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Some pictures from the club archives
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Making wetsuits
in the clubroom - c1964 |
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Xmas party in
'Pilot's Lookout' Clubroom - c1968. Extreme right is Bill
Rogers,
who found the Mohegan |
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Construction of the Clubhouse c1970
It was built with cash from the Canoe Club, and grants. The
Sub-Aqua Club did most of the labour;Ray Dennis played a major
part. His van is shown top right. In bottom right is
Platypus, our first boat; built from 4 sheets of ply-wood for
£35. |
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Diving with
'Beaky' - c 1976 |
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The Cornishman -
c 1976 |
Building 'Platypus', the
club's first boat. It was built from 4 sheets of marine ply in
the Pilot's Lookout clubroom, near Battery Rocks. Cost: £35.00.
Five members put in £5 each, Ray Dennis £10, and in return got
free boat fees for life! c 1965. |
The Club's first inflateable
boat 12ft craft. Note the guy diving without a suit.
c 1969 |
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Alan Griffiths
with Sea Cucumber - c1970.
Note the wartime gas mask breathing tubes. |
The Marie went down on The
Mannacles in November 1969. The club were asked to find her by
the fishermen of Porthoustock. Three pairs of divers found
nothing. The last pair, Ray Dennis and Alan Griffiths, found a
rope leading to the boat. It was then hauled up, using three
fishing boats, and taken to Porhoustock beach. The hull was
badly damaged, but the engine was OK. |
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