Tag: sub aqua

  • Open Day – Brackley Leisure Centre

    Open Day – Brackley Leisure Centre

    As part of our community outreach programme, we are running our “Try Dives” day in conjunction with Brackley Leisure Centre. There are 4 sessions to choose from starting at 1:15pm on Saturday 28th January. Please time your arrival accordingly for your session. REGISTER FOR EVENT Virtually everyone over the age of 7 (younger by arrangement)…

  • New Year’s Diving off to a flying start

    New Year’s Diving off to a flying start

    As the New Year begins, we will be welcoming a number of new divers to the club through our outreach programs (Combined Cadet Force & Brackley Leisure Centre Open Day), and the Group Try Dive Events on Monday Evenings. In addition, we have individual try dives sessions available to book – please refer to the…

  • What do you call a group of inverted divers?

    What do you call a group of inverted divers?

    What do you call a group of inverted divers? Answers on a post card (or below if you like!) Whilst none of us ever want to admit to going inverted, it happens frequently. Members of Stowe Sub Aqua Club recently took to the pool to practice their skills of recovery from an inversion (air going…

  • Armed and Dangerous II – Mopping Up

    Armed and Dangerous II – Mopping Up

    Recent footage of the team working hard to keep the training platforms clean – or was it?  Perhaps this can be classed as having a little fun on one of the evening dives at Great Moor Sailing Club. The conditions this year have been best described as challenging – with visibility mostly between the 2-4m…

  • Return to Diving in full swing!

    Return to Diving in full swing!

    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 been…

  • Nitrox & Air Tank Grant

    Nitrox & Air Tank Grant

    Stowe Sub Aqua are delighted to announce that development of the Nitrox & Air Tank storage project will commence shortly. This initiative will significantly increase our banked air capacity (large cylinders for holding compressed gas) so we can fill cylinders efficiently e.g. during training or after try dives (usually local youth groups, Scouts, Cadets, Young…

  • Silfra – Where North American and European tectonic plates meet

    Silfra – Where North American and European tectonic plates meet

    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 number…

  • Club Members take to Chepstow for training

    Club Members take to Chepstow for training

    7 Club members descended on the National Diving & Activity Centre (NDAC) in Chepstow for some fun and training dives. With good visibility and a little bit of luck, we were introduced to Bertie the Sturgeon, the lakes newest arrival. Great day had by all. Looking forward to our next club event.

  • Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme

    Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme

    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 fish…

  • December in Calvert

    December in Calvert

    Stowe Sub Aqua Club dive – December is here and the thermocline continues to drop, likewise the temperature. Great dive this morning with Roger, Adrian & Tony. The team were in . the water by 9:30am, having arrived a little than an hour earlier at Great Moor Sailing Club. Initial inspection of the water showed – 1. it…