| 2006 Hard boat schedule We plan to use 2 boats next year. The Girl Gray and Mistress. Girl Gray Girl Gray sails from Brighton. She is an Aquastar 43,
powered by twin Caterpillar turbo charged diesels. She is licensed for 12 passengers and is a fully licensed workboat for MCA area 2 The boat is one of the biggest and best equipped boats sailing from Brighton. A description is as follows
- A cabin on deck with seating for 10 passengers - sit in comfort and the dry as we cruise out.
- A proper WC in a compartment at main deck level.
- All the latest electronics to sites are found with the minimum of effort.
- Walk on boarding through transom gates that can even take a wheelchair and make loading easy for divers.
- Serve yourself tea or coffee all day or use the drinks dispenser to prepare your own drinks.
- Certification by Bureau Veritas, a leading Classification Society, for 12 passengers to 60 nautical miles offshore.
- A maximum speed of 22 knots with a 14 knot cruise.
- Effortless recovery by electric lift
- Drive your car right up to the boat to load/unload (before parking on a nearby multi storey)
- Wide wreck database and DGPS navigation
- BOC Marineline O 2 system available on board (see below).
- PLB(EPIRB) location system
- Audio recall and underwater PA system
- Hot snack meal between dives.
- Hot showers back at the berth
- All the skippers were RN divers (one a CD, the other an SD).
A map of the location and drop off points can be found from this link. Map of Marina
The boat has two skippers:
- Steve Pollard is a retired professional diver and naval clearance diver who is at home with looking after the complexities of modern recreational diving and is a keen angler.
- Mike Snelling has been working out of Brighton for over 30 years and, as a former test pilot, is well versed in using all the modern electronics.
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| The Mistress
The Mistress is moored in the marina and we have easy access to the boat jetty for trolleys with ample car parking on the site as well. We are well served locally within a few minutes walk with dive shops, fishing bait and tackle shops, a local cafe, bed and breakfast accommodation and a range of other local activities and attractions such as the historic local Fort, beachcombing, breakwater fishing and much more, Newhaven is the ideal place for a family day out.
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The Mistress
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Boat |
Location |
Departure time |
Planned dives |
12 places available on every dive |
| April 23rd 2006 |
Girl Gray |
Brighton |
1130hrs |
Wreck - The City of Brisbane(22m)
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NOW FULL |
| May 21st 2006 |
Girl Gray |
Brighton |
0930hrs |
Wreck - Ramsgarth (24m) |
Only 4 places left !! |
| June 18th 2006 |
Mistress |
Newhaven |
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TBA |
Only 5 places left !! |
| July 16th 2006 |
Girl Gray |
Brighton |
0800hrs |
Wreck - City of Waterford (29m) |
6 places left |
| August 20th 2006 |
Girl Gray |
Brighton |
0750hrs |
Wreck - TR Thompson(33m) |
Only 5 places left !! |
| Sept 17th 2006 |
Girl Gray |
Brighton |
1200hrs |
Wreck - Tycho (33m) |
6 places left |
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SMB and reel, per buddy pair. (DSMB for wreck dives)
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Pony bottle for dives over 30m
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Divers may only dive as deep as the limit of their qualification. Regardless of agency.
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- Costs and booking arrangements
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All trips cost £37 per day, and must be paid a week in advance. A rolling deposit of £40 is required to secure a place on any trip. This is payable one week before the first dive. The deposit will be refunded at the end of the season (or used on the last dive). As we are hiring the entire boat for each trip (thus giving us more control of dive sites) we are required to pay in advance. Unfortunately therefore, If you cannot make a dive that you have booked, and you are unable to find a replacement, then the deposit will have to be forfeited. |
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