CONTENTS
8 SCUBA HUB
All the latest BSAC and diving news
16 Critter Confidential
Paul Naylor looks at two contrasting nudibranchs – the rainbow and grey sea slugs
18 Kirsty Andrews
Why early summer is Kirsty’ s favourite time of the year
19 Yo-Han Cha
Divers v hikers – who has the most fun?
21 Ocean Science
Meet the marine insect with its own rebreather
23 Two Sophies
Wildly differing views on rebreathers
24 SCUBA Chat
Your letters and announcements
29 Club Focus
Kristina Pedder interviews the well-wheeled members of the Royal Automobile Club’ s diving section
34 A Dive to Remember
Enjoy the first tranche of stories from our writing competition( and there’ s still time to enter!)
40 Snorkelling Britain
How Emma and Gordon Taylor created a great guide to the nation’ s greatest snorkel spots
46 Test Centre
Hammond Pro-Elite Lite SD Drysuit + Garmin’ s Descent G2
50 Volunteer Life
Meet Tessa De Weghe of Wigan Divers
52 Protect Our Seas
Kerry MacKay on eco-friendly mask anti-fog solutions + search for seven-gill sharks + call to ban supertrawlers + hammerhead vision + Namibia’ s treasure wreck
57 To Dream of Dolphins
Travel Special embarks on a worldwide quest for cetaceans
64 Snorkelling
Andy Torbet enjoys a lowviz dip at Durdle Door
66 Crossword
Charles Wheeldon is back to test your scuba savvy
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