BSAC Normandy 75 Expedition

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Dear all

There has been some interest already in my earlier post about the Club getting involved in the above expedition next year.  If you are interested, even if tentatively at this stage, please let me know by 10 Sep 18  so we have an idea of the overall level of interest.

Regards

Guy Balmer

Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Tue 6 Nov 18

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Dear all

A bit of prior warning that the AGM will be taking place on Tue 6 Nov 18 at the Boathouse; provisional timings are 1800 meet up for a 1830 start but this will be confirmed nearer the time.

This year the Club Constitution will be going through a bit of a refresh with an updated version being posted on the website for comment in Oct.  If you have any comments on this, or indeed any items for the Agenda, please let me or Sandra Somers (Secretary) know by Mon 22 Oct so that all the necessary paperwork can be completed for the AGM.

As always the Committee will be voted in again for the next year.  Obviously the Club needs enthusiastic volunteers who are willing to undertake the wider management roles that allow it to function and in turn allow the diving to happen.  If you would like to put yourself forward to be on the Committee please let me know.

Regards

Guy Balmer

 

BSAC Normandy 75 Expedition

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Next year will be the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the allied invasion of German occupied Normandy in France.  To commemorate this BSAC are ‘facilitating’ an expedition to dive some of the wrecks from the invasion, i.e. while they will oversee the exped, it is up to individual clubs to actually put the exped together.

More details can be found at the web address below

https://www.bsac.com/advice-and-support/expedition-diving/get-involved-in-a-bsac-expedition/get-involved-in-normandy-75-expedition/normandy-75-expedition-all-you-need-to-know/

but the key points are:

  1.  Exped dates between 26 July and 3 August 2019 (with clubs going for as long or as short a period as they want).
  2. Suitable for Sports Diver or above due to the depths that most wrecks are at.
  3. Outline options are;
    1. Club takes own boat across (self sail or ferry)
    2. Club books a French hardboat
    3. Individuals book spaces on French hardboats
    4. Club/Individuals dive with a French charter

I am keen that as a Club we build upon the Red Sea expedition earlier in the Summer and do more expeditions in the future; this would therefore be an excellent opportunity to have a challenging Club expedition next year however it needs a core of members with the correct qualifications who are ultimately willing to undertake this and organise / run it.  Therefore if you are interested in being involved please e-mail me back on bameroo@hotmail.com by 10 Sep 18 so I can get a sense of the interest levels and then submit an expression of interest with BSAC as necesaary.

Guy Balmer