My Top diving goals for 2008

What do I want to achieve in diving terms for 2008? Well it must be said that this year is one of consolidation and one in which I am unlikely to do any more training or buy too much kit. I would like to dive three new wrecks Bretagne, Oregon and Louis Sheid. I would like to get to the Rutts as a reef dive. Old favourites to visit include the Maine and the reefs of Hand Deeps and Eddystone. I would like to cover more ground at the Mewstone drop off as well as explore the other drop off. I would like to investigate some alternative shore sites with Rob and Brian. Let me know what you are hoping for this year.

Neill

The Mighty Amoco is confirmed for May and September

In Dave we trust........

Summers Coming

I have made a provisional booking for 5th & 6th July 2008 with Teign Diving Centre for their Hardboat SeaQuest. I have suggested the itinery is likely to include the Bretagne.

http://www.ssbretagne.co.uk/

http://www.ukdiving.co.uk/wrecks/wreck.php?id=70

http://www.teigndivingcentre.co.uk/

Quite exciting...........

Regular Trick

Seems like I know you from somewhere. Been here before?

First Dive of 2008

Shit viz, 28c temp. Dry suit but no gloves. Guess where I am.

Scuba Surfing

I thought I would bring you the benefit of my procrastination. Some Jolly fine diving websites that are seldom visited gems.

First the Deepblue diving website. DBD in Plymouth have moved away from Rec diving to focus on more adventurous stuff. They have and excellent links page which can take you on many a long wander.

http://www.deepbluetech.co.uk/links.htm

A strange scuba do it yourself site which has a few little gems.

http://insel.heim.at/malediven/350052/proj_e_e.htm

A very good value alternative to the 4th Element undersuits. You know how good I'm gonna look in these beauties.

http://www.xcelcius.com/int/acatalog/xmt01.php

A cool on-line logbook site.

http://www.diverecord.com/Welcome.asp

and a very usefull site for looking at kit in depth............
http://www.bitz.fsnet.co.uk/index.htm


I am so good to you.

Eejit's Top Five Dives of 2007

1. Drop-off although I did not dive with you and dive dad and was in a semidry lovely dive all the same (Neill - I thought I did this once with the Daddy Lobster and once with the Eejit Monkey?)


2. The night dive on the Giannis D fantastic wreck had a bit of trouble getting back to the mother ship.


3. The Kingston the drift over the reef was the closest to flight i think i will ever be,


4. The Mammeries at Eddystone - new depth record for me at 40.2 this is the best dive so far dive buddies Neill and Rob (dive dad,Robster the lobster) call him what you will - big shark, jewel anenome, big viz. PS where were you shallow? Hal Ha Ha He He,


5. Hands deep


6. Eddystone photo on my blog http://eejit71.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.html buddy rab loads of sea life 1st time i dived in the eddystone area.

Love The Eejit

Neill's comment - sneaking in a bonus Paddy? Thank you Mate.

Josephine's Favourite Dives of 2007

The Thoroughly lovely Fiend gives us her 5.....

Best dives of the year..

1) Eddystone on the last dive weekend of the year - great visibility, fantastic jewel anenome and big fish.

2) Dive on the Thistlegorm going out to see the trains followed by the Robinson family attack on the forward gun - great dive and lovely opportunity to do it as a family.

3) Chrisoula K (aka tile wreck) - loved the site and amazing opportunity (if a little scary) to go through the engine room with Adam even if we were a little unprepared!

4) Rosehill - loved the wreck even if the water was as green as pea soup. Great life on the wreck and great gun (we're suckers for big guns!)

5) Kingston - good wreck with great life, but drift dive afterwards was the best ever. Like being on a conveyor belt and watching the reef fly by - luckily the current slowed by the time the turtle made an appearance!

Neill's Comment - Thanks to Josephine for contributing. Top Hardcore Wrecker UK diver - picks ace UK dives ahead of shandy soft Red Sea prettyness.

1st Draft Diving 2008

10th/11th May 2008 - Plymouth (Neaps /HW 1018)

Goals - Offshore reefs/Maine/ Local favourites


7th /8th June - Plymouth ( Coming off springs HW 0923)

As Above.

5th/ 6th July - Salcombe/Teignmouth ( Small Springs HW 0823)

Goals - Maine / Bretagne / Orestone

6th / 7th September - Plymouth ( coming to neap HW 1003)

Stone, Deeps or Hatt Rock, Drop Off, Thornbacks.


Please get in touch gang to tell me if these are a working set to approach skippers.