
By Mark Lewis
7th September 2021
In the end, ten divers booked onto the trip but as the weekend approached, we had one casualty of a double booked diary commitment and two divers with various shoulder and foot ailments. These two latter divers happily attending as Boat Butlers for the weekend, making a first class experience to the excellent weather and indeed, visibility!
Tango of Weymouth

Tango is permanently berthed alongside the popular bar and restaurant area of the Custom House Quay road and opposite the Harbour Master’s office. Loading was pretty much a breeze. Skipper Phil gave options of us to load the evening before or in the morning before ropes off. Kit can be stored overnight in the secure wheelhouse and massive storage holds. Simply park in one of the loading bays on the quay and it’s no more than 60 metres to Tango. Once loaded, simply park your car in one of the near council operated car parks. Day tripper permits are available from Phil at £7.20 a day. Simply drop your money in the honesty box, write Tango as the boat name, your registration number, then scratch off the date and your done! Easy as that.
Saturday 4th September

Those two injured divers were Mandy and myself, demoted to Boat Butlers were beck and call of the remaining seven as they kitted up.

As I wasn’t diving today, back on board all divers were reporting a good 4-5m visibility and a water temperature of 17degC. Then it was time mugs of tea all round and a little tiffin as specially procured by Mandy. That afternoon’s dive was a supposed drift on the SS Gertrude [+1894] or the HMT James Fennel [+1920]? Even skipper Phil couldn’t tell you which one it was as both wrecks are around the same Blacknor Point area off Portland.

Sunday 5th September

- Dive Date: 5th Sept 2021
- Dive Time: 10.16am
- Cylinders: 2x12L Twinset
- Cylinders: 1x7L Stage
- Dive Duration: 55m:50s
- Max Depth: 33.60m
- Ave Depth: 23.21m
- Temp: 16degC
- Visibility: 4-6m Hazy
- Gas: 34% Nitrox
- Gas In: 215 bar
- Gas Out: 104 bar
- SAC Rate: 16.98 LPM
