Ian in Nasty Swimwear Scandal........

After weeks of interrogation Ian has today confessed to having a tight red Speedo fetish. We've discovered that once wet they are completely see through. The offending article has been confiscated and will be destroyed in due course........That's after we've all had a good laugh at them.

Mange tout Rodders, fabrique en Belgique ...

Nous avons retourne from Francais, mais oui, mais oui. Nous avons eu de bonne vacances plongee sur la WWII wrecks. A report from le visite sur la bateau de pique Whitehorse est published dans la trip report section dans la website. And mon dieu, the franglais was appalling! Zinadan Zidan and Zout allors! Click ici for plus d'information!

We've Taken Over Horsea.........

On Tuesday 29th August we have Horsea Island all to ourselves from 10am until 3pm. Kit hire is available for anyone who needs it. If anyone would like to come down and make use of this then please contact the Dive Center.
The price of this will be £10 for club members and £12 for non club members. It would be nice to see some familiar faces and also some new ones.

Our busiest weekend yet!

This weekend was our busiest one yet - with four courses running, a total of 30 students headed out on Open Water, advanced Open Water and Rescue courses. A great time was had by all even though the weather was a little unpredictable. We look forward to seeing the students return for more training in the near future.

Dahab 19th - 26th November

Places on this trip are now limited so anyone who would like to go needs to get in contact with us quickly. A £200 deposit will secure you a place on this trip. Either email or call the dive center if you're interested.

Yet Another Busy Weekend at the Dive Center

It was another very busy weekend for everyone at the dive center. We had three courses running - Open Water, EFR, DAN O2 & Advanced O2 and a SMB workshop. Everyone enjoyed themselves and it was lovely to see club members taking full advantage of the SMB workshop.

Beach Clean 2006

This year we are doing another beach clean on the 17th September. So it is now my job to recruit volunteers. If anyone would like to be part of this then please either email or call the dive centre and let me know. At the moment the details are being finalised so there will be more information coming soon........

Another Successful Southsea Show

The weather was good and the crowds flocked in to have a go at scuba diving in our try dive pool at the Southsea show. Lots of kids and adults took the plunge, most for the first time, in what was our busiest year so far. We "teamed up" with the NAS who had a great display alongside us under the marquee which generated loads of interest in marine archaeology. The after show party on the Sunday was also good fun. A few choice snap shots from the show can be found in the website gallery .... look out for the Mr Bean socks! Many many thanks to all the club members who helped out over the weekend. We could not have managed it without you and really appreciate it. Hope you all enjoyed yourselves as well.

Summer Ball 2006

A full house at the summer ball this last weekend with 130 club members and guests having a great evening at the Queens hotel. The raffle raised a fantastic £1000 for our charities, helped along by an inpromptu auction of the top prize, which was a BCD. Other prizes included regulator sets, 5 day diving packages and a case of champagne. Our thanks to everyone who helped raise so much whether they donated prizes or bought tickets.
I have published some of the photos taken of the evening onto the gallery. There are some excellent ones taken by Katie and feel free to print them off for your own personal use.

First Day at the Southsea Show

With twice as many try dives completed as last year, the Friday of the show got off to a great start. And with boats going out, open water courses running and the summer ball it's going to be a hectic weekend.

Southsea Fire Station Help Out at Southsea Show

With the leaks plugged and the heater and pumps all fitted it was time to fill the pool. A normal hose pipe will take roughly 24 hours, however, once again we "teamed up" with the local Fire Service. Some of the lads from Southsea Station in Sommers Road helped out with a hose stretching across the common to a hydrant at the Queens Hotel and the job was done in about 30 minutes. Many thanks for all your help guys and we hope to see some of you and your familes at the show over the weekend for a try dive.

Southsea Show Build-up

Once again we are going to be at the Southsea Show with our try dive pool and the buildup phase is well underway. Yesterday the marquee and the pool were put up. We noticed a couple of holes in the pool (as you can see in the picture) but with the liberal use of a bit of sealant and some tape we should have sorted it out. Not that a small leak will make much difference to 27,000 litres of water.