A Week Off Aquatic Fun

Jen, Paul, Nick and I spent a most enjoyable morning out on the high seas, albeit a little sloppy, playing airbags and lumps of concrete (moorings), scalloping, flattie bashing and all things aquatic. More of the same tomorrow no doubt, one way or another ....

Me playing with big ballons.

Nice dive on two wrecks Friday evening as well.
 

There are numerous wrecks around the islands and between the islands and the French mainland but the large tidal range and heavy swell in winter means that wrecks close to shore are generally well-broken as in this case. Many of these wrecks date from the 1900, these include the two wrecks that are lying on top of each other in 30 metres at the base of Le Grunes du Nord Vazon.

With a brisk North Westerly breeze but a relatively flat sea, Dream Catcher headed down the coast towards Vazon to dive the wrecks of the SS Dagenham and SS Wear. The wrecks are now quite dispersed across the seabed in 30 metres of water and they lie out from the NW corner of the Grunes with the remains of her bow area closest to the reef wall in 26 metres of water.  Parts of the wreck are still quite recognisable, such as the boiler and the remains of steam engines. A solitary anchor can be seen near the bow with a mast stretched out across the sand nearby. All too soon it's time to ascend back to the world above. Back on board with a flatting sea and a setting sun, it was time to head back up the coast towards the entrance of Grand Harve. Another excellent Friday night dive.



Le Grunes du Nord Vazon

SS Dagenham
Wreck, Co-ordinates 49.30. N 002. 38.

W21m 1466tg, 239`x 36`x 15`.

Cargo - coal. Built 1907, sunk 8 April 1907. Whilst en-route to St. Malo in daylight and calm sea ran into Le Grunes du Nord on the NW coast. Broken. Good rummage dive. Slack water only  beware the Grunes which lie just beneath the surface at slack water.

SS Wear
Wreck, Co-ordinates 49.30.N 002.38.

W21m. 1076tg, 222`x 33`x 14` 

Built 1905, sunk May 15 1910 whilst en-route from Newcastle to St. Servian with coal. Struck the Grunes du Nord. Jumbled up with SS Dagenham wreckage.



Jen on the helm
Time to take control and show the boys
 exactly how a boat should be handled,
ha! 

                                              Caught a nice turbot today, did'nt I do well ......

Will come clean about the fish,
 Phil caught it,
I picked it up off the deck!