The Doing It Dive Club at Stoney Cove was the first for 2008. The air was cold and fresh, but the smiles were big. The Dive Club had visited Stoney Cove before and always had good dives, and with hopes high for good Vis from the Dive Club members we stood round and discussed what every one would like to see. A walk was taken down to the slip way of Stoney Coves key side to assess the situation……. Clear but cold!

With all Dive Club members that were scheduled to arrive, actually here we got down to having a brief, made more enjoyable by the fact that the sun was now shining over the clear waters of Stoney Cove. The whereabouts of utilities were explained as well as all safety procedures, buddy pairs were assigned and we dispersed to our various dive support vehicles to get kitted up.

Our first Stoney Cove dive was off the bus stop. As we all entered the water and took a look underwater, it was nice to be able to see the cockpit clear as day ! Descents done, every one signalled to say they were ok, we carried on. As we finned down the road we encountered a large pike that seemed to mosey on by. Along the wall we came to the remains of the Wessex helicopter an unfortunate display of how quickly divers can strip something down for trophies. Next our accent took us up the wall to the block house then up and out.

Now that the sun was shining, it made our surface interval much more relaxing. As we dried off, Stoney Coves snack bar supplied us with some much needed nourishment before the next brief was undertaken. An ambitious dive was decided on!

In off the Bus Stop again, we headed for the Coach, and once there, to our surprise we could actually see the Staingarth (Wow !!!), from there a bearing was followed to the APC and then up the wall as air was starting to get low. After this dive was completed, gear was packed away, fingers and toes defrosted and the Doing It Dive Club headed for the bar to enjoy a nice refreshing drink.

As the first 2008 outing for the Scuba + Outdoor Doing It Dive Club it was great success with great visibility and a usually rammed Stoney Cove being pretty quiet, making for an all round smooth day with enjoyable diving.

So Roll on Sunday February 3^rd for our next outing to Capernwray ! If you’re planning to come along please remember to give me Dave or Chris a call at your local S+O Centre to book your slot – See you there !!