Happy Birthday TSAC !
We are celebrating our 40th birthday on weekend of 7th / 8th September so please keep these dates free in your diaries. If you have suggestions for events to help us celebrate please drop the committee a line. BSAC has recognise TSAC’s 40th birthday with the certificate below (in the clubhouse) and a message acknowledging…
General Diving Tips
By following some of these diving tips, you will begin to enhance your diving experience and develop yourself as a competent and safe diver.
Training Report – An Introduction
1999 : A trainee’s first experience with TSAC by Ian Brown. I first started diving with Trafford Sub-Aqua Club back in October 1998 as a Trainee and gradually progressed to Club Diver in October 1999. The training by the club is excellent, I’ll have progressed to Sports Diver by August 2000. Before I joined Trafford Sub-Aqua…
Training Report – In the Pool
February 2001 : Starting with TSAC by Bev Entwistle In October 2000, after months of ‘should or shouldn’t we’, my partner Paul, and I, decided to visit Trafford Sub Aqua Club at Urmston baths, to obtain details of Scuba diving. We were lucky to meet up with Neil Smitham, Chairman of TSAC. He was very helpful and…
Training Report – Vivian Quarry
August 2000 : A beautiful location by Michelle Pryke Vivian Quarry in North Wales was the venue for a training dive held on Sunday 20th August. Surprisingly there were relatively few divers from other clubs considering nearby Dorothea was closed. The quarry has a maximum depth of 18m with a training platfrom at 6m. I am told…
Training Report – Capernwray Quarry
February 2002 : Our First Open Water Experience by Jenny & Pete Sadler We joined the Trafford branch of BSAC in October last year (2001). Throughout the winter we attended lectures at Urmston Cricket club, took theory exams and trained every week at the pool. By the time February/March arrived we were desperate for some open…
Shore Diving Tips
Shore diving presents different challenges diving from a boat. Check here and prepare yourself before you head out.
Loch Fyne, August 2011
This was my very first trip to Scotland and it didn’t disappoint. Arriving in Argyle late on Thursday night you couldn’t make out the views from the caravan park. The accommodation on the other hand was excellent, well done Dave G !
Farnes, September 2009
A lovely Septembers dive trip by Neil Smitham. Colm made contact with the skipper the Wednesday before the weekend to be told “‘Course we’re on, weathers lovely up here, not sure what it will be like at the weekend though!” And that was enough, we were off to The Farnes for the first time in…
Lundy, May 2009
Clubs first trip to Lundy (in many years) by Rachael Cavanagh. Twelve TSAC divers and one non diver all made the long drive down to Ilfracombe in North Devon on the Friday at the start of the May bank holiday weekend. We stayed in private bunkhouse accommodation at the Mariner’s Lodge, which was perfect for…
British Virgin Isles, March 2009
Sailing and Diving by Jill Dearden We all arrived at the airport ready to go. The flights went really well apart from a slight delay at Antigua. We had some lunch at the Sticky Wicket courtesy of Mr Stanford and his plush cricket ground outside Antigua Airport. Where the first samples of the local brew…
Oban, November 2007
Pirates take the Kylebhan by Simon Read In May 2007, I finally had the pleasure of meeting a man who goes by the name of Jeff. Having heard the rumours, I was intrigued, especially about Jeff’s toons (patent pending) and particularly when I found them all to be true! Later that weekend, he fleeced me…
