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Looking forward to an evening at the Ocean Film Festival tonight!
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18/10/19

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Love Mark’s photography, just goes to show what can be achieved in Uk waters with an Olympus OMD EM5 mirrorless camera and fisheye lens:)... ... See MoreSee Less

16/10/19

10 Inspiring Photos Taken In UK Waters By Mark Kirkland

Award-winning underwater photographer Mark Kirkland is a staunch advocate of UK diving, with a passion for shooting in Scottish waters. He tells us of his favourite diving locations and phenomenal mom...

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This fantastic opportunity could be yours, get entering...DREAM COME TRUE — There's just two weeks left to enter the draw to win a £6,500 Blue O Two dive trip for two people to The Bahamas for a tenner. For a chance to win this stunning prize get your tickets now at www.bite-back.com/shop 📷 Amanda Cotton ... See MoreSee Less

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13/10/19

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It may be a miserable morning outside, but poolside it’s tropical:) Love Sunday mornings, who needs lie in’s🤣 you’re welcome to join us next Sunday! @divesouth #divesouth #learntoscuba #diveraiduk #Xdeep #Zen #Apeks #lovesundays #pooltime #skillsanddrills #openwater20 ... See MoreSee Less

13/10/19

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Myself, Scott and Adam had a fantastic day yesterday trying the VMS RedBare up at Vobster Quay, with great briefing and supervision from Hugo and Seb. This is really a fascinating area of diving and I see why it is clearly on the increase.

I am nothing but impressed with the dive I had on the unit, and found it pretty user friendly. It also highlighted how little I think about the little buoyancy corrections I make throughout a Dive on open circuit, which have zero effect on CCR! It’s a learning curve though, and it has left me interested to learn more and gain more skills of course!

We were also fully geeked upon with the breakdown of our dives from Tim and also the glimpse into the engineering involved from Martin. I must admit I got a little lost in places when three engineers in one room started getting into it!
For any looking to have a go on a rebreather, I can heavily recommend it - a day well spent in my opinion!

Big thanks to Tim Clements and the guys at Vobster Quay for an inspiring day, to Hugo for his fantastic briefing and instruction, and to Seb for his supervision - it really was a great day!

If you are interested in having a go, get in touch with the guys up at Vobster Quay and you won’t be disappointed!

Two things though ....
1) Be aware that you will end the day wanting to know more, and
2) Let Lisa know if you’re going...she’s not happy that we went without her!

Rich

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Dive South is with Scott Shields.

11/10/19

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11/10/19

Santa Divers Take The Plunge For Charity At Vobster Quay

Vobster Quay’s recording-breaking charity Santa diving event returns on Sunday 15 December 2019 for another round of festive fundraising frivolities. Run i

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08/10/19

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If you are thinking about improving your dive skills and taking it to the next level, the Master Rescue course is certainly a challenging and very rewarding course. Tim was kind enough to share his thoughts on his course with us, which saw him qualify this weekend. Thank you so much Tim, you and your buddy Kev worked very hard to achieve this and it was a very well earned certification, well done! If you would like more info about our next RAID Master Rescue Course please email info@divesouth.co.uk @divesouth #divesouth #DiveRaid #DiveRaidUK #LearnToScuba #MasterRescue ... See MoreSee Less

01/10/19

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Thanks to Richard for the amazing instructing 🙂 !

Go Tim!

Awesome stuff mate.

Skills

Well done Tim.

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01/10/19

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Protecting and allowing kelp forests to regenerate and why it’s so important... ... See MoreSee Less

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01/10/19

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Ocean film festival is back in Poole on 18 October. Who would like to come along to the Ocean Film Festival at the Lighthouse Poole? Book your tickets here... ... See MoreSee Less

30/09/19

Ocean Film Festival - Poole - 18 October 2019

The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is back for autumn 2019 with a brand-new selection of the world’s most captivating ocean films!

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I'll see you there 😁

Me, Carla and Lilia 👍

OCTOBER OPEN WATER COURSE SPACES - We have just two spaces left on our October Open Water Course, starting this Sunday (6th) in the pool, for more info and to book your space get in touch info@divesouth.co.uk www.divesouth.co.uk Go on jump on in, Mike did... ... See MoreSee Less

30/09/19

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Cool in slo-mo!

That’s a 10 from Len!

Congratulations to Tim and Kev for passing their Raid Master Rescue Course:)
It was an amazing weekend to finish off some really great work on the part of these two.

I am consistently impressed by how well Kev has moved forward with his diving, and really pleased that Dive South are a big part of his journey. He really takes everything on board and deals with setbacks with a smile, thinks through the problem and goes at it again. A great quality in a student. We look forward to more adventures together!

Tim has really been great - he came to us having trained with our friends and fellow RAID instructors in more northerly parts, and it is clear from how he is in the water, that he was well trained. My thanks to Olivier and Kevin for making my part in his Rescue course an absolute pleasure.

The open water weekend was a blast and the guys were absolutely fantastic. I finished very tired, but one very happy instructor! - Rich

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30/09/19

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Well done all, I hope you were more careful with Dave than we were.

Thanks to Tim Holgate for being a cracking course buddy and teaching me a lot about planning and thanks Dive South for being brilliant instructors and another awesome time - loved every second of it and crack on Deep 40 🙂

Well Done Fellas 👍

Well Done Guys!

Awesome job

Congrats!

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Congratulations Mike on passing your Raid Open Water 20 Course:)
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30/09/19

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Well done Mike 👊

Well the coast was blown out this weekend but it didn't stop our student divers having a great weekend.

First shout out "Congratulations to Mike" on qualifying as a Raid Open Water 20 diver, so he's now ready to enjoy diving with his wife Maria who passed with us last month (due to different schedules). It was really great working with you both and seeing you progress throughout your courses, yesterdays dives were really fun Mike so thank you, and well done!

Secondly, "congratulations to Kev and Tim" on passing their Raid Master Rescue course, I know you both had a fun and challenging at times course (having to deal with two god damn awful divers, who kept running out of air, panicking, getting lost and repeatedly ended up unconscious and needing rescuing and CPR) It was great to see you working so well as a team and I know Rich and Dave were impressed with you both. Well done for all your hard work and thank you all for a great weekend!

Thanks to all the Dive South team and the guys up at Vobster too. 💦😁

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30/09/19

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Congratulations to all!

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22/09/19

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Todays pool session was so much fun:) Well done to Mike for completing his confined Open Water 20 work, you have worked hard and it was great to see it all come together nicely, really looking forward to next weekends open water dives. Well done to Madison, Amanda and Ranvir on your try dives, you all did brilliantly and there was lots of fun and games going on mostly involving rockets, egg and spoon races, the odd turtle and a walrus:)) @divesouth #divesouth #diveraiduk #diveraid #learntoscuba #Xdeep #Apeks ... See MoreSee Less

22/09/19

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So a busy few days in the classroom...O2 admin, Fist Aid, and Nitrox specialties all signed off! Big Thanks to Kevin, Tim, Keira, Sam, Dave and Scott for your hard work this week....roll on the weekend training session! Wells done guys!
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13/09/19

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Why did you get into diving? And if you are not a diver yet, why not?Thoughts for the day.
So what is diving all about? This is a question I am asked from many people in all different context; however, the answer is very much the same in all respects. Diving is a surreal experience, one that touches you personally and collectively. It is an experience that relatively few people have encountered. It leaves a lasting impression you will never forget, even if you dive once or thousands of times. It is about the above water experience as much as below water. You encounter people and make friends from all walks of life that share in the passion. The friendships built whilst diving last a lifetime. It gives many people a purpose with passion! It can lead to adventurous traveling, diving in locations you may not have even considered if you were not a diver. It can lead to the discovery of new species in your back yard and it opens your eyes to all the fascinating life underwater and how everything is all connected. From Freediving to deep technical it is all about the real adventure. Some may say this could apply to every sport, but with diving you are interacting directly with other living creatures on a personal level up close and with respect for each other. ... See MoreSee Less

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12/09/19

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We’ll be at the classroom tonight from 6:30pm and again on Wednesday evening if you fancy popping down to pick up your tshirts/hoodies you ordered, we still have a few people who have not collected theirs yet:) ... See MoreSee Less

09/09/19

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I would like to order 2 more tee shirts for your next order if that's OK?

Fantastic pool session today! First confined dive in the RAID Master Rescue dives for this month, and two great students! Kev impresses me every time with how far he has come since starting - rock solid hover fella! It was a pleasure to meet Tim and see his skill set in the water...you can tell he was well trained! Well done lads, I’m looking forward to the next few weeks training!
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08/09/19

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Well done to Mike on his first pool session on Scuba:) Great work towards your Open Water 20 qualification. Getting a feel for the buoyancy control and neutral buoyancy without the distraction of fins really paid off. Looking forward to next week's session! Dive South #Divesouth #LearnToScuba #diveraiduk #Xdeep #openwater20 ... See MoreSee Less

08/09/19

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We had a great days diving yesterday out from Portland with Dive Beyond. Thank you to Rob, Tom, Sam, Jack, Martin and Rosie for joining us! Well done to Jack on his first sea dives, you did brilliantly and I know you enjoyed it:) There were some milestone dive numbers reached yesterday for Rosie and Sam too. All finished off with a drink at the boat that rocks, a quick stop for some nice sunset pics, before heading home. What a lovely day, thank you all, see you again next time:)) Dive South #divesouth #divebeyond #diveraid #diveraiduk #LearnToScuba #scubadivinguk #scubadiving #portland #xdeep #apeks #predatorcustomdrysuits #othreedrysuits ... See MoreSee Less

08/09/19

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Thanks guys, great day, really good to see young divers enjoying themselves in the water. Lisa Frew great pics as always. 😀😀😀

Diving the Scylla and James Eagan Layne last weekend, great dives. The Scylla will stick in my mind for a while, I really enjoyed exploring inside as the viz was pretty good, very chilled out dive:)) @divesouth #divesouth In Deep Dive Centre #diveraid #diveraiduk #scubadivinguk #Scylla #JamesEaganLayne #JEL #wreckdiving #LearnToScuba #Xdeep #Apeks #predatorcustomdrysuits #Othreedrysuits #stealthsidemount #sidemount ... See MoreSee Less

05/09/19

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Really enjoyable weekend away with Rich down in Plymouth diving with In Deep Dive Centre thanks to Ben and James for looking after us and to all the other divers that made it such a fun weekend;)) ... See MoreSee Less

Love the little flutter kicks.

Nice video As always demonstrating Perfection in the water 👍🤟💪💪💪💪

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02/09/19

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30/08/19

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Great news for Sharks and Rays...ADOPTED! All 3 shark & ray proposals (covering 18 species - 2 makos, 6 giant guitarfishes, 10 wedgefishes) have officially been adopted onto Appendix II of CITES!

App II listing means trade must be controlled under specific conditions and products must be legally sourced from sustainable fisheries. This is a positive step for these highly threatened species!

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Incredible

Alan

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28/08/19

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Sharks and rays to be given new protections

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27/08/19

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An estimated 100 million sharks are killed every year, many for shark fin soup.

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What a way to end the bank holiday weekend. Thank you Maria for your very kind words, we always try our very best to get to know our students well, so we can tailor our courses to meet their needs as best we can, so it was really great to hear that you enjoyed your course with us Maria, it's been great to see how far you have come from your very first pool session, to becoming a qualified diver, well done! and we'll see you again very soon:) Want to learn to scuba dive as part of a very small group or one to one bespoke training, please get in touch info@divesouth.co.uk or sign up to our dive centre https://diveraid.com/asp/members/… Dive South #divesouth #DiveRaid #DiveRaidUK #LearnToScuba #ScubaDivingUK #LoveUKdiving #LoveScubadiving Vobster Quay Inland Diving Centre ... See MoreSee Less

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26/08/19

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26/08/19

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I hope you have all enjoyed your bank holiday weekend, we certainly have, as we congratulate two new divers on passing their Raid Open Water 20 courses, and welcome them to RAID and to Dive South. Awesome work, Big well done to Maria and Tracy:)) Here are some photos to celebrate such a great acheivement, and here's to many more fun dives with you both, what a great weekend, weather wise and dive wise... Big thank you to the Dive South Team @divesouth #divesouth Vobster Quay Inland Diving Centre #Xdeep #predatorcustomdrysuits #Apeks #DiveRaid #DiveraidUK #Learntoscuba #Scubadivinguk #LoveScubaDiving #RaidOpenWater20 ... See MoreSee Less

26/08/19

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Thank you sis Ana & Barbara xx

Well done Maria xx

Congratulations sis!!! Well done Maria Tong!!! X

All set in the classroom last week for an evening of theory:) Nice comfy classroom with lots of tea, coffee and biscuits, so if you fancy booking onto our next nitrox, first aid course or just want to pop down and pick up your T-shirts and Hoodies that you ordered please message us:)) ... See MoreSee Less

19/08/19

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looking good guys!

Looking great

can I come for the Tea ???

Any hoodies spare Lisa Frew

Congratulations to Rob and Sam, all your hard work the past few weeks has paid off and we are very proud of you both. Well done to our two new RAID Master Rescue divers:) It's been great to see Sam grow in confidence over the past few years and I know this course was a big step for him, so really big well done Sam, I am sure your dad is a proud as we are:)) @divesouth #divesouth #diveraid #diveraiduk #learntoscuba #rescuediver #masterrescue #vobsterquay ... See MoreSee Less

18/08/19

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Well what a weekend that was. Huge thanks to the DiveSouth team for their patience and understanding of our needs from our first tentative pool sessions a few years ago to becoming Raid Master Recsue divers. We have been taught to dive safely and controlled. The journey has been awesome. Sally and I are really proud of our boys and we are confident they have both had the best start to their diving careers they could of had. Proud to be part of the Raid family.PS thanks to Sally for her patience and support, she has been solid through out.

Well done gents! I wouldn't of rescued Scott though... Should of left him in! ☺️

Awesome job!! Chuffed for you both - high fives 🙂

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18/08/19