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Our second dive on the 2nd February 2025, with Ian Mycroft and on this dive joined by Neil Williams. The water temperature was a very chilly five degrees Celsius; this proved later to be a problem for one of our divers.
I was undecided as to whether to upload this video for two reasons.
[1] My camera mount has left an 'artefact' (a grey smudge) in some of the footage. This is because the mount wasn't entirely straight when I started filming, so that's operator error!
[2] It would seem that I'm still struggling with my winter undersuit. It's warm enough for these low water temperatures, but the trade off is that it's very buoyant - that makes ME very buoyant and it also sometimes inhibits the air flow to my shoulder vent valve. You'll notice that venting isn't 'slick' and requires some focus and effort.
I decided to upload the video as it's realistic and includes some of the common issues that divers face in cold UK waters. If you have any thoughts or recommendations for an alternative undersuit, let me know in the comments!
Our dive circuit consisted of the following waypoints.
Training platforms
Gun
Shergar
Dreamer
Apeks van
Thunderbird IV
Treebeard
The Orca
(then the reverse route)
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Filmed on an Insta360 X4.
Music :
'Foyah', by 'Elad Perez'
artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/foyah/13871
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 Setting off
00:00:15 Fishy interception
00:00:50 Gun
00:01:15 Shergar
00:01:26 Dreamer
00:01:35 Apeks van
00:01:59 Thunderbird IV
00:02:21 Treebeard
00:02:38 The Orca
00:03:55 Treebeard
00:04:12 Apeks van
00:04:20 Dreamer
00:04:43 Shergar
00:05:07 Gun
00:05:22 Trout / sturgeon encounter
00:06:17 Hugging the bottom / exit