53 Travel Special
CONTENTS
8 SCUBA HUB
All the latest BSAC and diving news
18 Recommended Reads
New shipwreck books from David Gibbins and Dr Michelle Haywood
20 Critter Confidential Beastie besties : Paul Naylor celebrates the spiky inhabitants of the sea lochs
22 Kirsty Andrews
Planning a wreck dive , properly
24 Yo-Han Cha
Somewhere for the weekend , sir ?
27 Becky Hitchin
Nonsensical names of sea creatures
28 SCUBA Chat
Your letters , tributes and announcements
31 Club Focus
Exeter University SAC interviewed by Kristina Pedder
36 North Wales highlights
Cameraman Jake Davies tours the shallow seas around his home
42 Kitted-up : Dive kit decisions Options for Year Two divers looking to build up a set
46 Volunteer Life NEW feature
First of a new series profiling BSAC volunteers , beginning with North East Regional Coach Paul Crinnion
48 Protect Our Seas
Disposing of dive torches + virgin births in the shark tank + Underwater Surveyor course + galleon treasure dispute + shark bite theories
42 Kitted-up Dive kit decisions
53 Travel Special : Seychelles Discover the very exclusive , very remote Alphonse Atoll
60 Test Centre
OMS Comfort Harness III Deep Ocean 2.0 + Heatrub Ultimate Baselayer system
64 Snorkelling
Andy Torbet and his sons go to work on their snorkelling skills
66 Crossword
Another brain-teaser from the desk of Charles Wheeldon
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