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Galway SAC Dive Log 2009


Date Location Divers Temp Comments
4-Jan
Annaghvaan
9
5C
Grey Rk. Excellent viz  (20m+) all the way down. Very cold.
11-Jan
Carraroe
2
8C
SW Gales, heavy rain,  zero viz, should have stayed in bed!
18-Jan
Carraroe
2
7C
Bad storms previous night, viz 6ins. Can only get better.
25-Jan
Carraroe
4
7C
Shore dive at Ceibh an Doilin.
1-Feb
Annaghvaan
14
7C
Dived near Grey Rk. Viz 3/4M. Water cold.
8-Feb
Annaghvaan
7
7C
Used small rib to dive Inistreabhair.
15-Feb
Annaghvaan
13
7C
Dived in hole near Inisdonn. Good viz, not much life.
22-Feb
Annaghvaan
8
7C
Dived at grey rk from shallow hull rib.
1-Mar
Carraroe
5
7C
Windy day. Viz 4/5M
8-Mar
Annaghvaan
6
8C
Dived at Inistreabhair at high tide. Used shallow hull rib.
15-Mar
Carraroe
7
8C
Very nice dive at low tide. Viz 7M. Nice clear day.
22-Mar
Annaghvaan 14
8C Used XS650 at Inistreabhair. Club diver tests dne.
25-Mar
Carraroe 8
9C Low tide at Ceibh an Doilin
29-Mar
Carraroe 6
9C Very nice dive, Viz 8M
01-Apr
Carraroe 8
9C Nice sunny evening, viz dissappointing. (2/3M)
04-Apr
Killary Hbr 10
9C Trainee outing, 2 dives.
05-Apr
Annaghvaan 5
8C Used shallow hull at Inistreabhair.
06-Apr
Carraroe 7
9C Shore dive at Deep End
08-Apr
Carraroe 3
9C Usual shore dive.
12-Apr
Annaghvaan 10
9C Dived at Inistreabhair
15-Apr
Carraroe 5
9C Shore dive from Ceibh an Doilin.
19-Apr
Aran Islands 15
8C 2 dives, bPoll nabPeist and Glassaun Rk.
22-Apr
Carraroe 7
9C Deep End, Ceibh an Doilin.
26-Apr
Carraroe 6
10C
Wednesday evening dive.
29-Apr
Carraroe 3
12C
Deep End, Wreck dive.
06-May
Carraroe 3
13C
Shore dive at Ceibh an Doilin.
10-May
Doolin, Finnish Rk
10
13C
Two dives at Finnish Rk, Inisheer
13-May
Carraroe 6
14C
Excellent. Fanore would have been possible but no club interest
17-May
Annaghvaan
12
14C
Very wet, slight wind, sea relatively calm
24-May
Kilcummin Hd
3
15C
Club diver tests with Grainne Uaile SAC
25-May
Galway Bay
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10-Jun
New Quay
8
15C
High tide at Aughinish (Newquay)
14-Jun Doolin, Finnish Rk.
14
14C
Two dives at Finnish Rk, Inisheer.
17-Jun Carraroe 12
15C
Ceibh An Doilin, Low Water
21-Jun Kilkee
12
14C
First dive Middle Rk, second at Fanore.
01-Jul Carraroe 7
15C
Dived at Low Water.
05-Jul Aran
6
13C
Two dives, Priory North and Brocklan Mor
12- Jul
Achill Island
13
12C
Club weekend trip to Achill    Click Here
08-Jul Carraroe 7
13C
Usual Carraroe dive.
13-Jul Aran
4
13C
S&R dive at Inisheer Harbour. Nothing found.
15-Jul Carraroe 6
14C
Shore dive at Ceibh an Doilin.
19-Jul Annaghvaan 10
15C
Two dives, Grey Rk and Gurraig Sd.
22-Jul Carraroe 5
15C
Deep End, Just after high water
26-Jul
Annaghvaan
9
15C
Used 'Bád Thanaí' for 2 dives on Inistreabhair
30-Jul
Aran
6
12C
Great diving at Brocklán Beag and Finnish Rk. (Joe Fada)
02-Aug
Annaghvaan
5
14C
Two dives, Grey Rk and Gurraig Sd. (Bád Thanaí)
05-Aug
Carraroe
3
14C
Shore dive at Ceibh an Doilín
09-Aug
Aran
12
12C
Two dives, Finnish Rk and Glassaun Rk.
12-Aug
Carraroe
6
12C
Wreck dive at Deep End.
16-Aug
Camus
10
13C
2 dives using Bád Thánaí.
19-Aug
Carraroe
3
12C
Shore dive at Ceibh an Doilin.
23-Aug
Annaghvaan
11
14C
Gurraid Sound and Grey Rock.
26-Aug
Carraroe
4
13C
Usual Carraroe dive
30-Aug
Annaghvaan
10
13C
Two dives at Inistreabhair
02-Sep
Carraroe
6
12C
Deep End.
06-Sep
Annaghvaan
10
13C
Used shallow hull (Bád Thánaí) at Inistreabhair.
13-Sep
Aran Islands
10
10C
Glassaun Rk, Inismore and Finnish Rock, Inisheer.
16-Sep
Fanore
2
11C
Shore dive, Ballyreen.
20-Sep
Aran Islands
8
12C
Glassaun Rock, Inishmore.
27-Sep
Aran Islands
7
11C
Ist dive Brocklan Beag, 2nd dive Glassaun Rk.
04-Oct
Annaghvaan
8
12C
Istdive grey rk, 2nd drift dive in Gurraig Sd.
11-Oct
Annaghvaan
3
12C
Just 1 pair of divers + cox. Grey Rk.
18-Oct
Aran Islands
14
10C
Istdive glassaun rk, 2nd at craghalaun rk.
01-Nov
Annaghvaan
5
11C
Ist dive Grey rk, 2nd Gurraig Sd.
08-Nov
Annaghvaan
12
11C
Club diver & coxn test. Both cands. passed.
15-Nov
Carraroe
5
11C
No incidents to report. The water temp was 11°C at a max depth of 13.5m
30-Nov
Inistreabhair
8
7C
Grey Rk. Surface water temp 7°C - fresh water on surface after all the rain.
06-Dec
Killary Harbour
4
9C
Shore dive at Rossroe Pier
13-Dec
Fanore
8
10C
Dived at Ballyrian on rising tide, F3 east wind.
20-Dec
Carraroe
6
8C
Shore dive at Ceibh an Doilin
27-Dec
Carraroe
7
6C
Surface water 6°C, deeper 7°C; big halocline at about 3m.