• The SS Stanwood

Lying on the North Bank slope in the Carrick Roads, the SS Stanwood was a 4158 ton steamship, her cargo of coal caught fire and she sank in December 1939. This is one of our favourites during the Advanced Open Water course. She has been salvaged to a degree but lumps of coal can still be found as well as large sections of wreckage. Towards 27m you can see girders festooned with large Plumose anemones. Occasionally, lobster can be seen in pipework as well as some big Congers! Schools of fish can be seen around the shallower areas of the wreck.

• The Ponus

A 5077 ton tanker carrying oil. She ran aground on Gyllyngvase Reef in November 1916, caught fire and burned brightly for three days! Much can be seen of her lying in 10m. This is an excellent dive with large Wrasse in and around the wreck. The reef is also fascinating with a lot of gullies where Cuttlefish and Pollock abound. John Dory are also seen!

• Pendennis Point and The U-Boats

Our most popular dive site during our Open Water Diver Course! At the end of WW1 Seven
U-boats were allocated to Falmouth for Gunnery practice and were moored off Gyllyngvase Beach. Five were left when a November storm broke their moorings forcing them onto the rocks. Today, in an average depth of 8m large sections of them can be explored as well as a solitary boiler that is home to a variety of Wrasse who come out to play when divers appear ! There are lovely reefs with kelp forests on top with squat lobsters, crabs and lobster hiding in the crevices.