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Zorro Arch , Gozo by Ellie de Cent
How do you coordinate kit hire for so many divers ?
In 2021 , we began using the online Square store , via our club website , to manage our kit hire bookings , which allowed us to generate more money from kit hire over the past year than over the previous three combined .
What training goes on ?
We usually run Ocean and Sports Diver courses through the year , and often run Boat Handling , Oxygen Administration , First Aid , Compression Operation and gas mixing SDCs . We also run Dive Leader training in the club , whenever there is enough demand and availability . In particular , we run a large annual training trip to Porthkerris at the start of the Easter break .
How much diving goes on ?
Lots . During the summer we have people going diving almost every weekend , occasionally with multiple trips running at a time . This slows to every three weeks or so during winter . The vast majority are day trips ; we do about 35 a year . We do about five two-day trips and run three to four longer trips a year . The largest trip is the annual week in Porthkerris , which has been running since 1980 . We might have around 50 people at the weekend , then numbers trickle away through the week . Most years we run a week-long trip to Skomer Island in West Wales after university exams finish in early June .
Bottlenose dolphins , Egypt by Ellie de Cent
At Cromhall Quarry
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