Spaces Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd - Gosport

[TerryH]

Sat 2nd Sept - Highland Brigade - 28m - NOW FULL
Ropes off 9.30am

5,600 ton merchant ship torpedoed by UC 71 on 7 April 1918.
Still standing 8m high and very intact.

1. TerryH (Sucs)
2. PhilK (Sucs)
3. Dinky (Sucs)
4. Lucy (Sucs)
5. Ian@04 (YD)
6. Claire (Sucs)
7. Tim (Sucs)
8. Janice (Sucs)
9. Lynnzee (Sucs)
10. PeteS
11. Red1 (YD)
12. Red2 (YD)

and

NOW ONLY 2x Spaces !!!!!!!!!!!

Sun 3rd Sept - HMS Prince Leopold - 35m
Ropes off 11.00am

A 2938 ton ex Belgian ship which was converted to an infantry
landing craft and torpedoed by U 261 whilst under Royal Navy
command on 29 July 1944. Today she still stands some 10m
high and is largely upright and intact with a slight list to
starboard.

1. TerryH (Sucs)
2. PhilK (Sucs)
3. Dinky (Sucs)
4. Tim (Sucs)
5. Lucy (Sucs)
6. Mike1 (Netley SAA)
7. Mike2 (Netley SAA)
8. Red1 (YD)
9. Red2 (YD)
10. JasonP (YD)
11.
12.

Cost = £40 a day and that will include a second.

Dive Boat is Trojan Based at Gosport
WightWreck Charters Home Page

Get back ASAP if interested.

Rgds
Tel

[TerryH]

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[Lou]

Bummer. Booked up for Weymouth for those two days already or would have jumped at the chance. Great boat and two cracking wrecks that I dearly want to get back onto. It would be nice to dive the Highland Brigade without the deafening racket of Howards YBOD threatening him with immediate expiration. It is most disconcerting diving a wreck and wondring when you are going to find an ex-dude draped across it

[MATTBIN]

Done Leopold twice and is a favourite dive, easily doable at 35 plus the 10m proud bit, something for everyone.
Followed by the Mullbery (?) would make it a special day.

Damn I'm busy
Matt

[Ian@1904]

Terry
I know I am booked in for Saturday-thanks

What time is meet up and ropes off?

Ian

[Adrian Kelland]

Originally Posted by Lou

Bummer. Booked up for Weymouth for those two days already or would have jumped at the chance. Great boat and two cracking wrecks that I dearly want to get back onto. It would be nice to dive the Highland Brigade without the deafening racket of Howards YBOD threatening him with immediate expiration. It is most disconcerting diving a wreck and wondring when you are going to find an ex-dude draped across it

He can turn the alarms off now, you can see the red leds reflecting in his mask

[TerryH]

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[red1]

Hi Terry,

Yippee, I'm free this weekend and could fill the two places on Saturday and two places on Sunday. I am traveling from Yorkshire so need the two days to make it worthwhile. I presume there is two dives each day and will need two tanks each.
We are both very experienced sea divers.

Please get back with more info.

Red1

[TerryH]

Yep definatley two dives each day, so bring two cylinders.

Ropes off at 9.30am Sat
1st Highland Brigade
2nd Luis

Ropes off at 11.00am
1st Prince Leopold
2nd Drift

Drift will be over some rough ground in the 20m range.
Lots of gullies and not usually done, so might find something
interesting.

Boat is berthed in a marina, so worth leaving at least an hour
to get all kit onboard and sorted.

Choccy Hobnobs will be waiting.

Rgds
Tel.

[red1]

Terry,

Thank you for the information regarding the dives and times.
I have a few questions though:
Other people I presume, live nearby, but as we are travelling from Yorkshire where is the best place to stay near the boat? (ideally, wakeup, eat, rub eyes and fall onto the boat!)
Is there nitrox available nearby?
Who do we pay and when?
Is there a mobile contact number I could exchange with you incase of problems on route so I could let you know what's happening? (Its a long way to travel without any contact details etc!)
Does the boat come back to harbour during the interval or does it stay out?

I can't think of anything else to ask, but both me and my dive buddy are pleased to be able to dive "down south" this weekend!