North
Down BSAC branch No 464 was formed in October 1971. At present
our membership is around thirty divers.
We are the Diving Section of Ballyholme Yacht Club. You can
find us at the Clubhouse on Seacliff Road, beside Ballyholme
Bay. Our Club Night is Thursday night.
Our facilities
are second to none. We have a spacious clubroom with a fully
stocked bar (very important!), two private slipways for launching
into Ballyholme Bay, two rigid-hull inflatable diving boats,
male and female changing rooms with showers, and compressor
and nitrox filling facilities.
BSAC training
is provided from Club Diver to Advanced Diver levels. All
training is carried out under the supervision of BSAC Nationally
Qualified Instructors. We start our yearly training program
in October/November.
Non-BSAC trained divers, PADI, SAA, etc. are welcome to join
us.
A diving programme is organised all year long. Dives vary
from shallow scenic to deep wreck diving. We dive regularly
in Belfast Lough, Strangford Lough,The Antrim Coast and along the Ards Penninsula.
Diving trips have been organised this year to the West Coast
of Ireland, Rathlin Island and in previous years to The Red sea.
Diving Trips abroad are organised for club members upon request.
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