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Where are you based ?
Many members live within a 25-mile radius of the awe-inspiring Cardigan Bay and the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast , although some do come from much further afield . We usually meet once a week at Newcastle Emlyn swimming pool , situated on the borders of the Welsh counties of Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion , unless we cancel to go diving on a summer night . During the past year , being near the coast meant we could at least focus on our local diving , when permitted .
What is your local diving like ?
We have a beautiful scenic coastline , a fair amount of wreck sites , the opportunity for some stimulating drift dives and an interesting array of marine and other wildlife . Most summer weekends , if not travelling further afield , we ’ ll go to Pembrokeshire to dive from Dale in Milford Haven , Porthgain for the lesser-known north Pembrokeshire sites , or Porthclais for diving around Ramsey Island . The vast majority of our diving is RIB diving , maybe 10 per cent is shore diving and charter boat diving . We dive our local wrecks including SS Herefordshire , Sutton , and Whirlwind ; Pembrokeshire wrecks including Carlburga , Vendome , SS Leysian , Danbeard , Lucy , Thor , Dakotian , and Behar . Local scenic sites include off Cardigan Island , Ynys Lochtyn , and , a little further afield , the Pembrokeshire islands of Skomer ; Skokholm ; Caldey ; Grassholm ; Middleholm and St Margaret ’ s . Some of the islands are protected for their wildlife . We encourage members to get involved in projects such as Seasearch , which give divers an opportunity to learn more about marine life , while giving something back as volunteers .
Boat sharing with Eastbourne BSAC
Where do you go for holiday diving ?
The club takes its two RIBs away a couple of times a year for long weekends to places like Plymouth , Rock in Cornwall , North Wales and Porth Ysgadyn . In 2020 , a trip to Norway was postponed , becoming an expedition to St Kilda in 2021 , also now postponed . Malta , Lanzarote and a Red Sea trip all got cancelled , but coming up , hopefully , we have Croatia and then Chuuk Lagoon in 2022-23 .
Scenic surface cover
How many members do you have ?
At present , 52 ; with about half aged 60 + and six under-18s . In the last few years , membership has generally remained above 60 and was growing steadily , until
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