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After Guernsey i dont know whether we will be able to match the great times had by all... but SpeerO and i had a chat the other night about inviting everyone to a spearing trip in the UAE in Spring 2008.

What we have on offer is a luxury yacht, which is owned by the sponsor of the BSAC club here in Dubai, who is an avid spearo and diver.

The yacht has 2 double cabins ensuite, and four twin cabins, its air conditioned and pretty luxurious. There is a chef on board who will provide 3 meals a day, and arrange anything you want, beach barbeques, eating on board etc etc. The island where they normally spear from is Sir Bu Nair Island which is in the Emirate of Sharjah, however there are other options, Umm Al Quwain, Oman, Abu Dhabi....

They normally take 10 divers at a time, and there is a separate diving boat which follows the yacht.

The price is about 12000AED (roughly 1,610 GBP) per 24 hour trip, so divided between 10-12 people it works out at 161gbp a day per person including meal s and non-alcoholic beverages.

(i am not sure what the alcohol deal is, will have to find out).

Say you do a 3 to 5 day trip up to Oman (Musandam) as an alternative, that's a fantastic experience as well.

Then Speero said we could arrange some accommodation in Abu Dhabi and he has a boat.... Abu Dhabi is not dry and there are plenty of places to enjoy some beers and a night out after the trip. And great shopping, places of interest, for the wives/kids if they are coming and not spearing.

What do you all think, and could you be interested? (note poll above).