24 hour charity dive update
24 hour charity dive update With the just giving page closed we have now donated the money raised to the three recipients. The proceeds were divided between St Abbs lifeboat, Marine Conservation Society and our club. The two charities have sent certificates of recognition for our donations, these are below. Thanks once again for all…
Sound of Mull dive and Ceilidh practice
Sound of Mull dive and Ceilidh practice Sound of Mull club trip October 2024 on the Gaelic Rose. This is Richard and Jens regular trip out of Lochaline. It is an opportunity for, our long standing club members, to revisit familiar haunts and for newer members to be introduced to some of the best diving…
First boat trip out
First boat trip out They passed their boat handling trip with flying colours so what better way to celebrate than take a boat out for a run and have a dive at Anglesey. Our four new boat handlers set out to Anglesey on one the better September days launching and heading out to the Missouri…
TSAC Boat Handling Course: A Memorable Day with Nessie
TSAC Boat Handling Course: A Memorable Day with Nessie On the 8th of September 2024, three eager learners—George, Tom, and Lewis, set out on an adventure at Knott End with instructor Alf, guiding them through the BSAC Boat Handling Course. Our journey began with George picking up Nessie, which came with a quick detour to…
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…
