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dsc02656Channel Diver is a 36ft SouthBoats 36/11 catamaran, built to D.O.T. specification and conforming to Marine Safety Agency requirements, she is licensed to carry 12 passengers   + 3 crew up to 60 miles from any safe haven. Powered by   her twin FPT Iveco NEF engines, each producing 450hp, can give a boat cruising speed of 18 knots and a top boat speed of 25 Knots.

Fitted with the Latest Electronic aids which include Olex & Maxsea seabed mapping systems, Furuno GPS’s, Euronav Seapro Navigation/charting programme on PC Monitors, Simrad Radar, Plotters & depth sounders, 2 x Simrad VHF radio’s & 2 x Standard Horizon VHF Radio’s, Comar AIS Ship Recognition System – Transmit & Receive.

                                          

DSC02659Safety equipment includes two Oxygen Therapy Units, 1st Aid Kit is also carried. A liferaft and life jackets for 16 people, and a full flare pack is carried at all  times.  Whilst on the boat 3rd party insurance cover up to £5m provided.

DSC02663The shelter area has seating for 12 people with dry storage inside the seats & hot air heating to keep you warm. There is Tea, Coffee & Hot Chocolate making facilities which you can just help yourselves at any time. A wall mounted monitor screen relays navigation data from the wheelhouse to the shelter so you can see what’s going on around you or if you prefer you can just watch a movie.

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 divemachine1There is also a torch, camera and laptop charging facility as we have 12Volt, 24Volt and 240Volt power supply onboard. There is an onboard toilet, which is manually operated and   a wash hand basin, which has hot & cold water. Easy access onto the boat when loading & unloading,  this is done through the doors on the stern or the side door on the  starboard side.

         

 

Diving Charters

 Entry into the water is by a giant stride from the rear of the boat. Getting back onto the boat could not be easier, this is via a transom mount Dive Lift, and then you’re back on the level deck of the boat.

 Boat EntryA centre bench system for your dive gear, runs down the centre of the boat, cylinders on top and dive boxes and bags underneath, this keeps the  deck clutter free and easy to walk around.

 For the French weeks, Channel Islands & Isle of Wight trips, there is an onboard compressor, giving a charging rate at 15cfm to a pressure of 232bar.

        

Deep Sea Fishing Charters

FISHINGSITE On fishing charter trips, there is plenty of space for all the equipment on the center bench system and there are rod   rest holders all around the boat for keeping the deck clear, there is also extra space inside the cabin for all your dry gear. You can fish almost all the way around the deck, there is over 70ft of open fishing area so hopefully not so many tangles.

 If you do not poses your own fishing gear, do not worry all the latest equipment can be supplied on board.

BRIGHTON SHIPWRECKS & DIVE SITES

A DRIFT DIVE LEDGES & PIERS,

ARIEL,

ARISTOS,

BESSELL,

BRAUNTON,

CAIRNDHU,

CITY OF BRISBANE,

CITY OF LONDON / IKEDA,

CITY OF WATERFORD,

CLODMORE,

DUKE OF BUCCLEUGH,

FORTUNA,

GEORGE SUTTON,

H.M.C.S. ALBERNIE,

H.M.C.S. OSPREY,

H.M.H.S. LANFRANC,

H.M.H.S. WARILDA,

H.M.S. MINION,

H.M.T. KERRYADO,

INDIANA,

INVERCLYDE,

JAFFA,

LANCER 2,

LASS O DOUNE,

MIRA,

MIOWN,

NORTHEASTER,

NYON,

PENTYRCH

PORTHKERRY,

PAGENTURM,

QUAIL,

RAMSGARTH,

RMS MOLDAVIA,

STANWOLD,

TR THOMPSON,

TYCHO,

CITY of WATERFORD,

VALE of LEVEN,

VASCO,

Dive FeCamp

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Dive FeCamp – Visit the French fishing town of Fe’camp, This beautiful French fishing village which is situated to the eastern end of the Seine Bay has been a favorite stop over for visiting mariners for centuries. Today this town on the Normandy coast is alive to the hustle and bustle for the French tourist industry, as one of their favourite getaways. It also pays host to the many visiting boats from Holland, Belgium, UK &Scandinavia. It gets so busy in the summer months that it is almost impossible to get a berth for the night.

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    The Grand Pavois                                        Harbour View from Pavois.                                  Hotel D’Angletterre

ProgressThere is plenty of accommodation available, French or  English, and the Hotel D’Anglettere with its English bar is a  favourite. There is also a camp site, 10 minutes from the  harbour, which has static & mobile homes for hire or you  can pitch your tent. There are also plenty of restaurants and  bars to choose from , Chinese, Indian,Italian, French but no  English. There are even a couple of kebab take aways next  to the harbour, but one of our favorites is The Progress, a  French restaurant which over looks the harbour and  specialises in sea food, its great value for money.  

The Progress Restaurant a local favourite for great seafood.

BenedictineNight life – there are some late night bars and there is also a  Casino & night club on the sea front to the western end of  the promenade which stays open until the early hours.  Fe’Camp  is home to the Benedictine monastery, where the  Benedictine wine is produced, visitors are welcomes for  guided tours and some sampling. As well as being a major  fishing port with a fresh fish market, Fe’camp is full of  history, which can be seen all around. If you look high up on  the cliff tops you can still see all the remnants of the German  gun enplacemmants from the 2nd WW, and up in the town  center there is a memorial to the fallen.

 

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After your day’s diving & exploration, relax and take in the late afternoon sunshine at one of the town’s many café’s & bars that overlook the harbour, all of them do meals or snacks to help you soak up that cold beer or glass of wine.

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The wreck diving on this part of the Normandie coast can be fantastic and Fe’Camp gives excellent access to the many WW1 & WW2 shipwrecks dotted along this Normandie coastline, the diving is quite challenging and can be very demanding. We offer 2 wreck dives per day whilst in France, tides & times permitting, and one dive on the dys that we cross the channel.

During the 2nd World War, Fe’camp was used by the Germans as a midget submarine base where many successful missions were carried out. successful missions were carried out. From FeCamp we will venture West into the Bay de Seine or North to the offshore wrecks in the Channel, Or maybe heading Eastwards towards St Valery.

The diving around Fe’camp can range from a depth of 20 meters – 50 metres, depending on the experience of the divers on the trip, and the wrecks you will be diving will be mainly from the 1st and 2nd World Wars. However there are many from before & after the wars.

There are lots of unknown targets that we have still to look at and groups willing to be adventurous diving guinea pigs the results can be rewarding

There are lots of wrecks to choose from when diving over in Normandie, many unidentified and most very rarely dived. The marine life is absolutely incredible, teaming with fish, crabs, lobsters, and free swimming congers. The only thing is, the reason that there is so much to see and look at, is because the French have a strict law which states, that no one shall, whilst diving with aqualung remove anything from the seabed or especially from any ship wreck, be it metal or edible. And this is a strict rule which applies to everyone, so please

DouanesFranceslook don’t touch.

www.fecamp.com.

Hotel Grand Pavois. 

Hotel D’Angletterre.

Booking.com FeCamp.

 

 
 

Dive Dieppe

Dive Dieppe – South East of Brighton & South of Sovereign Harbour Eastbourne and on the French side of the English Channel, is the historic fishing town of Dieppe. Like most of the harbours along the French coast this harbour was primarily a fishing port which has been transformed over the years into a major working harbour with large commercial ships which include several daily crossings of the  Newhaven – Dieppe cross channel ferry service operated by www.transmancheferries.com.

This service is now a major gateway to Europe for the British and an access point for Europeans who wish to enter the UK, and it operates all year round.

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This picturesque harbour of Dieppe has a well protected marina which welcomes visiting boats from all over Europe, and it is situated in the heart of the town which gives great access to all the local Hotels, Restaurants & Bars.

DieppeThe long promenade & beach front of Dieppe is an  amazing sight, the eastern end with the long break water    arm which protects the harbour entrance and to the west, the lawns  that are over looked by the many Hotels  that line the way to the  west and at the far   end looking down over the town is the Castle  of Dieppe.

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During WW2 Dieppe saw its fair share of the action,  In 1942 during the build up for the liberation of  Europe and as a possible trial run for the D Day  landings there was the now infamous and  disasterous Dieppe Raid as portrayed in Robin  Neillands book of the same name “The Dieppe Raid”.  Made up from a force of mainly Canadian Highlanders and British Commando’s these troops made an  assault on the Beaches of Dieppe, the result was  carnage, the beaches turned into killing grounds, with whole regiments decimated. Off shore ships were  lost, landing crafts were sunk and the destroyer HMS  Berkely destroyed with great loss of life.

Diving Dieppe.

Its amazing, you travel all that way, cross the channel diving enroute and the depth doesn’t get deeper than 40mtrs, your 25 miles offshore and its 33mtrs and as you head for harbour the depth stays between 25 – 30mtrs, close in you can be diving in the 15mtr range, fantastic.

If you have never dived from Dieppe before, then seriously think about it. It is a fairly new area for us at Channel Diving and it gets better every year we go there.

There are lots of wrecks to choose from when diving over in Normandie, many unidentified and most very rarely dived. The marine life is absolutely incredible, teaming with fish, crabs, lobsters, and free swimming congers. The only thing is, the reason that there is so much to see and look at, is because the French have a strict law which states, that no one shall, whilst diving with aqualung remove anything from the seabed or especially from any ship wreck, be it metal or edible. And this is a strict rule which applies to everyone, so please

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The Hotel Windsor.   

Hotel De La Plage.     

Dieppe Tourisme Office.   

Booking.com Dieppe.  

   

 

 

Local Dive Shops

Ocean View Diving

160 South Street
Lancing
West Sussex
BN15 8AU
Tel: 01903 767224

Air/Nitrox/ 300bar

www.oceanviewdiving.co.uk

Newhaven Scuba Centre
The Yacht Harbour
West Quay
Newhaven
East Sussex
BN9 9BY
Tel: 01273 612012

Air/Nitrox 300bar

www.newhaven-scuba.co.uk

Oyster Diving  
Maritime House
Basin Road North
Brighton
BN41 1WR

Tel: 0800 699 0243

Air 300bar

www.oysterdiving.com

Normandy Diving Charters

Normandy Diving Charters & Stay shorebased in France, staying and diving from the ports of Dieppe or Fe’Camp. which cover the many shipwrecks dotted along the East Normandy coastline.

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September is felt to be the best time as the French holidays will just have finished so plenty of accommodation at lower prices & the diving is pretty good as vis is usually very good in Sept.

Our Expeditions to Normandy have proved very popular with groups looking for something different and unique! Two World Wars and the Dieppe Daid of 1942 have left the French coast from Dieppe to FeCamp littered with interesting and seldom dived wrecks.

When in France days can be long but enjoyable as we do 2 wreck dives a day on both Slack Water times.

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June 15th – 19th ~ 5 Day Dieppe Trip ~ 4 Spaces Available – Boat, Fills & Digs £766.30

July 3rd & 4th ~ 2 Day Liners Trip – Lanfranc 52mtrs & Warilda 50mtrs – 1 night stop FeCamp France.

Due to peoples different needs, I DO NOT book accommodation – I recommend using Booking.com as it is possible to cancel last minute without charges. Good for Hotels & Air BNB.

If you are organising a trip GET YOUR DEPOSITS in early to save trouble down the line.

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Dieppe or Fe’Camp.

We operate 3-5 day diving holidays to Dieppe & Fe’Camp.  These trips leave from Brighton Marina or Sovereign Harbour Eastbourne on a Monday morning & return Friday afternoon’s, we do 1 dive mid-channel en route to France and on the way back to the UK. When you arrive in Normandy you check into one of the hotels close to the harbour. Whilst in France we do 2 wreck dives a day, if tides and times permit. The diving depths range from the mid 20mtrs – 55mtrs on the mid-channel wrecks, but most of the Normandie wrecks are in the 20-40mtr range.

All trips are priced based on 10 divers max as this is best for space & comfort. Onboard compressor supplying AIR Only, if you want Nitrox then you bring the Oxygen by arrangement.

We can suggest accommodation, in either hotels or gites recommended by previous guests but you book your own accommodation and payment of deposits are the club/groups responsibility.

If the weather blows on your first day and it is deemed to rough to cross the channel then the trip will be delayed until the weather improves. Sometimes this also means a possible change of Harbour to operate from.

Groups will be required to bring all their own Diving Equipment & you must arrive with full cylinders as it will not be possible to fill any cylinders before the first dive as time will not permit. Onboard compressor supplying AIR Only.

Essentials: Don’t forget your Passports, Euro’s & European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), which gives you NHS medical cover in Europe, available from your local post office F.O.C..

Normandie price list.

A booking is only confirmed once a deposit of £2000 has been received, and the balance is due 8 weeks prior to the start of the trip. if you decide to cancel your booking it is your resposibility to find a replacement charterer for your booking otherwise full amount payable.

Please remember that if we get blown out there are no refunds – the charter is taken for the duration and not individual diving days.

These are not just diving holidays but holidays with diving, when it is not possible to go to sea and dive we reccommend you take the opportunity and visit the local sights, war museums and battlefields and try to experience the atmosphere WW1 & WW2

Terms & Conditions

Eastbourne Diving Charters

Eastbourne Diving Charters – Sovereign Harbour Eastbourne is a Premier Marina which has fast become one of the largest marina developments in the UK. It’s growth over the past years has been staggering, it now provides visitors, whether it be by land or sea, with access to some of the finest diving on the south coast of England.

Sussex Shipwrecks Between Beachy Head and Dungeness, there are wrecks of all shapes and sizes, including liners, merchant ships, warships and submarines, all in very accessible depths. Probably one of the nicest things about diving around Eastbourne is that most of your diving can be between 20-40mtrs. For the more experienced diver, there are some exceptionally good wrecks in the 40-55mtr range and for the Tri-mix/technical diver, wrecks up to 70mtrs.

DIVING CHARTERS PRICE LIST

Club & Group Bookings from Sovereign Harbour Eastbourne

Max 12 divers onboard

Band 1 & 2 ~ Wreck Dive & Drift Dive, Band 3 & 4 ~ All Dives deeper than 50mtrs & Dives over 20nm from Harbour ~ 1 Dive Only Days.

1 – Up to 15nm from the Marina 12@£70pp = £840

2 – Up to 25nm from the Marina 12@£80pp = £960

3 – Up to 35nm from the Marina 12@£90pp = £1080

 A deposit of £200 for a boat booking is required in advance to secure any dates

Cancellations in writing: Between 8 and 4 weeks notice, loss of deposit. Less than 4 weeks notice, full amount payable, Deposit will be refunded if another party found.

Midweek diving for Individuals:

From £65 per person depending on distance travelled (see midweek dive list)

Evening Dives: Evening wreck dive from £40pp / Evening drift dive £30pp

A deposit of £50 is required in advance to secure any dates booked by Individuals

If you book you pay & if you can’t make it, its your responsibility to find a replacement.    

ALL DIVES SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS OR UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.

What’s on at Sovereign Harbour – After an enjoyable days diving, relax at one of the many pubs or restaurants that over look the marina complex, part of Sovereign Harbour’s new waterside development. Next to the marina is a retail park with a Virgin cinema and lots of different kinds of shops, there is also a Asda superstore which is handy for any snacks or food shopping, especially if you are staying at one of the local camp sites, just 5mins along the road. Accommodation is available in the form of static caravans or if you prefer you can pitch your tent. There are also lots of B&B’s and Hotels within 10 minutes of the Sovereign Harbour.

Loading the Boat

On your arrival at Sovereign Harbour the boat pick up point is in the North Harbour, you drive to the far end of the Waterfront retail parking area and park where you can see the very large Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club building. The boat will be moored to right of The Yacht Club where there is a dedicated Eastbourne Charter Boats pick up pontoon, so loading up could not be easier. Do not park in the North Harbour to unload as you could be wheel clamped if your vehicle is left unattended, please use the Waterfront free parking area provided.

Dive Eastbourne – Dive Shops in Eastbourne – There was a dive shop at The Sovereign Centre which is situated on the seafront very close to the marina & only a 5 minute drive away, the next available Dive Shop is in Newhaven.

Bubbles Beneath                    Eastbourne Tides                     Newhaven Scuba Centre

Eastbourne Dive Sites & Sussex Coast Ship Wrecks
                                                     

For further information and directions please visit the Premier Marinas website Premier Marinas and click the Eastbourne link button or take a look on my

How To Find Us Page.

If you are looking for accommodation in the Eastbourne area here are some to try, they are just a few minutes from Sovereign Harbour.

The Seaview Guest House                    The Travel Lodge                     Pevensey Bay Hotel 

Brighton Diving Charters

Brighton Diving Charters & the Sussex Shipwrecks of the Sussex coast from Brighton Marina which is a Premier Marina on the South Coast. Brighton has well established itself as one of the largest marina complex’s in Europe, its prime position between Selsey Bill and Beachy Head gives charter boats easy access to the many hundreds of wrecks dotted along the Sussex coastline.

With such a large and varied number of wrecks to choose from, the diving around Brighton is proving to be extremely popular, there are wrecks of all shapes and sizes catering for all grades of diver, from the novice diver to the experienced technical/tri-mix diver.

DIVING CHARTERS PRICE LIST

Max 12 divers onboard

Band 1 & 2 ~ Wreck Dive & Drift Dive, Band 3 & 4 ~ All Dives deeper than 50mtrs & Dives over 20nm from Harbour ~ 1 Dive Only Days.

1 – Up to 15nm from the Marina 12@£70pp = £840

2 – Up to 25nm from the Marina 12@£80pp = £960

3 – Up to 35nm from the Marina 12@£90pp = £1080

 A deposit of £200 for a boat booking is required in advance to secure any dates

Cancellations in writing: Between 8 and 4 weeks notice, loss of deposit. Less than 4 weeks notice, full amount payable, Deposit will be refunded if another party found.

Midweek diving for Individuals:

From £65 per person depending on distance travelled (see midweek dive list)

Evening Dives: Evening wreck dives from £50pp / Evening drift dive £30pp

A deposit of £50 is required in advance to secure any dates booked by Individuals

If you book you pay & if you can’t make it, its your responsibility to find a replacement.    

ALL DIVES SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS OR UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.

Whats on at Brighton Marina, – The marina itself has a large selection of bars and restaurants to choose from, it also has a cinema, supermarket, shopping square and bowling alley there is also the David Lloyd Sports Centre, for those who are members. There are hotels and guest houses within 5-10 minutes of the marina, and there is also a camp site directly above the marina itself. The town centre is only 15 minutes away, where there is an abundance of night life, clubs of all description, restaurants and other things to amuse.

Loading the Boat

On your arrival at Brighton Marina the boat pick up point in front of the Hotel & Restaurants & adjacent to the West Quay pub, After unloading your dive gear on to the boat you park your vehicle in the multi storey car park opposite, please do not park in disabled bays as you will get a parking ticket, otherwise the parking is free. Full directions on the How To Find Us Page

Brighton Dive Sites & Sussex Coast Ship Wrecks.

For further information and directions please visit Premier Marinas and click the Brighton link button or take a look on my

How To Find Us Page.

If you are looking for accommodation in the Brighton area here are 4 to try, they are just outside Brighton itself yet only 5 minutes from the marina.

      The Downs Hotel             Sea Breeze           The Travel Lodge             The White Horse Hotel               Brighton Tides

 

Individuals Dive List

Midweek Diving – The Channel Diving Individuals Dive List gives the opportunity for qualified and experienced divers to join us without the need to charter the whole boat & to meet other like minded divers.

To book your dive just check the schedule or our availability calendar then contact us so we can get you booked in for your trip.

ALWAYS PHONE THE EVENING BEFORE TO CHECK WE ARE GOOD TO GO

2024 Individual Dive List

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 28th Brighton ARISTOS 62mtrs 7.30am away £85

Monday 30th Brighton ASHFORD 33-42mtrs 09.00am away £70

OCTOBER

Thursday 3rd Brighton TR THOMPSON 33mtrs & DRFIT DIVE 15mtrs 10.30am away £70

Friday 4th Brighton CITY of WATERFORD 35mtrs & DRIFT DIVE 15mtrs 11.15am away £65

Saturday 5th Brighton TR THOMPSON 33mtrs & DRIFT DIVE 11.15am away £70 – 2 Spaces Available

Thursday 10th Brighton VALE of LEVEN 25mtrs & INDIANA 12mtrs 08.30am away £70

Friday 11th Brighton QUAIL 40mtrs 09.30am away £70

Sunday 13th Brighton RMS MOLDAVIA 50mtrs 11.00am away £80

Wednesday 23rd Brighton RAMSGARTH 25mtrs & DRIFT DIVE 08.00am away £70

Friday 25th Brighton HMS MINION 46mtrs & DRIFT DIVE 10.30am away £70

Saturday 26th Brighton TYCHO 32mtrs & DRIFT DIVE 11.30am away £70

NOVEMBER

ALWAYS PHONE THE NIGHT BEFORE 7-7.30PM TO CHECK WE ARE GOOD TO GO

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CHANNEL DIVING  PRICE LIST
Brighton Marina & Eastbourne Marina
Upto 20nm – Wreck & Drift Dive : Over 20nm Wreck Dive only 
Up to 15nm from the Marina £65pp
Up to 20nm from the Marina £70pp
Up to 30nm from the Marina £80pp
Up to 40nm from the Marina £90pp
To book your dive just check the schedule then contact us so we can get you booked in for your trip.