Stoney Cove 11-12 February 2012
Keep your skills silky smooth this winter with a check out dive weekend at Stoney Cove, the UK’s National Diving Centre in Leicestershire www.stoneycove.com. It'll be a bit nippy, but your drysuit will keep you warm as toast as you explore the hidden delights of this amazing underwater adventure park. This is an recreational inland dive trip for 12 divers on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 February 2012.
Quarrying first began in Stoney Stanton at the beginning of the 19th Century, granite excavated from the site was used in the construction of roads and buildings throughout the region until the quarry closed in 1958. Today, Stoney Cove offers depths from 7m to 36m, with a fabulous range of wrecks and structures that include the Stanegarth boat (ideal for practicing wreck penetration), Defiant tug boat, the trawler MV Belinda, the Nautilus submarine, a Viscount aircraft cockpit, a Wessex helicopter (a nice little swin through), the hydrobox at 36M (a good opportunity to deep dive on Sunday morning), archways beneath the pub and various block houses, to name a few http://www.stoneycove.com/beneath.htm. Out of the water, facilities include toilets, showers, snack bar, Nemo's Bar & restaurant, UnderwaterWorld (the dive shop), and a gas station that supplies air, Nitrox and O2 fills. Stoney Cove is open 7 am to 4 pm in February.
Accommodation. We're staying at the Dive Inn, a comfortable and inexpensive B&B in Stoney Stanton, just two minutes drive from Stoney Cove on Friday 10 & Saturday 11 February, the Dive Inn serves an awesome full-English brerakfast, so you'll be set up for the day. I thought we could go to the Taj, a good curry house the other end of the village and stop off at a couple of pubs along the way - so that's dinner sorted on Saturday night.
Diver training. Stoney Cove is an ideal location to improve your dive skills in preparation for the season ahead. PADI training courses with a Dive Wimbledon instructor are available on this trip, including Advanced Open Water Diver, Deep Diver, Wreck Diver, Enriched Air Diver, Drysuit Diver, Underwater Navigation and the Rescue course. For more information, contact Roger and the team on 020 8540 6874
This trip costs £79 for club members and £94 for non club members. It includes two days diving (two or three dives each day), two nights B&B accommodation on Friday, 10 and Saturday 11 February 2012. The admission price to Stoney Cove is £17 per diver, per day (members of Stoney Cove's Diverlog Scheme only pay £11 per day), accommodation at the Dive Inn is £20 per night, including an awesome full English breakfast.
It excludes the cost of getting there (it's 127 miles from SW19, South West London - we'll sort out car sharing arrangements nearer the time), gas fill, other meals, general spending money, diver training courses.
Gas prices:
3ltr pony air fill - £2 each.
12ltr & 15ltr air fills - £3.50 each.
12ltr 32% Nitrox fill - £6.60 each.
15ltr 32% Nitrox fill - £7 each.
12ltr manifold twin-set air fill - £5.80 each.
12ltr manifold twin-set Nitrox fill - £13.20 each.
Diver certification, dive kit and previous experience. All diving will be planned within recreational limits. Minimum diver qualification is PADI Open Water or equivalent. Full scuba diving kit, including an appropriate exposure suit and a good torch are essential. Divers must be over 21 years of age. If this is your first trip with the organiser, you will be asked to provide evidence of your certification and experience, remember to bring your logbook and certification cards with you.
To book a place on this trip, a £40 deposit is required for accommodation, Stoney Cove admission fees (£17 per diver, per day), are payable by directly by you over the weekend.
Cancellation policy. Deposit refunds for cancellations made in advance of the balance due date can only be given once the trip is full and another diver has taken your place. For cancellations made after the balance has been paid, no refund can be given until your place is sold to another diver. If we are successfull, you will receive a full refund, minus any reduction agreed between you and the buyer of your place. In the event of adverse weather conditions or "force majeur" causing cancellation of the arrangements, your payment for that part of the booking will be refunded after the trip. This only applies to day boat charter fees, it excludes accommodation, admission fees and liveaboards, unless specifically stated in the trip details.
Health and saftey on the trip. It is important you read and comply with all the safety instructions printing on the reverse of your Stoney Cove entry slip, both in and out of the water. Make sure you dive within the limits of your dive certification, experience and comfort level. If you experience a dive related problem, make others aware of it immediately. Familiarise yourself with each dive site where possible and agree a dive plan with your buddy. In an emergency, you are reminded you have responsibility for the first actions to effect a successful rescue, without endangering yourself.
Please note. Care has been taken to ensure the information about this trip is both a fair and accurate representation of what you will receive and the magnitude of cost you will incur. Neither Dive Wimbledon or the trip organiser accept any responsibility for errors, omissions or changes which may result in an increase in cost and/or changes to the itinerary. By booking a place/s on this trip, you accept that Dive Wimbledon and the trip organiser have no duty of care to you or others on the trip and understand we are merely facilitating the hire of the boat and accommodation.
For more information, diver training courses and to hire dive gear at competitive rates: Contact Roger and the team at Dive Wimbledon on 020 8540 6874