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    Hi there

    I am fairly experienced as a UK diver. Having been down the Pay Another Dive Instructor route I transferred into the biggest dive club in the world. BSAC. The British Sub Aqua Club. Since then I became an instructor, acquired an ITDA trimix ticket to 70m, Oh and notched up several hundred dives.

    I do about 50 dives a year on a poor year. 2007 was pants, only 53 dives. You have to live in the UK to appreciate depressions.....

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    :colouredsmilies: Welcome to ScubaBoard! :colouredsmilies: Wondering how you like diving around the UK. I would love to do some diving around there - any recommendations?
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    What's it like?

    Quote Originally Posted by sarita75 View Post
    :colouredsmilies: Welcome to ScubaBoard! :colouredsmilies: Wondering how you like diving around the UK. I would love to do some diving around there - any recommendations?
    Diving in the Uk is very demanding-weather, tides, visibility etc However........
    I dive all year round and all around the UK. On the south coast of England- Weymouth and Plymouth are extremely popular, West coast of Scotland is Oban, North Scotland you have Scapa Flow, heading south there is Eymouth and then the Farne Islands.

    The water is green, and the viz will vary from 1-3m on poor days to 20m+ of great days. The variety of wildlife is stunning.

    I am based in Bedfordshire which means that I have a minimum 2.5 hour drive to the coast, but also can reach northern england or Plymouth in 5 hours.

    Bring a drysuit and a decent torch though

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    Quote Originally Posted by ian@1904 View Post
    Diving in the Uk is very demanding-weather, tides, visibility etc ......url]
    and i would guess thats why generally most bsac divers ive met are great divers - their diving is so challanging

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