Red Dragon Divers News & Events
Meet the Club - Castle Square, Haverfordwest - 19th November 2011
Red Dragon Divers will be holding an 'event' on saturday 19th November in Castle Square. If you are interested in finding out more about the club and what we do, please come along and meet us between 09:00 and 15:00.
For those who already have been bitten by the scuba bug, it will provide a chance to find out what fantastic diving Pembrokeshire has to offer, while those who have yet to experience the underwater world will be able to arrange a 'Try Dive' with the club's instructors.
So whatever your level of interest in all things scuba - please come along. You will not be able to miss us as we will have a big orange boat!
Dive Plans
To see previous years' dive plans, click on the links below.
 Dive plans for July and August 2009
Link to dive planning notes and info
Link to 'Night Before Check List'
RDD Diveplan, March-June 2008:
View previous year's diveplans: iew RDD Diveplan for April 2006
Link to diveplan for July-September 2007
Link to diveplan for April-June 2007
New Boat Shed for Red Dragon Divers
Long-standing members of the club will remember we had to vacate our boatshed in Fishguard because of Pembrokeshire County Council's redevelopment plans. Since then we have been trying hard to find an alternative. We now have the chance to renovate one of the old accommodation buildings on the former airfield at Dale. The deal is that if we provide materials and labour, we get the building rent-free for three years and an option to rent at a reasonable price thereafter. We have been lucky enough to get hold of some reclaimed materials at a relatively low price, thus reducing the overall cost of the project. Rich, Rod, Louis, Mike and Jackie formed a working party on Easter Saturday 2010 to clear the site and demolish unwanted walls, as Richard's photos show. Now it's just a question of putting on a roof, making good the doors and fixing the windows. Any offers of help will be gratefully accepted - give Mike or Rich a call if you can lend a hand.
  
  
 
The Wreck of the Hermina
At low water springs on Saturday, 19th September 2009 a group of club members, led by diving officer Richard Hughes, ribbed round to Needle Rock, between Fishguard Harbour and Dinas Island, to survey the wreckage of the Hermina, a three masted Dutch motor schooner that ran agound there in mountainous seas and a north westerly gale in December 1920.
It turned into Fishguard lifeboat station's most famous and heroic rescue, with all but one of the Hermina's seamen eventually being saved. During the rescue the lifeboat's engine was flooded, leaving its crew with no other means of propulsion than oars, jib and mizzen sail, which was ripped to shreds by the wind. In all it took the lifeboat three hours to return the two miles to harbour. Three members of the Hermina's crew, the captain, chief officer and third mate, remained on board. The captain and his chief officer were later rescued by the cliff rescue team but the third mate was swept away and drowned.
The lifeboat was the Charterhouse and now, ninety years after the event, she has returned to Fishguard, where she is undergoing major repairs and refurbishment. For the full story of the Hermina rescue, read Tom Bennett's excellent booklet The Story of Fishguard Lifeboats, published by West Wales Publications. All profits from sales will be given to the RBLI.
These photograhs, taken by Richard Hughes, show parts of the Hermina's engine and flywheel - all that can be seen of the ship above the low water line.
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In case you've forgotten . . .
. . . the current committee is
- Peter Davies, chairman and training officer
- Liz Jones, secretary
- Richard Hughes, diving officer
- Mike Williamson, treasurer
- Rod Fransham, equipment officer
- Louis Brits, assistant equipment officer
- Steve Goodger, social secretary
- Jackie Williamson, membership officer, website and publicity
- Brendan O'Loughlin, new members' representative
Club t-shirts
 
Club t-shirts with the Red Dragon Divers logo are now available in several sizes and two styles (ladies' V-neck and traditional) at £9.99 each from The Bag Shop, Riverside Market, Haverfordwest. Polo shirts are also available with the same logo at £12.99 each. Orders may take up to a week. PPIPolo shirts are also available at £12.99u prefelub tee-shirts are now available in two styles and several sizes at £9.99 each from The Bag Shop, Riverside Market, Haverfordwest. If you prefer polo shirts, the cost is £12.99.
Social Diary
What do we do when we can't go diving? |
| Red Dragon Divers love their diving. But there are times when the tides are against us or the weather is too rough for diving. On those occasions we get together for socials: pot luck suppers, barbecues, quiz nights, walks and visits to relevant organisations are all popular with members . |
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We dive as a club on Sundays and Wednesday evenings from Easter until October each year but still find time to get together and enjoy ourselves in other ways too.
These are just three of our past events:
- Annual awards evening and Pot Luck supper
- Bowling at Milford Haven
- A walk around Strumble Head followed by Sunday lunch at the Glendower in Goodwick
For more information about these events please click on the 'Contact us' button
Picture shows club members (and their dogs) at Wolfscastle. |
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