This privacy policy will explain how our organisation uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

Topics:

• What data do we collect?
• How do we collect your data?
• How will we use your data?
• Marketing
• What are your data protection rights?
• What are cookies?
• How do we use cookies?
• What types of cookies do we use?
• How to manage cookies
• Privacy policies of other websites
• Changes to our privacy policy
• How to contact us
• How to contact the appropriate authorities

What data do we collect?

Channel Diving collects the following data

• Personal identification information: Name, email address and phone number.

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide Channel Diving with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

• Contact us online via our website contact form, or place an order for any of our products or services.
• Voluntarily provide feedback via our website contact form or via email.
• Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.

How will we use your data?

Channel Diving collects your data so that we can:

• Process any orders or bookings you make.
• Email you or text you with special offers on our products and services we think you might like, or to notify you regarding available spaces on upcoming trips.

Channel Diving will not share your data with any third parties or companies for marketing purposes. When Channel Diving processes your order or booking, it may send your data to, and also use the resulting information from, credit reference agencies to prevent fraudulent purchases.

Marketing

Channel Diving would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like.

If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date.

You have the right at any time to stop Channel Diving from contacting you for marketing purposes.

If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please contact us.

What are your data protection rights?

Channel Diving would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request Channel Diving for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Channel Diving correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Channel Diving to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Channel Diving erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Channel Diving restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Channel Diving’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Channel Diving transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email:

Call us at: 01273 301142

Or write to us: 20 Chailey Avenue, Rottingdean, East Sussex, BN2 7GH.

Cookies

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

Channel Diving uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

• Understanding how you use our website

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

• Functionality – Channel Diving uses these cookies so that we recognise you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
• Advertising – Channel Diving uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Channel Diving sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

The Channel Diving website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

Channel Diving keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 28 July 2020.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about Channel Diving’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: steve@channeldiving.com

Call us: 01273 301142

Or write to us at: 20 Chailey Avenue, Rottingdean, East Sussex, BN2 7GH.

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DRIFT DIVES & LEDGES,

CHATEAU MARGAUX 1884,

CORINIA SS,

CUNARD LINER ALAUNIA,

P&O LINER OCEANA,

SEAFORD FERRY,

SPARTA SS,

UC65 German Minelaying Submarine,

WATERLAND SS,

City of London / Ikeda

 City of London or the Ikeda, there is some confusion as to here name possibly the Ikeda 6.311 ton & 410 ft or City of London Built in Newcastle in 1891, she rests in a depth of 26m. If the Ikeda she was sunk on the 21 March 1918 by a torpedo from the German submarine UB 40. She was on here way to Galveston Texas from London. This is a well dived wreck, she lies upside down and quite broken open, her boilers can be seen through holes in her sides, still some portholes left. This wreck is Brill, isn’t it Gary.

City of Brisbane

 She was 451ft long and had a beam of 57ft, It was on  the 13th August 1918 whilst travelling in ballast from  London to Buenos Aires that she became the latest  and last victim of the submarine UB-57.

 This wreck has an impressive bow to her, it stands a   good 6mtrs high and is very intact, under the bow the  keel is clear of the rocky seabed by about a foot. As  you move from the bow towards the stern the wreck  breaks down and becomes a tangled mass of twisted  wreckage, this has enabled marine life to grow and it  has now got loads of dead mans fingers and  anemones living on its exterior, lots of crabs and  various fish now frequent this habitat with big bass in  the summer. As you get to the stern you can see the  remains of a large deck gun laying in the wreckage. This is a good training dive, at low water she is only 24mts to the seabed and about 18mtrs on the top. 

The Cairndhu was a British armed merchantman of  4,019 tons, she was torpedoed on 15th April 1917.The  wreck has been dispersed and is well broken up  however her engine and boilers stand high proud of  the seabed at a depth of 25mtrs.

Ariel

 The twin masted steamer Ariel was sunk in collision with the steamer Lancashire on the 10th June 1892, she was 300ft long & weighed 2.200 ton. She was carrying a cargo of wheat to Varna, Hamburg.

 The wreck sits in a depth of 28mtrs & stands 3-4mtrs   The decks have collapsed and ribs can be seen the stern is on its keel and upright while the bow is deeper but intact. The stern gear is all clearly visible  and as you swim forwards up the wreck you come across the engine and boiler room. Loads of life

 A Drift Dive, Ledges & Piers 

Brighton Pier 5-9mtrs

 Brighton pier offers divers, a tangled wreckage  with an  over head environment and lots of sea life in just   8mtrs of water. Marine life can be amazing as large   shoals of fish make this safe habitat their home.Shoals   of Bass can be seen in the summer & autumn months   and lots of eels live in the tangled wreckage.

King’s West Ledge 12-16mtrs

 This is a chalk ledge at a depth of 12mt – 16mtrs, it runs parallel with the coast & stands between 1-4mtrs high as it weaves its way from east to west along the coast. It is a good area for sea life, crabs, lobste and flatties, with wrasse & on occasions early summer you can see lump suckers.

Anchor Lump 11 – 15mtrs

This is an area of large boulders and slabs of rock, they have been spread out over the seabed so that in times gone bye ships could use this area as an anchorage. Today it has turned into a natural habitat for all kinds of marine life with many species of fish & crustaceans living in between the rocks

Looe Gate 11 – 15 mtrs

This site stretches in a northeast / southwest direction   from Brighton’s Palace Pieroutwards and continues on   out about 3 miles to form College Rocks. The best   patches to dive are Looe Gate near to Brighton Pier and  a bit further out at SouthWest Rocks. The rocks   themselves rise up to form a ledge about 2 metres high  in places and provide large crevices for fish to hide and   swim. This makes an ideal drift dive as you can shelter   from the current quite well and stay next to the ledge. Fish seen include flatfish (if you’re lucky), bib, wrasse, triggerfish in the summer, bass and crabs. Fanworms are very prevalent along the entire wall and cuttlefish spawn here in early summer.

South West Rocks 12-16mtrs

A continuation of the ledge that runs along parallel with  the coast, again the reef stands between 1-4mtrs high   and the sea life can be very colourful. It is not unusual   to come across Cod sleeping in the holes on the chalk   face.

Palace Pier Reef

 A continuation of the ledge that runs along parallel with  the coast, again the reef stands between 1-4mtrs high   and the sea life can be very colourful. This section of   reef attracts good sized Plaice in the summer months.   Just ask John.

Rottingdean Rocks & Gullies 

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To the East of Brighton Marina is a rocky and chalk   gully area near Rottingdean. This area can hold some  very colourful marine life and its quite a good area for   crustaceans. Although there are lots of lobsters here,   they are usually smaller than the ones we usually get   as it is well fished by local fisherman.

The Jenny Grounds

 This site is a patch of reef where the sea bottom   consists of large rocky areas and even some small  cave-like gaps. With a depth range from 6 – 8 meters   at low tide & 10 -12 meters at high tide, you could   spend hours looking around the reef. Due to its close  proximity to the shore (about 1 mile) fish life is prolific  as they escape trawlers! Species seen include cod in  winter, the usual huge shoals of bib, whiting, pouting,  ballan wrasse, cuckoo wrasse, Pollack and even Bass.   This area is quite heavily potted so the lobsters seen here are usually small & snared in pots, but you might be lucky to see a few hiding under the various crevices. Edible crabs are often present also hiding under crevices, and there are usually some velvet-swimming crabs around. The name Jenny Grounds originates from all the mussel beds in the area, which are everywhere. Further along towards Brighton way, there is a very old wreck of a dredger, though there is not much left now.

Brighton Bottle Reef

This area to the south of Brighton Pier is a large rocky plateau that attracts all kinds of fish. This area can hold some very colourful marine life and although there are lots of crabs & lobsters here, they are smaller than the ones we usually see as it is well fished by local fisherman.