SHEEPHAVEN SUB AQUA CLUB NOTES.
Saturday morning’s Sheephaven SAC dive was to Glinisk, a sheltered bay just upstream from Mevagh Boat yard.
Maximum depth at this site is no greater than 12 metres and it has a good sandy seabed complete with lugworm castings and a few nice reefs that provide protection for some lovely large Conger Eels.
Also observed on site was a cute little baby Dogfish, not much longer than finger length, loads of shore Crabs, anemones and an elegant Thornback Ray.
Maximum surface to surface on the calm but chilly winter’s morning was 30 minutes, with water temperatures of 6 degrees Celsius and good in-water visibility of over 4 metres horizontally, all of which produced a lovely Saturday morning dive with plenty of quality marine life to see.
Sheephaven SAC had another above average turnout of Sheephaven snorkelers on Sunday morning in PortnaBlagh harbour.
Conditions were quite good, with just the occasional hail shower to remind everyone that we are still in the depths of winter.
In-water temperature never rose above 8 degrees Celsius but water visibility was reasonable throughout the morning. As always the debrief in Dunfanaghy was well worth coming out for in its own right.
Looking forward to the summer Sheephaven SAC is to host the Northern Regional Dive Weekend from their clubhouse in Downings on the weekend of June 24th 2016. These weekends involve dive clubs from around the Region congregating at one location for a series of dives and availing of the local knowledge that the host club has to offer.
The host club will also provide all air fills over the weekend and in Sheephavens case provide boats to augment those brought by the visitors to the rally.
The visitors for this year’s Northern Regional dive weekend Sheephaven SAC they can look forward experiencing some of the best dive sites around the Irish coast and the opportunity to meeting up with friends and just having the craic, further details will follow on the Sheephaven SAC Facebook page.
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group are premiering a documentary this week entitled The Humpback Whales of Cape Verde, which follows Dr Simon Barrow and other scientists on their quest to show that the Humpback Whales of both north and south hemispheres use the seas off the Cape Verde islands as a breeding ground.
The documentary is to be screened in towns and villages around the country over the coming months and a trailer can be seen on https://vimeo.com/145157256 .
Sheephaven SAC are currently inviting applications for the 2015 Class of Trainees, which is led by the clubs Training Officer Anne Boyle. The Trainee programme follows a well-established process of tutorials and in-water training that will have a new club member diving by April and a recognised dive qualification for a fee of €410. For further information contact Anne on 0876997679.
