Selsey ~ Mixon Hole 25th August

Yeah, We (Finally) Dived The Mixon!!

Well after much debating about 'will we' , 'won`t we ' (I`ve had this called off so many times this year)l uck seemed to be on my side as i`ve done more dives this weekend that have gone ahead than the rest of August, maybe a fib but honestly can`t remember a good run of dives like theis ,so Mulberry Divers called last night and said it was a goer but maybe only 1 dive would go ahead due to the wind.

We met at the shop to sign-in with 2 divers who couldn`t make it for various reasons and the first thing I heard was that we weren`t going, 10mins later we had a call saying the wind had died down did we still want to go, well we were off!

All kitted-up and on the boat we made the short journey to the Mixon Hole which is more of a valley than a hole and has a permanant marker which you can clearly see from the beach. We went in the water and desended 5m to the seabed and finned the short way to the drop-off which looked most impressive. Once the OK signals were given we went over the edge the vis was @4-5m with a good current that you hardly noticed if you hugged the wall. We saw lots of crustaceans (not many fish) but the dive was really good nontheless and there still good light down at 20m, unfortunatley a member of the trio I was diving with had an issue with an SPG so we called the dive 25mins in and started to ascend after letting the DSMB go. At 5m on top of the drop-off the current was honking through and we saw some dogfish enjoying the current. It was good fun trying to hold 5m for the safety stop, once we completed that we broke the surface and returned to the boat.

Unfortunatley the weather took a turn so the 2nd dive was binned and we made our way to the nearest pub and debriefed. Thanks to everyone for bearing with it and making the dive. I told you it would be alright !!

DIVERS:-
Matt
Sean
Gary
Anna
Caroline

ps.well done to Caroline you were spot on !

Mixon Hole & Mulberry ~ Spaces Mon 25th August

Hi all,
Hope your Bank Holiday is nice and relaxing! I have 2 spaces available for tomorrow's two dives at Selsey`s Mixon Hole & Far Mulberry or a drift. I know it`s short notice but after today`s weather I didn`t think we were going to dive but they have just called and we are off! So if you are interested give me a call or leave a message!

Free Shore Diving ~ Selsey & Bognor ~Sat 16th August

Hi all,
Mulberry Divers are doing a marshalled shore dive at the popular Selsey Lifeboat Station on Saturday 16th Aug . Meet at 14:00 , dive at 15:00on . Meet on the green by the Pier and all for the price of a phone call to let them know your going.

There is also talk of another dive beforehand at Bognor Rocks at 10:30am, just waiting for details from Gary at the moment but will edit post when I have all the info. Myself, Tina, Sean and a few others from O/View will be going as it a nice dive and also cheap! Mulberry Divers have a BBQ afterwards [their club social] which they're more than happy for us to crash, just bring some food and drink for yourself.

Put your name up if interested and I`ll let them know how many are coming or give them a call yourself :-

http://www.mulberrydivers.com/

Show Me The Money ~ Forthcoming Trips!

Hi All ,

Phew what a weekend ! I doubt anyone can remember a summers weekend like that stunning diving ,perfect conditions cracking BBQ, oh pants the narcosis has kicked in again!

Well we have a couple of weekends coming up Selsey 25/8 and hopefully Plymouth 4/5th oct but unfortunatley they need paying for so could I ask for the selsey trip to be paid in full (£36) and the deposit for Plymouth £20 paid asap so I can book up cash or cheque will be fine. I also need any non divers names & deposits as well !

Cheers
Matt

SELSEY DIVE FEST 25/08

Hi all
i`m looking for 3 divers to fill my boats on bank holiday monday
1st dive;
meet in mulberry divers shop 07.45 to fill out forms and sign in
09.00 ropes off to dive the mixon hole @28-30m see dive sussex for description
2nd dive;
14.00 ropes off to dive far mulberries @9-10m a quaility classic dive LOADS of marine life a great bimble

the boat [rib] will return to shore so we can get refills and try the local pub for there excellent freshly caught fish and return at the end of the day for a debrief
for partners there is chichester,portsmouth nearby
the cost of these dives is £36 for the 2
http://www.mulberrydivers.com/

divers;
1. matt PAID
2. sean PAID
3. gary PAID
4. chris
5 .anna PAID
6 .matt (anna`s hubby) PAID
7 .caroline PAID
reserve 1. trez
reserve 2.

Selsey Pier ~ Diver Recall Signal

Hi all,
You may or may not be aware of a situation that happened a couple of weeks ago that I think everyone should be made aware of if you are going to dive Selsey Lifeboat Station. On Sat 14th June there was a call for the Lifeboat to attend a situation, this was the 25ton offshore vessel not the inshore RIB, when a sharp-eyed crew member spotted bubbles directly in front of the launch ramp were divers were diving with no SMB so rather than launching the vessel to the emergency [a yacht had run aground no casualties, unknown to the RNLI crew!] they spent 10 minutes trying to alert divers by banging on the Pier until they moved out of the way then lifeboat was deployed to the emergency.

A recall signal has now been agreed with the Lifeboat Station and diving organisations regulary using the site which consists of:- 3 BANGS-GAP-3 BANGS when heard please surface immediately but as safely as possible,and please don`t forget SMBs must be used at all times on the site and obviously don`t dive in front of launch ramp! Safe diving!

Selsey 'Pier' Dive ~ May BH week-end!

Well, the feedback from a number of you is that with the roads in Sussex as they are and the limited parking in Selsey , it is folly to try to dive there on a Bank Holiday weekend! That may be true and I think most if not all have decided to drop that plan as a result! Sad, but there will be another day!

[Update: 4 divers are diving the pier Sat 24th - see comment!]

A couple of boats with week-end placces have been posted (below) , if anyone is 'up' for something this w/e do add a post / comment.

High Tides this w/e at Newhaven are around:-
Sat 24th - 14:36hrs BST
Sun 25th - 15:15hrs BST
Mon 26th - 16:02hrs BST

Selsey Lifeboat Station Dive ~ 30th March

Now it may not sound like it but the Selsey Lifeboat Station is a locally renowned dive site. The BBC 'Coast' TV programme featured the dive site and in particular the numbers of cuttlefish who call the waters home. The dive was also written-up in DIVER magazine (September 2007 from memory!)

Interestingly or perhaps not, the DIVER article was written by Gavin Parsons whereas the dive photographer featured in the Coast TV programme was Paul Parsons. Maybe a family affair!

So with all this coverage we thought it was high time Meridian Divers took a peep. Sunday 30th is the chosen day , meet at Mulberry Divers at 12.30. Dive at 14.15 (don't forget the clocks go forward!).

The Life Boat station is not technically a pier , but what the heck lets call it a pier dive as far as Meridian Divers are concerned!