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PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty of the Month October 2018

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PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty of the month October 2018

As part of our PADI Specialty of the Month programme in 2018, we will be running the PADI Drysuit Diver course on Sunday 7th October.

Extend your diving season! If you want to stay warm and toasty, feeling comfortable in cooler water, you will want to dive in a dry suit.

Unlike a wetsuit, a dry suit seals you off from the outside water and that keeps you warm! Even in surprisingly cold water.

You will need to do a small amount of home study before the course, then come to us for half a day at the centre to learn how to use the Drysuit in the pool, shortly before we go to the open water qualifying dives. This pool date is to be confirmed.

Find out more about this course…

 

 

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Ocean View at Paddle Round the Pier 2018

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Paddle round the pier update report

Well it was a scorcher of a weekend, that’s for sure!

Our stand at PaddleWe were at Paddle Round the Pier with our Regional Manager from PADI Emma Hewitt, and Territory Director Jonas Samuelsson.

We were working alongside our friends at another local Dive Centre, Oyster Diving.

 

Together we were representing the dive industry as a strong front promoting diving in general and diving in the UK, lots of visitors to the stand were surprised at just how much we have to offer just off of our coast line in the UK.

During the weekend, there were so many fantastic events going on, but as we were busy chatting to so many people about courses and local diving, we didn’t get time to go and watch any of the fun paddle races in the sea.

 

We ran a joint raffle prize draw over the weekend, for 2 chances to win a Discover Scuba Diving experience for 4 people, worth £200, 1 prize being offered from each dive centre. To make all things fair, we got the Paddle organisers team to pick the names out of the bag, we have informed our lucky winner, who will receive a Discover Scuba Diving session for themselves and three friends, what a great treat to bring some new fans to the underwater world.

Jonas in Historical Dive gearWe were in the middle of the Paddle site, opposite the Historical Diving Society stand and tank. Jonas Samuelsson (PADI) and Paul from Oyster both got the chance to get suited and booted and went into the huge big tank in full-on original Brass helmet dive gear… what a great opportunity to see and experience what diving back in the day was really like.

 

 

 

 

 

In the tank

We were also lucky enough to get a couple of slots to go into the tank on Sunday, with our normal very light and portable dive gear on, we were just playing, the kids certainly loved the bubble rings!

I think in this shot I was mid mask removal – sunglasses replacement…

 

 

 

 

All in all, a great weekend, by the end of which we were all a little bit glowing!

Apparently Angela can smile

If you came by to say hello, thanks for the visit!

 

 

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CONGRATULATIONS! Presentation Evening – Wednesday 6th June 2018

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Presentation Evening 6th June 2018

Congratulations to all of our divers who completed their PADI Seal Team; PADI Open Water Diver course; Drysuit Diver; Advanced Diver; Enriched Air Nitrox; Emergency First Response and Deep Diver; Search and Recovery Diver; Master Scuba Diver and Divemaster Courses who came to receive their certification cards at our Presentation evening this week. There were lots of other divers who have completed courses that sadly couldn’t make it this week…. hopefully we will see you next time!

We were really pleased to see so many people at our presentation night. We had lots of familiar faces and some quite new faces.

Students 6th June

 

Ethan McNair Walsh    PADI Seal Team

Zachary McNair Walsh    PADI Seal Team

Vicky Hatto    PADI Open Water Diver

Daniel Ayles   PADI Open Water Diver

Nicholas Gorton   PADI Advanced Diver

Kim Smith   PADI Enriched Air Nitrox

Vicky Hatto   PADI Drysuit Diver

David Hatto   PADI Drysuit Diver

Samuel Stonestreet   PADI Drysuit Diver

Naomi Pitkeathly   PADI Drysuit Diver

Daniel Ayles   PADI Drysuit Diver

Steven Hart   PADI Search & Recovery Diver

Aaron De Strete   PADI Search & Recovery Diver

Steven Hart   PADI Deep Diver

Nicholas Gorton    Emergency First Response

Nicholas Gorton    PADI Rescue Diver

Jimmy Sanchez-Reeve    Emergency First Response

Aaron De Strete   PADI Master Scuba Diver

Steven Hart    DIVEMASTER

Aaron De Strete   DIVEMASTER

 

CONGRATUALTIONS See you all next time…

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Presentation Evening Wednesday 6th June 2018

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Presentation evening 6th June

We will be holding our next presentation evening during our Dive Club night on Wednesday 6th June, starting at about 8pm, with the Club opening at 7pm. 

It will be our usual presentation evening with all of our students that have gained a certification being invited along, with our club members being here to cheer you on. Please bring any family or friends that you would like to come along.

Please could you let us know if you can attend so that we can cater for numbers.
  
All of us at Ocean View hope to see you.
Kind regards
Graeme, Carl, Angela and Tammy

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