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Sheephaven Search & Recovery Training
Search & Recovery (SAR) is an integral part of what Sheephaven Sub Aqua Club (SAC) is about. The club was founded primarily as a sports diving club but soon became aware of its unique position of being able to help in underwater searches when tragedy strikes. Two of those founding fathers are currently still […]
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Sheephave Sac
After the intensity of the last few weeks of tests and courses followed afterwards by a week of strong winds and spring tides Sheephaven Divers took full opportunity of a bit of settled weather on Sunday to dive in the shelter of Horn Head, just for the sheer fun of it all. The initial […]
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Sheephaven Sac
For Sheephaven SAC last week it was all about the wonderful news that two of the clubs’ divers achieved Leading Diver grades with the Irish Underwater Council (CFT). Paul Mc Cabe and Simon Henderson have been studying and training for their examination of this grade for the best part of a year and for them […]
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Sheephaven Sac
Sheephaven SAC had another full week of diving activities last week, with dives on Wednesday evening followed by Saturday and Sunday morning dives, which were conducted at a variety of sites in the area. The Wednesday evening dive was led by Kieran Doherty, with Noel Brennan taking the helm of dive boat Áine as dry […]
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Northern Diving
Sheephaven SAC’s Saturday mornings dive was at the Flag Rock on the most northern point of Horn Head. Excellent sea conditions with only the slightest swell produced in-water conditions of over greater than 10 metres horizontally though-out the water column. The dive was conducted in one stick thanks to Kevin Boylan who gave up his dive […]
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North Search & Recovery Training
Sheephaven SAC hosted the Regional Search and Recovery Training day on Sunday morning, with participants from Sheephaven and the Rosses Snorkelers involved. 17 divers and snorkelers took to the water for the 35 minute dive on a swim line that was controlled on the surface by snorkelers and which included conducting a 180 degree turn. […]
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