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This thread is just an update on visibility. If you dived in the past few days, record the viz as follows:
Date:
Site:
Visibility:
Tide:
Weather:
I'll go first ...
Date: 25/12/06
Site: Furnace Cafe
Viz: 5m
Tide: High ebb
Weather: had been dry for two days
Date: 23/12/06
Site:Furnace Quarry
Visibility: 5 meters+
alexmaclennan
29-12-06, 20:18
Date 28/12/06
Site A Frames, Loch Long
Viz Night dive - 3m
Temp 11 degrees at 20m
Tide High water turning to ebb
Weather fine mild evening
alex
Date: 27/12/06
Site:Conger Alley
Visibility: 6-7 meters
Date: 29/12/06
Site:St Catherines Pier
Visibility: 5-7 meters
Water Temp. 8.8degC.
Tide: High Tide ebbing
Surface Conditions
11.0degC
Slight Rain, Turned to Heavy Rain at 14:00.
major
Date: 30/12/06
Site:1/2 way between the caves & GDRE, Anchor Reef?
Visibility: 6 meters+
Temp. 11 degrees.
OK This'll make you laugh...
Date: 30/12/06
Site: Powmill Quarry
Viz: 10-12m
Tide: Yeah, yeah..
Weather Dry but overcast and dark
but most importantly.... TEMPERATURE: 4 deg C :eek:
So I now know that at 4 deg,
My semi dry is still warm :D although my hands did get damn cold despite 5mm gloves..
My face HURTS when I put it into water that cold,
My regs do not like filling tyres up "for a laugh" in that temp and a freeflowing reg is *even* colder to breathe from :o (ahh well, we were ready to go for a heat after half an hour in anyway!!)
Nice site though, we shall return!
Oh and my buddy pitched the tent properly while we were down there so if you get bored you can always go for a snooze in it now :rolleyes:
Date: 31st December
Site: Blae Rock, Firth of Forth
Visibility: 5m
Tide: High
Weather: cold, dull, damp
Temp: 8C
Waves were bad after first dive, so no second dive.
Date:31/12/06
Site: St. Catherines - Seal point (1 mile south of St. Catherines)
Visibility: 4m+
Tide: Ebb - diving 2hr after HW
Weather: Heavy rain :( and wind
Visibility in the shallows wasn't too bad (3-4m), although there was a very noticeable halocline at 6m and 18m. Great viz deeper (6m+) but very dark. Surface temp. 9C. Below 18m a toasty 12C. :)
Date: 03/01/2007.
Site: Twin Piers/Two Piers.
Visibility: 5 meters.
Tide:mid, incoming.
Weather: heavy overcast.
Date: 05/01/2007
Site: Creggans/Anchor Reef
Visibility: 5 meters+
Temp. 10 degrees.
Tide: mid, incoming, HW 13:30.
Weather: heavy overcast/rain.
Date: 07/01/2007.
Site: Twin Piers/Two Piers.
Visibility: 5 meters.
Tide:high, incoming. HW 15:30
Weather: heavy overcast, rain.
craigdiver
10-01-07, 10:33
Viz - 20 to 30m
Tide - Who knows - gentle drift dives
Temp - a chilly 26 degrees
All that and Mexican beer waiting for the ferry to come back
alex
Thanks Alex, that really cheered me up:( !!!
CraigDiver
stevie1262
14-01-07, 23:01
Date:14/01/07
Site: Conger Alley/Ardgarten, Loch Long
Visibility: 1m- 'Tea/Soup'
Tide: Ebb - diving 2hr after HW
Weather: Heavy rain and wind
at least 10-12 m Fresh Water on top, tried to get under it still brown
gave up, should have known better but Trainees were keen..that taught them!
:(
Date:14/01/07
Site: Twin Piers
Visibility: 5m viz when below 12 meters. <2m above.
Tide: HW
Weather: Heavy rain and windy.
temp: 10 degrees
2 weeks in a row twin piers viz has outstripped conger alley site.
no idea why?
snorkel123
15-01-07, 20:51
Date: 14/01/07
Site: Argyll Caravan Park
Viz: 6m
Water Temp: 7 Degrees
Tide: High Tide Ebbing
Weather: Heavy, Squally Showers
Brian
Visiblity report
Date: 13th Jan 2007.
Site: 1: Conger Alley.
Site 2: A Frames.
Tides ( on both sites): filling
Vis on Site 1: 2-3 mts.
Vis on site 2: 3-4 mts.
Water Temp: 10-11 degrees Celcius
Weather on the day: overcast and heavy rain not too mention bloody cold.
Visiblity report
Date: 20th Jan 2007.
Site: 1: St. Catherines Reef 3
Tides : at HW
Vis on Site 1: 6-7mt+
.
Water Temp: 8-11 degrees Celcius
Fab dive. There was a definite temperature change at around 20m. Cold during deco. Fresh water mixing at around 12m. Good sheltered site from todays wind. Blue skys when we dived :)
Date: 21/01/07
Site: Gortein Point, Loch Fyne
Visibility: 8-10 meters
Tide: incoming, HW at 13:30
Water temp: 9 degrees
Weather: sunny, but 7 degrees air temp.
Gas Guzzler
22-01-07, 01:09
Date: 21st Jan 07
Site: Finnart, Loch Long
Visability: 5m down to 18m then 2m below.
Temp: 6C shallow, 10C at depth
Tide: Approaching High.
Some current at about 8 metres, going up the loch, enough to make finning against it hard.
GG
Vis report
Site Finart
Date 24-1-07
Time 18-30
Tide mid ebb
Visibility 4 to 5 m
Temperature
Shallows Down to 4 m 8 C
Deeper 4 to 20 10 C
A dive of the prawns and krill, very enjoyable.
Date: 28/01/07
Site: Furnace Quarry/B200 wreck
Visibility: 10+ meters at 45m+, <7m above 35m.
Tide: outgoing, LW at 13:30
Water temp: 9 degrees @ 40m+ 11 degrees above 20m
Weather: overcast with slight rain.
alexmaclennan
29-01-07, 07:45
Viz - night dive, 3m
Temp - 11 degrees below 5m
Tide - HW then ebbing
Weather - lovely crisp night
alex
alexmaclennan
30-01-07, 15:16
Viz - 4m. Night dive
Temp - 10 degrees
Tide - HW then ebb
Weather - Glorious moonlit night
alex
snorkel123
04-02-07, 21:50
Date 4/02/07
Site A Frames
Viz 3-4m
Water temp 8 degrees
Tide High water
Weather Still, Overcast
Brian
I turned up there around 11.00am looking for another group, the place was mobbed and I thought " the viz is going to be crap":)
snorkel123
04-02-07, 22:02
Yes, was very busy, loads of people training from Deepblue Diving (Edinburgh I think) we went into the water further down to the right from the car park, no problems at all, had a really pleasant day.
Brian
I saw a deployed DSMB over in that area, was that you?
Date: 04/02/07
Site: Kenmore Point, Loch Fyne
Visibility: 10+ meters
Tide: incoming, HW at 13:30
Water temp: 9 degrees
Weather: overcast/slight rain
I hear Kenmore was busy today. The crowd I was supposed to be diving with ended up at Stallion Rock
Date: 04/02/07
Site: U74 / Sicar rock (Firth of Forth) :o
Visibility: 2 meters (at best!)
Tide: after LW slack/ slight flood
Water temp: 7-8 degrees
Weather: Blue sky & very breezy
First east coast dive of the year for me. The viz was marginably better in the top 15m - 4m, but deeper there was a lot of silt - possibly too springy a tide :confused:
Yup we dived the infamous HMS Vicinity today :o
CLOSE to the Mallard but I got the tides wrong (dropped about an hour before hw slack) so the shot was dragging and once we reached bottom we discovered that the apparently non existant tide on the top was *screaming* along on the bottom!
Viz around 3-5m but it was largely immaterial for us :(
Then to top it all got back up to the boat and found the wind had come up so we had a vomit inducing swell/roll for the trip back to Anstruther...
But hey, by the time we'd cleared the computers we'd been in long enough to log a dive at least :p
Date: 29/01/07
Site: Jamaica
Visibility: 15-20 metres
Water temp: 28 degrees
Weather: sunny and warm
Date: 30/01/07
Site: West Wall, Grand Cayman
Visibility: 20-25 metres
Water temp: 26 degrees
Weather: sunny and warm
Date: 31/01/07
Site: Chiken-Ha, Cenote in Mexico
Visibility: As far as my dive light could see - 60+metres
Water temp: 24 degrees
Weather: sunny and warm
I would have a little chuckle to myself but sadly gas guzzler and I are now home. We did enjoy texting Ding with details while sitting in a mexican cafe on the beach drinking margaritas. Photos and video being prepared and will hopefully be uploaded soon.
snorkel123
05-02-07, 08:20
Yes Bikerbill, that was me with the DSMB, just getting some practice in deploying it and of course 'hanging' onto it during my safety stop.
Then to top it all got back up to the boat and found the wind had come up so we had a vomit inducing swell/roll for the trip back to Anstruther...
That was due to the swell in the Forth, not due to the cox of the boat....
You Army types, what a bunch of girls!!!:D
gogs
and I was being so nice to you too... not blaming the cox for keeping us waiting fully kitted up while he missed the mark four times trying to shot it and then forgot to cut the throttle once the shot was being deployed :p
Besides, being affected by seasickness doesn't make you weak, allowing it to stop your diving is weak :D
Mind you, that was our most expensive dive in a while at well over £1/minute :eek: lol
and I was being so nice to you too... not blaming the cox for keeping us waiting fully kitted up while he missed the mark four times trying to shot it and then forgot to cut the throttle once the shot was being deployed :p
Besides, being affected by seasickness doesn't make you weak, allowing it to stop your diving is weak :D
Mind you, that was our most expensive dive in a while at well over £1/minute :eek: lol
Nah, the wreck wasnt there because someone moved it.... the same person who moved the boilers round the back of the May....
I hate it when someone moves the wreck, it really spoils the dive.
gogs
Date: 04-02-07
Site: 29 Steps (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/29steps.htm), L. Long
Visibility: 3-4 m
Tide: HW / ebb
Weather: cloudy / light rain
Date: 08-02-07
Site: Conger Alley, L. Long
Visibility: 4-7 m
Tide: HW / ebb
Weather: Cold and starlit, after 3 dry days
Can only assume the slight murk was due to the flushing effect of the ebbing tide
Date: 08-02-07
Site: Conger Alley, L. Long
Visibility: 4-7 m
Tide: HW / ebb
Weather: Cold and starlit, after 3 dry days
Can only assume the slight murk was due to the flushing effect of the ebbing tide
...sob....snifff....
date: 11/02/07
site: 2 piers,L.Long
visibility : 6-7 metres
tide :low then high (2 dives)
weather:cloudy
A fab couple of dives with brian (snorkel123) and paul,even managed to find the wreck and the reef :0).
Date: 11-02-07
Site: Anchor Point, Loch Fyne
Visibility: 10+ m
Tide: HW / ebb
water temp. 9 degrees
Weather: slight overcast in the morning, sunny (ish) in the afternoon.
Date: 11-02-07
Site: Carrick Castle (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/carick.htm), L. Goil
Visibility: 6 m
Tide: LW / flood
Weather: cloudy / light rain
Date: 15.2.07
Site: Conger alley
Visability: 5m
Tide: LW flood.
Water temp: 7 Deg C
Weather: Amazing torrential rain, hurricane winds and gigantic lorries thundering through huge puddles whilst gearing up, miraculously clearing to a very pleasant still, dry, mild evening the instant we pulled the fins on....
date :15/2/07
site : 2 piers loch long
viz :5m
tide :high water
weather:bucketing the rain with gale force winds but calmed down a bit,can vouch for gigantic lorries thundering past.
Date: 15-02-07
Site: The Caves (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/thecaves.htm), L. Long
Visibility: 6 m
Tide: flood
Weather: heavy rain / dry
Buddies: Gord & Beryl
Date:15/02/07
Site:anchor point
Visibility:4m-6m
Tide:high
Weather:heavy rain, high winds
Date:17/02/07
Site:Sound of Mull, Hispania
Visibility:12m+
Tide:slack water in, flying like a flag on the way up.
Weather:clear blue sky, sunny & warm :)
Temp: 9 degrees
Date:17/02/07
Site:Sound of Mull, Thesis
Visibility:10m+
Tide:full flood tide, but in an eddie.
Weather:clear blue sky, sunny & warm :)
Temp: 9 degrees
Date:18/02/07
Site:Loch Carrick
Visibility:15m+ Jin clear but easily silted up
Tide:slack water, like a millpond.
Weather: overcast, sunny
Temp: 9 degrees
alexmaclennan
18-02-07, 22:14
Weather - gorgeous sunny, calm day. Flat sea
Tide - Trail Island 1 Hr before and Powerpole 1 Hr after HW. Springs
Temp - 8 degrees
Viz - 3 to 4 m
alex
18/2/07
site: 2piers loch long
tide: high
weather: like a summer's day fab
temp: 9
viz : 6-7 m
17/2/07
site: Isle of May
tide: high
weather: Sunny, flat calm but cold
temp: 6c :eek:
viz : 1-2m
gogs
date:19/02/07
site: powmills quarry
viz:10M +
temp: a baltic 3 degrees :eek: (2 dives 1st 34 min 2nd 57 mins my hands were blue!)
weather : overcast
snorkel123
20-02-07, 08:53
Date: 19/2/07
Site: A-Frames
Visibility: 3-4m
Tide: Low
Weather: Light rain on arrival - gradually getting heavier
Water temp: 6 degrees
Terrific night dive but feel at a bit of a loss for not being able to report a seal spot! :)
Date: 25/2/07
Site: St Cat's 2 Reef
Visibility: 6-8m
Tide: Low
Weather: Fair/overcast, clearing during surface break, small shower when packing kit!
Water temp: 6 degrees
Spotted conger hiding under large boulder at ~16m, NE edge of reef.
A few flounders, loads of lobsters & crabs. Buddy claims what she thinks might have been scorpion fish hiding under a boulder.
All in all, 2 good bits of sightseeing!
Al
Date:25/02/07
Site:Clyde, Kintyre (from the shore)
Visibility:8m+ on the dive, 4m+ on the wreck @ 40m.
Tide:slack water 11:41.
Weather: overcast, sunny
Temp: 9 degrees
video to follow!
alexmaclennan
25-02-07, 18:55
Tide - Rising. No swell
Weather - calm, slight rain
Temp 8/9 degrees
Viz 4-5m
alex
Scuba-Doh!
25-02-07, 19:53
Date: 25/02/07
Site: Furnace Quarry
Visibility:10 to 12m max, good ambient light down to 8m
Tide: Low tide just before noon
Weather: overcast, sunny
Temp: 10 degrees according to my pg, but 13 deg according to buddy's comp
Photos to be added to www.flickr.com/photos/nand/
February 24th 2007.
Dive #1: Catalina Wreck Isle of Cumbrae.
Temp: 8 Degrees.
Vis: 4 mts in shallows and Maybe 2.5mts around Wreck.
Tide: filling.
Conditions: raining,overcast but calm.
Max depth: 22 mts.
Last dived the wreck on 19/08/05. Noted in log book at the time that the wreck had broken up quite a bit since my previous dive, found this to be even more so now. Had a pleasent dive with Hermit crabs galore, some small pollack and wrasse, pipefish and all the usual critters (Long clawed squat lobsters,Velvet swimming crabs, spiny starfish etc). Plus a large (unfortunately) dead lobster under what remains of the wing, which was providing a meal for the hermits etc.
February 24th 2007.
Dive #2: Cricton Reef, Isle of Cumbrae.
Temp: 8 degrees.
Vis: 5-6mts.
Tide: Filling (just about H/W).
Conditions: Calm and Sunny.
Max depth: 6.6 mts.
Very Shallow dive. We just picked a spot that looked interesting and gave it a shot. Named it Cricton Reef cause it lay just of Cricton Road in Millport. Very nice shallow reef to about 4 metres with a sandy bottom beyond it. We swam out a good bit but didn't get any depth. Reef was excellent though with plenty of nooks and crannies to peer through/under. Not much in the way of fish life (maybe its still early?) but lots of crabs, Squat lobsters,Ragworms (had never seem them moving round under water before) Prawns,Dahlia and burrowing Anemones. Also plenty of Mermaids Purses ( I assume it has recently been mating time for the doggies?).
February 24th 2007.
Dive: Wreck of the Mallard, Firth of Forth
Temp: 7c
Vis: 2-3m viz from surface to about 25m, then 1m viz from 25m to 37m at wreck.
Conditions: Overcast.
Max depth: 37m
gogs
Date: 26 & 27 FebrUARY 2007
Site: Chupa, White Sea, North West Russia
Visibility: +20m
Tide: cant tell...
Weather: -15C and snowing,
water temp -1C just under ice; -2C bottom temp.
NOTES: your lips feel like they are freezing when you come out of the water!
and the Brullis Auora appeared tonight too :)
British Aiways lost my bags, so I should get my clothes Wednesday and my diving gear has not left Edinburgh yet :(
Andy
Freezing lips eh sounds like powmill last week ;),bummer about your bags and having to dive in borrowed kit :(
Date: 1.3.07
Time: 18:30
Dive: Conger Alley
Temp: 6°C
Tide: low flow
Viz: 2m
Conditions: Clear moonlit night
Max depth: 31m
Very murky
Date: 28-02-07
Time: 20:30
Dive: Glen Douglas Road End (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/gdre.htm)
Temp: 6-8 °C
Tide: flood (approaching HW)
Viz: 3m in shallows, 5m at depth
Conditions: rain
Max depth: 32m
Date: 04.03.07
Dive: Furnace Quarry/B200
Temp: 9-10 °C
Tide: approaching HW
Viz: 7m
weather: force 5 ?
Max depth: 45m+
date:04/03/07
site:gortein point loch fyne
viz:6-8M
temp:9C
weather:heavy rain
max depth:31M
Date: 03-03-07
Time: 10:38 & 13:42
Dive: St Catherine's North Reef (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/stcats2.htm)
Temp: 8-9 °C
Tide: flood then ebb
Viz: 3m in shallows, 6m at depth
Conditions: sunshine & showers
Max depth: 35m & 27m
Brian 2
Dived at Finnart
3-3-07 at 1800 hr.
Top 4 m Temp 8 C :( & vis 0.5 to 3 m.
Below 4 m Temp 9 C :) & vis 4about 4 m.
Date: 07/03/07
Time: 2130
Dive: The Caves (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/thecaves.htm)
Temp: 8°C
Tide: out
Viz:0.5m in shallows and 2-3m beyond 12m
Conditions: Clear Starry, moonless night.
Max Depth: 23m
Date: 07/03/07
Time: 19.30
Dive: The Greenock, "Off Lunderson Bay",Gourock
Temp: 8°C
Tide: Ebbing. Some current around port side of the bow, strong surface current.
Viz: Average 2 -3mts but better in places.
Conditions: Clear Starry, moonless night.
Max Depth: 26.3m
Excellent dive. :D
Date: 11/03/07
Dive site: Anchor point, Loch Fyne
Temp: 9-10°C
Tide: incomming
Viz: 10m+ & crystal clear
Conditions: overcast, slight rain, slightly choppy.
Max Depth: 29m
Gas Guzzler
11-03-07, 21:17
Date: 10/3/7
Temp: 6-8C
Vis: >5m (No torch needed at 22m)
Overcast with slight swell.
50 minutes Max depth 22 metres
Gas Guzzler
11-03-07, 21:20
Date: 11/3/7
Temp: 7-8C
Vis: Max 2 metres, but found the A frame
Drizzle and sight swell.
39 minutes 19 meters max depth.
date:11/3/07
site: gortein point loch fyne
temp:8
tide:incoming
vis:8M
weather:raining
max depth:30M
Date: 15/03/07
Dive site: Caves, Loch Long
Temp: 9°C ?
Tide: mid flood (2.5 hours before high water)
Viz: 0-1m
Conditions: clear skies
Max Depth: 30m
Scuba-Doh!
16-03-07, 14:49
Night dive
Date: 15/03/07
Time: 7.30pm
Dive site: Conger Alley / Artgarten Reef, Loch Long
Temp: 11°C surface temp, 7°C bottom temp
Tide: not too sure, it was dark.
Viz: poor down to 8m and fantastic after that.
Conditions: clear skies though shore support reports that it was pouring down while we were under.
Max Depth: 17m
alexmaclennan
18-03-07, 18:05
Air Temp 3 degrees.
Weather intermittent snow and strong winds
Water Temp 9 degrees below 10m, 8 degrees in shallows
High water slack, calm sea despite the strong winds
Viz 4m below 10m, 2 maybe 3 m in murky shallows
32m max for 47 mins
One dive only as it's Mother's day :) .
alex
Date: 17/03/07
Time: 10.20am
Dive site: Clyde, Akka
Temp: 9°C
Tide: HW @ 11:50am
Viz: 4-6m
weather: forch 4-5 gales.
date:17/03/07
site:2 piers
tide:high
vis:1st dive 3-4m 2nd dive pants 1M
weather:torrential rain and high winds
date:18/03/07
site:tearooms loch fyne
tide:high and calm
temp:8c
vis:8-10M
weather:blizzard
date:23/03/07
site:Finnart A frames
tide:on it's way out, and then some
temp:7C
vis: 1@ 10m, 3@20m, 5@30m
weather:clear clam night til Brian showed up, then back to calm after 2nd dive.
very good dives, :D
Midtons first night dive, shame about the wet feet. Everyone communicated well underwater, no bouyancy problems.. well done lads.
date:23/03/07
site:Finnart A frames
tide:on it's way out, and then some
temp:7C
vis: 1@ 10m, 3@20m, 5@30m
weather:clear clam night til Brian showed up, then back to calm after 2nd dive.
very good dives, :D
Midtons first night dive, shame about the wet feet. Everyone communicated well underwater, no bouyancy problems.. well done lads.
Vis: 3@20m until Mudton started making Silty Soup!
Most enjoyable evening in great company.
Cheers lads, see you again!
Al.
Dived A Frames then Conger yesterday, Pea Soup until pretty much 15 mtrs, then about 3 mtrs viz in torch beam. Middle of the day but more like a night dive than anything. 8 degrees, thank god for a wee bit of sunshine later to chase the chill away. Drove all the way home enjoying the scenery and the sunshine, good days diving.
Date: 24-03-07
Dive: Portencross Castle (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/Portencross.htm)
Temp: 7-8 °C
Time: 11:58 & 15:26
Tide: flood (HW @ 16:09: 3.2m)
Viz: < 1m viz until 6m depth, then 2-3m viz when deeper
Conditions: sunny + calm: heavenly :)
Atrocious viz amongst kelp: my buddy wondered if it was due to seaweed spores (it appeared very green & almost viscous! :eek:); didn't look like silt.
Date: 24 March 2007
Site: The Slates, Glencoe
Tide: High ebb
Vis: 6-8m on first dive, 10-12m on second
Mins: 53 first dive, 48 second
Max depth 24m and 22m
Weather - sunny!
Cracking dives - vis was great. Turn right not left at Tarbet and avoid the pea soup that is loch long! Definitely worth an extra hour's drive.
See Ding's dive site description of this site - good parking, not too hard an entry or exit and nice gullies to explore.
Date: 24-03-07
Dive: Portencross Castle (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/Portencross.htm)
Temp: 7-8 °C
Time: 11:58 & 15:26
Tide: flood (HW @ 16:09: 3.2m)
Viz: < 1m viz until 6m depth, then 2-3m viz when deeper
Conditions: sunny + calm: heavenly :)
Atrocious viz amongst kelp: my buddy wondered if it was due to seaweed spores (it appeared very green & almost viscous! :eek:); didn't look like silt.
If had noticed this dive in time, I could have brought the metal detector. Perhaps another time.
Scuba-Doh!
25-03-07, 17:12
Date: 25-03-07
Dive: St Catherine's Reef
Temp: 8.5 °C
Time: 9.39
Tide: LW, tide incoming during second dive
Viz: 6-8m great vis except where silt kicked up. vis from 0 to 5m rather poor. Good ambient light above 20m
Conditions: some clouds early morning which cleared up for a perfect day.
Date: 25-03-07
Dive: U-74 off Dunbar coast
Temp:6-7 °C
Time: 12:30
Tide: LW slack
Viz: 1-3 meters.
Conditions: choppy
If had noticed this dive in time, I could have brought the metal detector. Perhaps another time.Definitely would be great: cheers! :)
Date: 25-03-07
Dive: U-74 off Dunbar coast
Temp:6-7 °C
Time: 12:30
Tide: LW slack
Viz: 1-3 meters.
Conditions: choppyGreat day for it :D
Date: 25-03-07
Dive: West Side of Bass Rock
Temp:6-7 °C
Time: 1050
Tide: Going out
Viz: 1-2 meters.
Conditions: choppy as hell
Airmonster
27-03-07, 08:23
Date: 27/03/07
Dive: Finnart - A Frames
Temp: 8 °C
Time: 19:25
Tide: Slack Tide (Full)
Viz: ½ - 3 meters.
Conditions: Slight breeze down the loch
Date: 27/03/07
Dive: 29 Steps
Temp: 8 °C
Time: 19:00
Tide: Slack Tide (Full)
Viz: 0.5 in first 3m, then 5 below 5m
Conditions: Slight breeze down the loch
4 Scorpion fish in 2 dives.....
Date: 01/04/07
Dive: 2nd layby past gorton point?
Temp: 9 °C
Time: 11:00
Tide: Slack Tide, almost
Viz: 2 meters with no torch at 32 meters as i forgot to bring it.:o
10 meters for those with torches.
Conditions: millpond with bluebirds :)
Date: 1/04/07
Dive: St Catherines 2 (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/stcats2.htm)
Visibility: Liquidised Lentil soup 0-5m (1m), vegetable broth 5-15m (2-3m)
Temp: 9.4 deg C
Weather: Stunning blue skies but a wee nip in the breeze.
Tide: approaching high
Biscuits: Hobnobs:D
Date: 3/04/07
Dive: The Caves
Visibility: attrocious, 1-2m
Temp: 7 deg C
Weather: Sunny, then dark and clear
Tide: erm, lowish
Biscuits: none :(
Beryl Watch: appeared on both dives, I got to stroke her (had no choise she was that close). She looked healthy, and I'm pretty sure she is a she. She is big, but no the biggest I've been in the water with. But just as cute!!
Date: 04 April 07
Site: Near(!) the Anlaby, Isle of May
Visibility: 1m
Tide: HW slack
Weather: Magic! Sunny and light winds :)
Don't know why but viz is really terrible! We did just over 15 min and sacked it because there was just nothing to see and no chance of finding anything.
Very silty on the bottom, unusually so for that area. Hope it improves soon!
Rusty Nuts
05-04-07, 14:48
Date: 03-04-07
Dive: Twin Piers Loch Fyne
Temp:7-8 °C
Time: 1730
Tide: Going out
Viz: 1-2 meters.
Conditions: Still
Lots Of Plankton
craigdiver
06-04-07, 09:26
date: 05/04/07
site: Fife Ness, Nr Crail, Fife
tide: Slack
temp: Cold:o
vis: 1-2m max
weather: Sunny, with slight wind
Crap dive but nice to get wet!
Date: 06/04/07
Dive: A'Frames
Temp: 8-9 °C
Time: 17:00
Tide: outgoing HW @ 14:30?
Viz: 10m in the shallows, <2m under 10 m.
Conditions: slight overcast/sunny calm water.
Biscuits: half of a twix
Date: 06/04/07
Dive: A'Frames
Temp: 8-9 °C
Time: 17:00
Tide: outgoing HW @ 14:30?
Viz: 10m in the shallows, <2m under 10 m.
Conditions: slight overcast/sunny calm water.
HW Greenock 1536.
What biscuits? We need to know!
:)
Date: 080407
Site: Conger Alley
Visibility: 6-8 metres down to about 20m then 2 to 3m
Tide: Slack (High)
Weather: Cloudy and strengthening wind, damn cold!!
Biscuits: "Breakaway" chocolate ones thanks :) yummy!
alexmaclennan
08-04-07, 20:15
Weather - calm, fine
Tide - LW rising
Temp - 8 to 10 degrees depending on whose computer you take
Viz - 4 to 7m. Worse on rounding headland, better in the bay you enter
Biscuits - Alpen bars with yoghurt coating.
Portable BBQ - Burgers and fresh scallops
alex
Date: 08.04.07
Site: Stallion Rock, Loch Fyne
Visibility: 15m ohh yeah baby:) down to 37m
Tide: incomming
Temp - 9 to 10 degrees
Weather: Cloudy, overcast, slightly choppy
Biscuits: caramel log
Date: 08.04.07
Site: Furnace Quarry, Loch Fyne
Visibility: 7m+ down to 26m
Tide: incomming
Temp - 9 to 10 degrees
Weather: Cloudy, overcast, slightly choppy
Biscuits: none left by then:(
Date: 8/04/07
Site: Greenock Wreck
Vis: 1 -1.5m
Tide: Low, Outgoing
Weather, overcast, slight chop
Biscuits - some chocolate cake things from Tesco
Date: 8/04/07
Site: Trail Island Wall
Vis: 6-8m
Tide low incoming
Weather: overcast
Biscuits - more of above
Date 8/04/07
Site: West Little Cumbrae
Vis:8-10m
Tide 1/2 incoming
Weather: Overcast
Biscuits: - a bit tired of the chocolate cake by now. 1 piece left
Date: 080407
Site: Conger Alley
Visibility: 6-8 metres down to about 20m then 2 to 3m
Tide: Slack (High)
Weather: Cloudy and strengthening wind, damn cold!!
Biscuits: "Breakaway" chocolate ones thanks :) yummy!
Hi Smudge, were you driving a silver car?
Site: Argarten camp site slip.
Viz: Night dive, 2 metres max depth 12 metres.
Tide: Mid still on ebb.
Weather: Dark, windy and drizzle.
Biscuits: Frosties cereal bar.
Date: 09-04-07
Dive: Furnace Tearooms, Loch Fyne
Temp:8 °C
Time: Noon & back of 2 pm
Tide: LW early flood
Viz: 5-6m first dive, 3-4 second dive.
Max depth: 18m.
Conditions: calm, becoming choppy by end of dive.
Biscuits: Fox's Chocolate Viennese. :)
Sandwich: Crusty bread with Chicken Caesar salad.
Drysuit: not ORANGE! :(
alexmaclennan
09-04-07, 19:34
I'm worried that rather than a cool, calm, scientific, nay Victorian Gentlemanly discussion of diving conditions ( as our Lord and Master, Gord initially intended ;) ) this thread is degenerating into a..... Willy Wonka orgy of chocolate treats best savoured when you're cold and wet :eek: and been to 30+m for 50 minutes :eek:
This chocolate biscit hijack must stop - otherwise Gord wil have to chart not Viz and Temp versus time but the fads and fripperies of chocoholic treats.
You have been warned.
alex
Saturday 31 March 07: Furnace Tearooms - ScotSAC uni training weekend - viz reportedly v poor (unsurprisingly). I wasn't there on that day due to family commitments.
My dives:
Date: 01-04-07
Site: Loch Creran: The steps
Tide: LW @ 12:32
Dive time: 11:33
Max depth: 19.1m
Dive length: 38 min
Temp: 6.4-8°C
Viz: 5m
Dive time: 14:08
Max depth: 16.6m
Dive length: 40 min
Temp: 6.8-8°C
Viz: 5m
Dive time: 16:35
Max depth: 9.4m
Dive length: 22 min
Temp: 8.0-9°C
Viz: 5m
Date: 02-04-07
Site: Oban: Puffin Harbour
Tide: LW @ 12:59
Dive time: 11:25
Max depth: 10.5m
Dive length: 31 min
Temp: 6.8-8°C
Viz: 0-5m (depending on how stirred up by trainees!)
Dive time: 14:08
Max depth: 9.5m
Dive length: 36 min
Temp: 8.0-9°C
Viz: 5m
Dive time: 16:35
Max depth: 9.1m
Dive length: 27 min
Temp: 7.6-9°C
Viz: 5m
Date: 03-04-07
Site: Oban: Puffin Harbour
Tide: LW @ 13:24
Dive time: 10:49
Max depth: 19.9m
Dive length: 39 min
Temp: 6.8-8°C
Viz: 5-6m
Dive time: 14:22
Max depth: 15.6m
Dive length: 26 min
Temp: 7.2-8°C
Viz: 5m
Dive time: 16:26
Max depth: 8.9m
Dive length: 23 min
Temp: 6.4-9°C
Viz: 5m
Date: 04-04-07
Site: Loch Creran: The steps
Tide: LW @ 13:48
Dive time: 12:12
Max depth: 10.0m
Dive length: 28 min
Temp: 7.6-9°C
Viz: 5m
Dive time: 14:49
Max depth: 10.3m
Dive length: 32 min
Temp: 7.6-9°C
Viz: 5m
Site: Loch Creran: Bridge (drift)
Dive time: 16:30
Max depth: 5.0m
Dive length: 16 min
Temp: 7.2-10°C
Viz: 5-8m
Date: 05-04-07
Site: Loch Leven: The Slates
Tide: LW @ 14:35
Dive time: 12:37
Max depth: 40.1m
Dive length: 39 min
Temp: 8.8-10°C
Viz: 12-15m
Dive time: 15:07
Max depth: 18.4m
Dive length: 35 min
Temp: 7.6-9°C
Viz: 10-12m
Site: Loch Creran: The steps (night)
Tide: LW @ 14:14
Dive time: 22:29
Max depth: 14.3m
Dive length: 40 min
Temp: 8.4-9°C
Viz: 5m
Date: 06-04-07
Site: Loch Melfort: Kames shore
Tide: LW @ 14:48
Dive time: 13:00
Max depth: 19.3m
Dive length: 33 min
Temp: 7.6-8°C
Viz: 4-5m
Site: Loch Melfort: Kames wall
Dive time: 15:25
Max depth: 19.9m
Dive length: 35 min
Temp: 7.6-9°C
Viz: 5-6m
Four of our guys had a dip in Loch Lubnaig on their way back on Sat 7 April to "rinse their kit". Reportedly viz was "not too bad" down to 10m although absolutely no life to see! I'd imagine that "not too bad" equates to more than 30cm!
alexmaclennan
12-04-07, 22:28
Weather - Fine, calm, lovely evening
Tide - LW rising
Viz - 4m
Temp 10 degrees
31m max for 57 mins
alex
Date: 12-04-07
Dive: The Clyde, (Ahdeek)
Temp:10 °C
Time: 19:00
Tide: incomming
Viz: 8m+
Conditions: flat calm & sunny.
Date: 14-04-07
Tide: HW @ 12:56
Site: Weasel Loch (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/weasel.htm) - Grotto
Time: 10:41
Max depth: 14.5m
Dive length: 36 min
Temp: 6.8-8°C
Viz: 3m
Site: Weasel Loch - Divers' Hole - Leeds Bay
Time: 12:56
Max depth: 15.3m
Dive length: 39 min
Temp: 6.8-8°C
Viz: 3m from Weasel Loch to Divers' Hole; 5m+ in Leeds Bay
Date: 15.04.07
Site: Stallion Rock, Loch Fyne
Visibility: 12m+ ?
Tide: HW @10:30
Temp - 9 to 10 degrees
Weather: sunny, overcast, calm
Biscuits: tunnocks teacakes
Vis: 12- 15 metres
Temp: 10 degrees c.
Tide: High
Force 1-2
Max depth 10 metres
12:07 - 13:01
Absolutely crystal clear. Lovely
Date: 15/04/07
Site: Conger Alley
Viz: 6-8m
Tide: Low water flood
Weather: A little drizzle and slight breeze
Date: 15/04/07
Site: A Frames, Finnart
Viz: 4-6m
Tide: mid way between LW and HW
Weather: Calm, dry light breeze.
Date: 19-04-07
Dive: The Clyde, (Ahdeek)
Temp:10 °C
Time: 19:00
Tide: incomming
Viz: 10m
Conditions: slight currant, 1 knott & a small swell.
Wed 18th.
Low tide.
Vis .. 10mts + on wreck at 40mts. Could see rib from 15 mt stop on shot.
Temp 9 degrees
EXCELLENT
Date: 15/04/07
Site: The Caves
Viz: 8-10m
Tide: Tide edding to low
Weather: Sunny, cloudy, then a little drizzle at the end
Biscuits: Iced Dannish pastrys!
2 dives
40min @ 29.0m max
61min @ 23.4m max
Oustanding dives, really really good......:)
Oustanding dives, really really good......:)
i'll second that :D,what a superb dive site.
Water temp: 12 degrees near surface . 9 at depth (34 mts)
Low tide.
Vis 8- 10 mts
Site: Island Wreck
Viz: 8-10m
Tide: Incoming
Weather: Overcast with Sunny Spells
Biscuits: Boxes of Twixes, Jammy Dodgers and Empire Biscuits
50min @ 18m max
Not much life but good to do something different. Some Crabs (velvet and edible) Squat lobbies and and pipefish (will post a pic to prove. No sewage from seafield (at least that we noticed.)
Dived of Pegasus (dive Safari out of Dunbar)
Site: North Side (is there any other sides??)
Viz: 5-7m
Tide: Incoming
Weather: Overcast with Sunny Spells
Biscuits: Boxes of Twixes, Jammy Dodgers and Empire Biscuits
48min @ 26m max
Usual Bass Rock critters, consisting of Crabs (velvet and edible) Squat lobbies and lobbies, large wrasse, conger. Loads of smelly gannets on the surface. No sewage from seafield (at least that we noticed.
Dived of Pegasus (dive Safari out of Dunbar)
Wallachia
Just before low water
Temp 10 degrees
Vis: 6 - 7 mts
Very large conger just forward of Hold #1 on the Bow section ( i think it's number one, the one with the mast hanging over it) and under the mast.
Dived from Clutha .... homemade soup :D
Akka.
Filling tide.
Temp 10 degrees.
Vis 4 - 5 mts.
The stern has broken up quite a bit since i last dive here (Oct 2005) one of the "ladders" just aft of the first hold at the stern section has collapsed and is now lying across the Port deck. Some big pollack and beautiful Dahlia Anmones.
Again dived from Clutha with tea/coffee and biscuits (penguin bars). We had an early startand were finished both divesi and in the Chartroom for 2.30 :D
Greenock on Tues.
Saturday 21/04/07
Site: Wreck of the Arizona, off Elie, Firth of Forth
Viz: 4m
Tide: Ebbing
Weather: Overcast with Sunny Spells
Biscuits: Posh fair trade chocolate from Lynne
Didnt see any poo floating about the place as what the News would have you thinking.
Gogs
Drove past A frames at 2pm yesterday,not a space in the car park and the sea was black with divers. Drove to Conger. 3 CARS !!!!!!! Place almost to ourselves and up to 9-10mtr viz in parts. Result :)
Date: 24.4.07
Time: 1800ish
Site: Conger Alley
Viz: 7-8m
Tide: High ebb
Weather: Drizzle
Biscuits: None, unfortunately
Notes: Thick, green plankton bloom in first 4m
date:24/4/07
site: the caves
viz:6-7M
temp:10
tide:high
biscuits:ritz
62mins@28.4 max
57mins@24.6 max
2 fab dives :D
Date: 26-04-07
Dive: The Clyde, (Ahdeek)
Temp:10 °C
Time: 19:00
Tide: slack?
Viz: 15m+... awsome:) .
Conditions: millpond
atlantic-diver
28-04-07, 11:32
Date: 25/4/07
Site: CAVES
Visibility: 8-12M , YES IT WAS THAT GOOD :D
Tide: OVERCAST
Weather:SLIGHT SWELL RUNNING UP LOCH
TIDE , RUNNING OUT ALMOST LOW .
27M , 40MINS. X 2.
BEST DIVE BAR FAR AT THIS SITE , COULD SEE THE LARGE BOULDERS BEFORE
I BUMPED INTO THEM FOR A CHANGE . SAW 2 SWIM THRU'S AND A WRECK.
(DIVED THIS 3 WEEKS BEFORE AND VIS WAS 1M ABOVE 8M MARK)
Date: 28-04-07
Dive: The Caves, Loch Long
Temp:10 °C
Tide: outgoing.
Viz: 15m+... could see the surface from 17m.
Conditions: flat calm.
Date: 28/04/07
Site: Conger Alley
Visibility: generally 5m (1m @ 30m!)
Tide: just before & after HW
Weather: sunny & calm
alexmaclennan
29-04-07, 02:57
Tide - HW + 2 hours, outgoing
Viz 3 to 4 m
Temp 8 degrees
30m for 39 mins
alex
Date: April 24 (Tuesday)
Tide Slack H/W
Viz 7 - 9 MTS
Temp 9 degrees
31m for 37 mins
Great dive with lots of life ... Male + Female Cuckoo Wrasse, Shoals of small pollack not too mention a few big beasts,2nd biggest scorpion fish I've ever seen. If only it were this good all the time. :)
Date: 28 April '07
Site: Eagles wall
Vis: 12 mts +
Temp 9 degrees at depth ... 11 at the surface
Depth: 42.3mts for 36 mins
Date: 28 April '07
Site: Balvicars Bluff *
Vis: 12mts +
Temp : as above
Depth:27.9mts fot 40 mins
*Nice "small" wall dive to 20 mts with boulders and scree bottom sloping to ????. Site was named yesterday by David Ainsley owner/operator of the rpoise 11 ."The purpose built 850 horsepower "Porpoise II" is Scotland's most powerful dive charter boat. This huge boat offers safety, (M.C.A. 60 mile licence) stability, comfort, refreshments, videos and toilet; with room for all twelve passengers in the heated wheelhouse or open afterdeck, making your dive trip experience one of unparalleled comfort". Check out his website .
http://www.divescotland.com/index.htm
Airmonster
01-05-07, 13:15
Date: 30/4/07
Site: The Caves
Viz: 8-10M
Temp: 9 ºC
Tide: Slack Low Water
Biscuits: None :(
42mins@26.3 max
A fabulous dive - great site! :D :D :D
alexmaclennan
01-05-07, 13:43
Tide - Ebb
viz 2 to 4 m
Temp 8 to 9 degrees
30m max for about 40 mins
alex
alexmaclennan
01-05-07, 13:46
Both shore dives on the NW part of the island close to the entrance to West Kyle 29/4/07
Kildavanan
HW
Viz 5 to 6m
Temp 10 degrees
6m max (?) for 50 mins
Clate Point
HW+4 hours
Viz 2 to 4m
Temp 10 degrees
23m max for 50 mins
alex
Date: 04/05/07
Site: St Abbs The skellies
Viz: 10-14M
Temp: 9 ºC
Tide: Ebbing Tide
Biscuits: None
50mins@24m max
A fabulous dive, and spotted 3 Wolf Fish on one dive!!
Date: 06/05/07
Site: Twin Piers Loch Long
Viz: 4m
Temp: 8 ºC
Tide: FloodingTide
Biscuits: Yorkie bar from the post office
50mins@24m max
Date: 08/05/07
Site: Furnace/B200/Loch Fyne
Viz: 3-4M above 20m, 6-7 below 40m.
Temp: 10 ºC
Tide: incomming/low.
Biscuits: dark chocolate digestives.
A bit of wind blowing from the west.
water was racing into the shore
Viz 5 -10m
Ps: asked to take cars into Quarry and this was allowed.:)
Date: 08/05/07
Site: The Caves, Loch Long
Viz: 3-4M
Temp: 14.5 air/9 surface/8 bottom ºC
Tide: high
Biscuits: Revels
Date: 08/05/07
Site: St Abbs - Cathedral Rock
Viz: 10m
Tide: 30 min after HW
Snacks: Creme Eggs
Biscuits: Revels
Clearly not a biscuit!:D
Date:13/05/07
Site:lephinmore
Visibility:0.5metres
Tide:high
Weather:calm, light rain
Date: 13/05/07
Site: Ailsa Craig, Clyde
Viz: 15M+
Temp: 10 ºC
Tide: flood
Date: 12/05/07
Site: Machrihanish Bay - Stirling Uni Field Station
Viz: 8m
Tide: Ebb
Date: 13/05/07
Site: Kilbrannan Sound - Otterard
Viz: 5m
Tide: Ebb
Date: 13/05/07
Site: Davaar Island - Kildalloig Bay
Viz: 10m
Tide: Ebb
Date: 13/05/07
Site: Isle of May - west of Anlaby at the 25m contour
Viz: 8-10m
Tide: Ebb
Temp: 8 ºC
Biscuits: Choc Me (from Lidl!! and of course the dark ones)
Airmonster
15-05-07, 08:02
Date: 14/05/2007
Site: The Caves, Loch Long
Viz: 4-5M
Temp: 9 ºC
Tide: Coming in.
Biscuits: Viscount :)
Huge site. Excellent stuff! :D :D :D
Deep Seeker
17-05-07, 00:09
Date: 16/05/07
Site: Travis Concert, Caird Hall Dundee
Viz: 40m+ Variable light, slight turbidity due to smoke machine
Temp: Sweaty
Tide: Unsure, moving in a kind of pogo stick type way
Biscuits: Liquid variety in plastic pint cups
Buddy: Admiral Gogster
Date: 16/05/07
Site: Travis Concert, Caird Hall Dundee
Viz: 40m+ Variable light, slight turbidity due to smoke machine
Temp: Sweaty
Tide: Unsure, moving in a kind of pogo stick type way
Biscuits: Liquid variety in plastic pint cups
Buddy: Admiral Gogster
Photos now on the site, in the Off Topic bit.....
gogs
Date: 17/05/2007
Site: Conger Alley, Loch Long
Viz: 6-8M
Temp: 8 ºC at depth, 10 at 5m
Tide: Low flood
Biscuits: McVities White Chocolate and Raspberry cookies
Fantastic dive - good vis, really clear. Saw 4 large conger eels, a scorpion fish, butterfish, and loads of small fish everywhere.
Date: 19/05/07
Site: Eyemouth - Ness Ends
Viz: 5-8m
Tide: Flood
Date: 19/05/07
Site: Eyemouth - SS President / Agate Point
Viz: 8-12m
Tide: HW
Severe swell in the morning precipitated the boat's hasty return to the harbour and an alternative shore dive had to be found; fortunately the wind eased off in the afternoon :)
No biscuits, but delicious inter-dive ice cream and post-dive fish & chips... yum! :D
Scuba-Doh!
20-05-07, 16:02
Date: 20/05/2007
Site: Conger Alley/ Artgarten Reef, Loch Long
Viz: 10m in places, down to 3-5m in others
Temp: toasty 13degC
Tide: Low, second reef started around 20m
Biscuits: Does a Boost bar count? Na, probably not.
Great dives, big edible crabs, congers, some foot and a half long Wrasse, long striped pipefish, a few different anenomes (one was a grey version of the big white ones common to the area and a bunch of small red tree-like ones). Photos were pretty poor as usual, wonder if I'll ever find the sweet spot for this camera (blaming the cameraman, not the camera). Photos which turned out marginally better than the others will be uploaded to flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nand)
Date: 20/05/2007
Site: Furnace quarry
Viz: 8-10M
Temp: 10 ºC at depth
Tide: Low flood
Biscuits:i had a twix but Loudy 'snaffled' a whole box of jaffa cakes to himself. greedy barsteward. :D
Soup:managed to trade 2 handfull of lead weight & 2 spinners for 3 cups of lentil soup from the fishermen.
Gas Guzzler
20-05-07, 23:48
Date: 20th May 2007
Vis: 3-5 Metres
Temp: 8C at depth 16C on the surface
Tide: Low Flood
Buiscuits: McVities White Chocolate and Raspberry. A little softer than Tursday!
Soup: Think it was Tomato?
Pub: Inverbeg
Nice reef. Easy entry. Plenty of parking.
Tune in later for Claire's video
GG
Fifeness
Date: 20th May 2007
Vis: 7-8 Metres
Temp: 10C
Tide: Slack/starting to Ebb
Buiscuits: Posh Hippy Fair Trade Chocolate from Lynne the Tree Hugger. Prop Guard ate most of it.....
Photos to come soon.
gogs
Conger Alley
Date: 20th May 07
Vis: 10 ish
Temp:12
Tide: Going out
Biscuits: Supplied by Dave, Tunnocks Caramel Wafers mmmmmm
Good dive with loads to see.
Tighnabruaich Slipway
Date - 20th May 07
Viz - 7-8m,
Temp 12
Biscuits - Cadbury mini rolls
Soup - Carrot
atlantic-diver
23-05-07, 12:46
Date:20-5-2007
Site:a frames
Visibility:6-7 at frames , pants above 12m
Tide:2 hours after low tide
Weather:wet during surface interval :(
biscuit: triple bounty bar
i think we should include a midgy report in this section as the buggers are
now biting.
how about a scale of 1-10 .
10 being massive swarms and they are flying up your nose and into your
eyes and swallowing them and cant eat your pieces without a mask and hood
on .
sunday was about a 2 , when we arrived they were about so slapped some repellar on , none during suface time as raining.
http://www.midgeforecast.co.uk/home/default_getforecast.asp
i'll put this in the home page later for the duration of the summer
dive granny
23-05-07, 20:17
What a great idea. Nearly as important as the weather forecast, maybe moreso:) By the way Gordon, they are out already.
http://www.midgeforecast.co.uk/home/default_getforecast.asp
i'll put this in the home page later for the duration of the summer
Clever idea, however we will be back in May doesnt help, isnt it May just now and nearly June?? Are the website owners being eaten by early midgies??
craigdiver
23-05-07, 22:26
Date: 23 May 2007
Site: St. Davids Bay Harbour - Dalgety Bay
Visibility: 2m max!
Tide: slack
Weather: lovely evening with wind from the west and my backside.
Lost gear: Dave lost one of his weight pouches but due to his sheer skill never shot to the surface like a polaris missile or a balloon filled with helium (well we were only at 3m!)
Craig
Date: 22/05/07
Site: Eyemouth - Hawkness Caves
Viz: 10m
Tide: HW
-dive-monkey-
23-05-07, 23:33
Date: 23rd May 07
Site: Elie slipway
Visibility: Upto a metre.... much better in the Ship Inn after though :D
Tide: Coming in to HW
Weather: Sunny/windy
Not the best (or worst) saw a few crabs and scared the crap out of a flat fish (and myself...) did use my DSMB for practice & didn't lose it either :p Food was as usual top notch at the pub after mmmm yum yum
http://www.midgeforecast.co.uk/home/default_getforecast.asp
i'll put this in the home page later for the duration of the summer
I dived Kenmore point on 12thMay and I really think someone should have told the midges that the website above is not on line or ready yet.
Gary
Are there really areas with less midges than others.
Are there really areas with less midges than others.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
But if I name them I would have to kill you!
:p
chrisugden
24-05-07, 12:11
fife ness
date: 22 may 07
vis: 8m
tide: HW
beautiful leisurely evening dive. lots to see; inc lobster, wrasse etc.
pictures here http://dewey.computing.dundee.ac.uk/dusac/?q=gallery&g2_itemId=3380
fife ness
vis: 8m
tide: HW
beautiful leisurely evening dive. lots to see; inc lobster, wrasse etc.
pictures here http://dewey.computing.dundee.ac.uk/dusac/?q=gallery&g2_itemId=3380
great photos. :D
definitely going to have to use Gogs' excellent site guide (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/fifeness.htm) to explore this area soon.
powmill quarry
date 24/5/07
vis 10M
Humfed gear from the main road,neds with tents pitched at the quarry side drinking buckie :mad: ,but a couple of fab dives none the less,thought that place was fishless apart from the sticklebacks but there was a large perch in the shallows.
Conger Alley
Date: 24/05/07
Vis: 2-3m in shallows, 6-8m >10m. Very dark >20m
Depth: 28m
Time: 56 mins
Biscuits: Blue Riband for me, Breakaway for GG
Deep Seeker
27-05-07, 16:43
Bass Rock - North Side
Date: 27/05/07
Vis: 2-3m with large amounts of course silt. Very dark at 20m
Depth: 23m
Time: 25 mins (aborted due to 'universal symbol for rubbish dive' being agreed)
Biscuits: Kit Kats
Drink: Hot chocholate that was horrid due to it tasting like the Ribena that had been in the flask before.
Prop Guard
27-05-07, 17:49
Bass Rock
North Side
Vis 2-3 mtrs
Dive was Rubbish loads of the damned Brittle star fellows
Biscuits ... none tight gits never offered
Drinks .. quality hot chocolate from a non breakable flask.:)
Mike
Date: 26/05/07
Vis: 1-2 m
Depth: 28m
Location: HMS Campania & Saucy on the Forth.
Biscuits: none... but i did manage to snaffel a snowball from someone, cheers
Bass Rock - North Side
Date: 27/05/07
Vis: 2-3m with large amounts of course silt. Very dark below 20m
Depth: 30m
Time: 14 mins (Kind of a bounce dive, cause of bouyancy problems of my buddy.)
Biscuits: Kit Kats nicked from Deep Seeker and of course my famous Lidle Dark Chocolate CHOC ME.....
Drink: Hot Ribena with chocolate flavour from Deep Seeker, proper chocolate by Prop Guard.
And I had the worst DSMB deployment in the kingdom......:eek:
date:27/5/07
site:lochearnhead
vis:4-5M of tea bag water reduced to zero when working on mooring (pitch black below 7M)
had to dig through the silt with a spade 1M to find the anchor,imagine locked in the cupboard below the stairs putting a shackle together then completing with split pins will give you the idea :D,good fun though saw a couple of trout :rolleyes:
date:27/5/07
site:conger alley
vis:6-7 M
depth:21M
time:47M
Had to rinse my gear in salt water before i went home :p
Date 27/05/07
site-Leeds bay
Viz- 10m
Temp-11c
Depth-16m
Dive time 40 mins
Buddy-shmeeg (who lost her weight belt-these divemasters he he)
Plenty of wrasse and the odd lobby around. Pretty wild seas so made getting back on the RIB a bit hairy.
Date: 26/05/07
Site: Otter Spit
Viz: 6-7m
Temp: 11 degrees
Depth: 23.2m
Buddy: Gedan
Drift dive in 1/2 knot, reef down to 23m then flat silty bottom with loads of Queenies.
Date: 26/05/07
Site: The Knows
Viz: 6-7m
Temp: 11 Degrees
Depth: 21m
Buddy: Gedan
Date: 27.05.07
Time: 11am
Location: Anchor Point, Loch Fyne
Tide: High ebb
Surface condition: calm, fine weather, light northeasterly breeze
Visibility: 3m above 10m, 7-8m below that.
Date: 27.05.07
Time: 2.30pm
Location: Anchor Point, Loch Fyne
Tide: low water
Surface condition: calm, fine weather, light northeasterly breeze
Visibility: 3m above 10m, 8-10m below that.
24/05/07
Conger Alley
Viz: 6-8m
Time: 56 mins
Depth: 28m
26/05/07
Inverinit Bay, Loch Duich
Viz: 4-5m
Time: 55 mins
Depth: 20m
Saw all 3 types of British sea pens, a footlong pipefish and amazing fireworks anemones.
Flame Shell Point, Loch Carron
Viz: 8-10m
Time: 55 mins
Depth: 15m
Lovely light dive - amazing dead men's fngers on wall. Great entry - straight down concrete slip!
28/05/07
Dogfish Reef, Furnace
Viz: 10-12m
Time: 45 mins
Depth: 35m
4 huge dogfish at 35m
Conger Alley
Viz: 6m, less at depth
Time: 55 mins
Depth: 26m
2 black and white scorpion fish, an adult male dragonet, 2 large lemon soles.
Date: 29/05/07
Site: Finnart
Viz: 4m
Tide: flood
snorkel123
01-06-07, 08:08
Date : 31/5/07
Time : 20.00
Location : The Caves
Visibility : 1m above 12m then 5m deeper
Max Depth : 28.7m
Two really enjoyable dives with Rustynuts, got kitted up with thunder rumbling in background then had sunshine with our coffee at surface interval, didn't hang about for long though as midges were getting unbearable.
Date : 31/5/07
Time : 20.00 - 2245 ish
Location : A-Frames
Visibility : 1m above 12m then 5m deeper
Max Depth :
Low viz till 10-12 metres then cleared up. Blennies, gobies, few butterfish, 1 conger. Toilet. And 25 zillion billion midges even brought a few home in the car.
Dive Tramp
01-06-07, 09:43
Date : 31/5/07
Time : 20.00 - 2245 ish
Location : A-Frames
Visibility : 1m above 12m then 5m deeper
Max Depth :
Low viz till 10-12 metres then cleared up. Blennies, gobies, few butterfish, 1 conger. Toilet. And 25 zillion billion midges even brought a few home in the car.
Thanks for that. What was the max depth here?
Thanks for that. What was the max depth here?
We were at 23.6m at low tide :D
Expect to be eatin alive :mad:
Computer is still in the car and i couldnt remember max depth. Thanks 2my2tums for filling in that blank!!!!
Dive Tramp
01-06-07, 10:20
Thanks again, both of you. Bloodthirsty B....lighters aren't they? We're going up/over/down on 10th June, daytime, maybe the sun will be out and fry the little B......ers.
Date : 1/6/07
Time : 19:00 - 19:45 ish
Location : St Abbs - Skerries
Visibility : 10m, although a bit cloudy with plankton
Max Depth :21m
Date : 1/6/07
Time : 19:00 - 19:45 ish
Location : St Abbs - Skerries
Visibility : 10m, although a bit cloudy with plankton
Max Depth :21m
Don't forget the Sever swell and underwater surge!!
Report with some pics here (http://www.congeralley.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9058#post9058)
Kenmore Bay
3rd june 07
viz was so good today 10+ you could make out the sea bed just after leaving the 8m edge.
There were plenty of sea life.
There was Old Bed, washing machine, cooker, and the roof from a car.
Date : 3/6/07
Time : 12:00
Location : Glen Shiel, River Clyde.
Visibility : 7m+
Max Depth :28m
Run time : 40 minutes
Temp : 10 degrees
Date: 3/6/07
Site: The Caves, L. Long
Viz: 4m at depth, 2m in plankton from 0-10m depth
Tide: LW / flood
date: 3/6/07
site: hodges close
vis:20M :)
max depth:29M
temp:chilly surface7, after 18M a baltic 4
Dive Tramp
04-06-07, 19:57
Date: 27.05.07
Location: Anchor Point, Loch Fyne
Hi Gord, where, apart from Loch Fyne, is the location you are calling Anchor Point?
Hi Gord, where, apart from Loch Fyne, is the location you are calling Anchor Point?
http://www.congeralley.com/links/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=40&catid=10<r=A
Also known as Lephinmore & Anchor Bay
alexmaclennan
04-06-07, 21:54
Tide - LW
Weather - continual rain
Viz - 5m
Temp - 11 degrees
alex
Date: 5/6/7
LW @ 21:42
Sunny & dead calm (few midges :D)
Main reef
Time: 19:23-20:06
Max depth: 19.2m
Viz: 4-6m
Tide: ebb
Small reef
Time: 21:35-22:04
Max depth: 15.7m
Viz: 3-4m
Tide: LW
Date: 7th June 2007
Site: 5 wrecks - http://www.congeralley.com/sites/5wrecks.htm
Visibility: 3m
Tide: Ebb
Weather: overcast, cloudy muggy. I'm sure some of the midges can dive, too....:(
As an aside, some friendly mod plods were about and asked that we phone the gatehouse on 01436677291 when we intend to dive the 5 wrecks site.
Scuba-Doh!
08-06-07, 12:41
Date: 7th June 2007
Site: 5 wrecks - http://www.congeralley.com/sites/5wrecks.htm
Visibility: 3m
Tide: Ebb
Weather: overcast, cloudy muggy. I'm sure some of the midges can dive, too....:(
As an aside, some friendly mod plods were about and asked that we phone the gatehouse on 01436677291 when we intend to dive the 5 wrecks site.
You beat me to it! Visibility was sufficient, great dive max depth 12.7m. I took lots of photos and the ones which turned out I put on flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nand/sets/72157600325448657/
Good photos: I like the Nephrops ones! :)
You've done better than me: I've never got any decent photos at that site. Must revisit it soon. What was the access like? Was there still a gate over the entrance?
Scuba-Doh!
08-06-07, 13:57
Good photos: I like the Nephrops ones! :)
Excuse my ignorance but which ones are the Nephrops?
You've done better than me: I've never got any decent photos at that site. Must revisit it soon. What was the access like? Was there still a gate over the entrance?
Mostly luck, I just took as many photos as I could in the hope that some might work out. Visibility was decent except the clouds of sand and up on the side of the wreck the vis wasn't too variable, remaining around 3m or so.
Access, there was still a gate over what I'm guessing was the entrance, we parked in the layby and kitted up on the shore beneath before taking a little swim to the regular entrance point.
Excuse my ignorance but which ones are the Nephrops?
Sorry...
Nephrops norvegicus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrops_norvegicus) aka scampi, Norway lobster, Dublin Bay Prawn or langoustine :eek:
Scuba-Doh!
08-06-07, 15:01
Sorry...
Nephrops norvegicus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrops_norvegicus) aka scampi, Norway lobster, Dublin Bay Prawn or langoustine :eek:
No worries, I should have looked it up myself :o .
Dive Tramp
08-06-07, 19:53
http://www.congeralley.com/links/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=40&catid=10<r=A
Also known as Lephinmore & Anchor Bay
Thanks chaps, I know it as Anchor Bay too. Great training site and good for sea-life too, usually good vis when other sites get bombed out.
Date : 8/6/07
Time : 19:30
Location :conger alley
Visibility : 4m+
Max Depth :21m
Temp : 10 degrees
Date : 8/6/07
Time : 19:30
Location :conger alley
Visibility : 4m+
Max Depth :21m
Temp : 10 degrees
Tide: early ebb, surface weather: flat calm.
You were obviously just in front of me to get 4m+ vis; I tend to fin vigorously (well, I AM a swimmer!) and have a bit of a reputation for stirring it up a bit!
Al.
Tide: early ebb, surface weather: flat calm.
You were obviously just in front of me to get 4m+ vis; I tend to fin vigorously (well, I AM a swimmer!) and have a bit of a reputation for stirring it up a bit!
Al.
i have a more powerfull torch & frog kick as oposed to fin stroking, which is why i kicked you 50+ times, :) sorry about that.
was good diving, nonetheless
i have a more powerfull torch & frog kick as oposed to fin stroking, which is why i kicked you 50+ times, :) sorry about that.
was good diving, nonetheless
Hey, worry not about the kicking, no bruises this morning! Remember I'm a competitive club swimmer, getting kicked is perfectly normal!
At one point last night I tried Butterfly Kick, that's SCARY with diving fins on!
I could tone my abs good style if I did that for 200m 7 nights a week for a month! (Hang on, 3mm wetsuit, 4 - 6lbs weight, mask and snorkle, what a workout kicking parallel to the beach in 1m. Lunderston Bay here I come!)
Oh yeah, that torch: that's not a torch, that's a light sabre, Darth Stewart!
(Mutter mutter, made my torch look like a weak candle, mutter mutter mutter)
Date : 10/6/07
Time : 10:30
Location :The Clyde, Glen Shiel
Visibility : 8m+
Max Depth :27m
Temp : 10 degrees
date:10/6/07
time:11:30
site:furnace quarry
vis:8M
max depth:36M/28M
temp:10
SS Kintyre (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/Kintyre.htm)
Date: 10/6/07
Weather: cloudy & calm (no midges :))
Time: 13:48-14:32
Tide: LW @ 14:08
Max depth: 35.5m
Viz: 3-5m
alexmaclennan
11-06-07, 05:53
Viz 5 to 6m
Tide Ebb
Temp 11 to 13 degrees depending on computer
Weather calm, overcast. No midges
27m max for 52 mins
alex
Scuba-Doh!
11-06-07, 12:48
Date: 10/06/07
Tide: Ebb
Vis: <1m in 10-12m deep, 5-6m below and above.
Temp: 11 degrees below 10m and toasty above (don't know exact temp)
Weather: Slight breeze when we arrived, calm after first dive.
Midge factor: moderately high concentration, especially in trees. None on beach when we arrived (thanks to the slight breeze) but a fair few ventured down to the beach after the second dive (bbq scared off surface interval midges)
Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nand
No midges
Must have seen us coming and followed us down to reef 3.
-dive-monkey-
11-06-07, 14:23
Date: 09/6/07
Weather: MIDGES!!! Setting sun and warm (having left clouds & cold in the east!)
Time: 2130ish
Tide: no idea still to work all of that out :confused:
Max depth: 15.5m
Viz: 5m
Lovely wee dive, cut short by my very tempermental new Fa-Mi torch....:mad:
Highlight getting there was seeing the Fort George docked :)
-dive-monkey-
11-06-07, 14:27
Date: 10/6/07
Weather: MIDGES!!! Cloudy but mild with a wee spot of rain
Time: all day from 9am (way too early)
Tide: various
Max depth: 15m, 13m & 20m
Viz: varied as was doing drills
Fab day diving. There were some more divers further down, was that anybody from here?:)
Airmonster
12-06-07, 08:02
Date: 11/06/07.
Time: 18:50-19:34
Tide: Coming in.
Vis: Between 1-5 meters = about 5 meters, below 5 meters = about 2 to 3 meters.
Temp: 11 degrees. Distinct thermocline at 4 meters temp up to 13 degrees.
Weather: Bright, slight cloud and flat calm.
Midge factor: one or two when we arrived (on Gord's scale I would say a 1), a bit worse after the dive, forcing a quick change and into the car. (probably a 2)
Powmill Quarry (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/powmill.htm)
Date: 12/6/07
Weather: cloudy & calm (no midges)
Time: evening
Viz: 8m
Date: 12/06/07.
Time: All day
Tide: Cant see it
Vis: As far as the eye can see
Temp: 35 degrees
Weather: Hot sunny cloudless
Midge factor: More of a stetson and steak factor prob bordering on a 10
Biscuits: Cors light im afraid no guinness or cider as yet either.
Date: 14th June 2007
Site: The Caves http://www.congeralley.com/sites/thecaves.htm
Visibility: 4-5m
Tide: ebb
Weather: overcast, muggy, drizzle turning to rain
midges: Mother of god....:mad: :mad: :mad:
What a magnificent site....
Scuba-Doh!
14-06-07, 23:28
midges: Mother of god....:mad: :mad: :mad:
I concur
Note to self, take bearing before descending and don't leave the safety of the wall to talk to your buddy who's hovering in open water. Doing a safety stop in open water wasn't much fun *watches his depth gauge oscillate between 3 and 6m*.
alexmaclennan
15-06-07, 03:49
Viz 3 to 4m
Tide around mid flood
Temp 11 degrees
No midges as boat dive
Lemon drizzle cake (from Anne) and assorted choc bics from Flying Eagle
23m max for 50 mins
alex
chrisugden
15-06-07, 12:32
date: 8-10th june 2007
sites: skye & loch carron
vis: 8-10m at loch carron and west coast skye sites, port napier maybe 6-8m. even an t-Iasagir only 8-10m...so not so great for skye
weather: warm, blue sky, calm-ish and quite midgy (1-2)
Date: 15th June 2007
Site: The Caves
Visibility: 3-5m
Tide: ebb
Weather: overcast/rainy
midges: only a few blood thirsty demons!
run time: 55 minutes, max depth 32m.
alexmaclennan
16-06-07, 22:01
Two dives from 'Little Blue' from Tarbert, Loch Fyne
Both 4m viz, temp 12 degrees
Otter Spit Island on rising tide - good drift, 17m max for 52 mins
'The Nose' at HW slack - scallop dive, 23m max for 42 mins
Vegetable instant soup and Rolls/Penguin Choc Biscuits after each dive
Midges - 1 - just felt while fishing during the SI.
alex
Date: 17th June 2007
Site: The Slates, Loch Carron.
Visibility: 10-12m :)
Tide: mid
Weather: overcast/sunny
midges: only a few blood thirsty demons!
run time: 55 minutes, max depth 43m
& 40 minutes, max depth 25m.
Date: 17th June 2007
Site: Carick Castle, Spit Reef.
Visibility: 6-8m
Tide: High flow
Weather: sunny spells
midges: 1-2
Two dives, one at the castle and one out at the spit. Found a small and very interesting reef system
Date: 16th June 2007
Site: Ashton slip, Gourock
Visibility: 6-8m
Tide: High, slack water.
Weather: sunny
Midges: 0 :D
Biscuit: None, but I did manage to blag an egg salad roll ;)
Two dives with trainees. Not the most exciting dive site but the viz was excellent which made up for it. Lots of crabs getting up to their usuall crab things above 8-10m. (I like crabs *cue onslought*)
two dives:
Date: 17th June 2007
Site: close to Lephinmore
Visibility: 4-8m
Tide: flooding and high tide
Weather: sunny with a dark cloud coming in at the end
midges: 0-1 :D
New dive site for me. Fantastic reef. Managed NOT to dive with Dive Tramp :p
Nice BBQ, much fun and awesome wildlife around the reef!
Airmonster
19-06-07, 13:21
Date: 18th June 2007
Site: 29 Steps Loch Long
Visibility: Approx 5m.
Tide: High Tide and Flooding.
Weather: Sunny with some thin cloud, light wind blowing down the loch.
midges: 0-1
Biscuit: Fun size Picnic. (I know it not a biscuit) :D
Dive Tramp
20-06-07, 02:11
two dives:
Date: 17th June 2007
Site: close to Lephinmore
Visibility: 4-8m
Tide: flooding and high tide
Weather: sunny with a dark cloud coming in at the end
midges: 0-1 :D
New dive site for me. Fantastic reef. Managed NOT to dive with Dive Tramp :p
Nice BBQ, much fun and awesome wildlife around the reef!
Thanks for that ( I think!) Lars. The site is known as Anchor Bay, and I thought it would be neat to let you dive with your lovely missus (I got a kiss for that {from Anja, not Lars !}) whilst we took care of your newly converted sea-food monsters, Leif and Ole (see Lars' seafood recipe posted elsewhere on CA). I'll get you next time Lars, for a deeper one!
I'll get you next time Lars, for a deeper one!
Can't wait. The end of the reef and the little drop off looked very promising.
date:23/6/07
site:vows firth of forth
vis:5-6M
max depth:8.9M
time: 45 mins
date:23/6/07
site:blae rock
vis:3-4 M
max depth:31M 3 mins from deco on EAN32
time:33 mins
date:23/6/07
site:grumman avenger bomber
vis:zilch!
max depth:14.1M
time:15 mins
date:23/6/07
site:Lady Isle, The Clyde
vis:8M +
max depth:25M
time: 40 mins
temp: 10 degrees
biscuits: foxys
fishing: caught 8 fish :)
sitings: really big bull & cow seals following us on the dive & surface.
backside twitching: yes, very much so! :eek:
date:24/6/07
site:twin piers
vis:3-4M
temp:9 degrees
max depth:18.9/17.9
time:41/47 mins
air:£3
diesel:£12
watching snorkel123 nearly lose his family allowance to a conger: priceless :D
date:24/6/07
site:Beagle, The Clyde
vis:7M +
max depth:34M
time: 40 mins
temp: 11 degrees
biscuits: none.
date:24/6/07
site:Lady Isobella, The Clyde
vis:12M +
max depth:18M
time: 35 mins
temp: 11 degrees
biscuits: none
fishing: bag load of scallops.
Furnace Tearooms (http://www.congeralley.com/sites/tearooms.htm)
Date: 24/6/07
Weather: sunshine & showers (midge level 1)
Time: 12:02-12:53; 15:07-16:08
Tide: LW @ 13:53
Max depth: 18.0m; 17.9m
Viz: down to 1m in stirred up silt, up to 5m on reef
Snacks: excellent millionaire shortbread & tablet
great to meet some of the guys from Dumbarton SSAC: juicy gossip about alexmac exchanged. :eek:
Wed June 24th
Site : Europa wreck , Clyde.
Weather: Sunny .. water was like glass.
Depth: 34.2mts
Vis: 4 mts (approx) on wreck .. Could see divers doing safety stops at 5-6 mts from Rib.
Temp: 10 Degrees.
Total dive time: 36 mins
Sun June 24th.
Site: MTB Wreck , Loch Striven.
Weather: Sunny .. again water was like glass.
Depth: 43 mts.
Vis: on wreck was about 5 mts but too many divers on at one time so a lot of silt was licked up.
Tide: ebbing
Temp: 10 Degrees
Total dive time: 1 Hour
Sun June 24th.
Site : Akka Wreck, Clyde.
Weather: raining
Depth: 26.5 mts.
Vis: on wreck was about 5-6 mts but was less in shallows (top 6 mts)
Tide: Filling
Temp: 10 degrees
Total dive time: 36 mins
Sat 23rd June
Site: Port Napier (2 dives)
Weather: Rubbish.
Depths: 22m and 21m
Vis: About 4-5m.
Dive Times: 46 and 45mins
Midges: Feckin' Loads of the wee blighters.
Booze Consumed on Saturday night in the campsite: A couple of bottles of Merlot, a bottle of Rioja, a bottle of Hardys Stamp and a Jacobs Creek Chardony. A 'Few' bottles of Miller & Nastro Azuro, and a rather large amount of Bunnahaven. (not all by myself I might add, but amongst the group, which included Deep Seeker, Lars, Ian8ken and Prop Guard)
Sat 23rd June
Site: Port Napier (2 dives)
Weather: Rubbish.
Depths: 22m and 21m
Vis: About 4-5m.
Dive Times: 46 and 45mins
Midges: Feckin' Loads of the wee blighters.
Booze Consumed on Saturday night in the campsite: A couple of bottles of Merlot, a bottle of Rioja, a bottle of Hardys Stamp and a Jacobs Creek Chardony. A 'Few' bottles of Miller & Nastro Azuro, and a rather large amount of Bunnahaven. (not all by myself I might add, but amongst the group, which included Deep Seeker, Lars, Ian8ken and Prop Guard)
I'm heading up to Skye next week and want to dive this wreck. But I'm the only diver in my group so I need a buddy. Did you use a local shop/guide or just turn up with full tanks and got on with it.
It should also be pointed out that if you can remember everything you drank you weren't drunk enough.....
Sun 24rd June
Site: 300m SE of Eilean Donnan castle.
Weather: Rubbish.
Depth: 35m ish
Vis: About 10-15m.
Dive Time: 40mins
Tide: flooding
Fantastic wall from 0 down to 45+
I guess it will go to more than 60m but I couldn't see it. :D
Wed 27/06/07
Site: 300m S of McInroy's Point Ferry Terminal, Gourock
Weather: Bright and breezy (westerly wind), reasonable waves
Depth: 15m
Vis: 1m in shallows, then increasing to 4 -5m
Dive Time: 35mins
Tide: low ebb
A nearly blind swim through the lentil soup at 2.5m until the slope, vis started to improve below 6m. Not surprising given that the westerly force 3-4 had a 3- 4 mile fetch onto a shingle and shell sand shore.
A fairly uniform slope of shell sand running away into the depths. Not a lot of fish-shaped life, but we (T2T and I) saw a lot of different types of starfish, several squat lobsters, some large sea urchins and a surprisingly large number of dead crabs! Lots of live crabs too though, so we didn't panic about toxic water! A few fairly robust and substantial anenomes too, many of them growing on top of an isolated lorry tyre in about 13m.
This is a site which has it all above the surface: roadside parking, concrete ramp down onto shore, shingle beach, kitting-up rock (can sit on edge of ledge, put on tank & BCD, put fins on, shuffle 1m into water). Sounds ideal. It's a bit of a shame that it doesn't have more to offer below the surface. It would be a handy site for Inverclyde divers as a training site or simply to do bouyancy tests on new kit, but I don't think I'll be making it a regular dive site.
Mind you, I did notice that the shore gets rockier a wee bit further south, wonder if it extends into a reef!
Al.
Date: 27 June 07
Site: Akka, Clyde
Depth: 27 mts.
Temp: 5mts on wreck .. bugger all on the first 5-6 mts of shot.
Tide: Flooding.
Weather: slight swell but not too bad.
Stern section of wreck has disintergrated quite a bit since last year,.... Where the 2 rear holds were "level" last year they are now inverted. Lots of Lion's Manes Jellies around.
Stallion Rock & Kenmore Point 30/6/07.
Viz 4-5m.
Temp 10 deg C
Lots and lots of jellies, some of them huge!:(
alexmaclennan
01-07-07, 16:08
Two dives with Dumbarton Scot SAC
Dive 1 - Bottle Bank
Calm weather. Flood tide, flat sea
Midges only score 1
Macaroon with chocolate biscuits
Viz 5m
Temp 10 degrees
35m max for 55 mins
Dive 2 - Council Yard
Again calm weather, flat sea and flood tide close to HW
No midges or biscuits
Viz 5m
Temp 10 degrees
25m max for 44 mins.
Saw my first bootlace worm here
alex
Scuba-Doh!
01-07-07, 18:19
Site: Conger Alley
Date: 1-07-07
Tide: Waaaay out, turning to come back in
Weather: Might have been a spit or two of rain but didn't bother anyone
Vis: 6m on first dive, 3m on second. (lots of dive traffic didn't help)
Temp: 9oC (I think someone said, don't have a temp reading myself since I switched gauges)
Biscuits: None, BBQ instead :D
Alex, Inverbeg desaturation stop?
Dive1
Site: West Hurker (St. Abbs)
Date: 01/07/07
Tide: Floody like crazy with a swell
Weather: slightly overcast with warm sunny spells
Viz: 6m with lots of plankton soup style
Temp: 10 deg C but felt warmer
Biscuits: Milka Bar courtesy of PeterM
Dive2
Site: Ebb Carr (St. Abbs)
Date: 01/07/07
Tide: Getting near High tide
Weather:warm sunny spells
Viz: 6m with lots of plankton soup style
Temp: 10 deg C but felt warmer
Biscuits: Rest of Milka Bar then a bounty then a double decker (I Know FB!!)
date:1/7/07
site:royal archer (3 miles off methill)
vis:6M
max depth:31M
run time:32 mins
date:1/7/07
site:sylvestre
max depth:26M
run time:32 mins
2 cracking dives :D
date:1/7/07
site:the Beagle, Clyde
vis:3-4M
temp:12 degrees
max depth:36M
run time:45 mins
date:1/7/07
site:Horse Island, Clyde
viz:8m+
temp:12 degrees
max depth:13M
run time:45 mins
Site: Inverkip Yacht Club
Date: 30/06/07
Tide: In 30mins after high tide
Weather: Showers
Viz: 6-8m
Temp: 10.5 deg C
Biscuits: No biscuits :(
57mins, max depth 17.5m