Diving training takes place in the safety of the swimming pool at the Playdrome in Clydebank. Once you have completed your basic diving training, you will progress to the sea. We go diving at the week-end, mainly on Sunday. We also have a few weekends away throughout the year, usually May and September. Some members dive all year round, even though the water can be a little cool in the middle of Winter. Others go off to the Red Sea, the Med or perhaps the Caribbean for a week or two. There is always somewhere in the world where you can enjoy excellent diving all year round.
Of course the best times in Scotland are from April to September when
the days are longer, the water is warmer and the weather some-what kinder.Yet again, some divers will dive mid-week. Also during the Summer months we often go for a dive in the evening. Loch Long is only 35 miles “up the road”. Some of the most pleasant dives are on week day evenings when the roads and dive sites are a bit more quiet.
We have the occassional B-B-Q. This one was at St. Catherines on Loch Fyne. Several members took turns at burning the sausages and burgers but no one took ill !!?? There was a little drizzle but no-one minded. Hey-We're Divers!
We also combined this activity with a "Clydebank Beach Clean". We like to try to help the Lochside Communities by periodically clearing the beach area of rubbish and junk. It's amazing where it comes from!
We try to dive all around Scotland. Being a west coast Club most of our diving takes place in the west, however we make summer visits across to Eyemouth and St. Abbs in the South-east of Scotland. Last year some members went up to the Moray Firth and we regularly visit the Sound of Mull, famous for its wrecks and probably one of the best diving localities in the UK, but we don't tell anyone about that!
Left is Brian Tierney, the Diving Officer, teaching Trainees the Rescue Skills.