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Portland Nitrox weekend Sat 22 & Sun 23 May 2010 with Scimitar Diving

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#1 · (Edited)
Well following a cracking couple of weekends out of Portland, where the vis and the temps are up to double figures now I am very looking forwards to this :) There are a few spaces up for grabs should anyone care to join us.

Boat fee is £40 per person per day for 2 dives. Please make sure that you are comfortable with the depths before booking and as always, you say, you pay.

Sat 22 May - Aeolian Sky, 11.00 ropes off, max depth 30m, top of the wreck 20m.

Info here
Wreck Tour: 27, The Aeolian Sky - Divernet

Last year's trip (Sky starts at 02.30)
YouTube - DIR-X weekend, 1st and 2nd August 2009, Poole

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. Banana Joe
4. Fourie
5. Duncan JW
6. MK Stu
7. Phil O
8. JamesG
9. Tilesey
10.
11.
12.

Sun 23 May - Alex van Opstal, ropes off 10am, scallop drift first or Wreck Dive in the harbour and can return for fills after if we need to

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. JamesG
4. Duncan JW
5. MK Stu
6. Phil O
7. Tilesey
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Hotel Aqua - Friday and Saturday

The Aqua

1. Naomi
2. Duncan JW
3. MK Stu
4. Phil O
5. Tilesey
6.
 
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#2 ·
Hi Naomi,

I'm keen to come along on this, if someone is willing to buddy up with me?. Would it be ok to only stay on the Saturday night? Also do we need to book direct with the skipper? Finally if anyone is comming down from the NW and fancies sharing the cost of petrol (i'm happy to drive) that would be great!

Sorry sooo many questions!

Cheers

Tom
 
#3 ·
Hi Tom,

No problem to just stay sat night. I started the list as we can get a discount if we get 8 of us based on 4 twin rooms.

Re booking with the skipper, the ropes off for the Sunday is going to change today but I will come back by this afternoon with details and a link to book online.

Re buddy, sorting one before the day is your best bet. I'm sure someone will pipe up on here shortly! I am already taken as it were at the mo but I am pretty sure we can shuffle around a bit if you can't find one :)
 
#4 ·
Well following a cracking couple of weekends out of Portland, where the vis and the temps are up to double figures now I am very looking forwards to this :) There are a few spaces up for grabs should anyone care to join us.

Boat fee is £40 per person per day for 2 dives. Please make sure that you are comfortable with the depths before booking and as always, you say, you pay.

Sat 22 May - Aeolian Sky, 11.00 ropes off, max depth 30m, top of the wreck 20m.

Info here
Wreck Tour: 27, The Aeolian Sky - Divernet

Last year's trip (Sky starts at 02.30)
YouTube - DIR-X weekend, 1st and 2nd August 2009, Poole

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. Banana Joe
4. Fourie
5. Duncan JW
6. MK Stu
7. Phil O
8. JamesG
9. Tilesey
10. Tom
11.
12.

Sun 23 May - HMS Landrail, 06.45 ropes off, depth 31m, standing 6 metres on a sandy bottom

Sank while on a firing exercise on October 4th 1906, this Curlew class gun vessel measured 195ft long with a beam of 28ft. She was armed with a bow torpedo tube, as well as two torpedo launching carriages situated on her deck. She lies NW to SE, listing to port.

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. JamesG
4. Duncan JW
5. MK Stu
6. Phil O
7. Tilesey
8. Tom
9.
10.
11.
12.

Hotel Aqua - Friday and Saturday

The Aqua

1. Naomi
2. Duncan JW
3. MK Stu
4. Phil O
5. Tilesey
6.Tom (just saturday)
Ok I'm In, should be good
 
#5 ·
Well following a cracking couple of weekends out of Portland, where the vis and the temps are up to double figures now I am very looking forwards to this :) There are a few spaces up for grabs should anyone care to join us.

Boat fee is £40 per person per day for 2 dives. Please make sure that you are comfortable with the depths before booking and as always, you say, you pay.

Sat 22 May - Aeolian Sky, 11.00 ropes off, max depth 30m, top of the wreck 20m.

Info here
Wreck Tour: 27, The Aeolian Sky - Divernet

Last year's trip (Sky starts at 02.30)
YouTube - DIR-X weekend, 1st and 2nd August 2009, Poole

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. Banana Joe
4. Fourie
5. Duncan JW
6. MK Stu
7. Phil O
8. JamesG
9. Tilesey
10. Tom
11. dwhitlow
12.

Sun 23 May - HMS Landrail, 06.45 ropes off, depth 31m, standing 6 metres on a sandy bottom

Sank while on a firing exercise on October 4th 1906, this Curlew class gun vessel measured 195ft long with a beam of 28ft. She was armed with a bow torpedo tube, as well as two torpedo launching carriages situated on her deck. She lies NW to SE, listing to port.

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. JamesG
4. Duncan JW
5. MK Stu
6. Phil O
7. Tilesey
8. Tom
9.
10.
11.
12.

Hotel Aqua - Friday and Saturday

The Aqua

1. Naomi
2. Duncan JW
3. MK Stu
4. Phil O
5. Tilesey
6. Tom (just saturday)
 
#16 ·
Hi Tom, it will be good. Fancy diving together again? Hopefully it will be a bit less windy too :) I see you've dropped the colourful drysuit so I might struggle to recognise you underwater. You'll not have a problem spotting me since I got tangoed! (My other suit "shrank" and I saw one for sale and ... it comes with a lot of colour).
 
#7 ·
Aqua space?

Naomi
Please empty your box, you are full up!

I would like to come along. Do you have any room space left at the Aqua? Their online booking suggest not much space. Assuming you still have boat space that is. I want to sort accommodation before taking the boat space.
 
#8 · (Edited)
Naomi
Please empty your box, you are full up!

I would like to come along. Do you have any room space left at the Aqua? Their online booking suggest not much space. Assuming you still have boat space that is. I want to sort accommodation before taking the boat space.
Hi Sorry, I have emptied it :)

Just spoke to the Aqua and they have 3 twins left but we do not have enough for the discount so the simplest thing we can do is book individually on line. There are no singles left so we need to double up!

https://secure.bigsites.co.uk/hotel/hotelaqua/checkavail.php?ln=en&id=1

Or there is the breakwater across the road who do have a number of singles left. 01305 820476.
 
#9 ·
Just spoke to Smudge and due to awkward tides we have a wreck update for the Sunday with a bit more civilised ropes off of 10am :)

Sat 22 May - Aeolian Sky, 11.00 ropes off, max depth 30m, top of the wreck 20m.

Info here
Wreck Tour: 27, The Aeolian Sky - Divernet

Last year's trip (Sky starts at 02.30)
YouTube - DIR-X weekend, 1st and 2nd August 2009, Poole

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. Banana Joe
4. Fourie
5. Duncan JW
6. MK Stu
7. Phil O
8. JamesG
9. Tilesey
10. Tom
11. dwhitlow
12.

Sun 23 May - Alex van Opstal, ropes off 10am, scallop drift first or Wreck Dive in the harbour and can return for fills after if we need to

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. JamesG
4. Duncan JW
5. MK Stu
6. Phil O
7. Tilesey
8. Tom
9.
10.
11.
12.
 
#10 ·
For clarity, you now need to arrange your own accomodation and make buddy arrangements if you can before the trip. Drop me a PM if you are stuck.

You also need to add your name to the list to secure your space and by doing so you are agreeing to pay or find a replacement if you drop out.
 
#12 ·
Just spoke to Smudge and due to awkward tides we have a wreck update for the Sunday with a bit more civilised ropes off of 10am :)

Sat 22 May - Aeolian Sky, 11.00 ropes off, max depth 30m, top of the wreck 20m.

Info here
Wreck Tour: 27, The Aeolian Sky - Divernet

Last year's trip (Sky starts at 02.30)
YouTube - DIR-X weekend, 1st and 2nd August 2009, Poole

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. Banana Joe
4. Fourie
5. Duncan JW
6. MK Stu
7. Phil O
8. JamesG
9. Tilesey
10. Tom
11. dwhitlow
12. SeaStar

Sun 23 May - Alex van Opstal, ropes off 10am, scallop drift first or Wreck Dive in the harbour and can return for fills after if we need to

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. JamesG
4. Duncan JW
5. MK Stu
6. Phil O
7. Tilesey
8. Tom
9. Seastar
10.
11.
12.
 
#13 ·
I am well excited about this now :) I think it's the same weekend as party on the pebbles so we can nip to the beach to say hi to some more YDers and I'll ask the lucious ladies at the Aqua if we can use the dining room for an indian take out again if enough are up for it. Oooooooooooooooooh I bloomin love summer! Bring it on :D
 
#14 ·
Seeing as ropes-off is now at a decent hour I think we might pop along for this :)


Sat 22 May - Aeolian Sky, 11.00 ropes off, max depth 30m, top of the wreck 20m.

Info here
Wreck Tour: 27, The Aeolian Sky - Divernet

Last year's trip (Sky starts at 02.30)
YouTube - DIR-X weekend, 1st and 2nd August 2009, Poole

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. Banana Joe
4. Fourie
5. Duncan JW
6. MK Stu
7. Phil O
8. JamesG
9. Tilesey
10. Tom
11. dwhitlow
12. SeaStar

Sun 23 May - Alex van Opstal, ropes off 10am, scallop drift first or Wreck Dive in the harbour and can return for fills after if we need to

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. JamesG
4. Duncan JW
5. MK Stu
6. Phil O
7. Tilesey
8. Tom
9. Seastar
10. snattrass
11. 26penguin
12.
 
#15 · (Edited)
I'm in.

Both days if possible. Sunday only is fine if necessary.

D

Sat 22 May - Aeolian Sky, 11.00 ropes off, max depth 30m, top of the wreck 20m.

Info here
Wreck Tour: 27, The Aeolian Sky - Divernet

Last year's trip (Sky starts at 02.30)
YouTube - DIR-X weekend, 1st and 2nd August 2009, Poole

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. Banana Joe
4. Fourie
5. Duncan JW
6. MK Stu
7. Phil O
8. JamesG
9. Tilesey
10. Tom
11. dwhitlow
12. SeaStar

Reserves

1. Deviousdan

Sun 23 May - Alex van Opstal, ropes off 10am, scallop drift first or Wreck Dive in the harbour and can return for fills after if we need to

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. JamesG
4. Duncan JW
5. MK Stu
6. Phil O
7. Tilesey
8. Tom
9. Seastar
10. snattrass
11. 26penguin
12. Deviousdan
 
#28 · (Edited)
Sat 22 May - Aeolian Sky, 11.00 ropes off, max depth 30m, top of the wreck 20m.

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. Banana Joe
4. Fourie
5. Duncan JW
6. MK Stu
7. Phil O
8. JamesG
9. Tilesey
10.
11. Deviousdan
12. SeaStar

Reserves
1. AdrianB

Sun 23 May - Alex van Opstal, ropes off 10am, Wreck Dive in the harbour first

1. Naomi S - RIB
2. JackMac - RIB
3. JamesG - RIB

4. Duncan JW
5. MK Stu
6. Phil O
7. Tilesey - RIB
8.
9. Seastar
10. snattrass
11. 26penguin
12. Deviousdan

Reserves
1. AdrianB

Due to a minor error on my part and a bit of double booking 4 of us will be on the Rib on the Alex dive on the Sunday. Sorry :redface: It's a very nice Rib though and has lots of room for twins and has a ladder so it's all good :)

Dan you do not have to be on the Rib.

EDIT - Many thanks to my buddies who have volunteered to go on the Rib :) The mistake was entirely mine and I feel quite bad. There may be a beer in it for you!
 
#30 ·
Sat 22 May - Aeolian Sky, 11.00 ropes off, max depth 30m, top of the wreck 20m.

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. Banana Joe
4. Fourie
5. Duncan JW
6.
7. Phil O
8. JamesG
9. Tilesey
10. Adrian Brown
11. Deviousdan
12. SeaStar

Reserves


Sun 23 May - Alex van Opstal, ropes off 10am, Wreck Dive in the harbour first

1. Naomi S - RIB
2. JackMac - RIB
3. JamesG - RIB

4. Duncan JW
5.
6. Phil O
7. Tilesey - RIB
8.
9. Seastar
10. snattrass
11. 26penguin
12. Deviousdan

Reserves
 
#31 ·
I think I'll nab that spot before it goes and I regret it. ;)

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. Banana Joe
4. Fourie
5. Duncan JW
6. Adrian Kelland
7. Phil O
8. JamesG
9. Tilesey
10. Adrian Brown
11. Deviousdan
12. SeaStar

Reserves


Sun 23 May - Alex van Opstal, ropes off 10am, Wreck Dive in the harbour first

1. Naomi S - RIB
2. JackMac - RIB
3. JamesG - RIB

4. Duncan JW
5.
6. Phil O
7. Tilesey - RIB
8.
9. Seastar
10. snattrass
11. 26penguin
12. Deviousdan

Reserves
 
#32 ·
There are still 2 cheeky spaces left on the Sunday...

10am Countess of Erne returning for fills before 2pm Alex Van Opstal

2 wrecks for £40 = bargain! :)

Neaps, fantastic weather booked, bestest skipper ever, couldn't be better!

It will be like this (NSFW)! :D

YouTube - I'm On A Boat (ft. T-Pain) - Album Version

"This ain't sea world, this is as real as it gets" lol
 
#35 · (Edited)
Sat 22 May - Aeolian Sky, 11.00 ropes off, max depth 30m, top of the wreck 20m.

1. Naomi S
2. JackMac
3. Banana Joe
4. Fourie
5. Duncan JW
6. Adrian Kelland
7. Phil O
8. JamesG
9. Tilesey
10. Adrian Brown
11. Deviousdan
12. SeaStar


Sun 23 May - Alex van Opstal, ropes off 10am, Wreck Dive in the harbour first

1. Naomi S - RIB
2. JackMac - RIB
3. JamesG - RIB

4. Duncan JW
5. Timw
6. Phil O
7. Tilesey - RIB
8.
9. Seastar
10. snattrass
11. 26penguin
12. Deviousdan

Timw - You have been "italised" (lol this is a TerryH ism) until you can confirm one way or the other tomorrow, as per PM.
 
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