Diving
Dunbar Dives
I've dived at Dunbar 11 times:
| Dive number | Date | Site | Location | Area | Country | Wreck | Freshwater | Depth (m) | Bottom time (min) | Total time (min) | Divers | Quality | Summary | Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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23 Apr 1980 | Dunbar | South side of the Firth of Forth | Forth | Scotland | 7 | 25 | 25 | Iain Hosking, Murray Grant |  |
Shore dive. Went out with Murray and swam round a rock. Vis poor, 2-3m. Sea urchins, starfish, crabs etc. Went for a 15 min snorkel afterwards. | Steel 60, own dv, ABLJ 6 | ||
| 48
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29 Apr 1981 | Dunbar | South side of the Firth of Forth | Forth | Scotland | 12 | 20 | 20 | Iain Hosking, Sean Williams |  |
Took Sean Williams down for his first dive. Quite rough so stayed within cove. Dead men's fingers, starfish etc. Vis 4m max. | Steel 60, Eric's Fenzy | ||
| 146
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17 Jul 1983 | Dunbar | South side of the Firth of Forth | Forth | Scotland | 15 | 60 | 60 | Iain Hosking, Geoff Hide, Malcolm Gauld | |
Opposite end of the diving spectrum from Orkney. Three times round Johnson's Hole. Vis quite good, maybe 30 feet. Pretty sea squirt colonies and lots of crustaceans. Good fun actually. | own | ||
| 175
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23 Apr 1984 | Dunbar | South side of the Firth of Forth | Forth | Scotland | 10 | 25 | 30 | Iain Hosking, Ben Finn | |
Good dive in calm, sunny conditions around Johnson's Hole. Hundreds of cowries; squat lobsters, butterfish, crabs, nudibranchs (silicone and orange) dead men's fingers, sea urchins and one lobster. Vis 15-20 feet. | own | ||
| 176
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25 Apr 1984 | Dunbar | South side of the Firth of Forth | Forth | Scotland | 10 | 35 | 40 | Iain Hosking, Eileen Hill | |
Warmer than Monday. We dived at 9pm, after sunset, making it a night dive. Eileen practised buoyancy control, and led for part of the time. | own | ||
| 181
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9 May 1984 | Dunbar | South side of the Firth of Forth | Forth | Scotland | 6 | 4 | 10 | Iain Hosking, Marcus Hunter |  |
Second dive to take down one of the pupils. Happy enough snorkelling out (16lbs) but couldn't clear ears underwater. Too rough to cure the problem. | own | ||
| 189
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18 Jun 1984 | Dunbar | South side of the Firth of Forth | Forth | Scotland | 15 | 40 | 40 | Iain Hosking, Geoff Hide, Jenny Clough, Keith Chidwick, Mike Weitzner | |
2nd class tests with Mike Weitzner, Geoff, Jenny and Keith Chidwick. Took boat outside harbour and did tests around rocks. Did assisted ascents, underwater navigation, low visibility search (for a fisherman's creel!) and tow (easy). Attempted rope search but current, floating line and light shot made it impossible to complete. | own | ||
| 191
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5 Jul 1984 | Dunbar | South side of the Firth of Forth | Forth | Scotland | 13 | 25 | 25 | Iain Hosking, Liz Meldrum | |
Moderate swell but calm. High water (ebb). Warm. Found a shark and kept its jaws. Squatties, fish, usual stuff. Good dive. | own - wetsuit!. Took off 2 x 5lb weights, leaving around 19lbs. | ||
| 204
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8 Oct 1984 | Dunbar | South side of the Firth of Forth | Forth | Scotland | 12 | 20 | 20 | Iain Hosking, William Usher | |
Johnson's Hole. Took William Usher for his second dive. Good vis. Saw dead men's fingers, anemones, crabs, lobsters, squat lobsters, hermit crabs, swimming crabs, starfish, pollack, sea-scorpion, flatfish and shark's teeth. | own | ||
| 205
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8 Oct 1984 | Dunbar | South side of the Firth of Forth | Forth | Scotland | 12 | 20 | 20 | Iain Hosking, Patrick Baxter | |
As previous dive, but with Patrick Baxter. [This is the BSAC-style production line, organised by Jenny Clough for Fettes College. Contrast it with the PADI-style 6:1 pupil:instructor ratio.] | own | ||
| 206
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8 Oct 1984 | Dunbar | South side of the Firth of Forth | Forth | Scotland | 12 | 15 | 15 | Iain Hosking, Scott Gourlay | |
As 204. | own |