Oban, September 2001
“Feeling quietly confident” by Phil Leigh Looking forward to a great weekend Dave and I made good speed up to Glasgow and then down the “A” roads to Oban. We set off at 5:00PM and arrived at 10:30PM to unload our kit onto The Gaelic Rose and then had a few pints at the Oban…
Red Sea, October 1999
Red Sea, 1999 by Dave Godson The journey to the Red Sea was the third in as many years for the club and the dive team of 12 had only changed by 2-3 people from previous years. We had chartered the boat, Wave Runner, through Oonas Divers. The worst part was actually getting there. Manchester…
St Kilda, July 1997
“Its a long way there!” by Neil Smitham Our destination to meet up with our live aboard, The Gaelic Rose, for a week, was Leverborough on the Isle of Harris. To get there alone would be a good trip and after leaving Manchester required a stop over in Fort William at The Ben View B&B…
Arctic Norway Expedition July 1996
Follow the report through, or click on the topic to jump to that chapter. 1. Contents 1. CONTENTS 2. SUMMARY 3. INTRODUCTION 3.1 BACKGROUND 3.2 PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE OF REPORT 3.3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 5. OBSERVATIONS RELEVANT TO BRITISH DIVERS 5.1 DIVING IN COMPARISON TO UK 5.2 NORWEGIAN DIVE ORGANISATION 5.3 EXPEDITIONS IN…
Garvellachs, May 1993
Firth of Lorn, 1993 by Neil Smitham The logistics and organisation of this trip would prove to be excellent all round and with the help of those on the trip (and others not on it) we would have a wonderful expedition. The trip involved organising food, water, boats, fuel, camping and dive sites to name…
