Prices

2010 prices

Prices are based on distance – the further we go, the more it costs.  Distances are calculated from the Needles Lighthouse and prices are based on a full boat with 10 divers, as follows:

 Up to 10 miles radius from the Needles Lighhouse – £400 for the boat for the day = £40 per head.

Over 10 miles and up to 20 miles radius from the Needles Lighhouse – £420 for the boat for the day = £42 per head.

Over 20 miles and up to 30 miles radius from the Needles Lighthouse – £440 for the boat for the day = £44 per head.

Over 30 miles radius from the Needles Lighthouse – £460 for the boat for the day = £46 per head.

For diving up to the 20 mile limit, two dives are included in the price.  Typically, this means the main dive on slack water, followed by sites (wreck or reef) where the tide is not a problem, and/or drift diving.  For those diving offshore in deeper water either on air or trimix, it is usual to do one dive because of the depth and how long it takes to get there and back.

At weekends and Bank Holidays the full boat price is payable.  See below for midweek diving.

These prices should remain correct for 2010 unless there are unexpected and significant increases in fuel prices.  I have had to raise the boat price only once in 10 years due to this.  If it becomes necessay to do this I’ll keep you advised.

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Midweek diving

Midweek I will go with a minimum of 6 divers (or the cost of 6 divers) on a pro rata basis.  In other words, you pay for your space at the rate according to distance.  If, for example, we dive a wreck 7 miles offshore, being within 10 miles radius from the Needles, the cost to you is £40 per head for two dives based on 2010 prices, and if we are, say, 15 miles offshore, being more than 10 miles and less than 20 miles radius from the Needles, the cost to you is £42 per head for two dives based on 2010 prices.  I will still go midweek beyond 20 miles distance with a minimum of 6 divers, but the price will be negotiable depending on where we dive and the distance offshore. 

 Deposits

For clubs and groups who are new to me and are booking the boat for the first time, a deposit of £75 per day secures the booking.  Payment in full is due on the day.  After that I tend to rely on trust – it hasn’t let me down yet, and avoids disputes about who paid what and when.  If you have paid a deposit and the dive does not go ahead, I will either refund your deposit in full or carry it forward to another date.