Regular dives – Scottish Sea Lochs
KSAC Divers are an active bunch – you’ll find us in the water most weekends and we often do evening dives during the week as well. We frequently dive in the sea lochs around the West of Scotland – Loch Long and Loch Fyne being the closest to Glasgow.
The underwater reefs of the Sea Lochs, nestle below Scotland’s rugged mountain scenery and forms a unique habitat for a variety of marine life – some of which can only be found within our local shores. From sponges, soft corals and Firework Anemones, to larger predators such as Lobsters and Conger Eels and Giant crabs.
A bit further afield
The UK has a wealth of sea life and shipwrecks around it’s coastline. We arrange trips over weekends/bank holidays to explore dive sites which are a bit further afield. Some of our recent trips include the Sound of Mull (great for exploring wrecks), the Farne Islands (brilliant diving with the local seal colony), St. Abbs & Eyemouth (on the east coast), Ballachulish, and our annual week-long trip to Scapa Flow (one of the best places for wreck diving in the world with the remains of the WWI German Battle Fleet.
Overseas Trips
Although diving in Scotland is very enjoyable, nothing quite beats diving in warm, clear, tropical waters. Kilmarnock Sub aqua Club normally organise a yearly trip to the likes of Egypt, the Maldives and the Philippines.
The seas and oceans of the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and the Pacific are home to the world’s coral reefs – breathtaking underwater walls and reefs forming the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. Diving amongst the coral reefs is the highlight of most divers’ careers, as they are a unique habitat for a huge variety of fish and other marine life. Add to this canyons, caves, and wrecks, which themselves form artificial reefs, and it’s easy to see why so many people get hooked on diving!
