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Beach Clean July 2023 Register here

Posted on July 4, 2023

Beach Clean Up

Beach Clean Up – Saturday 29th July

PADI Aware Foundation, Kraken Rum

Ocean View Diving Services & the Fortune of War Pub

Ocean View Diving Services, the PADI AWARE Foundation, Kraken Rum, and the Fortune of War Pub are joining forces for a Brighton Beach Clean Up this summer.

This will be both an under water and land based clean up, enabling lots of people to get involved, if we can stop the rubbish going into the water in the first place, that’s the best option!

Starting locally we can make a difference, by helping to keep our local beaches clean we can be part of a bigger community taking care of our environment.

WORLD’S FIRST COCKTAIL BAR THAT ACCEPTS LITTER AS CURRENCY OPENS IN BRIGHTON

  • The Kraken Rum is opening the world’s first cocktail bar where cash has been ditched in favour of exchanging a bag of litter for a round of delicious Kraken Rum cocktails
  • The first-of-its-kind beach bar will reward goers participating in an earlier beach clean with a party where all drinks are on the Beast as a thank you for protecting its ocean home
  • The Kraken Rum has partnered with marine conservation charity PADI AWARE to host the Beast’s Beach Blitz, a two-hour clean of Brighton Beach on Saturday 29th July, which will coincide with a dive for debris off Brighton Pier to help the charity in its mission to reduce ocean debris by half within the next decade
  • The Beast will be taking over Fortune of War on Brighton’s seafront for the cleaning extravaganza

Taking place on Saturday 29th July, the first-of-its-kind beach bar will reward hard-working goers participating in a clean of Brighton Beach with a mighty party where all drinks are on the Beast as a thank you for protecting its ocean home. Kicking off at Fortune of War on Brighton’s iconic seafront, the cleaning extravaganza will begin at 12pm sharp – with special Kraken binbags, litter pickers and safety equipment provided for all.

A joint initiative between The Kraken and marine conservation charity partner PADI AWARE, the two-hour clean-up will aim to clear every piece of litter from Brighton Beach – and for those looking to take it one step further, limited positions will be available to go beneath the depths of the sea and quite literally dive for debris.

Then, after a brisk morning of environmental adventuring in honour of The Beast, a selection of delicious Kraken Rum cocktails will be awaiting the return of those adventuring the clean on land or sea – and can be simply redeemed by handing over a full bag of litter!

THIS REGISTRATION IS FOR THE BEACH CLEAN ONLY

If you want to take part in Dive Against Debris Dive, please contact Ocean View Dive Centre as this is being arranged separately.

THE ‘BEACH CLEAN’ PART OF THE DAY

This will start at 12:00pm to 2pm, with a meet up time of 11:30 to 11:45am

Briefing
To discuss the setup and rules for the clean, where we can go, what we should and should not collect, safety measures for handing (or not) items that could cause injury.
Allocation / Handing out cleaning equipment, logging to each participant.
Beach clean for an hour to hour and a half.
(you will all be shocked I’m sure at how much we will be able to clear in that time).
Debrief.
Return of equipment.
Logging Rubbish collected.

If you would like to take part in our event, please fill in your details in this Event Registration Form below and you will be automatically registered. Event registration must be completed at least seven (7) days prior to the event.

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Ocean View PADI Aware and Kraken Rum Beach Clean Up – Saturday 29th July

Posted on July 3, 2023

Beach Clean Up

Ocean View, PADI Aware Foundation, Kraken Rum and the Fortune of War Pub
Beach Clean Up – Saturday 29th July

 

turtle in nets

We all know that rubbish and plastic is a HUGE problem for our seas and the amazing creatures in it. More and more reports of how bad the plastic problem are in the news now, it is time to stop this attack on our seas and oceans.

We at Ocean View are joining forces with the PADI AWARE Foundation and Kraken Rum, and the Fortune of War Pub for a Brighton Beach Clean Up this summer. This will be both an under water and land based clean up, enabling lots of people to get involved, not just divers, if we can stop the rubbish going into the water in the first place, that’s the best option!

Starting locally we can make a difference, by helping to keep our local beaches clean we can be part of a bigger community taking care of our environment.

Beach cleans have a great visual impact to other residents and visitors, to highlight the need for keeping our beaches (and streets) clean. The timing of this, during the summer holiday period will have a huge impact, and will hopefully hi-light to visiting tourists to take their rubbish home instead of dumping it on the beach.

You don’t have to be a diver to be part of this, everyone can join in above and below the water to have an amazing impact.

The ‘Beach Clean’ part of the day

This will start at approx 12:00 to 2pm, with a meet up time of 11:30-11:45am.
Meeting Point is at the Fortune of War Pub on Brighton Seafront.

 

WORLD’S FIRST COCKTAIL BAR THAT ACCEPTS LITTER AS CURRENCY OPENS IN BRIGHTON

  • The Kraken Rum is opening the world’s first cocktail bar where cash has been ditched in favour of exchanging a bag of litter for a round of delicious Kraken Rum cocktails
  • The first-of-its-kind beach bar will reward goers participating in an earlier beach clean with a party where all drinks are on the Beast as a thank you for protecting its ocean home
  • The Kraken Rum has partnered with marine conservation charity PADI AWARE to host the Beast’s Beach Blitz, a two-hour clean of Brighton Beach on Saturday 29th July, which will coincide with a dive for debris off Brighton Pier to help the charity in its mission to reduce ocean debris by half within the next decade
  • The Beast will be taking over Fortune of War on Brighton’s seafront for the cleaning extravaganza

Taking place on Saturday 29th July, the first-of-its-kind beach bar will reward hard-working goers participating in a clean of Brighton Beach with a mighty party where all drinks are on the Beast as a thank you for protecting its ocean home. Kicking off at Fortune of War on Brighton’s iconic seafront, the cleaning extravaganza will begin at 12pm sharp – with special Kraken binbags, litter pickers and safety equipment provided for all.

A joint initiative between The Kraken and marine conservation charity partner PADI AWARE, the two-hour clean-up will aim to clear every piece of litter from Brighton Beach – and for those looking to take it one step further, limited positions will be available to go beneath the depths of the sea and quite literally dive for debris.

Then, after a brisk morning of environmental adventuring in honour of The Beast, a selection of delicious Kraken Rum cocktails will be awaiting the return of those adventuring the clean on land or sea – and can be simply redeemed by handing over a full bag of litter!

 

Briefing – held out the front of the Fortune of War Pub
To discuss the setup and rules for the clean, where we can go, what we should and should not collect, safety measures for handing (or not) items that could cause injury.
Allocation / Handing out cleaning equipment, logging to each participant.
Beach clean for an hour to hour and a half.
(you will all be shocked I’m sure at how much we will be able to clear in that time).
Debrief.
Return of equipment.
Logging Rubbish collected.

Not that we should need any incentive to be part of the solution to a huge problem that affects our underwater world, but, Kraken Rum, with The Fortune of War are offering some incentives as a reward for our work clearing up the beach.

This Registration link is for the BEACH CLEAN ONLY

For the dive, please read below.

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beach rubbish

 

The Dive Against Debris part of the day

For divers
High Water on the 29th July is at 9pm.

To ensure we have plenty of time to actually do an underwater clean up during daylight hours, to ensure safety, we will be getting kitted up ready to get in the water about 2-3 hours before high tide, so around 6-7pm.
Exact time to be confirmed when we have diver numbers.
This will allow us to be doing the underwater clean up whilst we still have some daylight, on the incoming tide, therefore always pushing us to shore, not out!
We suggest meeting at 4:30pm for a briefing and getting ready.

We will run the dive for 45minutes to 1 hour.

Whilst the temperature in July will allow you to dive in a wetsuit or drysuit, we recommend and advise bringing some dive gloves to make sure you look after yourself.

We suggest getting your kit sorted the day before, or during the week beforehand to avoid having to deal with ‘interested’ tourists. We are working on a plan to get it there, once you sign up to the dive, we will have more details.

Of course, if the weather determines that it is not safe for divers, the beach clean can carry on above the water line.

 

 

 

Get in touch if you need to organise some dive equipment with us for the dive.
You will need to show us your certification card for equipment rental.

 

PADI Aware Flag

 

PADI AWARE® is a global movement for ocean protection powered by a community of adventurers. They connect the passion for ocean adventure with the purpose of marine conservation.

 

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Dive Club Evening Dives – update

Posted on June 7, 2023

Evening Dives 2023

Dive Club Evening Dives

Experience some local wrecks, drift and pier dives, there’s a lot to see out there.

 

The Season has started.

Please be aware of the depths of the wrecks, ensure you have the depth allowance on your training to make the dives safely. Anything below 18m will require at least your PADI Advanced certification, or equivalent from other training agencies.

We will be going out of Brighton Marina onboard the lovely and spacious Channel Diver, with skipper Steve, and Caroline. This is a lovely big boat with everything you could need, including the all important and much loved lift at the back of the boat for easy exits out of the water.

 

Channel Diver

 

 

Divers in sea Channel DIver

 

BOAT RULES

The boat goes with a minimum of 6 divers, but can carry a maximum of 12 divers.

Make sure you have your own DSMB and Reel
NO DSMB…..   NO DIVE.

Please note: the ropes away time is when the boat leaves the marina, make sure you are there in plenty of time to park up and get yourself and your kit onto the boat. The tides wait for no one, if you are late, the boat will have to go without you.

 

Seating area inside      Seating area

DATES and PRICES

These are the dates for June, July and August,
with Wreck name, Max depths and ropes away time.

 

PRICE:
Evening Wreck Dive  £50pp

Pier/Drift £30

 

JUNE

Monday 5th – Lass O Doune   16mtrs   6pm away
Wednesday 21st – Pentyrch  20mtrs    6:30pm away, loading from 5pm  *date change*
Wednesday 28th – Brighton Pier    6pm away

 

JULY

Wednesday 5th – Fortuna   28mtrs   6.30pm away
Wednesday 19th – City of Waterford   30mtrs    6pm away

 

AUGUST
Thursday 3rd – Pentyrch   20mtrs   6pm away
Wednesday 23rd – Drift Dive   6.30pm away

 

 

BOOKING RULES

IF YOU BOOK A SPACE, YOU NEED TO TURN UP

IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT ANY LONGER, YOU NEED TO EITHER:
FIND A REPLACEMENT DIVER
OR YOU NEED TO PAY FOR THE SPACE

TO SECURE YOUR SPACE WE WILL NEED Cash upfront, or bank transfer to the boat, this is to ensure we don’t have to cancel the whole dive if someone cannot make it but doesn’t find a replacement diver.

Please drop into the centre before hand to secure your space with the cash, or if you live too far away, call us up and we can give you the bank details.

IF YOU CANNOT GO, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FILL YOUR SPACE, WE CANNOT GIVE REFUNDS AS THE BOAT WILL HAVE HELD THE BOOKING FOR US.
Also if you dropping out means that the minimum number of divers is not 6, then the other divers would lose out, which is not fun for anyone.

The above does not apply if the weather stops the boat from going out, the skipper makes the final call, always with safety of divers being the most important factor.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THIS BEFORE RESERVING A SPACE

DROP IN or CALL US TO BOOK YOUR SPACE

 

 

DIVE CLUB MEMBERS GET PREFERENCE

Channel Diving other dates

We cannot book the boat on weekends for you, however please go onto the Channel Diving website, look at the schedule and see if there are dives you want to book onto directly with the boat. Please make sure you are booking dives you are trained to do in regards to depth and certification and experience.

WEBSITE LINK HERE

 

For all Local Charters, YOU MUST have your own D.S.M.B and Reel for these dives.

Call us or drop in to book your space.

 

Channel Diver the lift

 

 

 


Regular Charters are run by several boats locally

Please contact the Skippers for further information or visit their website as below:

Channel Diver – Skipper Steve Johnson

 

Aquanaut Diver Charters – Skipper Graham Norton

 

 

Also if you join the Ocean View Diving Club and come along to a Club Night, which are on Wednesdays, you are highly likely to meet divers planning their own dive trips who are looking for others to join them.

 

Channel Diver kit up area

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Dive Club Evening Dives

Posted on April 13, 2023

Evening Dives 2023

Dive Club Evening Dives

Experience some local wrecks, drift and pier dives, there’s a lot to see out there.

 

We have the summer schedule from Channel Diver.
The Season has started.

As we said in the last newsletter, we are having a shake up this year with our evening dives, the dives will no longer just be on a Thursday evening, in previous years this limited us to a fair few drift dives because of the tide times. Now there is nothing wrong with gentle drift dives, if you are a new diver, going in the sea for the first time, they are a great intro to UK diving.

But we know most of you want a bit more variety, so we are very excited to give you the new dates from Channel Diver, which are mainly local wreck dives, BUT please be aware of the depths of the wrecks, ensure you have the depth allowance on your training to make the dives safely. Anything below 18m will require at least your PADI Advanced certification, or equivalent from other training agencies.

We will be going out of Brighton Marina onboard the lovely and spacious Channel Diver, with skipper Steve, and Caroline. This is a lovely big boat with everything you could need, including the all important and much loved lift at the back of the boat for easy exits out of the water.

 

Channel Diver

 

 

Divers in sea Channel DIver

 

BOAT RULES

The boat goes with a minimum of 6 divers, but can carry a maximum of 12 divers.

Make sure you have your own DSMB and Reel
NO DSMB…..   NO DIVE.

Please note: the ropes away time is when the boat leaves the marina, make sure you are there in plenty of time to park up and get yourself and your kit onto the boat. The tides wait for no one, if you are late, the boat will have to go without you.

 

Seating area inside      Seating area

DATES and PRICES

These are the dates for June, July and August,
with Wreck name, Max depths and ropes away time.

 

JUNE
Monday 5th – Lass O Doune   16mtrs   6pm away
Tuesday 20th – Pentyrch  20mtrs    6pm away
Tuesday 27th – Brighton Pier    6pm away
Wednesday 28th – City of Brisbane    27mtrs   6pm away

 

JULY
Wednesday 5th – Fortuna   28mtrs   6.30pm away
Wednesday 19th – City of Waterford   30mtrs    6pm away

 

AUGUST
Thursday 3rd – Pentyrch   20mtrs   6pm away
Wednesday 23rd – Drift Dive   6.30pm away

 

And, new for 2023, we have sliding scale of costs. So the more divers go, the better for everyone:

Evening Wreck Dive
up to 8 divers  £50pp
10 divers  £45pp
12 divers  £40pp

Evening Drift/Pier – £30pp

BOOKING RULES

IF YOU BOOK A SPACE, YOU NEED TO TURN UP

IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT ANY LONGER, YOU NEED TO EITHER:
FIND A REPLACEMENT DIVER
OR YOU NEED TO PAY FOR THE SPACE

TO SECURE YOUR SPACE WE WILL NEED your Credit Card details  to be held securely at the dive centre to ensure we don’t have to cancel the whole dive if someone cannot make it but doesn’t find a replacement diver, (we will forward the details to the boat to take payment if you are a no show).

Please drop into the centre before hand to secure your space, or if you live too far away, call us up and give us card details to hold. You can then pay the skipper on the day of the dive, If you don’t turn up, we will pay the skipper for your space.

IF YOU CANNOT GO, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FILL YOUR SPACE, WE CANNOT GIVE REFUNDS AS THE BOAT WILL HAVE HELD THE BOOKING FOR US.
Also if you dropping out means that the minimum number of divers is not 6, then the other divers would lose out, which is not fun for anyone.

The above does not apply if the weather stops the boat from going out, the skipper makes the final call, always with safety of divers being the most important factor.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THIS BEFORE RESERVING A SPACE

DROP IN or CALL US TO BOOK YOUR SPACE

 

 

DIVE CLUB MEMBERS GET PREFERENCE

Channel Diving other dates

We cannot book the boat on weekends for you, however please go onto the Channel Diving website, look at the schedule and see if there are dives you want to book onto directly with the boat. Please make sure you are booking dives you are trained to do in regards to depth and certification and experience.

WEBSITE LINK HERE

 

For all Local Charters, YOU MUST have your own D.S.M.B and Reel for these dives.

Call us or drop in to book your space.

 

Channel Diver the lift

 

 

 


Regular Charters are run by several boats locally

Please contact the Skippers for further information or visit their website as below:

Channel Diver – Skipper Steve Johnson

 

Aquanaut Diver Charters – Skipper Graham Norton

 

 

Also if you join the Ocean View Diving Club and come along to a Club Night, which are on Wednesdays, you are highly likely to meet divers planning their own dive trips who are looking for others to join them.

 

Channel Diver kit up area

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Thursday Evening Boat Dives

Posted on May 31, 2022

Thursday Evening Dives

Dive the South Coast

Experience some local wrecks, shore and pier dives, there’s a lot to see out there.

 

 

THURSDAY EVENING DIVES

We have started the Dive Club Thursday Evening Boat Dives up again.

We will be going out of Brighton Marina onboard the lovely and spacious Channel Diving Channel Diving.

This is a lovely big boat with everything you could need, including the all important and much loved lift at the back of the boat for easy exits out of the water.

The evening dives we would be looking at getting away around 6-6.30pm
The boat goes with a minimum of 6 divers but we can carry a maximum of 12 divers.

Channel Diver

 

Evening wreck dive £40pp
Evening drift dive £30pp

June
Thursday 2nd (BH) – Drift Dive
Thursday 9th – Shallow Wreck or Brighton Pier or Drift Dive
Thursday 16th – Shallow Wreck or Drift Dive
Thursday 30th – Drift Dive
July
Thursday 14th – Drift Dive
Thursday 28th – Drift Dive
August
Thursday 4th – Drift Dive
Thursday 25th – Drift

 

Divers in sea Channel DIver

 

TO SECURE YOUR SPACE WE WILL NEED PAYMENT UP FRONT, IDEALLY CASH.
Please drop into the centre before hand to secure your space, however if you live too far away, call us up and give us card details to hold. You can then pay the skipper on the day of the dive, we will destroy the card details held after the dive. If you don’t turn up, we will pay the skipper for your space.

IF YOU CANNOT GO, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FILL YOUR SPACE, WE CANNOT GIVE REFUNDS AS THE BOAT WILL HAVE HELD THE BOOKING FOR US.
Also if you dropping out means that the minimum number of divers is not 6, then the others lose out, which is not fun for anyone.

If you cannot go on the dive after securing the space, please find someone to take your space, if you cannot go and do not find a replacement, the space still needs to be paid for.

The above does not apply if the weather stops the boat from going out, the skipper makes the final call.

Seating area inside      Seating area

Kit hire extra as needed.

Ocean View Dive Club members get booking priority.

Please call or email the shop to book your space, your space is not secured until we have the cash, or card details.

All dives are subject to weather conditions.

Channel Diving other dates

We cannot book the boat on weekends for you, however please go onto the Channel Diving website, look at the schedule and see if there are dives you want to book onto directly with the boat. Please make sure you are booking dives you are trained to do in regards to depthe and certification and experience.

WEBSITE LINK HERE

 

For all Local Charters, YOU MUST have your own D.S.M.B and Reel for these dives.

Call us and drop in your cash to book your space.

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