Trip Reports

Two weeks to go, have we got accommodation? Apparently we have, so off we go. STOP! How about instructors? Four days to go Nick M says he will turn up at lunch time on Saturday. So Lou courageously allows the... read more

At Capernwray, Lancashire, 14th to 16th November, report by Nathan Molyneaux

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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