Category: Dive Trips

  • Return to Diving in full swing!

    Return to Diving in full swing!

    loading… After the many, many months of lockdown (latest phase seems longer than 3 months), we are back in the water and the conditions are GREAT!! Whilst the water temperature doesn’t believe that spring has arrived and is holding us at 8°C , the visibility is excellent with 4-6m very common. Even when we have…

  • Silfra – Where North American and European tectonic plates meet

    Silfra – Where North American and European tectonic plates meet

    loading… A significant number of the club members joined Steve on his birthday celebration trip to Iceland – in total there was 17 in the party with 12 divers.  The goal : Dive the crystal clear waters between the 2 tectonic plates of North America and Europe.  Whilst we await the full report, here’s a…

  • Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme

    Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme

    loading… Our member Jenny is currently taking some time off of her sports diver training to work with the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme. The programme studies the whale shark population within South Ari Atoll, Maldives, to gather as much data as possible to further understand and protect this endangered species. Whale sharks are the biggest…

  • Summer’s nearly over

    Summer’s nearly over

    loading… As we approach the back end of the year, and the water starts to cool down, we thought that you might like to see some of the adventures that the we have completed so this year. With Trips to Swanage, Chepstow, Stoney Cove, Farnes Islands, Blue Lagoon, along with our favourite Calvert, to name…

  • All Hail the Bus Stop!

    All Hail the Bus Stop!

    loading… Stowe Sub Aqua club visited Stoney Cove on Wednesday hoping to catch transport from the Bus Stop. With a lack of Red Buses turning up, they were forced into taking a giant step in the hope of reaching their goal. It always seems to be the same outcome for UK Diving. Judging by the…

  • Club Member dives South Coast protected wrecks.

    Club Member dives South Coast protected wrecks.

    loading… On the 4th July this year, BSAC Stowe Sub Aqua Clubs Training Officer, Steve Wasilewski-Norman had a rare opportunity to join the Nautical Archaeological Society on a day’s UK diving on two of their protected wrecks, off Eastbourne on the South Coast. The first was the Holland No 5, one of the two very…

  • Suntan Lotion, Fast boats and Wrecks

    Suntan Lotion, Fast boats and Wrecks

    loading… Whilst the visibility was comparable to Calvert, the sunny weather and trip on the boat certainly make up for it – See the bright red faces on those that didn’t wear baseball caps on the boat! 4 Stowe Club members (Steve, Sam, Tony & Les) enjoyed a day out diving 2 great wreck sites…

  • Farne Islands – August 2017

    Farne Islands – August 2017

    loading… 11 of us, including 3 from MK club travelled up to Northumberland on Friday 18th August for a weekend trip diving on the Farne Islands – we have had several club trips over the years and it has always been a great trip: probably one of the best sites in the UK for marine…

  • Truk Lagoon Part 1

    loading… Cat Vince, Steve Wasilewski-Norman, Roger Bray, Mark Sales, Nick Tucker and Sam Richardson gathered together at Heathrow on 31st January 2017 to fly out to The Federated States of Micronesia to dive the Truk Lagoon. It took four days from arriving at Heathrow to boarding the SS Thorfinn at Chuuk. We had an overnight stop in…

  • Portland, The M2 and The Countess of Erne

    Portland, The M2 and The Countess of Erne

    loading… Five members of the club took a trip to Portland, Dorset on Saturday 5th November to dive the M2 submarine wreck (35mtrs max) and the Countess of Erne wreck (14mtrs max). This was the second attempt to dive the M2 submarine, the first being cancelled due to poor weather. The divers were Steve Wasilewski-Norman,…