Furness Sub - Aqua club's, B.S.A.C 61.
Furness Sub - Aqua club was formed in the mid 50's. With just a few
founder members, doing their early basic training in Cavendish dock.
They carried on in the depths of winter using only jeans and woolly
jumpers to protect them from the cold.
F.S.A. C is affiliated to the British Sub - Aqua Club.
The club today runs with a nucleus of about 50 members, the membership coming from all walks of life, all with the common interest in going diving.
Getting Started
I' very simple to join, simply, just turn up at the leisure centre at
Barrow Park on a Tuesday at 8 o'clock, were you will be warmly met
by the members of the club.
We run a try dive program were you can have a taste of diving be for you
decide to join.
The try dive is basic courses were you are given an insight in to the cost, time, equipment, training, that's required in becoming a diver, it's duration being approximately 3 hours in duration.
TRAINING
Once you have had your medical and paid the joining fee your ready to
start diver training.
Our dedicated team of B. S. A. C qualified instructors will take you
through a structured training program, involving both practical and theory
lessons.
When all the pool-training sessions have been completed and the practical
test passed your ready to then progress to open water training.
The club tries to dive every weekend all year round and in the summer
midweek dives are also arranged.
Most of the training taking places in Coniston,
Windermere, and Wastwater.
The lakes/ fresh water diving cannot compare to diving in the sea, and
in the summer months we try to get out into The Sea locally as much as
possible.
Trips away are also organised as well to places like Scotland, diving
areas such as The Sound Of Mull. The small Isles,
St Kilda, and St Abbs.
Other places out side Scotland include the Farnes , Devon, southern
Ireland, and The Red Sea