Torbay Splash-in 2025

Tim Allen · Issue 147, Nov/Dec 2025 · pp. 72–74

Products mentioned: Olympus TG7, iPhone 16, Sealife SportDiver housing, Orca 710v lights, Olympus E-PL7, Panasonic 8mm fisheye, Olympus housing, OM Systems OM-1, 12-50mm kit lens, AOI housing, Sea & Sea YS-D3 strobes, Subsee +5 dioptre

The Torbay Splash-in underwater photography competition took place on Saturday, 13th September. Organised annually by Torbay BSAC 0008, the competition is open to all and attracts talented photographers from all over the Southwest. Photographs must be taken in the Torbay area and within a 19-hour period. There are four categories of entry: Beginner, Compact Camera, Wide Angle, and Close-up, as well as a Popular Vote prize. Fourteen competitors registered and submitted a total of 50 photographs. Tim Allen, Torbay’s Diving Officer, noted that strong westerly winds forced most competitors to go around to the more sheltered areas in Torbay, notably Babbacombe and Anstey’s Cove. In the evening, a presentation dinner was held at the Royal Torbay Yacht Club, where all the photographs were shown, and a Popular Vote held to select a ‘peoples’ favourite’. Judging was conducted anonymously by Peter…