Dive Clubs Dubai/UAE

[GeorgeBa]

Are there any dive clubs still active in or around Dubai? From what Ive seen the BSAC clubs have died, just looking for non commercial operations. Thank you

 

[BoltSnap]

@Searcaigh

 

[NothingClever]

Make a burnt offering of thick gauge sidemount bungee to @RainPilot and @Searcaigh and I bet those two dive deities will have answers.

 

[BoltSnap]

@GeorgeBa Did you check with the BSAC in Sharjah or Dubai? Are they not in business anymore?

 

[RainPilot]

To the best of my knowledge, there aren't any BSAC - type groups left. that being said, there are some groups of divers that organise shore dives etc, borrow boats, very like BSAC but less organised. Drop me a PM or email brendon at alphazulu dot systems and I can try steer you to some helpful folks. No offering required @NothingClever

 

[Searcaigh]

The Sharjah Wanderers (BSAC) are still active to some degree. The place where they keep their boat had a massive ditch dug across the access area by Sharjah Municipality for some reason or another and they couldn't get the boat out for about six weeks or something like that.

From what I have heard the Sharjah club occasionally fall foul with the Dubai CG when taking their boat out, demonstrating that British stubbornness v Emirati authority is a great way of not diving.

The Dubai BSAC club is basically a drinking club from what I've been told.

That said, there are a couple of non-BSAC clubs run by two dive shops, namely Chloe Blue Dive Club and Dive Campus, who organise diving usually on the west coast. That works ok I guess for people who are new to the country.

After an incident six years ago, nobody with a private boat is likely to take people diving without running a risk of prison time should the sh!t hit the fan for some reason or another.

 

[GeorgeBa]

@GeorgeBa Did you check with the BSAC in Sharjah or Dubai? Are they not in business anymore?

Not checked directly no, everything Ive seen online said they were dying but for sure i should message them

 

[GeorgeBa]

The Sharjah Wanderers (BSAC) are still active to some degree. The place where they keep their boat had a massive ditch dug across the access area by Sharjah Municipality for some reason or another and they couldn't get the boat out for about six weeks or something like that.

From what I have heard the Sharjah club occasionally fall foul with the Dubai CG when taking their boat out, demonstrating that British stubbornness v Emirati authority is a great way of not diving.

The Dubai BSAC club is basically a drinking club from what I've been told.

That said, there are a couple of non-BSAC clubs run by two dive shops, namely Chloe Blue Dive Club and Dive Campus, who organise diving usually on the west coast. That works ok I guess for people who are new to the country.

After an incident six years ago, nobody with a private boat is likely to take people diving without running a risk of prison time should the sh!t hit the fan for some reason or another.

Thats some great info, thanks

 

[BoltSnap]

The Dubai BSAC club is basically a drinking club from what I've been told.

That's what it was when I was a member. Too much drinking for me at that time. It was hugely "cliquish" too to the point it was very annoying so I just left the club.

 

[Karlstumke]

Only decent diving is in.the dubai mall aquarium