Wrecks And Seals

[Stesh]

Originally Posted by Lou

Once upon a time there was an ethos on YD that when you joined and posted it was give and take. You joined in the community, rather than just "posting".

And there was me thinking the main "ethos" of YD was to find buddies and go diving.

Originally Posted by Lou

For a long time Ben has "posted". he has posted links to his YouTube collection....

I would swap the word "advertising" for "sharing" his videos with others to enjoy. (bit of give & take)

Originally Posted by Lou

...and he has posted "advertising" (in inverted commas as I appreciate that he isn't the skipper) trips.

So in the future Lou, we can look forward to you making flippant comments on every thread posted by any skipper "advertising" spare spaces? If you think they haven't met their community post quota.

Originally Posted by Lou

I think it would be nice if he "joined", that's all. Or maybe YD isn't bothered about that any more?

Well I would leave that decision up to Ben, since everyones different, because some people might spend their time on YD posting pictures of birthday cakes and typing nonsense, whilst others might see they time better spent diving.

[alistairb]

Hey Hey....well put Stesh

safe diving
alistair

[the goat]

Originally Posted by Stesh

Well I would leave that decision up to Ben, since everyones different, because some people might spend their time on YD posting pictures of birthday cakes and typing nonsense, whilst others might see they time better spent diving.

Blah de blah blah blah
Who ? me?
















Good post Stesh

[Gram43]

I placed a thread on here toward the end of last year stating that William Shiels, the said skipper, kept his boat out of the water over winter for the benefit of anyone who wanted to dive.

This meant that you simply contacted William to check availability, then weather permitting and of course the minimum number of divers booked, William would take you out. Minimum is around 6 or 7 divers

Its fair to say that there are many clubs and individuals who are not part of YD who dive with William all year round and therefore I guess this is why he hasn't taken my advice and advertised himself on YD and become part of the "community!"

Perhaps if William joined YD, it would save Ben the hassle of trying to drum up divers to fill his boat. It would also be interesting to see exactly how many divers William gets on his boat each week/month as a result of Bens posting, compared to the none YD divers.

None of this sort of posting does anyone any harm as long as its not "in your face" all the time. Afterall we have the choice to read or not read the threads don't we!

[Lou]

Originally Posted by Stesh

So in the future Lou, we can look forward to you making flippant comments on every thread posted by any skipper "advertising" spare spaces? If you think they haven't met their community post quota.
.

YD membership did used to do that actually.

Perhaps it has changed that much and I am "out of date" here, in which case I apologise. Not that I am convinced it is necessarily a change for the better but this ain't "my front room" as they say.....

[Seal diver]

Dear All,
Thanks for the comments - appreciated.

Yes you are right - basically if there are a few more divers it means I get to go diving!
I have no financial gain by posting - everyone knows who I use as a skipper out of Seahouses and any future postings will simply notify of dates with YD members welcome to PM me or email me on bburville@hotmail.com if they are unsure of who to ring to book a place on the boat.

Sadly depsite all the "huff and bluff" there are still only a handful of divers in the sea off the Farnes all year round - despite good diving.

From Spring to late Summer the boats will be full and will sail weekly but trying to get more than a handful of divers together over the winter to actually dive the sea off the Farnes has been difficult.

To those hardy souls (both ladies and gentlemen) who have turned out during the winter months- I say "good on you" and "thanks" - because if it wasn't for you I wouldn't have had the chance to spend time underwater with the marine life there which is simply all I wish for from the posts.

You'll see from the end of next month there will be very few posts as the boats are full till November time.

To those of you who may wish to participate in "Winter diving" off the Farnes ...watch this space or send an email to me and I'll put you on a distribution list.

As for my YouTube site this is simply to share unusual marinelife clips and if you're keen on seals/dolphin etc have a look - otherwise simply don't.
The detailed broadcast footage doesn't get to go on the site but a selection of short clips are uploaded every now and again.

Thats all,

Safe diving and peace to all - life is too short!

Ben "Seal diver"

bburville@hotmail.com
YouTube - bburville's Channel

[Seal diver]

Forecast looks windy.
Date changed to Sat 8th.

See you there,
Safe diving,
Ben

"Seal diver"
bburville@hotmail.com
YouTube - bburville's Channel

[Stesh]

Me & sandie will see you on the 8th then, if the weather doesn't bugger it

[Seal diver]

Long range forecast looks good with 14mph westerly winds for next Saturday 8th March.
Viz has been improving so fingers crossed. Plenty of spaces left at this stage.

See you there,
Safe diving,

Ben.

[Stesh]

Originally Posted by Seal diver

Long range forecast looks good with 14mph westerly winds for next Saturday 8th March.
Viz has been improving so fingers crossed. Plenty of spaces left at this stage.

See you there,
Safe diving,

Ben.

You bloody cursed it!


UPDATE:-


Saturday 15th March

Dear Winter divers,

The wind has once again this month put pay to any diving at the Farnes!

However, fear not, book your slot for Saturday 15th March!

Wreckage and seals / scenic should be possible if wind is kind.

Book your places now via William the skipper (01665 721297) then check with him on the 14th March (evening of the 13th if you are travelling from some distance).

Keep an eye on the weather yourself on either :

Met Office Met Office: Boulmer: forecast
or
BBC BBC - Weather Centre - 5 Day Forecast in Celsius for Seahouses, United Kingdom

As a rough guide (Northerly winds can make it more difficult at the harbour) - Anything less than 22-25mph should be diveable as the islands provide some protection.

Hope to see some of you there,

Safe diving,