What ’ s BSAC all about ?
52 Travel Special
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If you love diving and want to benefit from great training and an international community of scuba divers and snorkellers , you should get to know BSAC .
What ’ s BSAC all about ?
BSAC stands for British Sub-Aqua Club , and we are the UK National Governing Body of scuba diving and snorkelling . We have clubs , centres , and members worldwide who are all as passionate as we are about the underwater world .
We are Britain ’ s biggest dive club , with hundreds of local clubs run by committed divers and snorkellers on a non-profit basis . With us , you can learn to dive from the age of 10 and snorkel from the age of six .
If you ’ re already a diver , that ’ s great ! All divers are welcome at BSAC . You could further your training or just join us on some great diving . Or both !
As well as developing safety and training standards and supporting our community , we are also focused on the environment and underwater heritage to help protect the waters we love to dive and the earth we live in .
Have a look at this magazine to get a real feel for what we ’ re about — we think you ’ ll love what you read . To get involved , head to bsac . com , email us at hello @ bsac . com or call 0151 350 6201 . We ’ d love to hear from you !
JOIN BSAC TODAY : bsac . com / joinus FIND YOUR LOCAL BSAC CLUB : bsac . com / findaclub or call + 44 ( 0 ) 151 350 6201
8 SCUBA HUB
All the latest BSAC and diving news
17 Book reviews
From sharks and octopus to the shipwrecks of Scandinavia – books of the year
20 Critter Confidential
Britain ’ s kelp forests and the creatures that depend on them
22 Kirsty Andrews
Diving ’ s Deadly Sins , part one
24 Yo-Han Cha
Our hero puckers up for a smacker from a Scyphozoan
27 Becky Hitchin
The invaders – a tale of two crabs
28 SCUBA Chat
Your letters , tributes and announcements
31 Loch , Lake and Llyn
Ilkeston and Kimberley SAC create a new UK diving challenge
34 Lost in Waters Deep
Will Schwarz tells the story of one of 2023 ’ s most successful deep wreck expeditions
40 Portrait of Polaris
Isle of Man divers chronicle life taking hold on a new shipwreck
44 BSAC Courses
Plan your winter training with the latest programme
49 Protect Our Seas
Kerry Mackay tackles microfibre plastics l Blue sharks in the Azores l Jane Maddocks on researching projects
52 Travel Special
An expat ’ s guide to Papua New Guinea – land of the unexpected
60 Kitted-up
Neil Hope presents part two of his roundup of the kit of the year . Go on , there ’ s still time ! No-one else is going to put an Argonaut 3.0 under the tree ; you may as well put one there yourself .
64 Snorkelling
Andy Torbet investigates the effects of cold water on the human mind and body
66 Crossword
Exercise your grey cells with the latest Charles Wheeldon puzzle
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