Author: Brian Lyell

Capernwray Training Weekend

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This weekend 9th to 10th Novenber 2019 and PSAC had a training weekend down at a favourite spot, Capernwray.

The trip was organised by Training officer Roberta McMath. With 16 divers completing a total of 91 dives!!!

 

All returned after having a great time.

Congratuations to…..

Rosie Graham who qualified as Sports Diver

GP who also qualified as Sports Diver

Val Potts who has newly joined and has already qualified as a Branch Diver.

 

Sports Diver Rosie
GP now Sports Diver
Branch Diver Valerie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other sports divers also doing master diver training and assessments

 

A big thanks goes to Roberta for organising the weekend, also instructors Dave Simpson, Mo, Stevie Gibson and of course Roberta, not forgeting David Gray (trainee instructor) for giving up their time to go down and help out.

Pictures from Roberta.

 

Bill Bowman Quiz Night 2019

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Our annual quiz night in memory of Bill Bowman, who passed away in 2006 was once again held at The Glencorse Golf Club.

All money raised, which this year was £570, goes to Marie Curie

Brian Smith was our quiz master and did a great job, thanks Brian.

Our organiser this year was club secretary Steve Taylor, well done Steve on a great night. Also thanks to Chairman Dave Simpson.

Some pictures from the night, thanks to Roberta for that.

And the scores

 

1st Lets get Quizacle 253
2nd The Old Gits 225
3rd The No Ideas 209
4th The Bubbleheads 183
5th The Fungus 177
6th Midlothian Misfits 163
7th The Three Amigo’s and Google 146
8th The Toddlers Table 134

 

Club boat dive to East Neuk

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This Sunday 18th August 2019 PSAC headed out of St Abbs on Shore Diver and headed to Burnmouth where they dived East Neuk wreck then to Ross Point diving with seals.

Congratulations GP on your 100th dive.

Well done to new addition Dmitry on his first boat dive and congratulationd GP on your 100th dive.

Thanks to Roberta for organising the dive and pictures along with Gillian. Also to Skipper Paul Crowe of Dive StAbbs.

 

Another excellent evenings dive

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Once again our Tuesday evening dive proved as good as they get. This time, Paul, skipper of Shore Diver took us to Tye’s Tunnel and while most of the divers had done this dive before, there were some who had not, so a great experience for them.

Once through, we all headed into deeper waters where there was an abundance of sea life, Pollock, Wrasse, Lobsters, Octupus, Ling and some even saw a shoal of squid!

On the trip were Roberta,GP, Michael, David Gray,Ruth, Steve Taylor, Brian Lyell, Ian, Penny.

Again thanks to Roberta for organising and Skipper Paul Crowe of Dive St Abbs for the dive site choice.

 

 

Tuesday evening dive

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Another successful dive. On our time away from pool training, Roberta McMath our training officer has arranged these evening dives out of St Abbs on Shore Diver. This is now our third such dive where we were taken to Anemone Gulley, which it turned out to be one of the best so far with most seeing more than one wolfish plus the usual lobster wrasse etc. One group spotted a MASSIVE Conger eal, nice one Roberta and dive buddy GP.

On the dive we had Dave Simpson, Michael Groat, Rahdu, Roberta McMath, GP, Brian Lyell, Penny (MSAC), Steve Talor, Graeme Dyer.

Pictures are not the best as Brian was using an old camera, not been used for a few years!

Wolf Fish

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Wolf Fish

Boat Dive 14th July 2019

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Sunday 14th July and a few of Pentland Sub Aqua Club went on 2 boat dives out of St Abbs on Shore Diver, operated and skipperd by Paul Crowe of Dive St Abbs.

On the first dive with the sea conditions not being ideal, we were taken to Black Carr.

On the dive were Steve Taylor, Rolly, Alan Lissimore, Brian Lyell and Graeme Dyer.

On dive 2 we were joined by a group from Sea Search who had Roberta McMath and Ian Gibson among them.

Some pictures from Roberta.

Thanks to Steve Taylor for organising the dives.

2nd Tuesday Evening Dive

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Our 2nd Tuesday evening dive of 2019 and the weather wasn’t as great as previous dives, this didn’t stop us having another great dive.

This time Paul, skipper and owner of Dive St Abbs took us to Black Carr.

The usual lobsters and large edible crabs along with Butter fish and Wolf fish were spotted. Mo brought along a torch which he had repaired and given to Brian to test, he reported it had worked well and the light produced almost fried the poor wolf fish!!

On the dive were Mo, Roberta, Steve Taylor, Alan Lissimore Brian, David Gray, Michael, GP, Graeme and Ruth also Barry who assisted on the boat.

Thanks to Steve Taylor for organising the dive.

Pictures from Roberta