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01/04/20

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30/03/20

When it comes to staying fit to Dive, Dive equipment IS gym equipment! 😆 ... See MoreSee Less

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Awesome! ...and great form 😉

Very impressive....

Get after it Rich! 👏👏💪💪👊

Good one Rich

Dive South

29/03/20

What course do you fancy next? Kev and Rob are taking the time to get started on their Divemaster theory, great to see you guys yesterday.

We will be arranging some theory classroom sessions via video link during this time, so watch out for those.

Let us know what you're interested in, and help keep all our minds on diving:)

Don't forget to sign up to here to access your RAID FREe-learning materials and get studying...

https://diveraid.com/asp/members/…

Or on our homepage: https://www.divesouth.co.uk/
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28/03/20

Interested in Cephalopod's Dr. Gavan Cooke has shared his talk that we hosted in August 2018 about habits, behaviours, and how we could learn more about how to behave whilst diving with them. Please let us know if you would be interested in us hosting another like this, in the meantime we hope you enjoy this... ... See MoreSee Less

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Jean - this is the talk that Andy and I attended. You’ll love it ❤️

Dive South

28/03/20

Some photos from our last night dive before the lockdown at one of our favourite dive spots. Can't wait to be back there again, might take the right lens next time:)

Now with the Free e-learning from RAID it's a great time to download the night and limited Viz materials and get studying, ready to start your in water training as soon as we can.

Sign up to our dive centre https://diveraid.com/asp/members/…
where you'll be able to download all the online course materials FOC.

@divesouth #divesouth #chesil #nightdive #loveUKdiving #diveraidUK #scubadiving #learntoscuba #underwaterphotography #dogfish #bullhuss #snakeslockanenomes #congereels ... See MoreSee Less

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Great pic yet again

Dive South

27/03/20

Since we are in unusual times we thought we would do something we don't usually do - posting a video! (Lisa is not used to be this side of the camera) It's important to stay connected!

We hope you are well and doing ok and we see that some of you have already taken advantage of the RAID free e-learning materials, if you haven't please get in touch with us so we can point you in the right direction. Link below:

https://diveraid.com/asp/members/…

Or on our homepage: https://www.divesouth.co.uk/

Please get in touch with us as soon as you have done your theory online, so we can arrange some video link meeting invites for your theory review sessions soon 🙂

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Richard looked good though😉

Brilliant - love it! Xx

Sorry guys, the 5:30am starts are killing me, look so tired. I promise it will get better, after all everyone’s got to start somewhere. First time is always the worst...right?

Dive South

26/03/20

Ok so while we are all under a lockdown, the absolute legends at RAID have done something special.

If you are already a member of RAID – go to your members homepage and you will see a Preview Course Panel. If it isn’t open, open it! There…happy now?!

The lovely team RAID released a whole bunch of learning materials and quizzes for you to do – for free. Just pick a course (or several) and get studying!

If you aren’t yet a member, you can sign up a free profile on our Online Dive Centre and do the same. So even if you are just interested – you can have a look. You can sign up using this link:

https://diveraid.com/asp/members/…

Then, when things are returning to something approaching normal, get in touch with us and we can arrange to finish things up! If you aren’t in our area, we will be happy to get you to a RAID Team who can help!

Yup – I said it – start learning dive courses FOR FREE!

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26/03/20

To all our RAID students: check your profile page online - there is something special waiting for you there!

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<fist pump>Dive master training has started earlier than expected wooooohooo!! Very happy with this - awesome idea 🙂

Dive South

25/03/20

For all the photographers out there and great if you are thinking about starting photography. I know most of you can/do find yourself taking yourself away into a little bubble from time to time and can quite easily find yourself losing a few hours, however if you find yourself struggling to switch off from all the news and social media, even more so right now we could all do with a release from the world. Photography is a really good way to get creative, keep your mind/eyes busy and start seeing the world in a different way. So get out your phones, compacts, mirrorless and DSLRs and have a bit of fun...

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Get something out of staying in: Ideas for isolation

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The world has suddenly become a little smaller for many of us, but there are still plenty of photographic things you can do, while waiting for things to get a little better. Here are some suggestions.

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24/03/20

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24/03/20

For everyone who is missing being underwater at the moment, we can still all share in other ways with each other. So here’s one you might be interested in, tune in with Andy Torbet on the Suunto Facebook page for a Q&A at 6pm today. Get your questions ready and let us know what you think after the session...I’LL BE LIVE AT 1800 UK TIME TUESDAY 24th ON THE ‘SUUNTO DIVING UK’ FACEBOOK PAGE.
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Doing Q and A (I do the A and I need you for the Qs) on anything but mostly diving.
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I’ve been supported by Suunto Diving UK for 12 years now. They, along with @fourthelementdive, helped me out when I started out and we’ve been helping each other since and they’ve become family friend.
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So, remember it’s on their Facebook Page not IG page and it’s Suunto Diving UK not Suunto Diving. And it’s 1800 UK time. Tomorrow (unless you’re reading this on Tuesday 24th, in which case it’s tonight).
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I’ll try and stream it Live on my IG too but you can only ask questions via their FB page.
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See you there.
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Dive South

23/03/20

Hi everyone, although I am sure this won’t come as a surprise, we are very sorry to say that our local dive days with Dive Beyond are being put on hold until further notice. We will let you know as soon as we can all get back out there and return to some of our favourite local dives sites. Please keep safe and well, and thank you for all your support x ... See MoreSee Less

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20/03/20

It’s sad to see our local inland site temporarily closing the doors today, but rest assured we will all be there as soon as the doors open again. Sending you all Love and stay safe guys xDue to Government restrictions announced today by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, we are sad to say that Vobster will not be opening tomorrow or on any day in the near future.

We are devastated by this news and have no idea what the next few months will bring. This is the last thing we wanted but fully understand the position and do not have any choice in this. As soon as we can open again we will be there for you. Please bear with us in the really difficult time, and we wish you and your family all the best. Stay safe and see you on the other side.

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So am I, we will have to go to the coast 😁

colin Colin Whittle

Colin Whittle Mark is crying😢😢😢

Dive South

19/03/20

RAID important update regarding Gas/Air Sharing Skills, it has been something we (and I am sure others) have been concerned about for the safety of everyone, and we shared that with the guys at RAID. We really appreciate RAID looking into and coming up with solutions to temporarily adapt this skill in light of current concerns, thank you 🙂 ... See MoreSee Less

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Dive South

15/03/20

We had a lovely morning at the pool today with Will and Sarah. Well done to you both on your skills refresher, we thoroughly enjoyed this mornings session, we hope you did too. So nice to see you both getting back underwater after quite a few years out, it was great to see the skills coming back and confidence grow from the start to the end. Just keep practicing and building on those skills so they are fluid and fresh and more importantly keep diving, we wish you both loads of fun and safe diving on your up coming adventures:) Thank you to Richard for your support in the water and to Justin for all your help and photography/videography work today @divesouth #divesouth #diveraiduk #diveraid #scubadiving #underwater #skills #apeks #xdeep #learntoscuba #refresher #dontstoplearning #keeplearning #teamwork #underwaterphotography ... See MoreSee Less

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14/03/20

We Love UK diving and these are some of the reasons why, as well as making great friends, seeing some amazing wildlife and we don’t have to wait for our next holiday, we can go all year round;)...Discover the diving on your doorstep - don't forget the butties.

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13/03/20

Good afternoon all.

I thought I should let our divers and students know about our position regarding the current Coronavirus situation.

At the moment there seems to be a small amount of concern over the usage of school equipment - particularly, but not limited to regulator use.

The Dive South team have always and will always put the health and safety of our students, divers, and team, first. Those of you who have dived with us will of course be well aware of this!

We are continually checking in on recommendations with regards to the maintenance of hygiene of our equipment, in line with advice from the DAN Europe which includes sanitisation of regulators, masks, snorkels, and BCD inflators. So far there is nothing advised that we do not already do, but you may notice the addition of sanitisers pool side and at dive sites.

We are continuing to run pool sessions, and teaching, diving etc.

Naturally the usual advice applies – if you don’t feel well, then you should not be diving! This advice hasn’t really changed, but on top of that, current government and NHS advice applies with regards to self-isolation etc. and we will update our standards and practices accordingly.

It you are on a course, or are diving with us:

• If you develop symptoms of a cough or fever or have been in contact with someone who has the virus, please could you let us know as soon as possible and do not join us. You should self-isolate and call 111 in line with current advice. We can always rearrange things.

• If you have been on holiday within 14 days of seeing us please let us know.

• Likewise, of course should any of our team become symptomatic for COVID-19 the same guidelines will be followed. If this prevents us from running a course, we can rearrange them if - and as - needed.

• If there are any pool or dive site closure that affect us, we will let you know as soon as we find out, and make alternative arrangements if we can, or reschedule.

If you have any concerns, please speak to one of the team or email info@divesouth.co.uk

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06/03/20

Wondered what happens to different colours at depth underwater, here’s a great demonstration.... https://m.youtube.com/watch/… ... See MoreSee Less

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05/03/20

Unfortunately due to lack of numbers we have had to cancel this Sunday’s pool session:( ... See MoreSee Less

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03/03/20

We love the XDEEP Zen wing, so do our divers, if you’ve not tried one yet, get in touch and we are happy to arrange a pool session for you to try one out. In the meantime check out this review...
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01/03/20

Such a fun morning in the pool, just a few of us in for a play with kit, skills and cameras and a chance for friends to lark about together:)) Adam and Rich spent some time setting up Adam's new XDeep Zen wing and Apeks MTX-RC regs, Scott and myself had a play with a set of twin 7s and Tim was in for a splash about. Such a giggle and really great to see everyone, so excited to get everyone out on the boats in the sea, fingers crossed for next weekend. @DiveSouth #DiveSouth #DiveraidUK #LearnToScuba #Pooltime #scubadiving #XDeep #Apeks #scubadivinguk #nauticam #underwaterphotography ... See MoreSee Less

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29/02/20

Looking forward to a splash in the pool tomorrow! Let me know if you are up for joining..! ... See MoreSee Less

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25/02/20

Great weekend diving...

For various reasons we were not able to get to the GoDiving show – we will definitely be there next year – however every cloud has a silver lining. We scheduled in a couple of courses and went up to Vobster for some diver training!

Four students braved some chilly water over Saturday’s RAID Drysuit course, and Sundays Navigation course, and four students prevailed!

Well done to Sam and Cam on completing their drysuit certifications – it was great to see all that pool work falling into place with some solid in water skills! Sam demonstrated a new and unusual technique for fin removal, though I am not sure if it will catch on…

Congratulations also to Keira and Kev on completing their RAID Navigation dives in challenging conditions. It is really gratifying to see everyone getting in and cracking on despite the chill factor!

Big thanks also to Justin and Scott for their help on the Saturday and the photos Justin, great work. Special thanks to Sally, Rob and Sam for all their support on Sunday – you guys really helped the days run smoothly and we really appreciated it!

We really enjoyed the weekend, and appreciate the work and dedication our students put in. Well done guys - it’s great to see our dive family in action!

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Sam Gould managed to get some good shots on his first real dive with his camera, I expect he will post later. his bouyancy was great. Good to see David Rintoul.

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25/02/20

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17/02/20

SURFACE COVER ASSISTANCE - We are heading up to Vobster this weekend coming for some teaching and we would love some help with surface cover on the Sunday. It would be for two dives, so there will be plenty of time for you and a buddy to get a couple of dives in too, so if anyone is available to help that would be awesome, let us know:) ... See MoreSee Less

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16/02/20

Sunday morning pool time, skills practice and Reactivate, lovely and warm avoiding the wind and rain:)) @divesouth #divesouth #Xdeep #Apeks ... See MoreSee Less

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14/02/20

Last week’s pool session was great fun, well done to Ben and Jenny on their RAID try dive. We thoroughly enjoyed introducing you to scuba, you took to all the skills and neutral buoyancy brilliantly, you guys were naturals:) Great to see Sam and Cam getting on so well with their RAID drysuit confined work too, sorry guys had to post the photo of you both pool side. Unfortunately no underwater photos this week as we had no one spare and no time to set up the GoPro in the pool. Join us on Sunday morning in the warm pool:)) @divesouth #divesouth #diveraiduk ... See MoreSee Less

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14/02/20

We are in love with the Ocean, and being underwater, are you? Happy Valentines Day everyone 💦💗This Valentines Day, fall in love with the ocean. ... See MoreSee Less

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02/02/20

Had a lovely dive this morning at Portland in search of tiny critters, really wanted to try my hand at Macro photography properly. Makes a nice change as I usually take my fisheye lens out. First sea dive of 2020, 82mins, 10 degrees, 2-3m viz. There was loads of tiny life about, nudis, sea slugs, snails, crabs, amenomes, peacock tube worms, tiny shrimp, great fun. Thanks to Steve, Sandra, Ryan, Rick and Tony for letting me tag along last minute. ... See MoreSee Less

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amazing life we have in our local water and who would know except the lucky ones.

Louie Brown

Steve Ellery - Excited?! 😜

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02/02/20

Here are Garry’s thoughts on the new Fourth Element Tec shorts... ... See MoreSee Less

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31/01/20

We have been looking at different technical shorts or whether to get pockets sewn on to our wetsuits. Would love to hear from anyone who has used these new fourth element Tec shorts and how they got on with them? ... See MoreSee Less

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I tried all sorts over the years. Even short versions like in the video. I found these IST ones great as they fitted well with 7mm /3mm/ or just shorts. They didnt ride up like some, stuck in place but were still flexible. You can always borrow them and give them a try in the pool or on a dive.

Dive South

30/01/20

Thank you to Coast2Coast for hosting Saeed Rashid Focus Visuals, great talk tonight about "Getting the Shot" loads of very useful tips about how to get the best out of your underwater photography, whether that be with a GoPro, Compact, Bridge (mirrorless) or DSLR camera. I know a few of our budding photographers were gutted they couldn't make it tonight. Dr Alex Tattersall Underwater Visions Nauticam UK distributor was also on hand for any housing questions people had too. Lovely to see everyone and thank you:) Leon Butler and Jo Jo

If any of you would like to know more about tonight and underwater photography please let me know, I am always happy to talk Photography and I will share what I can:) And if you are interested in any photography workshops with Saeed and Alex let me know because I am really keen and have been for a while to be able to arrange something through us or combined with coast2coast and any other local dive groups.

I will be looking to be able to offer RAID photography specialty course soon too, so watch this space:)

Thanks, Lisa
Focus Visuals Nauticam UK / Underwater Visions #FocusVisuals #NauticamUK #RAIDUKTonight we enjoyed the company of Saeed Rashid from Focus Visuals for a talk on "Getting the shot"

It was a very informative evening with some handy tips for seasoned photographers and GoPro warriors alike!

A massive thank you to Saeed for giving up his free time.

Also, thank you to all that came along and a massive thank you to Events Manager, @JoJo for organising the event.

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I'd love to know more, I want to get the best out of my go pro this summer!

Dive South

30/01/20

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Apeks will be my choice next time.

Dive South

25/01/20

Some beautiful underwater footage, we also see amazing wildlife like this at our local dive sites too. The UK is a fantastic place to dive, come and join us and see for yourself... ... See MoreSee Less

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24/01/20

Thinking about heading up to Vobster tomorrow if anyone would like to join us, let us know:). Or possibly Chesil as I have just seen a report to say Flat calm, could be worth a go if anyone is interested? ... See MoreSee Less

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21/01/20

Just beautiful - this video was shared with me yesterday by a colleague and fellow diver David, thank you. The way we connect with the sea, and how the sea can make you feel, I really couldn’t have put it any better way... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lvViuv0vIKU ... See MoreSee Less

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19/01/20

Here's a little video clip from today's fun pool session shot by Scott Shields - bubblemaker and discover scuba for Alfie and Lillia, and Kev and Nick practicing some rescue skills. *Please note Kev was not harmed in the making of this video, Nick did indeed rescue him, despite the look on his face in the last shot🤣🤣 priceless, sorry Kev just had to post it! ... See MoreSee Less

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Made me chuckle 🙂

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19/01/20

We had such a great pool session today. We had two superstars Lilia and Alfie join us, Alfie was doing his first ever PADI bubblemaker and Lilia was doing her second PADI Discover scuba session with myself and Justin. Watch out for these guys, we have the next generation of Dive South Divers.

We had so much fun from egg and spoon races, underwater rockets and Alfie was a total pro at Dabbing underwater, so we all know how to dab like a pro now, thanks Alfie 😆 Lilia did really well with her Discover scuba skills:)

Nick and Kev qualified Rescue Divers wanted to practice some skills, so Rich was on hand to assist / provide guidance and it was nice to see Rob and Sam at times helping out with being victims for Nick and Kev.

Sam is getting more practice with his new camera, and he's seeing some great results, well done Sam.

Scott was the dedicated Photographer for the day, he certainly made the most of all options available, he had his drone for some surface shots, then his GoPro for some video and I even set up my camera for him to get some shots, well done Scott. Thank you to Sally, Katherine and Darren for your help at the surface.

Just love diving with these guys, Thank you:)) Photo credit goes to Scott shields

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Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion for diving with Alfie today. He had the best time ever and will be back to spend some more time in the pool soon x

Thanks very much for the session - awesome fun as always and can’t wait for next time!

Brilliant pics! Thanks guys 👌🏻

Thanks for saving me.....eventually.

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