Trip Reports
2008
Isle Of May Trip
Friday May 30 The Isle of May trip 2008 begins – I am looking forward to it. Lots of people made their own way to the caravan site for various reasons. There were 16 of us in total including 6... read more
At Isle of May, 30th May to 1st June, report by James Rosindell
Wast in May
Saturday morning started off very well, Warm a little cloudy with the sun just peeping through. As we all converge on the tiny parking bay at the side of the lake, the water still as a mill pond, well it... read more
At Wastwater, Cumbria, 9th to 11th May, report by Robin Day
2007
Twin set day
As with most day trips it was an early start for all involved. However that was not to put off us one bit. This was a quest for 4 young men to move to the next level of diving excellence,... read more
At Capernwray, Lancashire, 8th July 2007, report by Tim Halton
Scapa/Shetlands 2007
Friday June 22 Paul and I decided that at our great age we couldn't face starting a journey at 1am so we loaded the van on Thursday evening and set off for Scrabster at 8am on Friday. As always it... read more
At Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles, 23rd to 30th June 2007, report by Louise Whitehouse
Anglesey
Saturdays diving proved to be very enjoyable with the very playful seals at Halt tide rock and the Generation game conveyer belt drift dive with spider crabs as big as dinner plates (eh Dave!) down spidercrab alley. A place I... read more
At Anglesey North Wales, 25th to 28th May 2007, report by Helen Barker
The Farnes Islands
Saturday On Saturday at 5 in the very early morning, at the time when the first sun beams touch the white crest of the waves of the North Sea, Elena was standing in front of the blue immensity staring at... read more
At Farne Islands, Northumberland, 25th to 27th May 2007, report by Marion Kauffmann
Pleasure Trip
With everyone turning up at stores relatively on time, we were on the road before 8, and arrived at Stoney around 9:30. Unsurprisingly, Stoney was rather busy on this sunny Saturday morning, and as a result we were relegated to... read more
At Stoney Cove, Leicestershire, 10th March 2007, report by Daniel Skirton
Sports Diver 1
The Beginning After persuading Nick M to let me run the trip, it was a manic two weeks to get the trip up and running, but with only six trainees, things were looking doubtful. Nick then pulled it out of... read more
At Delph Quarry, 9th to 11th February 2007, report by Simon Mutton
Hodge Close
At 7.30am on Saturday 20 Jan 2007, only a mere 30 minutes late after trying to find Martin who had overslept and to accommodate late addition Si's self-organisation of cylinders and driving partners, a motley crew of 11 divers headed... read more
At Hodge Close, Cumbria, 20th January 2007, report by Emma Lawson
2006
Delph Dry Suit Practice
Well, after an early start 5 cars and the van set off with Nick kindly diverting to pick up James who had been waiting for 35mins for a bus without one turning up. Also Edward drove round to pick up... read more
At Delph Quarry, 25th November 2006, report by Alistair Mullan
Instructor Foundation Course
As the training was at the International pool here in Leeds, the logistical nightmare of trying to transport the LUUSAC travelling circus (12 divers with full sets of kit) to the Yorkshire IFC was not the debacle it could have... read more
At Leeds International Pool, 14th to 15th October 2006, report by Tim Halton
Bridlington 2006
It was only moments before departure when 'team captain' Rory Johnson examined the skies on a stormy Friday afternoon and decided that perhaps camping wasn't such a good idea after all. Nevertheless, fearless Captain Johnson led Team Brid on their... read more
At Bridlington, 18th to 20th August 2006, report by Simon Cole
Portland 2006
The Beginning... We left Leeds at different times, the van leaving first, then a minibus full of crazy divers and a few cars of stragglers picked up the rear. The mini did indeed have crazy divers inside, most notably Sam... read more
At Portland, Weymouth, 14th to 16th July 2006, report by Louise Whitehouse
Farnes
Saturday Perhaps it would be best to begin this trip report at the morning of the first day's diving. That way, we can skim over Si Mutton's taboo busting conversation of the night before and the numerous obstacles that almost... read more
At Farne Islands, Northumberland, 16th to 18th June 2006, report by Sam Jones
Turkey - SD Training
Check out the Turkey photo gallery . Friday The first LUUSAC expedition to Turkey began early and we dragged ourselves and our excessive quantities of luggage to Manchester airport. To my surprise the Typexed flight tickets worked and the plane... read more
At Fethiye, Turkey, 31st March to 7th April 2006, report by Alison Evans
Oban Wreck Adventurers
The birth of "Team Tea-Bag" Fully loaded and ready to roll, five cars set off from Leeds around lunch-time on Thursday, expecting a journey time of 6-7 hours to arrive at the town of Oban, on Scotland’s west coast. All... read more
At Oban & Sound of Mull, 23rd to 26th March 2006, report by Ed Child
2005
Christmas Diving
See the photo gallery for this trip. For everybody who hasn't already sampled the merits of the Wast hostelry, the trip began shortly after 5.30 on Friday evening. Whilst not willing to dwell on the drive itself (which has to... read more
At Wastwater, Cumbria, 16th to 18th December 2005, report by Sam Jones
Christmas Diving
See the photo gallery for this trip. For everybody who hasn't already sampled the merits of the Wast hostelry, the trip began shortly after 5.30 on Friday evening. Whilst not willing to dwell on the drive itself (which has to... read more
At Wastwater, Cumbria, 16th to 18th December 2005, report by Sam Jones
Christmas Diving
See the photo gallery for this trip. For everybody who hasn't already sampled the merits of the Wast hostelry, the trip began shortly after 5.30 on Friday evening. Whilst not willing to dwell on the drive itself (which has to... read more
At Wastwater, Cumbria, 16th to 18th December 2005, report by Sam Jones
Deep, dark and wet....
As the summer drew to a close a few of decided to take advantage of one of the last opportunities to do a bit of depth before the water got too cold for such excursions. So we over-loaded our cars... read more
At Wastwater, Cumbria, 23rd to 25th September 2005, report by Louise Whitehouse
Fantastic Mr Clyde
See the Fantastic Mr Clyde Photo Gallery ! The trip started like every other trip, with the customary trek across the country. Fortunately, us lazy students managed to get most of the day off so we were able to leave... read more
At Clyde, 16th to 18th September 2005, report by Dave Skinner
Scapa Flow 2005
When I booked this trip in February 2003 I thought it was a long way away. Amazingly it is now all over and I am sitting here with a cold, an aching back and a lot of good memories. Lou... read more
At Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles, 6th to 13th August 2005, report by Paul Beal
Beautiful Plymouth
Driving down to Plymouth for the weekend this year left me feeling a little nervous. The trip had a lot to live up to. The 2004 excursion to the south coast had been a small (only 4 people) but memorable... read more
At Plymouth, Devon, 22nd to 24th July 2005, report by Kirk Harland
Portland for everyone!
See the Portland For Everyone Photo Gallery ! The idea of the Portland trip was to get some of our newly qualified sports divers into the sea to show them how fantastic UK sea diving can be. I started off... read more
At Portland, Weymouth, 8th to 10th July 2005, report by Louise Whitehouse