By Peter Martin Why would you go to Seahouses, a fishing village in Northumberland? For the sunrise over the ocean? For the sandy beach with its windswept dunes, several miles long and largely unspoilt by the plastic litter so abundant…
Habitats, forts, wrecks and reefs – Plymouth, August Bank Holiday
By Peter Martin Can people live under water? Glaucus, the underwater habitat, was the labour of love of 19-year old Colin Iwin of Bournemouth & Poole SAC. A steel cylinder, 3.7m long with a diameter of 2.1m, Glaucus did not…
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To Hel* in a handcart… – Poland 10-19 July 2016
by Preeda Harish Kumar & Elaine Hendry Lesson 1: Yes, Poland does have a coastline – it is one of nine countries bordering the Baltic. Lesson 2: Yes, the Baltic does have wrecks. Nowhere else in the world has as…
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Fun with the congers – Swanage 1-3 July
by Pippa Hembry Preeda organised this wonderfully comfortable, blue-skied and fun trip, and it was a roaring success. Over dinner on Saturday night in a gorgeous traditional pub serving incredible food the conversation turned to why we wouldn’t take Blue and Yellow more often to Swanage!…
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Through the looking glass – Falmouth 18-19 June 2016
by Nick Barter It was the Sea Shanty festival in Falmouth the weekend we were there and at times, with pirates wandering around and old songs being sung on stages and from various pubs, it seemed like we had gone…
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