With the relaxed atmosphere of the week we were able to look at sites we had not dived before and to revisit sites we had not dived for years. An area of limestone pavements and undercut rock forming caves was partially explored, the wildlife and topography is stunning and it has rapidly become a favourite site. A four meter limestone & shale wall was found and is currently being surveyed on club dives.

We took a guest on the Thursday, Peter Tinsley of the Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve. He identified a very rare coral, Hoplangia Dutotrix or Weymouth Cup Coral which was only known to be on 4 sites off the UK before that week. The following day two club members identified it on another site close to a favourite wreck.

The club magnetometer was used and the data has identified some interesting places to dive. It indicates that there is a high concentration of metal on certain spots most probably a shipwreck. Of the shipwrecks we dived there was a mixture of old favourites and ones new to the club, which will probably be included in next year’s itinerary.

There were some superb photographs taken, but they are still in the camera which, by now, has drifted out into the channel after it came unattached from the diver. The diving filled the days, but for the evening it was Swanage Carnival week; so a full program of music & entertainment was on hand.