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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

24/01/20

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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

21/01/20

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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

19/01/20

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Made me chuckle 🙂

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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19/01/20

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For all you keen underwater photographers out there, Saeed Rashid, Todd Winner, James Emery and Alex Tyrrell are currently running one of their Lembeh workshop's and have kindly shared updates below with some really useful tips and advice from lightroom to strobe positioning, as well as sharing some amazing photos they have taken of some awesome marine critters. If you do get the opportunity to go on one of these photography trips, I am sure you’ll have an amazing time, but in the meantime check these out... ... See MoreSee Less

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.

What a great post 🙂

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16/01/20

Capturing Critters in Lembeh Underwater Photography Workshop 2020

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Great website if you are interested in finding out more about our local Marine protected areas.

There’s a lovely video on the home page, that shows just what a fantastic area we live in, with stunning scenery above and below the waves and the amazing wildlife we get to see whilst out diving and just why it’s so important to protect these areas.

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16/01/20

Dorset's Marine Protected Areas – SCROLL DOWN to discover more

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Home Explorers of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site will experience stunning panoramic sea views. Lucky sea watchers might glimpse a porpoise or dolphin here and there – a clue that much more l...

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15/01/20

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Gillian Curley

We have our 2nd pool session of the year this Sunday, pop on down for a and nice warm dip;)

We have spaces for try dives, just £35 please email info@divesouth.co.uk to book your space

Rich will be running a session on rescue skills as a fresher for qualified rescue divers please email him - info@divesouth.co.uk for more info

Or just come on down for a play pool entry £5 if you have all of your own kit, if you need kit we can let you know a price for hire - email info@divesouth.co.uk ... See MoreSee Less

14/01/20

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Who would be interested in regular weekly evening boat dives this year, really want to gauge interest first potentially could be some spaces Wednesdays or Fridays. Let me know, please comment below... ... See MoreSee Less

13/01/20

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Thanks Marcus, nice to see you Linda and Poppy today, seemed strange to see you in a pool with just a mask and snorkel:) ... See MoreSee Less

Yep I'd be up for some but probably not every week. As be with edsac for some weeks. Can't afford to dive as much as we used to unfortunately.

Not every week but definitely interested

Sounds good!

Would definitely be up for more regular activities but hard to commit due to working away - happy to talk about potential options 🙂

We are 😀

Yes I'd be interested but couldn't commit every week x

Dive dive dive!

Yup, would be interested 👍

Right I am working on it everyone, I will keep you posted:)

Yes, but depends on days/notice/work commitments

Well go on them. Wednesday would be best

Interested

Definitely interested

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05/01/20

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First Pool session of 2020, thank you to Yolanda and Paul for joining us for a scuba review, well done and we're not jealous at all of your upcoming adventures, have fun and we hope to see you in UK waters this year too:)

Nice to see Sam in practicing his skills, trying out different kit so he's ready to start his drysuit training next month.

Always great to have Sam and Rob in for some pool time, and Sam was having loads of fun taking photos with his shiny new Christmas pressie.

Thank you to Justin for all your help today.

And we had 3 lovely visitors today, Marcus, Linda and poppy. All followed up with a roast dinner, what a great start to 2020! @divesouth #divesouth #nautilus #xdeep #apeks #diveraid #diveraiduk #learntoscuba #padi ... See MoreSee Less

05/01/20

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Club dive this Saturday anyone? 💦 ... See MoreSee Less

01/01/20

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Still not 100%, so I am forced to give tomorrow a miss, gutted:(

Me and Fawkes will be there

Lisa Frew you diving on Sat? Could do with a bit of side mount advice

Sadly taking Tom back. Are you at the pool Sunday?

Wishing all our dive family a very Happy New Year, thank you for all your support it means the world to us! Have fun and see you all for an awesome year of diving and making some more memories together in 2020:) thought I would leave you with a super cheesy awkward team photo and Justin, who was taking the photo 🤣🥂 💦🍾🐳 ... See MoreSee Less

31/12/19

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Looking forward to more great adventures 😃😃

Looking good, have a great New Year 🥳

Happy new year to you all

A massive thank you to you all for all your support, we’ve shared some fantastic dives and memories together this year(these are just a few of them), it’s been an awesome year, our first full year of being a RAID training centre. Looking forward to an even better year diving with you all next year:)) Thank you to all our divers and their families, the team, dive centres, the dive boats, inland dive sites and of course to all the guys that have supported us at RAID. We are so lucky to have such great friends to share our time with, hoping you all have a lovely day today (Sorry the post is so late as we have been prepping for our Christmas Day!) Happy Christmas, see you all soon - first pool session is on 5 Jan xx @divesouth #divesouth #diveraidUk #diveraid #HappyChristmas #learntoscuba ... See MoreSee Less

25/12/19

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Thank you to James, Paul, Oli, Garry and all the other RAID divers, centres and instructors for all you support this year, looking forward to 2020 with RAID and seeing it all grow even more for everyone:)) Happy Christmas everyone 🎄🎅☃️🍾 ... See MoreSee Less

Happy times

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18/12/19

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Poor Tom stuck in the middle of us two, this just cracks me up 🤣 Well captured Jason Brown ... See MoreSee Less

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16/12/19

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Dive South has a new Mascot, the super cute Millie I am sure you'll get to meet her when Scott brings her along again, great photo Jason Brown ... See MoreSee Less

We have all seen this look a thousand times 😘

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16/12/19

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Great Photo of us lot, taken by Jason Brown ... See MoreSee Less

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16/12/19

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Awesome photos of a great Santa dive at Vobster, nice work Jason Brown:) ... See MoreSee Less

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16/12/19

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Dive South is feeling festive.

15/12/19

More than 100 divers dressed as Father Christmas leap into lake

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The annual festive dive took place earlier today at the Vobster Quay Inland Diving Centre in Radstock, Somerset. The world record-holding Santa Splash previously got 161 divers into the water.

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Ho Ho Ho, what fun we had up at Vobster Quay for the annual Santa Dive! Great to see you all and dive with Rob, Tom, Sam, Scott and Rich, thank you for making it such a fun day. Thank you to our lovely surface support today Sally, Lei and the super cute little millie who totally stole the show today, well who wouldn't love a puppy in a reindeer jumper and Santa hat:)) Special thanks to the hard work from the Vobster team and everyone who attended and supported the RNLI and Dorset & Somerset Air ambulance. Happy Christmas everyone x Vobster Santa Dive Vobster Quay Inland Diving Centre Dive South #Divesouth #VobsterQuay #VobsterSantaDive #Diveraiduk #santadive #Xdeep #Apeks #RNLI #dorsetandsomersetairambulance ... See MoreSee Less

Great pic

Dive South is celebrating Christmas with Emma Dís.

15/12/19

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Happy Santa’s after a great day at Vobster Quay Santa dive, thanks for the great photo Marcus Blatchford, great to see you, Linda and poppy today:) a few more underwater photos will follow later with the Dive South divers Rob, Tom, Sam, Scott and Rich thank you for making it so much fun, and big thanks to our surface support today Sally, Lei and special guest pup Millie 🐶💦 🎅🎄 ... See MoreSee Less

I keep wondering what was at the end of that rope.

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15/12/19

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Some great photos from Marcus Blatchford from today’s Santa dive at Vobster... ... See MoreSee Less

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15/12/19

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We’re excited to be at Vobster, looking forward to joining the other Santa’s for a festive dip:) 🎅☃️🎄💦 Vobster Quay Inland Diving Centre #divesouth @divesouth #scubasanta #santadive #diveraiduk #learntoscuba ... See MoreSee Less

Dive South is attending an event at Vobster Quay Inland Diving Centre.

15/12/19

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I thought Rich was cute but Milly just shades it 😂

Have an awesome day and I’ll look forward to more pics 🙂

Us too!

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08/12/19

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Sponges, nature’s underwater cleaners...Sponges - nature's vacuum cleaners. A typical sponge can pump water equal to 4 -5 times its own volume every minute! This can translate into several thousand liters every day. Sponges are prominent in areas exposed to vigorous currents which help to facilitate water into the sponge. Looking at this image you can imagine the current in this area where Gary is diving! So if you see big sponges around expect to have strong currents generally! ... See MoreSee Less

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06/12/19

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Create memories that will last, with one of our personalised gift vouchers... To order yours, please email info@divesouth.co.uk ... See MoreSee Less

05/12/19

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Lovely Sunday morning in the pool, it was certainly warmer than yesterday's dives:) It was lovely to meet Mark and his family, Fee, Poppy and Sam. It was Fee, Poppy and Sam's first time on scuba, so well done to you all, Rich and Dave looked like they had fun with you all. Mark was back in after quite a few years break from diving for a skills refresher with myself and Justin, and did very well. It was a pleasure to see you take to it all again so quickly, and took to long hose and wing setup very well too, all skills practiced were neutrally buoyant, all ready for your up coming trip:)) Here are a few photos sorry we didn't get photos of all of you underwater, but here are a few we took at the end of the session. Well done everyone! #divesouth @divesouth #Diveraiduk #DiveraidUK #learntoscuba #xdeep #apeks #nauticam #skills #scubadiving #underwaterphotography #trydive #scubareview ... See MoreSee Less

01/12/19

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A great day up at Vobster Inland dive site, it's a great place to hang out all year round, nice people, great facilities great underwater attractions. Had fun diving sidemount and taking a few pictures:)) Come and join us next time we are going up there. @divesouth #divesouth #diveraid #diveraidUK #learntoscuba #vobsterquay Vobster Quay Inland Diving Centre #sidemountdiving #underwaterphotography #xdeep #apeks #predatordrysuits #othreedrysuits #fourthelement #drysuitdiving #nauticam #inon #olympus #omdem5 ... See MoreSee Less

30/11/19

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Well we avoided the rugby and decided to venture out in the wind and the rain and take a trip up to Vobster. Pleasantly surprised to find it more sheltered and fairly quiet, we had two nice 45min dives and celebrated Sam's 100th Dive (and dive #101), Congratulations Sam, here's to your next 100 dives:)) Thanks to Sam, Rob, Scott, Kev, Rosie and Sally for a really fun day, see you all soon! @divesouth #divesouth #diveraid #diveraiduk #vobsterquay #learntoscuba #scubadiving #scubadivinguk #Xdeep #Apeks #predatordrysuits #othreedrysuits #sidemountdiving #underwaterphotography ... See MoreSee Less

Dive South is with Scott Shields.

02/11/19

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31/10/19

Which day this weekend would you prefer to go to Vobster?

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What time shall we meet at Vobster in morning????

Just wanted to check in on the latest weather for Vobster - it looks horrible on Saturday now... I really appreciate everyone accommodating me for Saturday but if everyone else can do Sunday and if that's the nicer day then I'll just have a big bath instead with my fins on!!

Saturday is the better weather day and then Kev can join us. I change my vote to Saturday, decisions, deccsions

I’m at Chepstow Saturday teaching. Can do Sunday at Vobster if I’m allowed 🤪

Sam Gould you can't go Saturday and me go Sunday. 🙄🙄

Weather looks nice out! Might have to wear my dry suit to get to the car! 😂

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Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Rich 😘 ... See MoreSee Less

29/10/19

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Happy birthday Richard Frew!

Happy Birthday!

So, what do Instructors do when they have a day off?...
We go diving of course:) This Weekend's course was unfortunately called off due to one of our students feeling under the weather, get well soon Sylwia!

Saturday's weather was pretty awful, but Sunday was a completely different story, with the sun making an appearance and some blue sky's over Vobster Quay. Rich and I had a fun day, we gave the long awaited new van a run up to Frome, we enjoyed practicing some sidemount skills and a little bit of camera time.

💦Fancy joining us next time, please drop us a message, and keep an eye on the FB events 💦

With the weather getting cooler and the nights getting darker earlier over the winter months, now is a great time to be thinking about a Drysuit specialty course or a Night Diving Specialty to extend your diving through the winter and into next year!

Find out when our next courses are running please email us info@divesouth.co.uk
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29/10/19

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Great photos lisa, you're really nailing those wide angle pics

Ooooh new van eh? Congrats 🙂

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24/10/19

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Why we need highly protected marine areas

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Dream Gate cenote was a truely magical experience, Rich and I dived there a few years ago, it was a place we had wanted to visit for a long time. The formations are truely stunningly beautiful, the fossils, the history, it’s so crystal clear it’s like diving through air, but clearer, can’t wait to go back. I always feel the pull to explore more, the feeling you get diving in such stunning surroundings just cannot be put into words, quite literally breath taking. Check out this amazing video from Sidemount Silesia ... ... See MoreSee Less

Done

Done ✅

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22/10/19

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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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