York SCUBA Diving | Stingray Divers - a York diving club

<body> <center><h1>Welcome to Stingray Divers of York!</h1></center> <p> <center> <img src=images\big\harlequin_mantis_shrimp.jpg alt="harlequin mantis shrimp, Gato Island: Iain Crampton"> <img src=images\big\diver_portrait.jpg alt="diver on the Rozi wreck, Malta: Teresa Murphy"> </center> <p> <center><strong> Covid19 - Club activities are still restricted due to Covid19. We are following <a href="https://www.bsac.com/advice-and-support/covid-19-advice-and-support">BSAC's guidelines for a safe return to diving</a>. We expect pool sessions, training and diving trips to resume progessively as restrictions are lifted. We hope all our memers stay safe and well during the pandemic, and we encourage you to follow health advice (Hands, Face , Space!) and to get vaccinated when you get the chance! </strong></center><p> <center><strong>Pool Sessions - Thursday Evening, 7:00pm-8:30pm, Archbishop Holgate Pool, York</strong></center><p> <center><strong>Post Dive Social - The Vistoria Hotel (Heslington Road) from 9:00pm</strong></center><p> <center><strong>You can also find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/stingraybsac" target="_top">Facebook</a></strong><p> <p> Stingray Divers is a <a href="http://www.bsac.com" target="_top">BSAC</a> SCUBA diving club in York, North Yorkshire. We offer SCUBA trips and SCUBA training all year round. We welcome new starters <i>and</i> qualified divers from all diving agencies (BSAC, PADI, NAUI, SAA, SSAC etc.). We aim to organise excellent SCUBA diving in the UK and abroad all year round.<br><br> For those who need scuba training we offer the full range of BSAC diving qualifications.<br><br> We take pride in the quality and safety of our dive leadership and SCUBA instruction.<br><br> Stingray is open to members of the public to join, but we are twinned with the <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/yusu.org/subaqua/Home" target="_top">York University Dive Club</a> - same dive schedule, same instructors! If you are a University Student apply there instead! <p> If you already have a diving qualification then going diving is easy. Whether you trained with BSAC or elsewhere, you are welcome. If you qualified through another agency (PADI, NAUI, SAA, SSAC etc.) there is a simple <a href="./crossover.html">cross-over</a> arrangement, after which you can dive on your existing qualification. You can go diving and access the full range of the club's facilities, including further training if you wish.<p> Go <a href="./join.html">here</a> for information (including prices) about joining Stingray Divers.<p> Go <a href="./tripreports.html">here</a> to see where we dive. Finally, look <a href="./training.html">here</a> to see further training we can offer if you are already qualified.<p> If you are new to diving and would like to try SCUBA we offer a <a href="trydive.html">Try Dive</a> scheme where you can have a go at SCUBA in our swimming pool.<p> If you are sure you want to join, then you begin with the <strong>Ocean Diver</strong> course. As an <strong>Ocean Diver</strong> you will be able to dive to depths of up to 20metres with a qualified buddy. Details of the <strong>Ocean Diver</strong> course can be found <a href="./oceandiver.html">here</a>. <h3>Club Meetings</h3> Our Pool sessions are on Thursdays, 7:00pm to 8:30pm at Archbishop Holgate Swimming Pool in York. (In the grounds of Archbishop Holgate School, Hull Road, York YO10 5ZA). <a href="http://g.co/maps/hntpy" target="_top">AHS Swimming Pool on Google Maps.</a> <p> 2015 Summer Sessions: 16th April - 18th June inclusive.<br> 2016 Autumn Sessions: 1st October - 3rd December inclusive.<br> <p> <strong>Social Meeting Places</strong> We meet all year round on Thursdays, normally from 8:30pm in the <a href="http://thederamorearmsyork.co.uk/" target="_top">Deramore Arms</a> which is at Main Street, Heslington, York, YO10 5EA. Please email or ring the club before trying to find us in the pub, sometimes we are away diving! <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/j6Hxh" target="_top">Deramore Arms on Google Maps</a>  <h3>Membership</h3> The Stingray Divers membership includes people with a variety of backgrounds, ages and diving experience. Members live all over the UK, though most are based in and around York. <p> <p> <hr> <center><a href="./navbar.html" target="_top">[Contents]</a><a href="./index.html" target="_top">[Home]</a></center> <hr> <small><i>Copyright (C) Iain Crampton, Stingray Divers 2002 - 2015. All images (C) their respective owners. No re-use without permission. If you have any comments, suggestions or wish to use any content, please <a href="./contact.html">contact me.</a></small></i> </body>