ASAC Trips

Most seasons Atherton Sub Aqua Club organises diving trips in other parts of the country and abroad. Easter provides an opportunity to try new dive locations around the UK and August Bank Holiday usually sees us at Seahouses diving the Farne Islands. In the late Autumn, members of the club go to warmer climes to sample diving in warmer conditions than we see in the UK.

Over the last few years the club has been to the following places:

Year	Spring	Late Summer	Autumn
2000	Scapa Flow	Seahouses	Red Sea
2001	Scapa Flow	Seahouses	Red Sea
2002	Scapa Flow	Seahouses	Red Sea
2003	Portland	Seahouses	Red Sea
2004	Isle of Man	Seahouses	Maldives
2005	Isle of Man	-	Maldives
2006	Lochaline	Seahouses	Maldives
2007	Scapa Flow	Seahouses	Maldives
2008	Lochaline	Seahouses	Maldives/Red Sea
2009	Weymouth	Seahouses	Maldives

Right: The club boat pulls out of Localine to dive in the Sound of Mull, Easter 2006

ASAC trips are often eventful - see the story of a dramatic rescue.

Up until 2006, ASAC had two dive trips in the UK - one at Easter and one over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Since 2006, however, we have gone away later in April and have had better weather and tides than previously (Easter is always spring tides for obvious reasons). In 2009 we went to Weymouth on 17 April - 1 week after Easter - and had the most brilliant weather!

We have also started going away either the weekend before or the weekend after the August Bank Holiday when diving is less crowded.