Following on from our last blog, we’ve had a very busy summer.  With Rhonda now back in the water and Shaun back from Cyprus, we have more options for Open Water training. One of the problems that many dive centres face is the voluntary nature of the staff.  Over the...

As a freshly trained Open Water diver, I haven’t had as much experience as most other divers. Indeed, I’ve never gone diving in the ocean before, so Swanage was always going to be a new experience for me.  However, it never occurred to me that I was not only going to...

Zoe & Celine’s Blog – Red Sea Northern Reefs and Wrecks We have been asked to let you all know about the recent Orca Scuba Diving Academy trip to the Red Sea.  Prior to us leaving the UK we got an update from Scuba Travel that our liveaboard had been...

Sorry for the absence, it has been a very busy time. The season got off to a good start with a 12 man dive team going down to the Undive Fest.  Since 2011 we have supported the Dive Festival down in Pentuin Sands, Cornwall, but unfortunately this year it was cancelled...

Once all of the Easter Eggs have been eaten, the Easter holiday period has worked out to be a very busy one for us.  The last two Tuesday nights have been busy with many young people taking the opportunity to dive, having no school the following day.  This included a...

As Kevin and I are merely Divemaster trainees we have been given the most envious job of letting you all know how the Orca trip went recently.  There were 11 of us in total with 10 diving.  The first part was six days diving in two places; Aliwal Shoal then Protea...

Historically diving was a male dominated activity but more recently more and more women have joined the ranks.  With a staff of over 30 volunteers, and a third of them being women, this shows a big increase from when I started over 20 years ago.  I have often come...

One of the problems we have is students do not look after the equipment they use, as it is not theirs, so we have to constantly maintain and repair it. This is something that is familiar to all divers.  The temptation of putting off servicing equipment for a little...

We have used the winter months to start some building work in the dive centre.  Within the near future both classrooms will be finished, as will the new service centre.  This will be located at the back of the centre, on the ground floor, and finally a new fire exit...

It’s been two weeks since our last blog from Kanina highlighting the work of the Manta Ray Trust. The start of the year has been busy with lots of enquiries from Scout groups, Army & Air Cadets and individuals. We are well on the way to giving all those who want a...