Our Sponsors:

North East Dive - shop for kit and drysuits, servicing and extra training
Mackay Marine - boat servicing and supplies
Annual Funding - University and external donor supplied funding

Other people who help us out a lot:

Aberdeen Watersports - shop and quarry access
Puffin Dive Centre - shop and free slip use
Oban Divers - shop and campsite
Ardoran Marine - chandlery & engine servicing near Oban, plus they have a slip & chalets
Trailwest - Telephone: 01631 563638 - our regular trailer servicing in Oban

Some dive kit stores and suppliers:
(Members note, ask us before you buy, we may well get you a discount)

Sub-aqua Products - adaptors, swivels, hoses, O2 kits and other bits
Divers Warehouse - general diving kit
Robin Hood Watersports - general diving kit
Otter Watersports - decent drysuits, a lot of us have a 'skin'
Typhoon International - perhaps less robust suits, but very decent & cheaper which we like
Forth Yacht Marina - visit in person and you'll get good Typhoon suit deals
Northern Diver - kit, drysuits, we've got quite a few vortex and cortex suits
Sports Components - good Northern Diver prices, and we get a club discount - ask us about it
Beaver Sports - general diving kit
Denney Diving - general diving kit
Cornish Diving - general diving kit
Go-Dive - general diving kit, good for cylinders
SDS Watersports - general diving kit
Deep Blue Dive - general diving kit
Midland Diving Equipment - general & valves
Mary's Rock Bottom Dive - general diving kit
Mike's Dive Store - general diving kit
Northampton Online Scuba - general diving kit
Overland Underwater - general diving kit
Simply Scuba - general diving kit
Sport Extreme - general diving kit
Watersports Warehouse - general diving kit
Scuba Equipment Ltd - general diving kit (change currency to pounds)
Aquatec - diving accessories

British Sub Aqua Club:

Main Web Site - find out about BSAC
Members Section - up to date training information
Regional web site - get the local low down

Useful information for going diving:

Easy Tide - free tide forecast for the next few days
National Tidal & Sea Level Facility - more free tide forecasts
AccuWeather - nicely presented weather foreacsts
UK Met Office - weather straight from the horses mouth
Aberdeenshire Interactive Map - You can even zoom right into individual gullies around the Aberdeenshire coast complete with high and low tide markings, great for getting to places and site briefs (includes aerial photos)

Places we've stayed and boats we use:

Cologin Chalets - our regular Oban stop at Easter
Lagnakeil Highland Lodges - comfy, good for smaller trips near Oban
Lochaline Dive Centre - nice place to stay for the Sound of Mull
Lochaline Boat Charters - we love these guys !
Duirinish Lodges - nice log cabins near Kyle
Plockton Cottages - nice cheap cottages in Plockton, nowhere for the compressor though if others are there
Ardmair Bay Cottages - ok chalets but watch the electric bill
Ardmair Point - nice chalets, sheltered shore access, and launch if you have a 4x4
Moray Diving Services - take the 'Top Cat' around the Moray wrecks
Porpoise Diving - diving & good chat south of Oban, plus good kit deals
Uist Outdoor Centre - get some good diving in this remote region
We've also stayed in Shetland at Voxter House in Voe and went diving with Bernie Edwardson on the Alluvion (01595 694079) but neither of these seem to have websites.

For interest & non-dive kit suppliers:

Aquapress - diving books
Dive Magazine - BSAC's affiliated magazine
Diver Magazine Online
Aquapac - water proof cases
UKDivers.net - general diving information site
ukdiving.co.uk - general diving information site
Marine Electronics Service - GPS, sounders, VHF, etc
Yachting Universe - online chandlery
Yacht Bits - online chandlery (focus on electronics)
LifeTec 360 - marine electronics
Safety Marine UK - marine safety kit, inc electronics
Thomas Gunn - navigational charts supplier in Aberdeen
Dive Master Insurance - email bsacinsurance@dive-master.net to ask about bsac discounted diving travel insurance