Monday, September 29, 2008

Open Water Success and the first course from our new RIB

The weekend of 13/14 September saw our first successfull students complete their open water dives from our new RIB. The 4 students all thought it was brilliant. Using the "dredger" site just outside the breakwater provided us with a 6 - 7 m maximum depth with minimal currents, 4 m of visibility and no hanging around waiting to get on platforms. The white sandy bottom did not get stirred up and the water was far warmer that the inland lakes we have all got used to. It does take 1 1/2 hours to get there, but with Dale putting on accommodation at £12 for the night it was not really an issue. So a definite thumbs up - great diving, better than a 4m pond with a silty bottom and it meets all the requirements for training as well as PADI standards.

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