http://www.brightonmarinadivers.org.uk This is the official website and blog of Brighton Marina Divers Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:48:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   On 21st March from 10 am Brighton Marina Divers are running a Try Dive event at Brighton College pool.       A Try Dive is the perfect introduction to scuba diving and so if you've always wanted to learn, would like to test out the water before you go on holiday or are just curious, ... http://www.brightonmarinadivers.org.uk/2010/02/16/try-dive-splash-14th-march/ 7th February Ringmer Pool 4-5pm – Come for a swim, check out your kit, do a bit of training   11th February 8:30pm First in a series of marine identification short talks by David Harvey on Sponges. 25th February 8:30pm Talk by Nigel Baker on Marine Salvage at BMYC or Nigel takes ... http://www.brightonmarinadivers.org.uk/2010/01/22/what%e2%80%99s-on-at-the-club/ Mr Harvey's title should be well known local naturalist and the subject of the film is Sharks, not Halibut... http://www.brightonmarinadivers.org.uk/2010/01/19/correction-to-film-night-post/ Well known local naturist, David Harvey, will be showing blockbuster underwater movie....involves fish...blood...death...Halibut...death. http://www.brightonmarinadivers.org.uk/2010/01/19/film-nightthursday-21st-jan-10/ http://www.brightonmarinadivers.org.uk/2009/10/21/gozo-holiday-pix-2009/ A big thank you to Larry Hughes who has kindly organised the club holiday to Gozo in October 2009, where we will reacquaint ourselves with such delights as the Blue Hole, Inland Sea, Coral Cave, the various sunken Ferries etc. Basic details - Fly Easyjet to Malta and transfer to Gozo ... http://www.brightonmarinadivers.org.uk/2009/07/22/gozo-holiday-2009/ Betsey Anna Mysteriously Moved   Note: Names have been changed to protect the author from imprisonment and a good thrashing!   Five club members and an interloper headed to Swanage for a weekends diving at the end of June – Larry, Paul, Nigel, Mark, John and Mick. The plan was to tow the big ... http://www.brightonmarinadivers.org.uk/2009/07/07/swanage-june-2009/ The plan was to dive the City of Waterford, lines off at 10 am, bearing 184 degrees from Brighton Marina and eight nautical miles away. The City of Waterford lies in 35 metres following a collision with a Greek cargo vessel in dense fog in 1949. It’s a great wreck, ... http://www.brightonmarinadivers.org.uk/2009/06/22/secret-scallop-ground-revealed/ Kate Cole of Sussex Seasearch has kindly agreed to run a Seasearch Observer course for Brighton Marina Divers on 13th June at Brighton Marina Yacht Club. This is a one day course starting at 10am and finishing around 5pm aimed at giving divers new to the Seasearch project and new ... http://www.brightonmarinadivers.org.uk/2009/06/01/seasearch-observer-course-%e2%80%93-13th-june/   The Man Who Bought a Navy   A Talk By John Hayes   Brighton Marina Yacht Club 8:30pm 28th May      In 1919 the pride of the German nation their High Seas Fleet was scuttled in Scapaflow. Salvage experts at the time said that it would be near impossible to raise the wrecks but against massive ... http://www.brightonmarinadivers.org.uk/2009/05/01/the-man-who-bought-a-navy-talk-28th-may/