Jan
29
USSAC’s second open water trip of the year, with a brave few making the trip over to Somerset to bask in the six degree water.
Once again our trainees showed a remarkable level of pluck and carried on headfirst into their training, even when they couldn’t feel their fingers. Photos (and a video) from the day below.
Our studious Assistant Training Officer
Trailing round the lake
Team Talc
Team twinset
We'll sit down for the briefing, ok?
Jan
7
Today saw the club’s first dive of 2012, which I believe was taken by Andy Pigott, Adam Sparkes and myself, unless you count a quick dip for a weight check…
New Ocean Diver trainees getting wet for a weight check
This was our new trainee’s first experience of open water and of the delight that is Wraysbury. With 1 SD and 3 oD trainees, the two instructors had their work cut out…
"What are you doing?!"
"No, you do it like this..."
However, they managed to get through everything planned, and the non trainees managed to scout both of Wraysbury’s indigenous lifeforms, although didn’t managed to take a picture of the Wraysbury Pike.
Colin the Crayfish
All in all a good day, with very few mishaps. Oh alright, lots of mishaps like; forgotten hoses, falling without protection into the very, very cold water and accidentally-on-purpose trying a weight jettison right at the end of the last dive of the day.
Still, we didn’t need the services of the club’s newest first aider:
Abby to the rescue
