Not really a trip report .....

Mal Bridgeman · June 9th, 2008, 11:00 AM

..... but nice to see so many DIRx'rs in the Channel at the weekend.

Mike and I took the last 2 spots on what we thought was a club trip this weekend on Mike's Sussex boat.... so it was a bit of a surprise when a collection of Divesign's labelled doubles and stages started turning up on the pontoon with a definite bias towards Halcyon and Frog wings.... but what a pleasant surprise to find a number of DIRx'rs on board.

So thanks to Gav, Jim, Matt & Richie for a few giggles and good conversation ....

Oh the diving .... yeah it was quite nice .... vis was 5-6m I think but I am never a great judge of that .... the current was a bit "swirly" so a bit more effort than ideal for a completely relaxing dive but nothing untoward .... lots and lots of fish and crabs though :D

Mal

jimbob · June 9th, 2008, 11:47 AM

Good to meet you all.
Gav had told me I was filling a space on a club trip and that I should begear myself for some outsider sensations. I had my comedy spool icebreaker all rehearsed and everything.
So yes it was an interesting pontoon of kit to find.
Had a great day and an excellent bimble on the Oceana. There seemed to be a lot more "stuff" on it than usual, broken bottles, plates, divers, crabs, lobsters and the like. Thanks guys for making it all a pleasure.
Hope to bump into you again.
Jim

June 9th, 2008, 11:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mal Bridgeman(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 662	Not really a trip report ..... ..... but nice to see so many DIRx'rs in the Channel at the weekend. Mike and I took the last 2 spots on what we thought was a club trip this weekend on Mike's Sussex boat.... so it was a bit of a surprise when a collection of Divesign's labelled doubles and stages started turning up on the pontoon with a definite bias towards Halcyon and Frog wings.... but what a pleasant surprise to find a number of DIRx'rs on board. So thanks to Gav, Jim, Matt & Richie for a few giggles and good conversation .... Oh the diving .... yeah it was quite nice .... vis was 5-6m I think but I am never a great judge of that .... the current was a bit "swirly" so a bit more effort than ideal for a completely relaxing dive but nothing untoward .... lots and lots of fish and crabs though :D Mal __________________ Opinions and beliefs are correct at the time of posting but are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the author.

June 9th, 2008, 11:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
jimbob(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East Sussex Posts: 100	Good to meet you all. Gav had told me I was filling a space on a club trip and that I should begear myself for some outsider sensations. I had my comedy spool icebreaker all rehearsed and everything. So yes it was an interesting pontoon of kit to find. Had a great day and an excellent bimble on the Oceana. There seemed to be a lot more "stuff" on it than usual, broken bottles, plates, divers, crabs, lobsters and the like. Thanks guys for making it all a pleasure. Hope to bump into you again. Jim