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Our History - 2004.

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December
21 Dec Committee Meeting. No Pool!
19 Dec

The at Xmas Dive at Lochside Cottages, Loch Leven.

Click on the image left for the story.
17 Dec The Xmas Dinner/Dance night at the Fairway Hotel.
14 Dec Sport Diver lecture assessment. Successfully for all those who took part. No pool, due to boiler problems.
12 Dec Jenny goes to London and there's no diving - what's going on???
07 Dec Sport Diver lectures and Pool Training.
05 Dec

Diving and training at 12.9 Mile mark, Loch Fyne. This little Dab, Limanda limanda, was spotted at 24 metres.

Photograph by Jim Anderson.

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November
30 Nov Committee meeting, Sport Diver lectures and Pool Training. Tonight we said farewell, for a while, to Peter Amos. Peter who has become a fixture at the club since he joined 3 years ago is off on a jaunt round the world. He is away on 1 Dec to Singapore, then on to Bali for some diving, Fiji and then back home to Australia for a while. We hope to hear from him during his travels and will keep you up to date when we do. Meanwhile he can be contacted at Peter Amos (walkaboutpeter@hotmail.com).
28 Nov Diving on a gloriously calm and sunny day at South Gortein, Loch Fyne.
23 Nov Sport Diver lectures and Pool Training.
21 Nov

Diving and training at lephinchapel, Loch Fyne. A gurnard, one of two individuals found at 12 m.

Photograph by Jim Anderson.
16 Nov Branch Instructor development evening. The improvements continue - in the pool too!
14 Nov Diving and training at Dunollie Point, Oban.
9 Nov Yes, they are becoming better instructors thanks to the BDO's initiative to have them all 'singing from the same hymn sheet'.
7 Nov Diving and training at 7 Step Reef, Loch Creran. First open water dives for Jill Roberts.
2 Nov Sport Diver lectures and Pool Training.

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October
31 Oct

A day's diving out of Eyemouth on the MV North Star. Click on the picture for the story. Can you spot the goats?

Photograph by Jim Anderson.

26 Oct Committee meeting, Sport Diver lectures and Pool Training.
24 Oct Diving and training at Kenmore Point, Loch Fyne. First open water dives for Andrew Pearce and Audrey Johnstone.
19 Oct Sport Diver lectures and Pool Training.
16/17 Oct

Night diving at Stallion Rock, Loch Fyne and diving at Loch Etive. There are huge numbers of little Devonshire Cup Corals, Caryophyllia smithii, on the reefs at depth in Loch Etive. Here is one of them.

Photograph by Jim Anderson.

12 Oct Sport Diver lectures and Pool Training.
10 Oct Diving and master Diver training at Lochside Cottages, Loch Leven. Lots of skills assessed and congratulations to Norman Mitchell on completing his Master Diver training.
5 Oct Pool Training.
2/3 Oct

Another wonderful weekend diving from the Mary Doune. Click on the large boring sponge, left for the story.

Photograph by Jim Anderson.

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September
28 Sept Committee meeting and Pool Training.
26 Sept

Hermit CrabDiving and training at Lephinchapel, Loch Fyne. Congratulations to Graham Reid who completed his Master Diver Training today.

Photograph by Jim Anderson.
21 Sept Pool Training.
16 - 24 Sept A party of nine club members visit Sharm el Sheikh in the Northern Red Sea. Check here for the story.
14 Sept Pool Training.
12 Sept Diving and training.
07 Sept Pool Training.
05 Sept

The Bell Rock LighthouseBoat dive to the Bell Rock Lighthouse on the MV North Star. Click on the lighthouse to go to the story of this superb day out.

Photograph by Jim Anderson.

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August
31 August Pool Training.
29 August Diving and Training at Finnart Pier, Loch Fyne. Mike Giezekamp successfully completed his Sport Diver training - congratulations Mike!
24 August Pool Training.
22 August The day on the MV Ocean Star out of St. Abbs was cancelled because of stormy weather - in August!
17 August Pool Training.
15 August Diving at the west coast.
10 August Pool Training.
8 August

Diving and training at Craig 'n Gelt, Dunbar. There were several seals asleep in the gullies, lots of lobsters and sand eels.

Photograph of the big fat seal by Jim Anderson
3 August Pool Training.
1 August A super day out on the MV North Star. Diving at the Burnmouth Caves and Ross Carr out of Eyemouth.

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July
27 July Lecture assessment and Pool Training.
25 July

A day on the MV Ocean Star out of St. Abbs. A good turnout of 18 divers enjoyed a variety of excellent dives on the MV Glanmire, Black Carr etc. etc.

Photograph of a Ballan Wrasse at the Black Carr by Jim Anderson.
20 July Lecture revision and Pool Training.
18 July

Diving on a beautiful day at Weasel Loch, Eyemouth.

Octopus by Jim Anderson.
13 July Pool Training.
11 July Diving.
06 July Pool Training.
04 July Diving.

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June
29 June Pool Training.
27 June Diving.
22 June Lectures and Pool Training.
20 June

Diving and training at Lochside Cottages, Loch Leven. A peaty fresh water layer on the surface produced this greenish glow with large Pollack, Pollachius pollachius, among the kelp.

Photograph by Jim Anderson
15 June Lectures and Pool Training.
12/13 June A weekend diving on the MV Rebecca Ann at the Summer Isles, well nearly. Click here to go to the story.
10 June An evening dive at the Bass Rock on the Dive Safari RHIB Pegasus out of North Berwick.
08 June Lectures and Pool Training.
06 June

Diving and training at Kenmore Point, Loch Fyne. A calm overcast day revealed that the midges are back with a vengeance. The Rock Goby, Gobius paganellus, to the left was one of several seen in cracks in the reef. This is probably a male in dark colouration common when guarding eggs.

Photograph by Jim Anderson
01 June Lectures and Pool Training.

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May
31 May Diving for the lucky few at St. Abbs off Peter Gibson's boat - superb visibility on the Black Carr and West Hurker.
30 May Diving and training at Kentallen, Loch Linnhe. First open water dives for Andrew Didcock.
25 May Committee Meeting, Lectures and Pool Training.
23 May

Diving in 'jellyfish soup' at Loch Ailort. For more information about the Aurelia aurita, found in their millions during the diving, click on the image right.

Photograph by Jim Anderson
18 May Lectures and Pool Training.
16 May Diving and training at Kentallen, Loch Linnhe.
11 May Lectures and Pool Training.
09 May

Diving and training at Dunollie, Oban.

This tiny, 15mm long, Clingfish possibly Diplecogaster bimaculata was photographed at 14 metres by Jim Anderson.
04 May Lectures and Pool Training.
02 May

Diving and training at South Gortein, Loch Fyne.

The photograph, by Jim Anderson, shows one of the many large anemone, Urticina eques, to be found on the reef at the end of the cable.

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April
27 April Committee Meeting and Pool Training.
Elsie Aitken appointed as Children and Vulnerable Adult Officer.
25 April Diving and training at Lochside Cottages, Loch Leven.
First open water dives for Mike Giezekamp successfully completed.
20 April Pool Training.
17/18 April

Photo by Jim AndersonA splendid weekend diving on the Mary Doune. Click on the dogfish left to link to some more information about the weekend.

Photograph by Jim Anderson
13 April Pool Training.
06 April Pool Training.
04 April

Photo by Jim AndersonDiving and training at Seven(12) Step Reef, Loch Creran, famous for it's reefs made by the marine serpulid tubeworm, Serpula vermicularis.

The photograph shows a small group of serpulid worms and feather stars on the reef at 5 metres.

Photograph by Jim Anderson

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March
30 March Committee Meeting and Pool Training.
28 March

The RondoA day's diving on the MV Sea Otter out of Dunstaffnage. The morning dive was on the wreck of the Rondo, see left , in the Sound of Mull followed by a drift along Ardtornish Cliff and into the bay on the afternoon ebb tide.

Photograph of the cliff below the Rondo by Jim Anderson
We had another superb day out - thanks again to skipper Chris.
23 March Pool Training.
21 March Diving.
16 March Pool Training.
14 March Diving and training at Manse Reef, Loch Leven on a very wet day.
09 March Pool Training.
07 March Diving at Lephinchapel, Loch Fyne and Loch Ailort.
02 March Pool Training.

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February
29 February

photo by Jim AndersonDiving and training on a glorious day at Kentallen Pier, Loch Linnhe.

Photograph by Jim Anderson 
24 February

The AGM was held at the Community Centre. Another successful year for the Branch. The new Committee was elected. Common Goby, Pomatoschistus microps, by Jim Anderson. We also handed out some awards and looked at some slides - click on the image left for more details. The annual levy remains at £40.00 along with charges for kit hire. Under 18's can now get their kit hire at half-price.

Photograph by Jim Anderson
22 February Diving and training at Kenmore Point, Loch Fyne.
Congratulations to Ian Bett who completed his Sport Diver training today.
17 February Pool Training.
15 February

Sqat lobster by Jim AndersonDiving and training at Lephinchapel, Loch Fyne.

Munida rugosa by Jim Anderson.
10 February Pool Training.
08 February Diving and training.
03 February Pool Training.
01 February Diving.

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January

27 January Committee meeting and Pool Training.
25 January Curling at Murrayfield for a couple of hours. Followed by a dive at Stallion Rock, Loch Fyne for some.
20 January Pool Training.
18 January

photo of Pollack by Jim AndersonDiving and training.

Photograph by Jim Anderson
13 January Pool Training.
11 January Diving and training.
06 January The first pool training session of the year and a good turn out.

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