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Galway SAC Dive Log 2010

Date	Location	Divers	Temp	Comments
03-Jan	Carraroe	6	4C	Air temp -5C, average water temp 6C, 4C recorded mid way through dive. Viz good.
10-Jan	Carraroe	8	6C	Shore dive at Ceibh An Dóilín
17-Jan	Margaretta Buoy	12	6C	Launched Joe Fada from new slip at Docks. Bad viz (12 inches), not much to see.
24-Jan	Fanore	9	-	Planned dive at Ballyrian was cancelled due to excessive swell!
31-Jan	Carraroe	5	5C	Dive at Ceibh An Dóilín just before low water.
07-Feb	Annaghvaaan	10	4C	Did two runs to Grey Rk using 'Bád Thánaí..
14-Feb	Annaghvaan	13	4C	Cold. crisp day, dived at Grey Rk, Good viz, not much life.
21-Feb	Annaghvaan	10	4C
28-Feb	Annaghvaan	13	4C	Excepionally large tidal range
7-Mar	Annaghvaan	15	5C
21-Mar	Annaghvaan	17	5C	The original plan was to use both the Lanesborough Lass (which was in the water at Annaghvaan already) plus the shallow hull rib An Bád Thanaí which Martin towed out to the dive site. However when we got there we found the slip was covered with seaweed bails so were unable to launch the 2nd boat.
28-Mar	Annaghvaan	17	6C	Same as last week - The original plan was to use both the Lanesborough Lass (which was in the water at Annaghvaan already) plus the shallow hull rib An Bád Thanaí which Martin towed out to the dive site. However when we got there we found the slip was covered with seaweed bails so were unable to launch the 2nd boat. We were eventually able to launch the boat in time for the third group of divers around three o’clock.
4-Apr	Carraroe	10	-
7-Apr	Carraoe	8	-	First Wednesday dive of 2010. Also final run through for our D2 candidates before the tests on Saturday.
11-Apr	Annaghvaan	15	-
14-Apr	Carraroe	4	-
18-Apr	Killary	12	-	Launched and recovered boat at cruise boat slip, picked up divers at Rosroe. Not a great dive, kelp and more kelp. On the way back we took a trip over to the Julia T and marked its location in the new GPS unit for future reference.
24-Apr	Killary	11	-	Launched and recovered boat at cruise boat slip, picked up divers at Rosroe.
25-Apr	Killary	16	-	Launched and recovered boat at cruise boat slip, picked up divers at Rosroe.
9-May	Aran Islands	33	-
16-May	Annaghvaan	23	-	This was the first Nitrox dive for 4 candidates from our recent Nitrox course.
23 – May	Kilkee	28	-
30 – May	Aran Islands	8	-	Didn't have the key for the slip so had to drive around and launch at An Sruthán instead. There was no problem launching the boat there, but parking is very limited so not suitable for a bigger group (unless the main body of the group stayed on the Ros A Mhíl side and we drove the boat across). Worth keeping in mind for the future.
7-Jun	Annaghvaan	6	-	The rest of the club was down in Portmagee for the bank holiday weekend.
13 – Jun	Illaunloo, Ballyvaughan	9	-	Original plan to dive Doolin was stood down due for Force 7 winds. Plan B was Illaunloo outside Ballyvaughan.
20 – Jun	Killary harbour	10	-
27 – Jun	Aran Islands	6	-	Fairly bumpy ride on the way out but the weather picked up over course of the day. Vis not great, too much swell.
4 – Jul	Annaghvaan	10	-	Our thanks to Gemma as shore marshal and Maura as dry cox.
11 – Jul	???	??	-	Report Missing
17 – Jul	???	??	-	Report Missing
25 – Jul	Aran Islands	6	-	Two great dives, especially the second where we were followed by a seal and experienced dramatic changes in temperature as we went along. Left the boat moored in Ros A Mhíl afterwards, in preparation for Aran week.
29 – Jul	Aran Islands	6	-	Aran week continues. Today's was a dive site we don't visit much because it needs perfect conditions, which we had.
1 – Aug	Aran Islands	4	-
8 – Aug	Killary Harbour	10	-	Dived the Julia T and Inis Bearna
11 – Aug	Carraroe	6	-	Very high tide, +5.0m, only a couple of inches below the surface of the pier. Current in mid channel was surprisingly strong considering we were in the water so soon after high tide.
15 – Aug	Slyne Head	9	-	Great day out. Had lunch on the Island and visited the lighthouse.
18 – Aug	Carraroe	5	-	This wasn't so much a dive as an open water training session to finish out the exercises required for the D* cert and also as a refresher on those exercises for people thinking about doing the D** test later this year.  So mask clearing, mouthpiece clearing, drop and recover mouthpiece, use of alternate air source, buddy breathing, SMB deployment, submerge with mask in hand & fit underwater, towing.
22 – Aug	Aran Islands	10	-	Bit of a bumpy trip out, but the wind decreased all day and was much smoother on the way home. Stopped off at Kilmurvy pier for lunch. The two dry coxes were great and meant we were back in Ros A Mhíl by 5pm having done two dives. We started the Brocklan Banks dive exactly at waypoint 006 on the Glasán GPS unit, which put us exactly on the wall. Proceeded NW from there (i.e. keeping the wall on our left) and the dive improved all the way. The concensus afterwards was that 006 seems to mark the southeast end of the wall and it would be good to mark the other end sometime, for days when the tide is coming in and it would be easier to start from the NW and go with the current.
25 – Aug	Carraroe	6	-	Current wasn't as strong as we would have expected given where in the tide cycle we were. Not that we're complaining. Halfway through the dive the two groups met up at the cluster of rocks to the northeast of the pier and spent a good bit of time there. Saw Brian's big lobster, which appears to live over there, but also two large, blue rounded fish we weren't able to identify. Looked them up later and are fairly convinced they were trigger fish.
29 – Aug	Annaghvaan	7	-
5 – Sept	Annaghvaan	5	-	No incidents to report. Dived Grey Rock to Gurraig Sound. Great dive - loads of wrasse and pollock. Got Gemma to lead and put Connor with Shay to get them both a bit of experience.
12 – Sept	Inis boffin	8	-	Weather not the best so we only had the one dive. Nothing out of the ordinary to report.
19 – Sept	Annaghvaan	10	-	One of Connor's expensive fins went over the side of the boat near Grey Rock. Probably history, with the currents around here.
26 – Sept	Annaghvaan	11	-	Got everyone to spend some time at the start of their dive looking for Connor's expensive fin, which went over the side of the boat here last week. No joy - current was too strong for an effective search.
2 – Oct	Killary Harbour	7	-	Stayed overnight in Westport, diving here again tomorrow.
3 – Oct	Killary Harbour	8	-	Joe Fada - problem with Starting. Think it's a starter motor engagement issue. Boat stranded in Killary fjord after refuel. Finned to shore with rope and retrieved to slip. EO's have been informed.
10 – Oct	Annaghvaan	8	-	Primary purpose today was a run through for our club diver candidates. Nothing out of the ordinary to report.
17 – Oct	Annaghvaan	11	-	Nothing out of the ordinary to report. The Lanesborough Lass was recovered for the winter and towed into Galway by Paul Dolan and Thomas Moore.