125 21m Phil 126 Debi 127 S.S.Breda 22m 12/13c Bert Not everybody did this dive. Had the wreck to ourselves and consequently 128 John viz was good. 129 17.8m Chris 130 Debi 131 22m Callum 132 Mel 133 05/07/2014 Cairn Head 13.2m 15c Darren TMG Darren and Tosh dived from their boat. Found a few goodies for supper 134 Tosh (V) 135 13/07/2014 Cairn Head 19.8m 15c Chris CH Strong NW wind but Cairn Head quite sheltered.
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