Update: Sunday 10th July 2011 

                       Diving                                 

Wednesday 13th July.

The weather forecast for next Wednesday is looking good with light winds forecast, we should get diving out of Dun Laoghaire.

Pool training has now ended until Thursday September 1^st

There will be no pool training for the months of July & August as hopefully we will  be diving midweek on Wednesdays. Last pool training session was on Thursday the 23rd of June and first pool training session back will be Thursday the 1st of September 2011

Kilkee - June Bank Holiday Weekend

We had excellent diving over the weekend in Kilkee dispite the not so ideal wind conditions at times. Anything westerly is never comfortable when diving Kilkee. This did not prevent us getting in 6 x dives, starting with a dive on Middle Rock on the Friday evening and finishing up with a spectacular dive on the Pinnacle Monday morning before we left. The Pinnacle is certainly one of the best wall dives to be found anywhere off the Irish coast.

With the new motorway open you can now be launching a boat in Kilkee only 3 x hours after leaving the club house. We might visit Kilkee once again this year if we get the opportunity.

Mid Week Diving

Mid week diving is on every Wednesday, weather permitting. We will meet at 6.30pm sharp in the Coal Harbour, Dun Laoghaire, boat leaving slip at 7.10pm sharp. Please have your gear assembled, ready to load boat before we launch. Txt will be sent out on previous Tuesday IF diving, reply by Tuesday evening 7pm to give me time to organise boats etc. (NO TXT = NO DIVING)

Cylinder Filling/Club House Night.

Cylinder filling will then be on Tuesdays 8pm - 9pm and Thursdays before pool, 6.30pm - 7.30pm. (If no diving on the Wednesday, cylinders will be filled on the Wednesday evening 8pm - 9pm)

Wreck Saturday's

I also intend diving some of the deeper wrecks for those that are qualified (Ad Nitrox or Extended Range) on some Saturdays when the tides are suitable, starting with the Guide Me 11 off the Muglins in 38mt. I will expext a dive plan with full deco schedule to be e-mailed to me the previous night from those intending to dive. Where possible I will divide up groups/boats to dive the deeper Wexford wrecks on some Sundays. E.g. Lismore (37m), Idaho (40m), Anthony (56m).

May Bank Holiday - Malinbeg

The May Bank Holiday weekend in Malinbeg, Co. Donegal was a great success despite the sudden change in wind direction which prevented us from diving Rathlin O'Birne. We found a new dive site off Ross Point which provided excellent diving with 20 - 30m viz.

Dive cylinders will be filled in Club House on Wednesday evenings 8 - 9pm.

If you get a loan of a full dive cylinder - give it back full - refill it for the owner.

44 x members have now completed their mandatory snorkels and provided they have an indate medical, sucessfully completed their pool fitness test and digitally signed off on their medical disclaimer on CFT COMS they are ready to dive.

Do not forget to digitally sign off your medical disclaimer on CFT COMS online.

(See Dive and snorkel Log below)

Pool Fitness Training

Pool training is there to enable all club members to train and get water fit. We have made arrangements to get into pool changing rooms at 7.45pm for a 8pm start. Please arrive on time and complete the full training session. There seems to be some connection between those members that arrive late or don't pool train and those who are unfit?

You won't get fit for scuba diving watching TV so get to the pool training early!

Pool fitness dates in Curragh pool are as follows:

You will need to bring your logbook which will have to have an in date medical. No Logbook/in Date medical – No pool fitness test. (This is to cut down on time spent with online registration) = My Time!