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Seasearch Day (or "Sorry its late Sir but the dog ate it!") |
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Written by Sophie Venables (Student!)
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Tuesday, 08 December 2009 22:19 |
 At 9am on Sunday 22nd November a friendly bunch of divers congregated outside Escrick and Breighton club. Once the group of budding marine biologists had devoured several cups of tea and coffee the information came pouring in. From simple sponges to complex fish we learnt how to identify each organism and put it into its correct phylum. After a quick lunch break and some more tea and coffee we ploughed on with what I considered the most difficult part of the day… the map reading. Following lots of confusion Jason helpfully suggested a GPS may be a good investment and we moved on to the next section of the course, observation forms. This gave us a chance to show off our artistic side or, in my case, my lack of one. After a fun filled but tiring day we all left Escrick and Breighton club with a new found appreciation for limpets. |
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Excalibur wine and dine. |
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Written by Ruth and Andy Strangeway
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Sunday, 06 December 2009 14:17 |
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Ice Cold in Capernwray |
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Written by Declan Flynn
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 14:53 |
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 Well perhaps not ice cold, but certainly a chilly Capernwray.
13 seasoned Excalibur divers headed across country to the tropical delights of Capernwray for the traditional crazy pre Christmas splash. Tom had his first experience of the delights of cold water, and survived to tell the tale (his story will follow very shortly... check back soon). Martin took the role of quiz master for a little surface interval fun. Cylinders where swapped around so just about no one was diving with their own by the end of the day. A good day out was had by all... just on the journey home now... with just time for a quick change before out for the Xmas meal, and a couple of beers! |
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Cold... but loving it! Toms first Open Water Dive. |
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Written by Tom George
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Sunday, 06 December 2009 12:33 |
 I woke up early with excitement & anticipation! After a 2 hr journey, we arrived at a very cold & damp Capernwray. Stuart showed me the facilities & the dive site, which was a very good set-up. After a few trips to the Gents, I was ready to go!
I was expecting the temperature to be very cold, but once we were all kitted up & in the water, it was not as bad as I was expecting but neither was it the Caribbean. The first shock was putting my head in the water to get used to the temperature. Once that was out of the way we started our first dive, which was to approx 7.5m there was many large Trout swimming around which came close enough for a tickle! We swam to the edge of the shallow part then looked in the abyss of the deeper part & could only see the bubbles from the other divers. We did some further swimming & buoyancy checks before coming across some plastic horses! It certainly was surreal sitting on a plastic horse 5-6m underwater.
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Excalibur 2010 Calendar |
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Written by Calendar Seller!
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Friday, 04 December 2009 11:14 |
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 The 'Exclusive Limited Edition' Excalibur 2010 Calendar is now available.
There are two versions for you to choose from, or why not have one of each!! First we have the sensible one, the underwater shots and other normal dive trip activities! Then we have the 'alternative' photo selection, these are some of the pictures of what really happens on our trips and evenings out. Remember that little sneaky snap taken all them months ago, well this is where we put them! The Excalibur 2010 Calendars are ideal for leaving those subtle clues that you are going on that dive trip in later in the year, or just to help you remember those important birthdays! They are available now for £6 each from Kirsteen. Give her a call to order yours now, stocks are already going fast. |
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A combination of good food, washed down with lots of laughter and topped off by the antics of some of the more senior members of our diving club were the order of the day for Excalibur’s Christmas Dinner, held at the Windmill Pub, Dunnington last night. 
