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	DIVING FROM SELSEY Summer is now definitely here water temperature is up to 16C. There have been lots of sightings of cuttlefish and now the spider crabs are arriving. Follow the blog for more information.

	AUGUST TRAINING COURSES Training Courses to tempt you for August are: Open Water Referral: 7th and 14th Open Water Diver:7th, 14th, 21st and 22nd Advanced Open Water: 21st and 22nd Boat Diver: 8th Drift Diver: 8th Search and Recovery 28th and 29th Wreck: 28th and 29th Dry Suit, Peak Performance Buoyancy Diver, National Geographic Diver, Digitial Underwater Photographer, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Navigator - 21st We have a range of dry suits in the school and course prices for Open Water include diving in a Dry Suit. Dry Suits are available for all our courses however additional training may be required first.

	DIVEMASTER COURSE FREE Complete Open Water Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver, Rescue Diver, 5 specialities with us and your receive your Divemaster Internship training free. You only pay for your manuals.

	OUR HOLIDAYS FOR 2010 and 2011

	Details of our holidays for 2010 and some of our plans for 2011 are set out below. We offer a full and varied calendar to give you as much choice as possible whether you want warmer waters or some brilliant UK diving. Contact us for further information and book early to avoid disappointment.

	September 2010 - Marsa Shagra - 29th September to 6th October 2010 Everyone had such fun last time that before we left there were numerous requests to come back. So we are returning to the Eco-Village which is located South of Marsa Alam airport and diving with Red Sea Divers. Our accommodation will be the Madafya Lodges. Departing on Wednesday 29th September for 7 nights the trip includes: flights, transfers, full board accommodation, 6 days unlimited shore diving package (including transfers to local shore dives and RIB rides) tanks and weights. All for £990 per person. Excursions to Elphinstone, Dolphin House and Abu Ghussan are available for an additional fee. FULL

	October/November 2011 - Tawali PNG- dates to be confirmed By popular request we will be returning to Tawali, Milne Bay PNG for some wonderful muck diving and the chance to dive beautiful reefs and see pygmy seahorses, nudibrachs, leafy scorpion fish, mandarin fish, turtles and pristine coral.

	Contact the Dive Centre for bookings and more information.

	DIVING FOR THE COMING MONTHS
	SELSEY LIFE BOAT DIVES AND BOAT SCHEDULE The boat schedule and details of diving at the Lifeboat Station and our marshalled dives can be found at Dive Opportunities, Schedule. Worried about being cold? Then why not treat yourself to a Dry Suit Course so that you can learn to dive in a dry suit. For details of our next Dry Suit Course see above the course costs just £150.

	EVENTS SO FAR -2009
	May 2010 - Scapa Flow In Scapa Flow we were joined by the rest of the party for a weeks diving with Diving Cellar from the John L (expertly skippered by James). An opportunity to enjoy dives on the Dresden, Karlsruhe, Koln, Brummer, Kron Prinz Wilhelm plus F2 and Barge and V83. Viz was around 10 metres on most of the dive sites so an opportunity for some wonderful wreck diving. A couple of days were overcast making some of the sites a little dark so you needed a good torch. Our final day was perfect sun shining, little wind, first dive on the Koln followed by lunch close to the Barrel of Butter and swimming with seals then for the second dive the Dresden. Could not have been better wonderful diving, good accommodation and boat and excellent skipper.

	April 2010 - Oban With blue skies we set off for Oban to dive with Puffin Divers at Oban for 2 days. For our first day weather was overcast and windy so two dives on the Breda, stern and then bow with viz around 5 metres. For our second day the Ronda and then the Thesis. Sun shining and less wind so an enjoyable trip up the Sound of Mull. First dive the Ronda in 15 metres plus viz with sun streaming down. A brief surface interval and then cross the Sound of Mull to dive the Thesis. Viz on the Thesis 10 metres but now sun. However whilst on the surface the entertainment of watching the local seals. A wonderful days diving! We then all set off for Scapa flow.

	September - Marsa Shagra - September 2009 6 days of unlimited diving meant that 14 very happy people departed for their holiday in the Red Sea. Day one was interesting as we seemed to have taken the Selsey wind with us (Northerly F6/7). This reduced viz to under 2 metres - not a problem for us but the guides where not happy! However wind died off and viz then rapidly improved to up to 40 metres on the further reaches of the house reef and Elphinstone. Most of our time was spent diving on the extensive and beautiful house reefs, including for a lucky few the chance to dive with dolphins.. We spent one afternoon searching for the dugong without success however we did find turtles and guitar sharks. We also managed a day trip to Abu Ghusson for some wreck diving. By popular request we will be returning next year.

	19th September 2009- International Beach Clean Up Day Once again we combined our efforts to clean up both above and below water. Above the water clean up operations were combined with Manhood Wildlife Trust in order to maximise the area covered. We collected 9 bags of rubbish including fishing weights and line, plastic and plastic bags, pieces of plate glass, scaffolding poles, bicycle, rubber gloves and BBQ grills! Afterward there was a BBQ in East Beach car park. Thank you to everyone who made this such an enjoyable event.

	March - Safaga Red Sea - March 2009 We left the sping sunshine behind us and departed for the Red Sea. Once again we were based at The Menaville and dived with Menadive. The weather was wonderful, if a bit breezy. As usual beautiful sunshine and time to relax between dives. Plenty to see including Napoleon Wrasse, Giant Morays, Giant Pufferfish, Octopus, Arabian Angelfish, manta rays and much more. Visibility was above 20m on every dive and the reefs and coral gardens were spectacular. Dives included Panorama Reef, and The Salem Express. Also an opportunity this time to try out easy diving using a DPV. The boat crews and dive staff ensured that we had an enjoyable and memorable holiday. We brought back plenty of photographs and our video is available to see at the dive centre.

	EVENTS SO FAR -2008
	October 2008 - Tawali Papua New Guinea Where do we start? How do you describe the experience of a life time in a few words!! A long flight from the UK to Cairns and then two shorter flights first to Port Moresby and then onto Aloutau, Gurney - a tiny airport in the jungle. An exciting ride through the jungle made more exciting by the lack of road in places due to recent storms. Then finally the boat transfer to Tawali for a lovely warm welcome. Then 8 days of truly wonderful diving, usually 3 boat dives a day and a dusk dive on our return. The corals are wonderful and each reef offered something completely different. So an opportunity to see oceanic white tips, turtles, leafy scorpion fish, mandarin fish, pygmy seahorses, nudibranchs and a wealth of beautiful corals and sponges with al full range of beautiful reef fish. On the last day a chance to visit the skull caves, a beautiful waterfall and the local school. Finally we had to come home after a wonderful holiday. We will be going back so who would like join us in 2011?

	20th September 2008- Dive for Debris This year we again combined our efforts to clean up both above and below water with raising funds for Project AWARE and Selsey Life Boat. Above the water we combined our clean up operation with various other organisations to maximise the area we covered. Underwater alone we collected 38 kgs of rubbish including fishing weights and line, plastic and plastic bags, pieces of plate glass, part of an action man and an umbrella! At the end of the day 24 brave souls joined us in a very windy East Beach car park for a BBQ. Congratulations to the winners of our Photographic Competition; Richard Scales, Alison Fuller Shapcott, Jo Clark, Emily Allison, Nicky Booth and Terry Bearham. Their pictures will appear in our Calendar for 2009 and can also be seen in our picture gallery. In total we raised £507 which will be split equally between Project AWARE and Selsey Life Boat. Thank you to everyone who made this such an enjoyable event.

	June 2008 - St Abbs and Farne Islands We based ourselves at Marine Quest, Eyemouth and started the week by diving with Peter Gibson, Selkie out of St Abbs. The first day we dived Wuddy Rocks and then kitted up in the Barnyard (Shelter) before completing the dive on the Skelly and ending up again in the Shelter. Second day we dived Black Carr and Anemone Gulley. No wolfish in sight on this trip however viz of 8 metres and lots of soft corals and sponges, (including the anemones of course) as well as lumpsuckers, shoals of pollack, baby squid, lobsters and crabs. Third day no diving from St Abbs due to adverse weather so half of us went sight seeing at Lindisfarne whilst the other half made the 5 hour round trip to dive in Loch Long. An enjoyable day for both groups. Our final day 2 dives in the Farne Islands diving with Peter Walker, Farne Island Diver. An exciting trip out due to the swell and then first dive on the St Andreas totally eclipsed by surface interval watching puffins and seals and then a second dive where everyone got to dive with a seal. Need I say more - we will be going back!

	March 2008 - Portland A bright and sunny day so a good start. We arrived at Castletown to find Fathom and Blues preparing to launch. This meant we were swiftly on our way to the Countess of Erne. Viz was quite good at 2 to 3 metres giving us plenty of opportunities to find Devonshire Cup Corals, Sea Squirts, wrasse and blennies. Back to Castletown for a quick break before heading out again to the Dredger. The recent storms meant that the viz was more challenging, however we still managed to find some beautiful fan worms and wrasse. A wonderful fun day.

	March - Safaga Red Sea - March 2008 We left the storms behind us and departed for the Red Sea. Once again we were based at The Menaville and dived with Menadive. The weather was wonderful, if a bit breezy, beautiful sunshine and time to relax between dives. Plenty to see including Napoleon Wrasse, Giant Morays, Giant Pufferfish, mating Octopus, Arabian Angelfish and much more. Visibility was above 20m on every dive and the reefs and coral gardens were spectacular. Dives included Panorama Reef, Abu Kufan and The Salem Express, well worth the early start, and very atmospheric with the doors gently swinging in the current. The boat crews and dive staff ensured that we had an enjoyable and memorable holiday. We brought back plenty of photographs and our video is available to see at the dive centre.

	Nemo 33 Brussels - 9th and 23rd February 2008 As our day trip to Brussels promised to be long and action packed a number of us opted to stay overnight at the Travelodge. Up early the next morning to catch the 07:15 Eurostar to Brussels. Then an easy transfer via Metro and Tram to Nemo 33. Check in and wait in the coffee shop whilst watching the divers already in the tank through the plate glass windows. Then our turn, quick change and 10 minutes snorkelling and duck diving to warm up before donning kit. There are shelves at 5m, 10m and a pit to 34ms. So you can pick your depth. Down to 34ms for most of us with at least one person delighted to make it to 30ms for the first time! Then back up to explore the caves at 10ms. Surface in the bubble at 10ms for a voice distorting conversation. Then back out and a bubble blowing competition on the 10m shelf before ascending to 5ms. Change and off into Brussels for much needed lunch and to explore the Grand Square before returning to Eurostar. A wonderful day, lots of fun and fabulous to dive in winter in warm water. Viz a little reduced in the pit due to the number of divers! We had to run two trips to accommodate everyone! Next time we will organise as a weekend with two dives at Nemo 33 and more time to explore Brussels.