As well as having access to a rib, we also have two club compressors enabling us to fill our own cylinders. Not being restricted to commercial dive operators or having a need to find a filling station means we can run trips to more remote locations where few divers get to dive.
We need a slipway to launch the boat, a place to stay and a bunch of divers with a sense of adventure.
We run expeditions every couple of years or so and a few years ago we won the BSAC expedition award for one of our trips.
Some of the places we’ve visited….
Isle of Gigha – a small Scottish island, 7 miles long and half a mile wide with a population of around 200 people. Gigha is the most Southerly of the Hebridean Islands
Isle of Mull – The second largest island of the Inner Hebrides giving us access to dive in the Sound of Mull, the waters around the Hebrides and a run into Loch Sunart. If you know where to look, there is a hidden beach which turned out to be an excellent place to have a picnic in between dives. You can read a dive report on our trip here.
Mallaig – Located just South of Skye, Mallaig is a small town which gave us the ability to dive around the Small Isles of The Hebrides and into Loch Nevis.
Loch Carron – Situated North of Skye, an area with plenty of wrecks and some stunning scenic dives.
You don’t have to be a highly experienced diver to join an expedition, you just need a can-do attitude. There is a lot of planning to be done beforehand, and the expedition can be hard work, cylinders to be filled, food to be prepared, changes to plans to be considered due to weather.
Although there is a lot of work to make it happen, expeditions are incredibly rewarding. Working together as a team to dive in places few divers have experienced makes all the effort worthwhile.
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