John Ulyatt – “JU”
John Ulyatt – “JU” In September 2024, TSAC said farewell to our longest serving club member – “JU” – John Ulyatt, who had entered into his 50th year with the club but sadly passed in August. A character, a gentleman, a fountain of knowledge, inspiring, with time for everyone, he will sorely be missed around…
Tenerife diving
Tenerife diving Continuing our recent theme of club members diving the Canary Islands over the last few years, the next stop was Tenerife (Lanzarote and Fuerteventura having been visited). The previous islands have all proved to be great dive spots and have provided extremely enjoyable trips with plenty to see below and above the water.…
Boat Handling: skills development course
Boat Handling: skills development course On Sunday 11 August six of us trainees and three trusty instructors set sail with the good ship Nessie to learn all about boat handling, boat management and voyage planning (and knots!). Well Nessie was in the carpark and we were in the training room but we were fully immersed…
Resurgam dives
Resurgam dives Protected wrecks are special dives, a chance to drop on a piece of history and see something unique. Resurgam (Latin: “I shall rise again”) is an early submarine from the Victorian era and its prototype, designed and built in Britain by Reverend George Garrett. It sank in 1880 and was only found again in…
Kinlochbervie or bust
Kinlochbervie or bust Finally after 5 years of trying dates and been offered places I’ve made it, 6am and we are off on the 9 hour journey to the back of beyond, Kinlochbervie (KLB), in Scotland. Many people stop off overnight and have a dive on the way. We decided on the road trip version.…
Rathlin Island
Rathlin Island Rathlin is one of the go to dive areas of GreatBritain. A small island off the north coast of Northern Ireland it holds a place in diving folklore as a spectacular site and one of the places to dive. It has long been associated with classic world war 2 deep wrecks and spectacular…
24 hour charity dive
24 hour charity dive Our 60th anniversary was a year of big events and we wanted to continue with one major event per year. the thought was to raise some money for charity and have a little bit of diving fun as well, so what better way than a 24 hour dive. Logistics were easy,…
Plymouth – finally!
Plymouth – finally! The call a dive leader never wants, ‘We can’t find your booking and haven’t got a boat free’. A small twang of panic and then annoyance as I had booked this last year. A few phone calls and suggestions later and we had found a compromise. James had got us on one…
Fuerteventura ‘take 2’
Fuerteventura ‘take 2’ At the end of April the second cohort from the club headed off for Deep Blue Diving led by our DO, Alf. A slightly different trip as there were some new divers along, gearing up to use their new qualification. the trip started in earnest at the airport celebrating Jack Irlam completing…
TSAC talks – Northwest Police Underwater Search Unit
TSAC talks – Northwest Police Underwater Search Unit March seems to have been a good one for social events and the final one was by far and away the best. PC Liz Smith had volunteered to talk to the club about the what it is really like to be a diver in the North West…
Fuerteventura ‘take 1’
Fuerteventura ‘take 1’ Having a spare week to fill a few of us decided to head off to do some warm water diving. We wanted somewhere easy to dive and reasonably cheap to stay. Taking on our DO’s advice and a trip he was running later in the year we decided on Fuerteventura. Four of…
Gaelic Rose Sound of Mull
Gaelic Rose Sound of Mull Yet another trip to one of our favourite destinations on one of our favourite liveaboards, the Gaelic Rose. The usual trek up through the Scottish mountains, veering off left to meet the boat at Lochaline This journey must, without doubt, be one of the most scenic routes over the top…
