Club Events


More events will be added as they are arranged, if you have any ideas, or want to organise something yourself, please let us know....

 

PAST EVENTS

Unknown Sonar Contact Investigations Underway  ~ Sep to Dec 2007

MDD divers have begun to dive a list of sites in Weymouth Bay and the Shambles shown on a 1991 hydrographical survey. The list of GPS co-ordinates simply points to ‘unknown sonar contact’; what is there? We intend to find out; Tuesday evening club dives in September, weekends through the winter. If you want to help E-mail Adam Clifton

Compressed Air Dredging in Portland Harbour

A simple, homemade, dredge is being used to remove the silt from the stern section of the Unknown Coaster in Portland harbour. Following further investigations of the wreck, it has been decided that identification may be helped by removing the silt and uncovering the engine block to look for a maker’s plate. If you want to help E-mail Adam Clifton

Binnendijk Project Progressing

Further work above, and below, water is leading to a better understanding of how the wreck came to be in its current state and where some of the key features of the wreck can be found.

See Benny Project Pages for more details. If you want to help E-mail Adam Clifton

Diving Through the Winter

Projects, dives and events will be continuing through the winter months; check the MDD Dive List Page, MDD Chat and DiveDorset Boat Schedule.

MDD Christmas Party  ~ December 14 2007

Wreck Bar, Aqua Hotel, Friday 14th December from 18.00. Food provided. Possible dive beforehand, weather and numbers dependant.                                   
Contact: MDD Chat Group
RYA Basic Sea Survival ~ June 14 2007

This course covers preparation for survival, lifejackets, medical issues and search and rescue techniques. It includes a practical session in a swimming pool with a liferaft so you can experience first hand the problems of entering an inflated, uncooperative liferaft whilst fully kitted out.
SMB Distinctive Speciality ~ June 2 2007

Be one of the first in the UK to become a specialist in deployment of surface marker buoys and learn their other uses. Contact: Adam Grumett for further details
RYA Level 2  ~ April 28th & 29th 2007
2 day course, 3 persons per boat. Involves basic RIB handling, man overboard drills and an introduction to charts. £200 per person. Optional radio VHS GSC tag on course for £80.
Contact: Adam Grumett for further details
Rescue Day  ~ April 2007
Start of season rescue practice day - any responsible buddy will be there! Another good opportunity to find out what works for you in a number of rescue situations.
Contact: Adam Grumett for further details
Plymouth Trip  ~ May 12th & 13th 2007
Hands Deep, Hat Rock, Eddystone Lighthouse and the James Egan Lane. Total costs £35 per person per day. See MDD Chat emails. One space left on the Saturday only!!
 Contact: Put your name on the list via your MDD group.
Day Trip to Kyarra, Swanage ~ June 21 2007

Dive one of the most talked about Dorset wrecks, Kyarra in Swanage. The trip from Portland includes: dive on Kyarra, lunch and dive on "Sea Caves" on return. The cost would be £40 per person. See WRECK TOUR
 To book contact Adam Grumett
Dive into Wrecks Talk  ~ July 10th 6pm - 8.30pm
Interested in knowing what you can take from wrecks, legal procedures to follow once you have and how to preserve the site during you're excavation? This talk is by the receiver of wrecks and a knowledgeable underwater archaeologist. Admission is £2.20 per person and refreshments are included. Will be held @ Portland Museum, 217 Wakeham.
Contact: Trudie 01305 838647 or portlandmuseum@googlemail.com
 

St.Dunstan  ~ July 27 2007
Another day trip to dive the St.Dunstan with a drift over Stennis Ledges on the return. Lunch is included £40 per person. Leave time would 12.15 mid day. See WRECK TOUR
 Contact:  Please put you're name on the MDD chat list.