YD - Shetland 2008 - Valkyrie - July 6 - 11th

[MartyC]

I'll be bringing my twin set and stage along, so I'm going to sort out a container with North link, anyone who has extra bits they want to put in is more than welcome to pitch stuff in.

[Hazel W]

A summary


An Hjaltland en Norsk Fara ( A Shetland and Norse Voyage )
Put your name on the list and pm me your details if you wish to go .... please remember that the usual YD rules apply ... you are responsible for your place and if you sign up you are agreeing to attend.


1. Martin (deposit paid)
2. MartyC (deposit Paid)
3. Dobbo the Ninja (deposit + balance paid)
4.Gordon Mackie (deposit paid)
5.Doug McEwan (deposit paid)
6.Derek Borthwick (deposit paid)
7.Mike Malone (deposit paid)
8.Malx Gauld (deposit paid)
9. Chris Scott-Jupp (deposit paid)
10.Jen (deposit paid)
11.Space available
12.Space available

This trip will begin in KIRKWALL Orkney and will travel up to Shetland hopefully (given good weather ) on the evening of the 6th following a dive or two in the North Isles of Orkney.
the weeks trip will end in Lerwick, Shetland and you have to get home from there .....(its not hard)
Therefore ferries should be arranged as follows:
Aberdeen - Kirkwall 5th July
Lerwick - Aberdeen 11th or 12th July

Price will be £400.00 per diver and includes all diving, accoms, food, air fills etc.
it does not include mixed gasses and alcohol

Exceptional underwater visibility makes Shetland perfect diving country. Some of the most spectacular views in the islands are below the waves - submerged cliffs, stacks and caves of long-drowned shorelines. Shetland's profusion of underwater wildlife is truly astonishing, one of the richest marine environments around the British Isles. With 1450 km of coastline, 405 geos (coves), 351 caves, 205 skerries, 190 stacks, 158 natural arches and at least seven subterranean passages.
For wreck diving, Shetland has everything from historic wrecks (like the 18th Century Swedish East Indiaman and WWI steamship Gwladmena - both in Lerwick Harbour) to modern trawlers and the 1993 wreck of the huge tanker Braer. Also the shape of Shetland means that you can dive on almost any day of the year - there's always somewhere sheltered and the long hours of summer daylight are an added bonus, allowing you to pack more diving time into a week's stay.

Possible dive sites all dependant on prevailing winds, weather and tides:


Lunokhods (Lerwick) 15-30m
Klondiker sank in 93

Queen Of Sweden (Knab, Lerwick) 17m
protected wreck of a Swedish Eastindiaman

Gwladmena (Lerwick) 40m 900 ton
sank in 1918. intact

Glen Isla (Lerwick) 45m 1200 ton
Steamship sank in the entrance to Lerwick harbour

Samba (Lerwick) 10-35m 3000ton acid tanker
Sank after dramatic rescue near Lerwick harbour

Pionersk (Lerwick) 22m
Big Klondiker sank in 94

Leonatus (Lerwick) 60m
Torpedoed in 1917

Park Mill (Bressey Sound) 40m
was torpedoed by UC 40 in 1917

Green Lilly (Bressay)43m
Cargo ship sank in 1997

St Sunniva (Mousa) 25m
Passenger ship sank in 1930

Murrayfield (Mousa) 10-25m
Sank in 1942

The Brear (Sumburgh head) 18m
Masive Tanker sank in 1993 recently released as a diving site

Highcliffe (Papa Stour)36m
sank in 1940 popular dive with defence gun still visible

Oceanic (Foula) <30m
White Star line Liner very broken up due to shallow water
possible dive on slack water if we get perfect weather.

Jane (Yell) 20m 900 ton
steamship sank in 1920

E49 (Baltasound) 30m
mined in 1917

New wreck sites to consider

1. Brodonski Polya:
100m long 4000 ton Klondyker sank to the North of Lerwick in 1993. 40m max

2. The secret steamship site:New dive site located after 3 months of research no details on site conditions but we will have a go if weather permits. 1050 ton 50m long. compound steam engine. 25m max




Hope you find all that interesting
none of the above are gaurenteed and we just have to see what the weather throws at us.

Last years trip report !Shetland on MV Valkyrie, 14th-21st July 2007

[MartyC]

Hi Hazel,
Ferry is booked for the 5th and the 11th, can we get on board on the 5th straight off the ferry or do we have to sort out accommodation for the Sat night?

[Martin]

Yippeeeeeeee
My ferry booked aswell.


Now - I'm coming up from Leeds. If anyone has any interest in car sharing (either picking me up en route, or I'll pick you up en route) then please let me know ASAP.

If no-one want's to car share, I will probably just get the train.

[MartyC]

Martin,
I might be able to give you a lift up to Aberdeen, I'm coming back on the Ferry on the 11th so I can get home for my Wedding Anniversary on the 12th so you may have to make your own way back.
PM me and we'll talk

[MartyC]

8 Weeks and counting

[Hazel W]

1. Martin (deposit paid)
2. MartyC (deposit Paid)
3. Dobbo the Ninja (deposit + balance paid)
4.Gordon Mackie (deposit paid)
5.Doug McEwan (deposit paid)
6.Derek Borthwick (deposit paid)
7.Mike Malone (deposit paid)
8.Malx Gauld (deposit paid)
9. Chris Scott-Jupp (deposit paid)
10.Jen (deposit paid)
11.Deep Baloo
12.Mrs Deep Baloo

Trip full .................trip Full................. trip full

[Hazel W]

Balance payments due on the 1st of June folks

H

[MartyC]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArgh, no just kidding I've been waiting for this good job I put some penny's aside

[Deep Baloo]

Will anyone be up for some trimixy dives during this week?