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Indigo Charters

Diving Charter Boat (English)

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Company description Indigo Charters welcomes you to the best of UK wreck and reef diving from Spartacat, based at Brighton Marina, East Sussex.
This fast 11m boat covers the South Coast from Dungeness to the Isle of Wight out to mid-channel and beyond. The boat is available for 3-day or longer charters operating out of other UK, French and Channel Island ports.
Tim Bennetto, the skipper-proprietor and former owner of diveboats Polaris, Cirrus and Spartacus, has spent the last 20 years diving both commercially and as a BSAC member. During this time hundreds of wrecks have been researched and surveyed, accumulating a vast local knowledge.
Tim holds an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore(Power) Certificate as required by the MCA.
Recommended reading is `Dive Sussex` by Kendall McDonald.
The boat, a South Boats 11m catamaran, conforms to Marine Safety Agency requirements and is licensed to carry 12 passengers, 2 crew and a 1 tonne payload up to 60 miles from any safe haven.
Electronic aids aboard include echo sounder, differential GPS, PC / plotter, AIS receiver, two VHF radios, radar and autopilot. A mast-mounted cctv gives a rear view of the boat. A comprehensive First Aid Kit and an Oxygen Therapy Unit is always ready for emergency use. Whilst on the boat, 3rd party insurance to
Location description: Shallow inshore wrecks:
Inverclyde, Miown, City of Brisbane, Celtic,ClanMcMillan, Lancer, Stoneboat, Pentrych, Steam Trawler, and Indiana.
30 metre wrecks:
Fortuna, Vasco, Ashford, T.R. Thompson, City of Waterford, Ikeda, Leven, Milgate, Mira, Ramsgarth, Braunton, Alaunia, Oceana, UB130, H5 and others.
40 metre wrecks:
Porthkerry, HMS Minion, Quail, George Sutton, Keryado, Nyon, Basil, Stanwold, Calib Sprague,UC65, U671.
50+ metre wrecks:
Pagenturm, Moldavia, Aracataca, Glencoe, GlenarmHead, Candia, Aristos, Seaford, Warilda, Duke of Buccleuch, Donegal, Lanfranc, British Commerce, HMCS Alberni, HMCS Osprey, U413, U678, U741, U275, U212 and many unidentified.
Technical Diving:
Mixed-gas divers are welcome to enjoy extended dives up to 75m on the numerous wrecks in the English Channel.
Beyond 15nm offshore in the 50m-60m range, vis is most reliable, offering some of the best of UK diving.
Reef diving:
Brighton also offers scenic inshore reefs and rough ground from Newhaven to Worthing, suitable for drift dives, where many a good lobster and plaice are found.
BIRDWATCHING
Take a cruise from Brighton Marina up to Beachy Head passing close in to the fulmar rookeries at Seaford Head, past the Seven Sisters up to the lighthouse. This is best done on a calm day, near high water so we can sail closer in to the cliffs. This stretch of coast supports a large population of seabirds, including herring gulls, black-back gulls, kittiwake, guillimots, oystercatchers, cormerants, etc. Gannets may be spotted further offshore.
SPARTACAT ANGLING
Come and enjoy Sussex Coast angling from one of Brighton newest and best charter boats, skippered by Tim Bennetto who has a wealth of local knowledge gained over the last 21 years on his previous boats Polaris, Cirrus and Spartacus. He has dived many of the marks and wrecks over the years, learning vital information like wreck condition, what fish are present, hazards( like nets), etc. There are two types of angling on offer, depending on the level of experience of the charterer:
Ground fishing
It is recommended that those new to a rod, reel and line get to know their tools in a more controlled environment where the boat is stationary at anchor. The depth is probably no more than 35m so the tide is less, so less weight is required. One fishes on the seabed, which is generally broken rough ground or reef, where catches will include whiting, dogfish, ray, tope, spurdog, smoothhound and perhaps conger. Over winter, cod are fished for in this way.
Wreck Fishing
For the more energetic and experienced angler, a day`s fishing the many war wrecks off the South Coast promises catches of fine pollack, cod, ling and conger. The former are usually taken when drifting across a wreck trailing artificial lures, whilst conger fishing entails anchoring up-tide of the wreck, fishing into it with baits. Tackle loss can be quite high whilst drifting, but the rewards can be much greater.

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Dive charter boat Spartacus operates from Brighton Marina, diving wrecks and reefs of the South Coast. A description of dive sites, available dates, prices and booking.

Contact information:

Phone: 01273 586445
Mobile: 07860 209367
Street Address:
35 Cissbury Avenue
Peacehaven
East Sussex
United Kingdom
BN10 8TN
Spoken language(s): English
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) London, Edinbourg, Lisboa
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