Vobster – Skills, Drills and Kit Fettling
Our regular quarry days at Vobster give club members the opportunity to hone their skills and kit fettle in readiness for the UK sea diving,
Our regular quarry days at Vobster give club members the opportunity to hone their skills and kit fettle in readiness for the UK sea diving,
Six frost-defying members of Swindon’s Seahorse Dive Club—Bill, Chris, Pete, yours truly, Tom, and Glen—braved the Arctic-esque charms of Somerset’s Vobster Quay last weekend. Armed with drysuits, grit, and a questionable sense of adventure, we plunged into water so cold it made penguins reconsider their life choices (6°C, give or take a shiver). Visibility? A generous 5 metres… if you…
A date for your diary. We will rejuvenate our January Ice Breaker dive on Sunday 5th January 2025. An ideal opportunity to burn off those festive calories that have accumulated over the Christmas and New Year period. Wrap up warm and with a little luck for those who have completed diving, a warm Lumumba could be on the cards.Add the…
On a freezing cold day at Vobster….again…our kit was on the benches and prepared for going into the water yet, what was that..oh yes…frost on the benches..what a good start, yet even better was coming.. The intention for today was to learn how to use my scooter. Things like, how fast it slowed down, how it felt in the water,…