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Timing and I had a great Days diving yesterday in Weymouth.
Diving from Topgun via breakwater diving.
Went out early at 8.am from Castletown, sea state flatish and fairly foggy! Takes about 50 mins to get around Portland Bill to the site of the M2 Submarine.
She is in 30 - 35m of water laying upright on a sandy bottom, (She sank in 1932 with the loss of her crew.)It took a couple of goes to get the shot-line onto her. However, no big problems.
Tim and I dropped onto the shot, (vis 6 to 8 metres) did a bubble check at 5 metres and dropped down to the submarine, she is intact and if it wasnt for the marine life on her and the rust on close inspection you could believe she was just sat there. We did a slow circumnavigation of the sub, caught between looking at her and watching the profusion of marine life swimming about.
We examined the open hanger forrad of the conning tower (she carried a seaplane) but didnt go inside, a mix of respect and the sobering and sad thoughts for her crew.
Anyway on 23 mins it was time to come up! We had decided to follow the shot line up and then blob off, being leary of the westerly tide and the poor surface vis. Nice slow ascent with a couple of minute stops.. Made a pigs ear of putting the blob up after a 3 min stop at 5 metres, Tims reel didnt like my DSMB so kept comming off. still no real probs...
Surfaced and Budgie kindly came over and picked us up.. The luxury of the dive lift after Sundays boat was much appreciated by me! and I suspect by Tim.
Picked up another pair and a solo diver ! and sailed back to Portland harbour in ever increasing sunshine. A classic dive much recommended.
after a quick fill, tea and a bacon buttie we went back out to do the Hood.
vis was excellent 8 to 10 metres and we played around the outside and a couple of looks inside but didnt do the full swim through. There are 100's of spider crabs around, Tim trying out his new camera!! He managed a good pic of a nice cuttle fish anyway after an enjoyable 40 mins we came up on a blob and floated gently into the harbour!
No stress at all other than my crap neck seal, resulting in a wet dry suit! a 46 min enjoyable dive with the sun shining!
Lots of fish, huge fecking crabs and a nice wreck.
all in all a good day out.
Ian
Timing and I had a great Days diving yesterday in Weymouth.
Diving from Topgun via breakwater diving.
Went out early at 8.am from Castletown, sea state flatish and fairly foggy! Takes about 50 mins to get around Portland Bill to the site of the M2 Submarine.
She is in 30 - 35m of water laying upright on a sandy bottom, (She sank in 1932 with the loss of her crew.)It took a couple of goes to get the shot-line onto her. However, no big problems.
Tim and I dropped onto the shot, (vis 6 to 8 metres) did a bubble check at 5 metres and dropped down to the submarine, she is intact and if it wasnt for the marine life on her and the rust on close inspection you could believe she was just sat there. We did a slow circumnavigation of the sub, caught between looking at her and watching the profusion of marine life swimming about.
We examined the open hanger forrad of the conning tower (she carried a seaplane) but didnt go inside, a mix of respect and the sobering and sad thoughts for her crew.
Anyway on 23 mins it was time to come up! We had decided to follow the shot line up and then blob off, being leary of the westerly tide and the poor surface vis. Nice slow ascent with a couple of minute stops.. Made a pigs ear of putting the blob up after a 3 min stop at 5 metres, Tims reel didnt like my DSMB so kept comming off. still no real probs...
Surfaced and Budgie kindly came over and picked us up.. The luxury of the dive lift after Sundays boat was much appreciated by me! and I suspect by Tim.
Picked up another pair and a solo diver ! and sailed back to Portland harbour in ever increasing sunshine. A classic dive much recommended.
after a quick fill, tea and a bacon buttie we went back out to do the Hood.
vis was excellent 8 to 10 metres and we played around the outside and a couple of looks inside but didnt do the full swim through. There are 100's of spider crabs around, Tim trying out his new camera!! He managed a good pic of a nice cuttle fish anyway after an enjoyable 40 mins we came up on a blob and floated gently into the harbour!
No stress at all other than my crap neck seal, resulting in a wet dry suit! a 46 min enjoyable dive with the sun shining!
Lots of fish, huge fecking crabs and a nice wreck.
all in all a good day out.
Ian
