UK boats with covid-19 restrictions

[jturner]

Does anyone know which if any of the UK boats are running now with the covid-19 restrictions in place?

[Paul Evans]

Does anyone know which if any of the UK boats are running now with the covid-19 restrictions in place?

Moonshadow out of Mylor

[Vanny]

Dive125 Newhaven. Scimitar Portland has put out plans but no start date. Maverick Dover. Uber scuba Poole - Facebook.

[fibre]

several of the plymouth boats are going to be running, but serious increase in costs due to less people allowed on the boats at any one time.

[Keith Wood]

Dive125 Newhaven. Scimitar Portland has put out plans but no start date. Maverick Dover. Uber scuba Poole - Facebook.

Not seen Dive 125 plans or an email. Can you tell me what they are?

[jturner]

Thanks everyone! Much appreciated.


Uber scuba Poole

Not heard of them before?!! I assume nothing like Uber taxis!

[Wibs]

Contact them directly. Not much being said online.

[Vanny]

Not seen Dive 125 plans or an email. Can you tell me what they are?
Dave has been emailing , give him a shout

[colinicky]

Dave starts 13 &14 th June but fully booked with a reserve on the Sunday . Only running with 4 divers to see how it goes . Looks like no access to the cabin for divers at all at present though .

[barnaby_s]

Came across Uber Scuba on UK Vis reports on Facebook, their email address is:
uberscubadiving@gmail.com
Emailed them a little earlier but not yet heard back

[kingfisher]

Dave starts 13 &14 th June but fully booked with a reserve on the Sunday . Only running with 4 divers to see how it goes . Looks like no access to the cabin for divers at all at present though .

Tango out of Weymouth is also operating, max 6 divers with same restrictions

[Doomanic]

Even though the restrictions specifically forbid it?

[Wibs]

Depends how you interpret the latest blather.

Some boats are running. Some aren't. Some of us are diving. Some aren't.

Isn't FB alive with this info?

[dwhitlow]

Tango out of Weymouth is also operating, max 6 divers with same restrictions

I am surprised and suspect mis-information. I'd heard that, following that latest confused communications, all Weymouth and Portland commercial boats shelved any plans to go out with paying customers (clubs and private craft unaffected).

Shore diving remains an option, although reliance on local facilities might be a mistake :rofl:

On Sunday we did an early dive on Chesil (before the invasion). As we were heading up from our dive we had numerous people were asking about toilets :rofl: They seemed quite disappointed to be told their options were 1.6 miles down the road or 4.2 miles up the hill. It is insane that people seemed genuinely surprised a business that is not open is not making it's toilets available. The level of entitlement and unrealistic expectation is surprising. We live in a strange world!

[Doomanic]

Depends how you interpret the latest blather.

Some boats are running. Some aren't. Some of us are diving. Some aren't.

Isn't FB alive with this info?

The instructions for commercial boats is surprisingly clear for a change and has been posted on the other thread.

[jturner]

On Sunday we did an early dive on Chesil (before the invasion). As we were heading up from our dive we had numerous people were asking about toilets :rofl: They seemed quite disappointed to be told their options were 1.6 miles down the road or 4.2 miles up the hill. It is insane that people seemed genuinely surprised a business that is not open is not making it's toilets available. The level of entitlement and unrealistic expectation is surprising. We live in a strange world!

I think your assessment of entitlement and unrealistic expectation is probably a bit harsh. It's probably more a throw-back to the days when there actually were things like public toilets.

[jturner]

The instructions for commercial boats is surprisingly clear for a change and has been posted on the other thread.

Which other thread?!

[gobfish1]

I think your assessment of entitlement and unrealistic expectation is probably a bit harsh. It's probably more a throw-back to the days when there actually were things like public toilets.

I think he's spot on .
Things like parking and public toilet are put in place for tourists to help / encourage them to a particular place to spend money .
As most places are closed and no money is passing hands toilet s and parking are not granted.

Probley best to open toilet s save the locals having to wead knee deep in tourist poo.
I'm sure all will be well once the locals are able to take your redundancy money lol

[jturner]

I think he's spot on .
Things like parking and public toilet are put in place for tourists to help / encourage them to a particular place to spend money .
As most places are closed and no money is passing hands toilet s and parking are not granted.

Probley best to open toilet s save the locals having to wead knee deep in tourist poo.

A few weeks back I'd have agreed but now, most things are open, so I don't think it's that optimistic! Do they actually have a public bog there though? If it's only in a cafe (and that's still closed) then fair enough, but you'd have thought that this might be one of the most likely places to find one of those dying breed: the genuine public bogs! Maybe I'm just a decade too late and they're extinct in the wild now.

[Chrisch]

....Probley best to open toilet s save the locals having to wead knee deep in tourist poo.
..

https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/seaside-trippers-forced-to-use-norfolk-coast-as-a-lavatory-1-6692267

[gobfish1]

A few weeks back I'd have agreed but now, most things are open, so I don't think it's that optimistic! Do they actually have a public bog there though? If it's only in a cafe (and that's still closed) then fair enough, but you'd have thought that this might be one of the most likely places to find one of those dying breed: the genuine public bogs! Maybe I'm just a decade too late and they're extinct in the wild now.

Yes with you on by gone times and toilet for the masses. decade or two maybe.

[gobfish1]

Plus there not the hang out place they used to be. Lol

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[Doomanic]

Which other thread?!

I can't find it right now, but here it is;

http://ukdivers.com/attachments/upload_2020-6-16_14-1-12-png.1579/

[dwhitlow]

A few weeks back I'd have agreed but now, most things are open, so I don't think it's that optimistic! Do they actually have a public bog there though? If it's only in a cafe (and that's still closed) then fair enough, but you'd have thought that this might be one of the most likely places to find one of those dying breed: the genuine public bogs! Maybe I'm just a decade too late and they're extinct in the wild now.

Public toilets still exist on Portland a few in Weymouth remain. Many are now open.

The toilets on Chesil are managed by the cafe. The cafe is closed.
There are pubs nearby. They are closed.

It isn't a good place for visitors right now. Underwater it isn't too bad. I still hate that walk up the pebbles!

https://i.postimg.cc/KvZfK38Y/GOPR7631.jpg

[jturner]

Public toilets still exist on Portland a few in Weymouth remain. Many are now open.

The toilets on Chesil are managed by the cafe. The cafe is closed.
There are pubs nearby. They are closed.

It isn't a good place for visitors right now. Underwater it isn't too bad. I still hate that walk up the pebbles!

https://i.postimg.cc/KvZfK38Y/GOPR7631.jpg

It's on my to-do list one day. Love cuttles!

[Chrisch]

It's on my to-do list one day. Love cuttles!

They are pretty common now in the Channel. Last one a saw was on the Syclla. Chesil is a known venue but a right pain in terms of dragging kit up and down the beach. When the weather and vis are good and the high tide is midday it is advisable to arrive the day before you intend to dive to get a parking space :)

There is a cannon somewhere along the main beach which I vaguely remember from a million years ago. The tide is fierce though and you tend to exit a long walk from the vehicle if you are not super organised (I am not).

One of my customers has just done his PADI OW and I have promised him a dip there in due course. He is at the "keen as mustard" stage we all went through once upon a time.

[dwhitlow]

They are pretty common now in the Channel. Last one a saw was on the Syclla. Chesil is a known venue but a right pain in terms of dragging kit up and down the beach.
That is the error. I look for lazy ways and seek to minimise my trips up and down the beach.

a) Get a parking place nears the entry, change, and assemble kit in the back of car. Don kit, lock car, walk directly to the water carrying fins and mask. Fins on floating on the water.

or

b) If no easy spaces then unload kit onto the wave return wall, park car, ferry kit down ramp to a suitable spot on the concrete wall. From there, as with the car, a single trip to the sea is simplest.

At the end of the dive take fins off in the water, stand up, start walking at a slight angle up the beach, and do not stop until your have reached the top of the pebble mountain. Crawling out of the water and dragging yourself up the beach is so undignified. People watch and they will judge you! :rofl: It is also hard work!

[Chrisch]

.. It is also hard work!

Aye. And when you have to come back afterwards and drag the wife's kit up as well......

[Barrygoss]

That is the error. I look for lazy ways and seek to minimise my trips up and down the beach.

a) Get a parking place nears the entry, change, and assemble kit in the back of car. Don kit, lock car, walk directly to the water carrying fins and mask. Fins on floating on the water.

or

b) If no easy spaces then unload kit onto the wave return wall, park car, ferry kit down ramp to a suitable spot on the concrete wall. From there, as with the car, a single trip to the sea is simplest.

At the end of the dive take fins off in the water, stand up, start walking at a slight angle up the beach, and do not stop until your have reached the top of the pebble mountain. Crawling out of the water and dragging yourself up the beach is so undignified. People watch and they will judge you! :rofl: It is also hard work!

Take trolley, go all the way left to the end steps. the beach is 15m of reasonably flat. ;)

back next Saturday with 5 club members

B

[Divemouse]

You lot are so fey.

[colinicky]

I'll stick to hard boats with lifts thanks :)

[dwhitlow]

Take trolley, go all the way left to the end steps. the beach is 15m of reasonably flat. ;)Yeah, there is that option. Divers are encouraged to use the central ramp, and there is a sign to that effect, so that end place can be used by swimmers. I have promised myself that one day I will trolley the scooter and CCR to those step and go in search of the Royal Adelaide :rofl::rofl::rofl:
back next Saturday with 5 club membersNutter! Thanks for the warning! :rofl:

[dwhitlow]

I'll stick to hard boats with lifts thanks :)
Yeah, that is my preference too. Sadly, there hasn't been a lot of that going on this year :(

I would not travel for hours to dive Chesil but it so near and is a definite upgrade on not diving. There's even the occasionally bonus of a plaice, or worthy crustacean, to be rescued. Last time the only thing I rescued was two sets of fishing weights with an attached bundle of line, fish head with embedded hook, and a Suunto Solution depth timer. Thankfully, I spotted a diver executing a search pattern and was able to return his piece of history.

[graham_hk]

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[Allan Carr]

When we dived in New England in a location where they had similar pebble beaches, they were using things like sledges to pull their gear across. They were also buoyant sio could be used as an SMB if desired.

[bottle maker]

hoping to be diving Chesil next Friday providing the weather gods allow.

Graham

[steelemonkey]

hoping to be diving Chesil next Friday providing the weather gods allow.

Graham

Are you placating the weather gods? They don't do things for nothing, you know.
I suggest anointing some flesh with sacred herbs, lighting a ritual fire and pouring out a generous libation of holy spirit. All the while, chanting the powerful phrase "Barbed queue, barbed queue."

[Divemouse]

We're doing Sheringham on Monday, apparently the vis has arrived early.

[steelemonkey]

We're doing Sheringham on Monday.

Why do I have this image?

https://i.postimg.cc/q78ZTNgT/download.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Divemouse]

I think they cancelled that for this year, luckily also the morris festival.

[steelemonkey]

I think they cancelled that for this year, luckily also the morris festival.

Finally, something good from this pandemic.

[Chrisch]

Finally, something good from this pandemic.

Poor little chaps need an outing.

http://potteries.mmoc.org.uk/Frontpic11.jpg

[Wibs]

Is it the repair van behind them? Not a Leyland van either!





Any news on the Swanage boats? Open? Opening?

[steelemonkey]

Is it the repair van behind them? Not a Leyland van either!





Any news on the Swanage boats? Open? Opening?

The vehicle at the back holds the groupies. They need a van for the chair lift. :)

[Chrisch]

...
Any news on the Swanage boats? Open? Opening?

Swanage charters are back w.e.f 4th July (which is the correct time - prior to this is against the rules). Divers will be required to sign a disclaimer they are free of symptoms.

This seems very sensible to me. I think airlines should require all passengers to hold insurance that if they pass on the disease the insurance will pay for everyone to be treated and all hospitalisation plus $1 million if they are killed by to go to the family. The insurance should cover all quarantine for all the other passengers. I would have thought such a level of cover is not too hard to achieve. Maybe something like that for dive boats so if you infect another diver you pay for them and if they cannot dive or die the insurance pays out $1 million.

[dwhitlow]

Swanage charters are back w.e.f 4th July (which is the correct time - prior to this is against the rules). Divers will be required to sign a disclaimer they are free of symptoms.

This seems very sensible to me. I think airlines should require all passengers to hold insurance that if they pass on the disease the insurance will pay for everyone to be treated and all hospitalisation plus $1 million if they are killed by to go to the family. The insurance should cover all quarantine for all the other passengers. I would have thought such a level of cover is not too hard to achieve. Maybe something like that for dive boats so if you infect another diver you pay for them and if they cannot dive or die the insurance pays out $1 million.

:OMG: :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

What a silly idea! Should I have insurance against every potential convenience I might inflict on everyone else?
(:rock: time to invest in insurance stock)

[Chrisch]

:OMG: :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

What a silly idea! Should I have insurance against every potential convenience I might inflict on everyone else?
(:rock: time to invest in insurance stock)

I run a business and have to have insurance against any potential injury I might inflict on others so yes. But with this specific issue it seems reasonable to me that if people want to ignore the risk they should insure against it. No different to having to have third party insurance for a car. Don't want to pay the insurance don't have a car. Simples.

[gobfish1]

injury I might inflict lol

No your insurance won't want to pay out if you inflict injurys . But you could end up in jail .

[colinicky]

Proving that you had it first & not some other passenger will be interesting ? Plus free of symptoms does not mean you are not a carrier so how do you stand then ?

[Chrisch]

Proving that you had it first & not some other passenger will be interesting ? Plus free of symptoms does not mean you are not a carrier so how do you stand then ?

That's the point of insurance though. No one (much) sets out to have a car crash but it pays out when you do. The "blame game" seems mostly to be a result of greedy bastard scum becoming insurance people and the bonkers decision by Blair to let no win no fee ambulance chaser filth to set up in the UK like they were in the US.

Adding another 20-30 quid to your travel insurance or whatever doesn't seem much of an issue to me.

[Wibs]

And fraudulent activity driving up premiums

[Allan Carr]

Quite a few restrictions lifted but not clear how it will affect dive boats.

[Doomanic]

I don't think they care...

[Wibs]

Speak to them directly. Most not advertising as it were.

If all goes to plan, I'll have my last open circuit dive this weekend.

[bottle maker]

Are you placating the weather gods? They don't do things for nothing, you know.
I suggest anointing some flesh with sacred herbs, lighting a ritual fire and pouring out a generous libation of holy spirit. All the while, chanting the powerful phrase "Barbed queue, barbed queue."

Does not look like I did enough placating, wind straight onto beach Friday.
Graham