First Dublin Bay Dive 2009
The force 4 southerly winds forecast for the south east coast made us retreat to Dublin Bay diving last weekend. We Boat dived out of the Coal Harbour Dun Laoghaire & completed two dives off Dalkey Island.
Thirteen members from the club turned out for the 10am meeting & they were not disappointed with the diving Dublin Bay had to offer.
Our first dive was on the South tip of Dalkey Island & all divers were pleasantly surprised to find four meter + visibility when they dropped in. Several lobsters made an appearance & even one conger was spotted.
After lunch Tom McCabe was in charge, taking on his first Leading Diver DOD of the 2009 season. We headed out for the second dive on Naas 4 but as forecast the weather had deteriorated & we decided to dive in the shelter of Seal Bay on the North East side of Dalkey Island. Once again we were all surprised by the abundance of colour with the rocks covered in anemones & five meter visibility. The sea was noticeably a bit colder than Wexford with some dive computers recording 8°C.
So far we have been blessed with the weather & this was our 4th Sunday in succession to get two dives.