Welcome to Cambsac's website

Please note we've moved again. From Jan 2012 we will meet at NCI Sports and Social Club, Holland Street, Cambridge, CB4 3DL from 9:30pm,It is second left off Victoria Road going up from Staples, NCI is on the right, Get drinks from the main bar on the right as you go in and then go into the ballroom which is straight on from the main entrance. A map can be found here

We are an active friendly BSAC registered diving club based in Cambridge with around 50 members. We organise dive trips every year to various locations around the UK and abroad and also regularly dive the North Norfolk coast from our two club boats. We also have our own compressor with free air fills available to members We offer BSAC training to our members from Ocean Diver to Advanced Diver using our own team of volunteer instructors. We also regularly run Skill Development Courses throughout the year We welcome divers from any recognised diving organisations (PADI, SSI, CMAS etc) at all level of qualification. If you’re not originally BSAC trained there is a straightforward induction process which recognises your qualifications and allows you to start diving with us immediately in most cases. To find out more, please have a look at our contact us page and ask.

Coming Events Find all our events are in our Calendar.

5 very good reasons to join us

1. Reguar diving trips using our two club boats
2. Free weekly pool use
3. Free air fills with our club compressor and reasonably priced Nitrox
4. In-house training with our friendly instructors
5. Weekly social gatherings

Courses

Training courses, depending on demand and availability of instructors, are run within our branch all year long, check our Courses page.

Ocean Diver (The BSAC's entry level course) runs on demand. We've just started a new course so if you are interested in joining please get in contact

Sport Diver course has also just starting; please contact Nick A if interested

Dive Leader training has also started and we'll be doing some catch up lectures during spring 2013 . Get in contact if interested.

Risk assessment: http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/6413801/1501421223/name/cambridge%20bsac%20240%20%20pool%20risk%20assessment%20form%2Epdf%2Epdf

Latest News 2013

Trip to small island of Lundy Reservation with the dive boat for the four days starting Saturday 14th September Spaces still available Contact Phil Clegg for details

Lundy is a small island (about 3.5 miles by 0.5 miles) where the Bristol Channel meets the Atlantic, approx 20 miles west from Ilfracombe and slightly less from Bideford and Clovelly ( http://lundyisland.co.uk/). It is a marine conservation zone ( http://www.lundymcz.org.uk/explore/diving ) and offers good diving of all kinds in unspoiled waters. Note this link has a link to a document which describes diving and other facilities on the island.

Trip to Plymouth Saturday June 29 - Saturday July 6th please join us

The other attraction of Plymouth is the extended choice of dive sites including Eddystone and Hand deeps reefs weather permitting, as well as the wrecks west of the sound.

The branch has received a letter and certificate from HQ because we achieved the third most new Dive Leaders in 2012 Well done to everyone involved.

Red Sea

Hello I like to welcome us back from very lovely trip we just experienced! Big thank you to Dave Smith for organising this trip and also we like to say thank you to all Blue Fin Crew and our guides Luke, Albert and Jose. We did have very good time and lots fun and laugh!! If you guys find spare time and like to join our diving trips we would love to have you.

Red Sea Dive sites:

02/03/2013 Red Sea Poseidon Reef 02/03/2013 Red Sea Sha'ab Abu Nuhas - The Carnatic 02/03/2013 Red Sea Sha'ab Abu Nuhas - Night Dive

03/03/2013 Red Sea Sha'ab Abu Nuhas - Ghannis D 03/03/2013 Red Sea Sha'ab Abu Nuhas - Christoula K 03/03/2013 Red Sea Siyul Kebira Reef 03/03/2013 Red Sea Siyul Kebira Reef – Night Dive

04/03/2013 Red Sea Thistlegorm 04/03/2013 Red Sea Thistlegorm 04/03/2013 Red Sea Gobal Island/The Barge

05/03/2013 Red Sea Little Brother 05/03/2013 Red Sea Little Brother 05/03/2013 Red Sea Little Brother

06/03/2013 Red Sea Big Brother 06/03/2013 Red Sea Big Brother - Aida

07/03/2013 Red Sea Marsa Shouna 07/03/2013 Red Sea Marsa Mubarak

14th March 2013 & 21st March 2013 Try dive for Sawston Scouts Instructor and volunteer helpers needed

1st March 2013 Trip to Red Sea!

21st February 2013 AGM meeting 8pm at NCI All welcome

17th February 2013 Dive at Gildy on Sunday

2nd February 2013 Dive at Stoney Cove on Saturday

THE WRECKAGE AT STONEY COVE, LEICESTERSHIRE

Something of interest on our next visit. The oak remains of the Tudor Wreck below. A few of us visited the wreck on our last visit. The anchor and 2 large sections of hull are there. If you are interested in ship design, you can see the oak frames and the timber dowels fastening the planks to the frames. Even crayfish hiding in some of the empty dowel holes! Please don’t try to remove parts of the timbers as they are fragile & bits are falling off … it is over 400 years old!

14 Jan Committee Meeting 8pm at NCI All welcome

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