Diving with us
The whole point of a diving club is to go diving so some information on the sort of diving we do would seem appropriate !
We welcome all divers of any qualification and agency to join the club and dive with us.
Most weekends and occasionally on weekdays you can find some members of the club diving somewhere year round.
West Wales.
The club owns 2 RIBs and both are based near Milford Haven in West Wales. This gives us quick and easy access to the countless wrecks and dive sites off that coast. The shape of the coastline also means diving is possible somewhere at nearly any state of the wind and tide.
Popular areas with the club are the islands of Skokholm and Skomer and the surrounding marine reserve along with the Castlemartin area and when weather permits, to the amazing Smalls lighthouse some 25nm offshore.
We generally aim to do 2 dives per day off the boats and tend to dive a mixture of wreck,wall and reef depending on the mood of the people out that day!
We often attempt to do a full weekend diving (Saturdays and Sundays) and if that's the case although there are B&Bs in the area a lot of us tend to camp in the compound where the boats are based - this is cheap and very convenient as the yacht club has showers, changing rooms and a bar all on site.
Depending on the experience level of the divers out the depths chosen vary from nice simple 6m dives with trainees to 40m or deeper wrecks such as The Lucy.
Other UK trips.
In addition to our own boats in West Wales we occasionally organise trips to other destinations in the UK and use charter boats. There are usually 1 or 2 of these organised trips per year and a few others that club members have organised themselves at other times. Destinations of the last few years have included Porthkerris and Looe in Cornwall, a few trips to Plymouth along with Weymouth and Lundy Island.
Foreign Trips.
Although the UK has very good diving it does have a rather dismal climate so its nice to go abroad and get some sunshine once in a while! For that reason we also organise the odd trip abroad. The Red Sea is a popular choice and in the past members have gone to Malta, Cyprus and elsewhere. This year there is an easter trip to Spain.
Inland sites.
Sometimes the weather just won't cooperate and stops any chance of sea diving. When this happens we tend to practice or just go for a dive in the National Diving and Activity Centre, based in Chepstow.
Costs.
RIBs aren't cheap to buy or operate and as a result we have to charge for the diving. Currently the cost is £15 per person per day (so typically that's 2 dives) for the first day diving and £12 per day for each consecutive day after that. Air fills are available nearby at a cost of roughly £3 depending on tank size. Nitrox is also available from the same place.
Charter boat prices are dictated by the operator as obviously are trips abroad.
If you're interested in joining us to go diving then contact us !