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Aquaventures Dive Centre

Dive Centre Center (English)

Service:
  • Accommodation for Divers
  • Air
  • BSAC Club Centre
  • Diving Charter Boat
  • Equipment Gear Rentals
  • Gear Equipment Servicing
  • IANTD
  • NITROX
  • PADI
  • School Course Learn to Dive
  • TDI
  • Technical Diving
  • Vacation Holiday Scuba Diving
  • Wreck Diving
Company description Aquaventures is run by Jerry & Rianne Smith from a purpose built dive centre adjacent to the Stone House B&B, Baltimore. The Centre has equipment to rent, 2 Hard-boats for 10 tot 12 divers each, an 8.5 metre Rigid Hull Inflatable (RIB) diesel stern-drive for 4 tot 12 divers (single tank), a 20 cfm compressor with air bank, nitrox and trimix mixing panel as well as a well stocked shop. Facilities include classroom, showers and changing rooms, lounge area, video and book library on diving topics, free coffee & tea and plenty of off-street parking in close proximity to Baltimore`s harbour. Visitors from the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany may like to be taught in their native language by Rianne, our multi-lingual instructor. We recognise that divers` expectations have increased significantly and seek to satisfy these through offering high quality products and services at ``value for money`` prices, where the atmosphere is fun. Accommodation can be arranged, either B&B at the Stone House or self-catering, hostel, associated B & B or hotel in the village. For Stena Line or Swansea-Cork ferry crossings contact us for an all-inclusive package at competitive rates.
We offer unforgetable diving!
West Cork offers every conceivable form of diving with good visibility to 35 metres at best but with an average of 12 metres and less of course after stormy weather conditions. The coastline lies squarely in the path of the Gulf Stream thereby offering unpolluted waters with an underwater flora and fauna that are luxuriant and colourful - a diver`s paradise with spectacular drop-offs and an abundant marine life. During your boat ride you might see dolphins, porpoises, migrating basking sharks, whales, sunfish and leatherback turtles. The resident seal populations on many of the offshore islands and rocks have become used to divers and may even play ``hide & seek`` with you or mimic students on beginner level courses and distract them during their open water skills. Fantastic scenic dives can be enjoyed near the Fastnet Lighthouse, Spain Reef, Kedge Gulley, The Arches, Blananarragaun, Cape Clear, Crab Rock, The Stags, Gascanane Sound, Sherkin Island, The Calf Islands, 78-Rock and Whale Rock.
There is good wreck diving too, with the ``Kowloon Bridge`` supercarrier of 300 metres for instance at a depth of 6 to 36 metres, the ``U260`` a German U-boat with hatches open at 36-44 metres and ``Nestorian`` 120 metres long at 15 to 25 metres. Others in that depth range are the Alondra, Asian, Dido, Hourtien, Illyrian and Mystique. Deeper wrecks are the Crescent City, Mignonette, Minihaha, Malmanger, Miami, Hazelside & Ludgate.
Drift diving fanatics would love the ``Gascanane Sound`` between Cape Clear and Sherkin. We have numerous islands in Roaringwater Bay providing good sheltered sites whatever the weather. Mizen Head and Galley Head are about 45 minutes away which provide exceptional sites when the weather and tides permit. These sites are for well qualified divers only.
Location description: Our dive sites:
*`78 Rock
Not on the Admiralty charts until 1978, natural obstruction may well be responsible for the loss of the U260, which lies 150 metres to the north.
*Alondra
Some large congers live on this wreck. 16 of her crew were rescued by a team led by CoI deacon JRH Beecher, who was awarded an R.N.L.I. medal in recognition. Six crewmen left by one boat and fifteen in another, leaving 14 aboard. With great difficulty the survivors were rescued by a ladder from nearby cliffs. Four men and one body were landed at Union Hall.
*Amelia Rock
Depth 25 metres
*Asian
British steamship enroute from New Orleans to Liverpool when she was wrecked on the Stags in a strong gale whilst fog bound. The wireless operator only had time to transmit on message before the mast fell. That message was received by the destroyer Seawolf based at Berehaven which went to assist. Those aboard took to the boats but five were tossed into the sea and one man was lost when two boats overturned. The Seawolf picked up the survivors and transported them to Bantry. A Dutch tug, Wittersee went to the scene but was unable to do much as the Asian had broken her back forward to No. 2 hatch.
*Carnavonshire
Depth 20 metres
*Crescent City
The Crescent City sailed from New Orleans bound for Liverpool with a cargo of 4,100 bales of cotton, 3000 bags of Indian corn and 40 boxes containing $240,000 Mexican silver dollars, valued at the time about £101,000. Whilst in passage she generally ran under sail. When Captain Williams calculated his position about 20 miles from Kinsale she resumed steaming. In spite of the fog at the time, Captain Williams had her running at high speed when she struck Dhulic Rock off Galley Head.
*Croa Lea
Depth 40 metres
*Dido
A wreck, depth 18 metres
*Fastnet Rock
This world famous rock and lighthouse offer fantastic diving when sea conditions are right.
*Gascanane Sound
*Gokane Point
*Hourtien
Skipper Guaider and 17 crew survived after spending the night aboard. Landed safely on Cape Clear.
*Illaunargart
Depth 25 metres
*Illyrian
*Kowloon Bridge
The Kowloon Bridge was on a voyage from St. Lawrence River port of seven Islands, Quebec, from where she started on 7/11/86 bond for the River Clyde terminal of Hunterston, loaded with a cargo of 160,000 tons of iron ore consigned to British Steel Corporation. However, en route she had to seek shelter in Bantry Bay to effect repairs to deck cracks sustained during heavy Atlantic weather. Then, after having lost her standard anchor in a heavy swell on 22/11/86, she sailed out of Bantry bay but then lost her steerage and began to drift in continuing heavy seas. Due to the dangerous nature of the situation, the 28 man crew decided to abandon ship, being winched to safety by helicopters in mountainous seas.
*Lady Charlotte
*Lough Hyne
*Ludgate
*Malmanger
*Miami
*Mignonette
*Mignonette Bow
...and more.
Full information you`ll find on our website.

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Dive centre, offers PADI, BSAC, TDI, IANTD training, wreck, boat diving, etc.

Contact information:

Phone: +353 (0)28 20511
Fax: +353 (0)28 20511
Street Address:
The Stone House
Baltimore
Country Cork
Ireland
Spoken language(s): English,German,French,Dutch
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) London, Edinbourg, Lisboa
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