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ScubaFest 2016 RIB diving itinerary.

SCUBAFEST 2016

Atlantic Scuba will be running their RIB, 'Stingray', for Scubafest 2016. The boat will be picking up from the beach at Pentewan, if the weather allows. If not we will pick up from Mevagissey Harbour. The decision of where to pick up will be made a few days before the event begins. Dive times are restricted to 45 minutes in water, to allow the schedule to work.

Spaces may be booked by contacting us via:

• Facebook – Atlantic Scuba
• email – info@atlanticscuba.co.uk
• phone – 01326 618583
• SMS or call - 07866 510103

Dive times and sites are as follows:

Saturday April 30

• 09:00 – Gwineas Reef & Ardongorm wreck
• 11:00 – Curran Vean Reef
• 13:30 – Black Head Reef
• 15:30 – Kantoeng Wreck
• 18:00 – Bellows Reef (if enough interest)

Sunday May 1

• 09:00 – Black Head Reef
• 11:00 – Gwineas Reef & Ardongorm wreck
• 13:00 – Bellows Reef
• 15:30 – Curran Vean Reef
• 17:30 – Kantoeng Wreck (if enough interest)

Monday

• 10:00 – Kantoeng Wreck (if enough interest)
• 12:30 – Curran Vean Reef (if enough interest)

All dives are £25 per person per dive, or £45 p.p.p.d. for any 2 dives over the weekend. Dives marked 'if enough interested' are extra dives we can do if we can get at least 6 people interested.

Dive site info:

Gwineas Reef & Ardongorm wreck.

A shallow reef system around a rocky outcrop. It drops off quite slowly around the pinnacle, on the north side are the remains of the Ardongorm wreck. The Ardongorm sank in 1948 in thick fog, it has since been heavily salvaged. A great little dive with plenty to see. Depths vary from the surface to over 20m, if you want to swim a bit. The wreck is at around 10m.

Gwineas Reef Eastern Pinnacles

The two Eastern Pinnacles on the Gwinear Reef are around 10m and 12m deep, dropping off to over 20m in depth on the north side between the pinnacle.

Curran Vean Reef.

A spectacular reef that is almost as good as the Dodman but without the strong potential currents. Covered in a wide variety of life, this is for the camera and squidge lovers. Varying depths from 25-13m.

Black Head Reef

Just off a headland close to shore, is a slowly sloping reef with lots of gullies to explore. Maximum depth is 15m unless you swim a long way.

Kantoeng Wreck

Just outside Fowey is the Kantoeng wreck. The part we dive is the dredging arm, this was the largest bucket dredger of it's time, when it sank in 1937. Lots of interesting shapes and things to explore. Popular for spotting Conger Eels and large Pollack. Maximum depth is around 15m.

Bellows Reef.

Just off the Dodman headland, we need slack for this dive. As much life as any reef in the U.K. Depths vary from 10-25m.

Silly season, in February!

In Cornwall, the summer is also known as silly season, because it is really busy. Everything is busy from sweet shops to night clubs. Whilst this is what Cornwall needs, it would be good if it could spread across the year a little more.

Diving is dependant on the weather, we have a quarry we can train in but we deal with a lot of local divers, who like diving from our boat. If the weather is suitable at any time of year, we go out, quite often full with locals. During the summer we could be out 7 days a week with a mix of locals and holiday makers.

We now have a second silly season, it is February. Not from diving, we still go if the weather lets us, but from servicing. We now have at least 4 weeks of continuous work lined up. Equipment sales are also at a peak. We specialise in lesser known makes like Kwark undersuits and Tecline gear, sales are increasing as word gets out how good they are.

I am not complaining but it would be nice if it was spread over a few months rather than just February :)

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