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About Us

So who are we..............

We are a small family business who are passionate about diving, especially UK diving. Like many people we learned to dive and then our passion for diving became all consuming until in 2005 we acquired our own dive business based in Selsey. Prior to this we were involved with a number of dive businesses.

We are absolutely passionate about diving both in terms of our own diving and in trying to ensure that you are provided with the best possible diving experiences. In fact someone once left us a message which said "It is 7.00 in the morning freezing cold and pouring with rain....you two can only have gone diving"! We have dived in a number of locations around the world however we believe some of our best diving has been here in the UK.

So our focus is on persuading you to learn to dive, then ensuring that you continue to dive by offering you a range of different dive opportunities, experience (training) and equipment. We organise holidays and training overseas however we work hard to persuade you to dive in the UK and find out what you have been missing! To help us achieve this we have a small dedicated support team. Come and join us for a tea or coffee and meet at least some of the team.

The Team

Linda Frampton - IDCS - Instructor - eight years ago Steve and I booked a holiday to Corsica a very short notice. On our first day we did a try dive and were hooked! First week of holiday learning to dive and second week persuading everyone to take us diving. Back in the UK we completed Advanced in Stoney Cove in January then off to the Red Sea. From then on diving was our passion as you can probably see from the comments above! My best dives to date - there are so many..a few: Far Mulberry with cuttlefish and John Dory, Madivaru, Maldives with the Manta Rays, Los Galletos, Tenerife with the Turtles, Tabarka Scapa Flow for viz and drift. This year we will be returning to some of our favorite UK wrecks and travelling to Papua New Guinea.

Steve Frampton - MSDT - Instructor, Boat Skipper, ASSET Technician -Both Linda and I learnt to dive together and since then we have enjoyed many hours underwater in various locations around the world with so many happy and wonderful memories. We've tried to distill all the good, bad and ugly that we have seen and experienced to create the service we offer our clients today. There are so many dives to remember: manta rays in the Maldives, Tabarka wreck dive in Scapa Flow, cuttlefish on the Far Mulberry. This year I am hoping to find our local seahorses...

Tony Dobinson – MI –Instructor, Boat Skipper -Having got the ‘urge to dive’ as far back as when I was 4, when I actually met a real ‘frog man’ on a beach in Dorset! I have gone on to many things since underwater, being determined to broaden my knowledge in natural history and conservation. At the age of 22 and for more than 30 years since, I have seen the local sea life has such variety, proving to me the need to dive was without question! I have gone on as an instructor to specialise and bring the underwater world closer to many people through photos, lectures and courses. I have worked in dive centres and been on expeditions both here and abroad, and I have also considerable experience in extended range training and follow the ethos for safety first. My top-side expertise is as a powerboat trainer and a boat skipper, being at home with both power and sail. But what do I like to do best on me days off? …go diving of course!

Lizzie Gerard - OWSI - Instructor - Whilst on holiday in Greece I took the plunge and decided to try a tri dive, I loved every minute of it and realised that I wanted to make a career of it.
In 2006 I went to Port Elizabeth, South Africa on a Open Water to Divermaster programme. I thoroughly enjoyed the experiance and when I came bach to the UK I was hooked and I decided I wanted to be an Open Water Scuba Diving Instructor! I am happiest when in the water and have even picked up the nickname Dori!
I am also keen to spot a seahorse - race you to them Anya!

Sonia Narayan - OWSI - Instructor- Adam and I did our Open Water Course in Egypt in 1999. I was hooked from the very first dive and I knew straight away that I wanted to be an Instructor when I grew up! Since then we have dived all over the world in some very exotic locations - Fiji, Indonesia, Africa, India and Mexico to name but a few. We have also done a lot of diving around the the UK coast and I did all my Divemaster and Instructor here, despite holding the coveted title of 'Diver Most Scared of the Cold/ Dive Club Wimp!' I am at my happiest surrounded by sharks (preferably with a camera in my hand) and take every available opportunity to infect as many people as possible with the diving bug! I take marine conservation very seriously and hope that my passion for this comes across when I teach and encourages others to dive responsibly, wherever in the world it may be.

Anya Frampton - Rescue - Retail Manager and Event Co-Ordinator - I learnt to dive in 2006 and rapidly realised during my first open water dive that I was hooked- so much wonderful marine life to see. Currently I am working towards my Divemaster qualification. I have enjoyed a number of wonderful dives. Highlights include: watching a lobster catch and eat tea on the Far Mulberry immediately after completing Open Water, the large turtle snacking on coral at Abu Soma, Safaga; swim past by an Angel Shark at Palma de Mare, Tenerife. I have a list of marine life I hope to see top of the list has to be seahorses so look for me in the weed.

Andy Slidel - Divemaster - Passionate about diving is the easiest way to describe me. Whether I am splashing about in the shallows or deep diving on some wonderful wrecks I am happy as long as I can get wet. I have dived in many places including Holland, Red Sea and of course good ole blighty. I want everyone to enjoy the dives as much as I do and am always willing to share the knowledge I have gathered.

Adam Bone - Divemaster - When Sonia and I first learned to dive in Hurghada, we were amazed by the colourful and enchanting new world revealed to us. But, we also cherish the memory of taking those first exhilarating underwater breaths with a group of like-minded and fun-seeking people. Since then we've been diving all over the world, seen schools of fifty hammerheads, had sea lion pups nibble our fingers and hovered motionless as a twelve metre whale shark swan around us, satisfying his curiosity as to what we were. On top of that we've made many friends, abroad, in London and now on the South coast too. Being a Divemaster is a great way of getting regular diving but it also gives me the opportunity to help others begin their SCUBA journey. Every happy, smiling diver reminds me of how much fun it is to learn to dive and makes me think of all the great dives yet to come.

Richard Welch - Rescue -Trainee Divemaster - I took up scuba diving back in 2005 after returning from a holiday in Florida where I swam with dolphins and snorkelled around a man made reef full of different types of fish and aquatic life. I was hooked and did not want to stay at the entry level of Open Water Diver. So over the last three years I moved forward to Rescue Diver and I am currently working towards Divemaster. Primarily a UK diver my best dives to date are: Selsey Lifeboat Station which has a lot to offer every level of diver, sea life is everywhere and each time you dive this location its different; the Far Mulberry located 2miles off shore at Pagham an amazing dive site for every level of diver, offering a great place to see large shoals of fish life in and around the wreckage; Countess of Erne located within Portland Harbour my best wreck dive to date, which got me hooked on wreck diving. My future goals: To move forward into the professional realms within diving, whilst focusing on more wreck diving and underwater photography as for where to dive next? it’s not where you dive next, it’s the fact that your diving there that counts.

Jo Clark - Master Scuba Diver - Trainee Divemaster - On holiday in 2006, I had a life changing experience. I found diving and basically, I haven't stopped since. My favourite way of spending a dive is with my dSLR camera stuck in front of my face. I love the marine animals and in particular the small creatures such as nudibranches, worms, shrimps and all those things that so may people seem to miss. Most memorable dives so far inlcude diving with a pod of fifteen dolphins and a close encounter with a whaleshark. What next? More diving, of course!!

Sarah Parnell - Master Scuba Diver - Trainee Divemaster - I've always wanted to dive, but somehow thought it was only for 'special people'! That silly notion meant delaying my life as a mermaid until I was over 40. Hm. However, despite my late start, from the moment I finally got in the sea with a scuba tank strapped to me, I've been absolutley addicted. I'm very enthusiastic about the sport and always keen to share my enthusiaism with others. I love diving here in the UK, (especially since getting my trusty O Three drysuit) and particularly enjoy scrubbing around for sharks teeth in the Fossil Beds. I dive with my whole family and that's a huge joy. We've been to Greece, Malta and Egypt on diving holidays - but I have to admit that the highlight of these trips is always the Red Sea. Descending into the azure blue water to swim with fish as colourful as jewels feels like coming home.

Sandra Beeny - Open Water - Part Time Retail Assistant - A recent recuit to the world of diving I passed my Open Water Diver Course in 2009. My very first dive introduced me to the Tompot Blennie - our company logo! Currently working my way around some of the great sites this part of the coast has to offer I would love to see the rays that frequent these waters.