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Anglesey Wrecks & Reefs by Andy Shears & Scott Waterman
Anglesey Wrecks & Reefs by Andy Shears & Scott Waterman
Ever wished you could imitate the type of logbook kept by divers who keep really detailed records? Not easy, but in Anglesey Wrecks and Reefs you'll find the next best thing.
It's only a small book, and at £14.95 you might expect something a bit flashier. The hand-drawn pictures look as if they have been lifted from someone's post-dive doodles and the underwater photographs are only just about acceptable.
But that is what makes this book so appealing. The authors, Andy Shears and Scott Waterman, have almost 30 years' diving behind them and it shows in how they describe the sites. These are not the descriptions of some artist or photographer who has never dived the location.
The pair detail 25 wreck, 12 reef and 12 shore dives in a 'this is how I wish my logbook would look' style. Unlike other guide-books I've read over the years, there is little waffle.
No pages are wasted on fish-ID photos, stories of local customs and guides to hotels and restaurants - all information available elsewhere and which shouldn't pad out dive guides.
In this book, where issues such as local weather are mentioned, they are specifically related to the diving.
The descriptions of the sites cover what you need to know and no more. For example, all the wrecks have sections devoted to orientation, planning and just enough history.
This book bristles with enthusiasm and a desire to explore. It might be a smart version of their logbooks, but isn't that what you need?
Brendan O'Brien
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Anglesey Wrecks & Reefs by Andy Shears & Scott Waterman (Shearwater Publications, ISBN 0954260201). Softback, 91pp, £14.95
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