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Marine Quest Boat Charter

Diving Charter Boat (English)

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Company description Marine Quest Boat Charter operates out of the fishing port of Eyemouth, Berwickshire, in Scotland. The Eyemouth and St Abbs marine reserve is a world class diving spot.
Marine Quest offers a range of trips, including:
exciting and varied dive sites - including the world renowned Eyemouth and St Abbs Marine Reserve;
great angling spots - picked for you by the Marine Quest team who have many years of local fishing knowledge;
fantastic sightseeing trips - to suit your requirements, along some of the best coastline in the country.
The charter boat, the North Star, is a 10.5m Offshore 105, capable of speeds of 17+ knots. The hull design makes for a very stable dive platform, with large deck area. Compliant with the latest MCA regulations, she is fully licensed to carry 12 passengers up to a distance of 60 nautical miles and has a clean toilet. Oxygen is carried on-board.
Marine Quest is run by father and son team Jim and Iain Easingwood who have 45 years sea-going experience between them.
General Diving Information:
Equipment can be hired
Spares are carried on board such as fin straps etc
Access to air fills up to 300 bar
Nitrox fills
Extra weights carried onboard
We Can Carry Out:
Guard boat duties
Diving Support
Camera platform and Media support
Crew and stores transfers
Environmental sampling
Marine Quest runs three different sightseeing trips:
St Abbs Head (1 hour)
Burnmouth caves (1 hour)
Fast Castle Seal Colony (2 hours)
Trips can be tailormade to your requirments.
Angling: Marine Quest is doing wreck, reef & rough ground fishing this season.
*Reef & Rough Ground:
Local - Much of the ground angling can be done with only 20 min travelling time.
Further afield - Heading south we can reach the Spittal Hurst in 40 min and the Ridges (just off Holy Island) in an hour. Heading north we can reach the Kirk Hard in 50 min (Ridge of peaks running out from Dunbar).
*Wrecks:
We have the Satellite position for over 40 wrecks that can be reached within an hour from Eyemouth.
Bait & rod hire available.
Extra tackle is carried on board for sale.
Marine Quest has brand new accommodation, opened in May 2006, at `The Harbourside`, which is on the quayside in Eyemouth. It is less than a minute from the boat, and more importantly, walking distance to the local pubs and restaurants. All rooms are en-suite, and can sleep up to 15, on a B&B basis. There are also plenty of non-diving activities such as walking, bird watching, trout fishing and some pleasant beaches to stroll along.
Prices & Booking
Dive Charter: 2 dives (per boat - max. 12 divers) -
Location description: Selected Dive Sites:
*Ross Carrs (Burnmouth): Depth ~ 18m
This dive is on a series of rocky reefs running parallel to the shore. A mass of life can be seen on this site from sea cucumbers and black gobies on the sand between the reefs, dragonets and dead men’s fingers on the reefs to large cod and pollock patrolling above the reefs. This is a very scenic dive and one of our most popular.
*Burnmouth Caves (Horse Cave, Dove Cave and Scout Cave): Depth ~ 12m
These three caves lie under the great cliffs that run from Eyemouth to Burnmouth. The walls of these caves are covered in marine life, particularly sea squirts, hydroids and anemones. In June and early July juvenile Shags and Guillemots can be see swimming under water at the mouth of the caves.
*Hurker Rock (Eyemouth): Depth ~ 15m
This is the largest rock, which forms the natural breakwater protecting Eyemouth bay. The sides of the rock descend steeply and are fringed with kelp forest. Beneath the kelp, there is a profusion of soft corals, anemones and sponges. The lower reef is home to brittlestars, sunstars and heart urchins. Wolfish are often found here, usually in mating pairs. The reef is swept with strong currents and is usually dived on neap tides or slack water.
*Fold Buss (Eyemouth): Depth: 10 - 32m
This offshore site is very seldom visited due to its proximity to the main shipping channel to and from Eyemouth. With our experience however, we can advise you on the best times to dive here. Fold Buss is actually a seamount that soars up from 30m to ~10m beneath the surface. The rock surface is covered in dead men’s fingers and plumose anemones. Wolfish are common at this site, as are squat lobsters.
*Brander Point (St Abbs): Depth ~ 12m
This site can’t be missed as you make your way up the coast from St Abbs Head. The rocky substrate and seams running through it on Brander Point can be seen to have been turned through 90 degress to an almost vertical position. Hutton, the grandfather of geology, did a lot of his pioneering work on this part of the coastline. The point runs out from the shore down to a depth of ~27m, but most of the best diving is to be had along the undercut head wall that runs round the point into the next bay. The walls are covered in soft Corrals, anemones, and starfish. Ballan wrasse are also commonly seen. Brander Point is very rarely dived but is well worth the journey, and you might even catch a glimpse of the two resident white goats that often wander around the rocks there.
*Fast Castle (North of St Abbs head): Depth ~ 12m
This is a highly unexplored dive site. Reportedly there is a fortune in Spanish gold hidden in a cave beneath the castle! Eyemouth and District SAC explored the site in 1967 and 1969 in an attempt to find the treasure, the second time with a BBC film crew. Both attempts however were hampered by strong surge and low visibility. There is much good diving to be had here along the numerous offshore reefs and headlands.

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Contact information:
Phone: +44 (0)1890 752444
Mobile: 07780 823884
Street Address:
The Harbourside`
33 Harbour Road
Eyemouth
Berwickshire
Scotland
United Kingdom
TD14 5HY
Spoken language(s): English
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) London, Edinbourg, Lisboa
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