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Galway Sub Aqua Club

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Company description Some facts from club history:
In Spring 1963, a meeting took place in UCG (University College Galway), at which the UCG Sub-Aqua Society was formed. Present at this meeting were, Jim Doyle,Peter O`Beirn, Tom McCarrick, Kerry McConn, George Ryder and Peadar Canavan.
During that summer, the club activities were mainly snorkeling. The first `official` club outing, was to Carraroe in September 1963. Kelly`s cottage at the Coral strand was rented for a week. Val Kennedy , then a member of the Curragh Club, turned up with scuba gear and the first scuba dives were performed. John Hailes (Curragh) and Ronnie Hurley (Limerick), were also present.
In December 1963, George Ryder and Peter O`Beirn purchased Drager Aqualung sets. These were the first sets of scuba in the club, and got their first `wetting` on the Sunday before Christmas.
Early in 1964, it was decided to expand the club beyond UCG. The club was disbanded and reformed under it`s current name, Galway Sub Aqua Club. Training was done in the Curragh Pool, assisted by Curragh SAC.
The first recorded body search by the club was in the Clare River, near Miltown Co. Galway, in 1964. The same year the first successful recovery occurred on Lough Corrib, near Kilbeg, when the bodies of two men were taken from the lake.
Nowadays, the club meets every Friday night in the clubhouse at 10.00pm. Regular club dives take place every Sunday all year round, and every Wednesday from April to October. The club takes on, and trains new members, every year in October.
Location description: Our dive sites:
*Ceibh An Doilín
Parallel to the shore, opposite the harbour, there are three reefs running approximately north/south. The maximum depth here on the outside reef is eighteen metres at high tide. There are plenty of rocks and crevices to explore, with a great variety of fish. Often seen here are lobster, brown crabs, pollack, wrasse, rays, dogfish, and various flatfish. The tide can be strong at times, especially on the ebb. Navigation is easy as the exit point can be anywhere along the shore.
*Trá An Doilín
The water can be entered at either end of the beach, depending on the tide. Maximum depth here is about seven metres. This is an ideal site for training dives. There`s usually lot of life to be seen and entries/exits are easy.
*Yellow Rock.
This dive can be done from a boat or from the shore. On the SW side of the rock, there is a drop-off from a few metres to almost forty metres. This rises gradually as you head towards the harbour.
*Gurraig Sound
This is an enjoyable drift dive. Drop in at either end depending on the direction of the tide. You can drift along the stoney bottom (15-20m) at a fair old rate. If you keep into the wall (north side), you can avoid most of the current.
*East of Grey Rock
There is a lovely area for mid range diving. Here the shore drops vertically to 27/28 metres. There`s usually lots to see at various levels on the wall.
*Grey Rock
You can safely anchor or tie the boat at Grey Rock. There is 4/5 metres of water here. If you head for about 100 metres, the bottom suddenly drops off almost vertically to about 38 metres. The wall here has an abundance of life including conger, lobster, crabs etc. This is also a great place for those interested in smaller species, such as nudibranches and various types of coral. The further west you go the deeper this drop-off gets, to a maximum of 50 metres.
*Picnic Island.
This is the little island on the SW corner of Inistreabhair, using the island as a base, all the above site are available using boats. There is also some good shore diving on the south and south east of this island.
*Inisbearna
Inisbearna can be dived on the North and Eastern sides. There are steep drop-offs on the North side, with depths in excess of 40M. The Eastern side is probably the nicest, with depths around 20-25M, and home to some large conger eels.
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