After three amazing months at sea, I was thrilled to jump back into the water before heading down to Newquay to explore some fascinating wrecks, including a U-boat and a hospital ship. I signed up for a dive with Stormforce Diving, based in Littlehampton, just 20 minutes from me – I couldn't wait! The fantastic team at Stormforce use a…
Having never dived with Channel Diver before, but heard plenty of good things about the set up I was excited to get stuck in. The parking scenario is a pain (dropping kit on a ramp, telephoning the marina office to say “please don’t ticket me” and then heading to a free multi story) but to be frank, the diving more…
Well you couldn't have ordered better weather! Sea conditions good with a light wind and plenty of sunshine all weekend. Lots of water, lashings of sunscreen and sun bonnets were the order of the day. Day 1 - UB-55 and UB-78 Our first dive was on the wreck of WW1 U-Boat UB-55. The shot was quickly placed with the Seahorse…
After a fairly interesting transit, Maverick arrived at the wreck of SS Thornhill. I was already kitted up and ready to jump, standing on the stern waiting for the horn in the swell made me think and mentally going through the dive for the umpteenth time. Then “BOOOOOOM” followed by two splashes. The first diver, a lovely Brummie chap, jumped…