The Scuba Blue blog will have a growing number of articles. Each will be on a topic of interest to divers, especially those more recently qualified or unfamiliar with local diving.
The Seadogs of Lundy Island
The day starts with an early morning road trip down to the North Devon harbour town of Ilfracombe. The sea comes into view and in the distance the beautiful island of Lundy can be seen. A sense of anticipation has been growing ever since
The Pool Session
I am driving into Taunton town centre in the rain, on a dark January evening, thinking how nice it would be at home with my feet up tucking into some food… but I know that within about 10 minutes, I will be reminded why
PADI Women’s Dive Day 2019
Here is a blog from Vicky Hayes who organised the recent Scuba Blue PADI Women’s Dive Day 2019. Those of you who know me, know that I don’t need any persuasion to jump off a boat and explore the underwater world but this
The Best Decision I Ever Made…Becoming a Scuba Blue PADI Divemaster
We are very proud to present a very honest account from Carla, one of our first group of trainee PADI Divemasters. When Scuba Blue began we were pleased have six friends and dive buddies who wanted (OK, we did have to persuade one or
Bucket List Diving – Truk Lagoon
Tony Reed is a passionate and highly experienced diver. We are so fortunate to have Tony associated with Scuba Blue; many of the photographs on the site are Tony’s and he is always willing to come along and help record the varied events and
Trying out the VMS RedBare Rebreather
Scuba Blue concentrates on training recreational divers but that’s not to say that we don’t also take an interest in more technical diving and equipment. Tim Clements of Vobster Quay Dive Centre provided a day introducing Scuba Blue Divemasters, Andy Braithwaite and Jonathan Madeley to Rebreather
Scuba Blue Dives Babbacombe
Enjoy finding out about a Scuba Blue dive trip as reported by our very own Divemaster, Carla Cook. Saturday 12 January saw the first of Scuba Blue’s 2019 dive adventures. Fourteen brave divers took to the chilly waters of Babbacombe in Devon for a
A tale of a dive day: a winter trip to Cornwall.
Here is a blog written by Scuba Blue’s first homegrown Divemaster (and soon to be Instructor), Andy Bluffield. Well just as I thought the 2018 diving season was over I got a call from Scuba Blue’s ace photographer and videographer Tony Reed asking
Chesil Cove
Most of the best-known shore diving sites on our South Devon/Dorset doorstep are exposed to winds from the South or East. Where to go when the “Easterlies, damned Easterlies” are blowing? The answer is usually Chesil Cove. When conditions are favourable then this is
Diving Swanage
If I was a gambling man I’d be tempted to bet that more new divers took their first sea dive under Swanage Pier than at any other site in the UK. I would also bet that many of them, no matter how long they
Babbacombe Beach
The next in our series on great local diving looks at diving the wonderful Babbacombe Beach. This is where many new PADI Open Water Divers go for their first independent dive trips. These divers are likely to keep visiting for many years to come
Brixham Breakwater Beach
This is the first of a series on local beach diving sites around the south coast, mostly in Devon and Dorset. We are so lucky to have such an array of great diving on our doorstep with many sites shallow enough and easy enough