Forthcoming Events
Club Nights
Club nights are held at the K2 Sports and Leisure Centre RH11 9BQ
We meet Thursday evenings at 8.30pm with the aim of being in the pool by 9pm for swimming, training or brushing up on skills. Then off to a pub to put the world to rights.
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Sundays April to September
Diving from Littlehampton marina.
We will be diving every Sunday as long a sea condition permit.
Generally, dive sites will be within 1 hour of the river entrance.
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6th to 13th October
Diving holiday to Malta with Maltaqua
Recent Events
Sunday 28th July 2024 Worthing Lumps
Four of us gathered in Littlehampton marina for an early afternoon departure. Thanks, Keith, for driving and letting Sam, Paul and myself have the dive. There was only time for one dive before we had to get back and get the RIB out of the water and back on the hard standing before the Marina closed.
Vis was poor, only a couple of metres and difficult keeping track of the divers as we were a three in the water, not ideal. So no photos.
We call it Worthing Lumps, but it is a wall dive changing depth from 12m to 15m, made up of chalk. Lots of holes for animals to hide in.
Looking closely, we found we were in Crab heaven hiding in the nooks and crannies, lots of Edible and spider crabs, the odd blenny or two who kept on skipping away when we got near and the Conga who was as thick as my arm. Big Teeth.
All in all a good dive despite the vis.
Safe Diving
Steve
Sunday 9th June 2024
Millionaire diving, who would have guessed. With Keith driving, thanks Keith.
Three of us set out about 11:00 after fixing a few niggling issues with the RIB, so all working now.
Paul passed his use of MSB module. While we were down with good viz we saw bib, vivid blue male wrasse, Dead man’s fingers, Edible crab, tube worms and I even saw a very hidden blenny, on the ascent we came across sea gooseberry while doing our safety stop, very cute. Found this picture on UK inaturalist.
Sunday the 21st April 2024
First outing of the year, sunny if cold. The Waldron rocks off Bognor for a drift dive.
We arrive at the marina about 8.15 after a diversion due to road works on our usual route just before Littlehampton. After a bit of flaffing about with the boat to get it ready for the sea we were off with High Tide at 11:00. We heard there were dolphins in the area as well so we were on the lookout for those elusive creatures as well as our own dive. Once on site we had a bit of discussion on whether or not to get in the water, which looked cold. Anyway after this discussion and blaming Beth for us being out on the water getting tossed about in the waves, we decided to give it a go as we were there anyway. Good job we did.
The temperature was not bad, a toasty 10 deg C. 12 to 16m. Once on the bottom vis was about 2 to 5m. Lots of Sharks around, well dogfish, they are part of the shark family, honest, a couple of blennies trying to hide, a spider crab and my first UK ray, either a Thornback Ray or Undulate Ray.
35 min later we were back on the surface, cold hands but otherwise nice and warm ‘ish. Beth had an exciting time listening to VHF channel 16 about a boat that sank somewhere to the east of Littlehampton, all made it away safely with the lifeboat in assistance.
Slow ride back looking for dolphins but no luck, but just in time to see the lifeboat arriving with the casualties on board from the boat that sank.
All in all a nice day’s diving, sorry you all missed it.
Safe diving
Steve
AGM 2024 25th January 2024
Our AGM was held at the Malt Shovel Pub in Horsham and attended by 13 members.
All Officers were duly re-elected
More importantly were the Awards.
Chairman's Award - Brian Bezzant - Being the club's member with the longest time in Scuba, his enthusiasm and supporting role he has played over the year.
Training Award - Julian Szmulka for being our youngest trainee.
Ethelburger Award/Propeller Award - Mark for taking a diver in the pool with his air only just on. But managing the dive without anyone noticing, until asking for his air to be turned on fully when surfacing.
