Forces Sub Aqua Club

Rockport Wall
2023-10-05 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-24 18:30 - 21:00, 2023-07-30 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Rockport Wall, 19 Front Street, Rockport, ontario, Canada
This is a good dive spot for basic and advanced divers as it is a steep wall. There is also a small wreck. Divers must stay close to the west wall to avoid boat traffic.
There is a $10 free to be paid at the bar of the Cornwall’s Pub.

We dive from the beech area just to the north of the Boat House hotel / restaurant and motel. You can park in the beach parking lot area. See the image for the RV (beach) area.

Centeen Park
2023-09-30 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Centeen Park, Centeen Park Brockville, Brockville, Ontario, K6V 1A3, Canada
This is a great spot to check out your gear and visit the underwater statues or do something more adventurous.
The inner area has been populated with wonderful life-sized statues. Click on the image below to see the SOS PDF on this site.

Secondly, advanced, fully equipped (NLT 100cuft tank) and ideally with a pony bottle, can visit the Gaskin from shore. Click on the image below to see a site about it with a great 3D model.

Rothesay
2023-09-28 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-08-19 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Rothesay, 1671 County Road 2, Prescott, Canada
This is a great dive spot for basic divers. There is a line from the shore to the wreck. Don’t forget to bring flashlights to this site!
SOS and Augusta Township provide great info about this site.

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Roger Lacasse has posted a great 3D model of the wreck on the 3dshipwrecks website.

Lock 25
2023-09-24 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-14 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-07-22 10:00 - 13:00 | Lock 25, 105 Boat House Road, Iroquois, Ontario, Canada
This is a shallow, almost no current dive. We simply travel around an old lock. There can be some pike or carp or other interesting fish depending on the time of year. It is recommended to use a dive float as their can be some boat traffic. You will also want to have a light.
The image below shows the parking area in blue or you can park along the side of the road. The red line shows the general dive plan. There are six orange buoys which are tied down by chain, which can be seen underwater.

Brockville walk-on
2023-09-21 18:00 - 20:30, 2023-08-17 18:00 - 20:30, 2023-07-20 18:30 - 20:30 | St Lawrence Park, Brockville, 525 King Street West, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
We will be joining members of the Seaway Valley Divers and the destination will be selected by the group.

Load time: TBD
Cost: $45 cash ($50 if less than 4 divers) paid to the captain
Max 10 divers between the two clubs.

Finding St Lawrence Park, Brockville: 30 meters west of the main St Lawrence park entrance is a dirt service road that leads to the dock area. There is no charge for parking and you park anywhere along the road where there is room. Parking is limited, so please consider carpooling.

Ivy Lea Campground
2023-09-16 09:30 - 13:00 | Ivy Lea Campground, 649 - 1000 Islands Parkway, Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada
This is a great dive location for several reasons. The vis can be better than other shore dive areas, there is lots of depth along the wall if desired and the wall in interesting to see. There are two dive locations. The 1st and most popular is to enter beside the beach area. There is no current in this cove to speak of so it makes for a great entry area. The 2nd entry area is at the south-west end of the park. Divers can then drift to the beach area. The map below shows the drift start and end and shows the location of a small wreck at 80 ft.

Both areas are indicated on the satellite image at the top of this page.
Attached is the Ivy Lea Campground map: 2023-Ivy-Lea
You can unload your gear near the diver area but then must move your car to the “P” parking area. Getting there early will improve your chances of getting a spot
Cost: there is a fee of about $20 per diver. Each diver needs to complete a form at the Visitor Centre and pay the fee when arriving.

Ivy Lea Campground website.

Lock 23
2023-09-10 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-08-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Lock 23, 1 Lakeshore Dr., Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada
This is a very large dive site with lots to see. The current can be strong so only divers comfortable with current should participate. Here is a detailed guide about the lock: https://morrisburgdivesites.com/2020/06/15/exit-plan-getting-to-the-beach/
This map shows the public dock and the beach where we come out of the water.

Open Water 2302
2023-09-09 08:00 - 2023-09-17 16:00 | FSAC Clubhouse, 330 Croil Private, Ottawa, On, K1V 1J1, Canada
The Open Water Scuba Diver course is the entry-level course for your new scuba adventure. This course begins with an e-learning package that is to be completed prior to in-class instruction. Once completed, you will start the in-class instruction, consisting of classroom sessions with your instructor and pool training. After you have mastered the in pool training, we head off to complete open-water dives.
To participate in the Open Water Scuba course, you must be a minimum of 18 years of age or 10 years of age with parental permission. 15 years of age or under require a guardian to participate alongside them in the course, either as a beginner or as a certified scuba diver.
Course requires 4 days of instruction.

9 & 10 Sep 23 all day (exact start time TBA)
16 & 17 Sep 23 all day (exact start time TBA)
Member’s course cost: $599 + tax

To register you must already be a FSAC member. The course registration can be found at the CFMWS Ottawa BookKing website under Courses>Adults>General>Open Water 2302. If you do not see the course first select the blue Filters tab on the left, then select Season>All. If you get the improper course cost, ensure you are registered as a FSAC member. Course registration deadline is 2 weeks prior to the start date.

Tobermory
2023-09-09 - 2023-09-10 | Tobermory, 3 Bay St,, Tobermory, On, N0H 2R0, Canada
A group of divers is going to Tobermory for two days of diving. Although this is not an FSAC run activity, we are providing the information here to share the opportunity for those interested. This is an excellent dive location with great wrecks and quite good visibility. Only Advanced Level divers should consider this site because of the depth of some sites and the cold water temperature.
Tobermory Marin Park

Cost:
The cost per day for the charter is $1391 + HST divided by the number of divers. The boat can hold a max of 12 divers and likely 5 spots are already taken. We will do 3 or 4 dives / day.
Note that the water is cold here at depth (40 to 45 oF) so divers must have two 7mm layer wetsuits (or dry suites), hoods and thick gloves.
Friday will be a travel day. Sat, Sun will be dive days and Mon will be a travel day.

Accommodations.
TBD

Registering Process

RSVP at the bottom of this page.
Contact Jim Dunfield.

Prescott Scuba Park
2023-09-07 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-08-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Prescott Scuba Park, 100 Centre St, Prescott, Ontario, Canada
This is a great dive spot for divers at any level. There is a small wreck and a couple of old anchors to see.

Lock 28 to Connie drift
2023-09-02 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Lock 28 to Connie drift, 100 Galop Canal Rd, Township Of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Ontario, Canada
This is a great short drift dive starting at the “Wreck Wee Hawk”. We then swim to the entrance of Lock 28 and then drift downstream and eventually cross into the main channel and end up on the Conestoga (Connie), where you can loop around. We often also dive back to near the entrance location.
In the bottom left of the image below, you can see the “Wreck Wee Hawk”.

Lock 21
2023-08-31 18:00 - 22:00 | Lock 21, Macdonell Island, South Stormont, Ontario, Canada
Lock 21 is a fairly high current dive so should only be done by advanced divers who are comfortable with higher current dives. It is located off the south-western end of Macdonell Island near Long Sault.
Web information sources:

SOS provides a great description and sketch of the lock: https://saveontarioshipwrecks.ca/diverguides/lock-21/
Neptune: https://www.neptune-scuba.info/ca/on/ecluse-lock-21-en.html
New York Times article: https://davidgibbins.com/journal/2016/4/8/diving-lock-21-a-submerged-victorian-canal-lock-on-the-st-lawrence-river-canada

Location: Lock 21 is located off the south-western end of Macdonell Island. From highway 401, take exit 778 toward Long Sault. Take the South direction on Moulinette Road up to Highway 2 (also known as King’s Highway). Continue heading South direction on Moulinette Road crossing Highway 2 toward Long Sault Parkway. Follow the route toward McDonell Island (2nd island)stop at the beech are of the 1st Island, Mille Roches Island to purchase a $10 dive pass, then continue to McDonell Island. After driving half way across McDonell Island, take the 2nd gravel road to the left. It will go only for about 40 meters then turn right to travel toward the West direction. It will end in about 60 meters. There is a brown pavilion where information is available about the dive site and an historic tour relating the story of the Lost Villages after the construction of the St.Lawrence Seaway. The Lock is located on the South side of the island on the St.Lawrence lake (not the St.Lawrence River which is located on the other side of the islands on the American side of the border). The GPS location is: 44°59’55.0″N 74°53’57.4″W (44.998611, -74.899270)
If you happen to drive along the Long Sault series of islands from the west end, stop at the 1st island, McLaren Island camping area and purchase the $10 diving pass from the small shop by the parking lot, then carry on to McDonell Island.

Morrison's Quarry
2023-08-27 10:00 - 13:00 | Morrison’s Quarry, 1780 Route 105, Chelsea, Quebec, Canada
This popular site has many attractions including a plane and other items of interest. The water is typically very cold though at any depth so a two layer wetsuit is required with a hood and gloves.
A good reference site is: https://www.neptune-scuba.info/ca/qc/carriere-morrison-en.html
The fee is $20 for entry (cash) to be paid to the quarry owners and a valid FQAS card is required. This can be acquired at local dive shops but may require a course to acquire depending on the shop. In fall 2021, Scuba Finatics ( https://scubafinatics.ca/) seemed to be the best source for these cards. Plan well in advance if you need a new or updated FQAS card.
The following image indicates the artifacts to dive.

Daryaw and Lillie
2023-08-13 09:30 - 14:00 | St Lawrence Park, Brockville, 525 King Street West, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
The Henry C. Daryaw is a very interesting wreck situated upside-down in fairly high current and is a favourite of many divers. It is an advanced dive because of the depth and current. Eels can usually be seen in the ships holds.
The second dive will be a drift by the Lillie Parsons. The wreck is at 40 to 50 ft. A short or long drift can be done after visiting the “Lillie”.
refs: Daryaw: https://www.wrecksandreefs.com/daryaw.htm and Lillie Parsons: https://saveontarioshipwrecks.ca/diverguides/lillie-parsons/

Boat: Emily C
Tentative load time: 9am, Departure time: 9:30am
Cost: $125 paid at time of booking to Abucs-scubA (Dive Brockville). Phone: (613) 345-2800
Max 12 divers.

Registering Process

You must be an FSAC member.
RSVP at bottom of this page.
Call Abucs-scubA (Dive Brockville). Phone: (613) 345-2800 and provide payment info.

Deadlines for booking:

6 weeks out we will open up booking to the Kingston and Trenton military dive clubs.
2 weeks out, non-club members may be allowed to join.

Parking: TBA

Open Water 2301
2023-08-04 | FSAC Clubhouse, 330 Croil Private, Ottawa, On, K1V 1J1, Canada
The Open Water Scuba Diver course is the entry-level course for your new scuba adventure. This course begins with an e-learning package that is to be completed prior to in-class instruction. Once completed, you will start the in-class instruction, consisting of classroom sessions with your instructor and pool training. After you have mastered the in pool training, we head off to complete open-water dives.
To participate in the Open Water Scuba course, you must be a minimum of 18 years of age or 10 years of age with parental permission. 15 years of age or under require a guardian to participate alongside them in the course, either as a beginner or as a certified scuba diver.
Course requires 5 days of instruction.

4 Aug 23 1600
5 & 6 Aug 23 all day (exact start time TBA)
11 & 12 Aug 23 all day (exact start time TBA)
Member’s course cost: $599 + tax

To register you must already be a FSAC member. The course registration can be found at the CFMWS Ottawa BookKing website under Courses>Adults>General>Open Water 2301. If you do not see the course first select the blue Filters tab on the left, then select Season>All. If you get the improper course cost, ensure you are registered as a FSAC member. Course registration deadline is 2 weeks prior to the start date.

Centeen Park
2023-07-16 10:00 - 13:00 | Centeen Park, Centeen Park Brockville, Brockville, Ontario, K6V 1A3, Canada
This is a great spot to check out your gear and visit the underwater statues or do something more adventurous.
The inner area has been populated with wonderful life-sized statues. Click on the image below to see the SOS PDF on this site.

Secondly, advanced divers, fully equipped (NLT 100cuft tank) and ideally with a pony bottle, can visit the Gaskin from shore. Click on the image below to see a website about it with a great 3D model.

Keystorm / America
2023-07-08 09:30 - 14:00 | Andress Boat Works, Rockport, 31 Front St, Rockport, ON, K0E 1V0, Canada
The Keystorm and America are the most popular wreck dives in the St. Lawrence. This is an advanced dive because of the depth, but well worth it if you are an advanced diver. This is a two tank dive.
refs: Keystorm: https://saveontarioshipwrecks.ca/diverguides/keystorm/ and America: https://www.wrecksandreefs.com/america.htm

Boat: Emily C
Tentative load time: 9am, Departure time: 9:30am
Cost: $135 paid at time of booking to Abucs-scubA (Dive Brockville). Phone: (613) 345-2800
Max 12 divers.

Registering Process

You must be an FSAC member.
RSVP at bottom of this page.
Call Abucs-scubA (Dive Brockville). Phone: (613) 345-2800 and provide payment info.

Deadlines for booking:

6 weeks out we will open up booking to the Kingston and Trenton military dive clubs.
2 weeks out, non-club members may be allowed to join.

Parking: TBA
