TSAC is an active club with dozens of trips each year in the UK and overseas. Locations we often dive at are Anglesey where one of our club ribs is located over the summer months, the Sound of Mull, St Abbs, The Farnes, Pembroke, Scapa, Plymouth and many others. Training dives also take place regularly at Eccleston Delph and Capernwray quarries.
Overseas trips include many to the Red Sea as well as Canada, The British Virgin Islands and Malta to name but a few.
Members are encouraged to organise trips as often as they can in co-ordination with our Diving Officer. This means some trips are organised to repeat each year, with the same destination and hard boat, while others head off to new locations and are organised by our more experienced divers. Once you are qualified to the right level you are free to organise your own trips under the DO's guidance.
UK DIVE SITES
With 2 club RIBs it is also possible to arrange dives at short notice if the weather looks good, and members have ventured as far as field as Loch Fyne and the Isle of Man with the boats. Our Equipment Officer can help you to get the boats ready for your trip and to let you know what you need to take with you.
Training dives take place once per month at least and generally comprise a group of instructors, trainees at all levels and some divers along for the fun of it. We tend to alternate between the two local quarries mentioned that allow for a safe training location and also head off to the coast for some sea diving when the time is right.
We dive pretty much all year round and you can find trip reports in the blog section and we have put together a useful information page to help you plan your diving. The members area has more detailed information including dive sites.
BSAC also has a dive trip section on their website and you can access hundreds of dive trip reports there.
50th ANNIVERSARY DIVE SITES VISITED BY TSAC DIVERS (target of 50 for the year)
TSAC Dive stats
Diving figures for 2020 and 2021 were affected by COVID and it's many variants
| Year | Shore | Liveaboard | Day Boat | Club RIBs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | 266 | 205 | 0 | 590 |
| 2020 | 117 | 112 | 68 | 0 | 357 |
| 2019 | 207 | 466 | 537 | 0 | 1210 |
| 2018 | 292 | 288 | 115 | 59 | 754 |
| 2017 | 187 | 397 | 101 | 14 | 699 |
| 2016 | 129 | 539 | 268 | 82 | 1018 |
| 2015 | 195 | 399 | 176 | 42 | 812 |
| 2014 | 263 | 554 | 155 | 111 | 1083 |
| 2013 | 204 | 353 | 251 | 42 | 850 |
| 2012 | 258 | 392 | 210 | 55 | 915 |
| 2011 | 272 | 372 | 142 | 121 | 907 |
| 2010 | 140 | 210 | 223 | 52 | 625 |
| 2009 | 216 | 511 | 287 | 110 | 1124 |
| 2008 | 236 | 358 | 554 | 122 | 1270 |
| 2007 | 253 | 232 | 481 | 124 | 1090 |
| 2006 | 217 | 251 | 231 | 120 | 819 |
| 2005 | 194 | 262 | 462 | 134 | 1052 |
In 2005 the Diving Officer decided to record the dives with a clearer definition between Liveaboard, Day Boat and Club RIB usage. Prior to 2005, a chartered RIB would appear with "RIBs" and a Day Boat would appear with "Hard Boat". Splitting it into the four categories clearly defined our different use of boats.
| Year | Shore | RIBs | Hard Boat | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 266 | 59 | 732 | 1057 |
| 2003 | 130 | 103 | 1112 | 1345 |
| 2002 | 200 | 34 | 788 | 1022 |
| 2001 | 230 | 145 | 743 | 1118 |
| 2000 | 244 | 50 | 627 | 921 |
| 1999 | 257 | 70 | 753 | 1080 |
| 1998 | 185 | 97 | 783 | 1065 |
| 1997 | 261 | 220 | 657 | 1138 |
| 1996 | ? | 408 | ? | 1420 |
| Year | Shore | Liveaboard | Day Boat | Club RIBs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 737 |
| 1994 | 337 | 369 | 426 | 77 | 1209 |
| 1993 | 239 | 489 | 448 | 82 | 1258 |
| 1992 | 390 | 409 | 400 | 184 | 1383 |
| 1991 | 328 | 459 | 396 | 220 | 1403 |
| 1990 | 387 | 245 | 218 | 266 | 1112 |
| 1989 | 284 | 429 | 220 | 340 | 1273 |
| 1987 | 535 | 101 | 221 | 179 | 1036 |