Have A Go Night (HAG Night)
On the ‘New to Scuba Diving’ page of the BSAC website it states; ‘You probably have a lot of questions… Is scuba diving for me? How long does it take? Is it safe? Will I like it? How much does it cost? And probably many more. Learning to scuba dive will likely change your life.…
TSAC Annual BBQ (the first one)
Covid has hit everyone, including divers. It does seem odd that an activity where you are essentially a sealed unit was hit, but hit it was. This meant that training, dive trips and the social aspects of the club have all been affected. To bring the club back together the committee decided to get things…
Gaelic Rose – Muck and Walls
We set off from Manchester and after a long journey we arrived at Lochaline by 1900. Kit unloaded we got ready for the evening meal on board the Gaelic Rose. The Gaelic Rose is an old wooden fishing boat that has been converted into a liveaboard and it will be our home for the next…
Rathlin Island Diving
A liveaboard in Egypt was on the cards but, as with everything, it was red listed so postponed to next year. This left a few spare days in the calendar so what to do? Fairly obvious, find somewhere else to dive. It had to be the UK, it had to be available and (to be…
TSAC Remote Get Togethers – Via Zoom
As you all know, we recently started using the clubs zoom account for remote club get togethers. The first one (in January) went that well; so we have decided to hold regular get-togethers on the last Friday of every month. Therefore, the next three remote get togethers will be on: Feb 26, 2021 @ 20:00.…
Why dive in 2022?
Benefits of diving in 2022 It is a fact that having a hobby or any activity that you take part in helps to reduce isolation, improve wellbeing and confidence, and gives you a better quality of life. There are several ways you can do this: Continue with your diving. Improve your diving (do some more…
BSAC message on Clarifying “The rule of 6”
We thought we’d start this week with a big warm thank you. Thank you for your loyalty to BSAC, for sticking with us through the tough times and for your support and kindness to clubs and fellow members. It’s been an extraordinarily difficult time for most over the last six months, but the strength in…
Resuming in-water rescue breath training
The teaching of in-water Rescue Breaths (RB) is integral to diver training at Sports Diver and above. BSAC advice has been that this is not currently achievable safely whilst following the Covid-19 guidance. However, as the restrictions are slowly being eased, it is understandable that students will once again wish to progress their training. In order…
2021 Year Planner
Yes a planner for next year, showing Spring and Neap tides and when the next natural disaster will hit that throws all of your dive trips out of the window! Only kidding. BSAC have now made their 2021 Dive Planner available for download on their website and it’s available in lots of different sizes and…
Training Dive – Capernwray 18th July 20
BSAC clubs provide divers with many differing facets, friends, social activities, diving opportunities, shared experience, and training. By offering different courses and experience, divers can develop their own interests and build experience as they wish and at the pace that suits their needs. TSAC has a wealth of experience available and has many divers developing…
We’ve updated the website
Hello TSAC Members, is you’ve not already noticed our website has had an overhaul. We’ve split the content into two areas, public and members only. We’ve also made the whole thing much more user friendly so that it should be just as helpful on your mobile device as it is on a computer. If you’re…
Christmas Dive and Meal – 2019
Whilst diving, providing a base for training and improving divers is the primary function of a dive club there are other important activities that take place. Diving is a social activity through which many friendships are developed during the various social and dive activities, not least of which is the annual Christmas dive and meal.…
