Archives May 2014

Saturday 31 May… A long and busy day

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Saturday 31 May… A long and busy day, lots more people introduced to this super sport. Well done to Sophie, Nichola, Nicola and Owen on their Well done to Elise, Steph, Ian and Karl in the pool this afternoon. Well done too to Claire, Hannah, Emma and Alan on their SCUBA session. Finally well done to Marianna and Aditya on their PADI Open Water course. A big thanks to DMs; Peter, Julian and Mike for their help and bumper hampers of choccies etc. mmmmmm !

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Thursday 29 May…No break in the weather today

by Dive LeicesterUncategorized
Thursday 29 May…No break in the weather today then, just same old drizzle. Nevertheless, a big well done and congratulations to Paul and Jim (photo) on achieving their PADI Rescue diver qualification today at Stoney Cove. A cosy start developing into a crescendo of rescue scenarios, and both displaying a seamless transition from the prep skills in the pool. It’s been a good 2 days at Stoney with 2 courses displaying such high proficiency.
Photo: Thursday 29 May...No break in the weather today then, just same old drizzle. Nevertheless, a big well done and congratulations to Paul and Jim (photo) on achieving their PADI Rescue diver qualification today at Stoney Cove. A cosy start developing into a crescendo of rescue scenarios, and both displaying a seamless transition from the prep skills in the pool. It's been a good 2 days at Stoney with 2 courses displaying such high proficiency.
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Weds 28 May…The grim weather

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Weds 28 May…The grim weather didn’t dampen the smiles on these ladies diving today. Well done to Madi and Martha on their PADI Open Water course dives at Stoney Cove today, perfect in every way, straightforward and with a smile. Meanwhile, it never stopped, slow fine drizzle of the wettest king uuuugh !
Photo: Weds 28 May...The grim weather didn't dampen the smiles on these ladies diving today. Well done to Madi and Martha on their PADI Open Water course dives at Stoney Cove today, perfect in every way, straightforward and with a smile. Meanwhile, it never stopped, slow fine drizzle of the wettest king uuuugh !
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Tuesday 27 May…At least we were in the dry

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Tuesday 27 May…At least we were in the dry, apart from the pool sessions. More twinsets than the 70’s today, well done to Rachel and Drew today in the pool on their the acquaint course, after 2 hours on the medieval rack, those gas shutdowns were a breeze. Anyone else for the PADI dSMB speciality next Friday, please give us a buzz.

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Monday 26 May…Dismal day.

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Monday 26 May…Dismal day…summers here already. Luckily inside teaching all day in pool and classroom. Well done to Simon and Sean in the pool on their PADI Discover Scuba and well done to Naomi and Kevin on their PADI Nitrox speciality course today, looking washed out by the end of the course. Anyone else interested in the PADI DSMB course next Friday, give us a buzz.

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Saturday 24 May…Sorry, unable to post

by Dive LeicesterUncategorized
Saturday 24 May…Sorry, unable to post last couple of days, back on stream again now. Varied day today, good to see the high level proficiency in Divemasters Phil, Julian and Peter, well done guys ! Well done too to Joe, Joe, Aaron and Harry on their SCUBA course this afternoon. Thanks to DMs for the help and of course for the bumper harvest of Choccies, bickies and cakes, need to invest in a larger drysuit to accommodate it all.
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Monday 19 May…Scorcherooni today

by Dive LeicesterUncategorized
Monday 19 May…Scorcherooni today, we should be at the coast, dive conditions are excellent. Day spent prepping equipment for tomorrow, mustering all available cylinders. Well done this afternoonto intrepid youngsters Alfie, Sam and Fin (p…hoto)on their SCUBA experience in the pool. Any body else interested in the PADI Equipment specialist course coming up, if you own your own kit, and haven’t completed the course…noes the time ! See more
Photo: Monday 19 May...Scorcherooni today, we should be at the coast, dive conditions are excellent. Day spent prepping equipment for tomorrow, mustering all available cylinders. Well done this afternoonto intrepid youngsters Alfie, Sam and Fin (photo)on their SCUBA experience in the pool. Any body else interested in the PADI Equipment specialist course coming up, if you own your own kit, and haven't completed the course...noes the time !
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Sunday 18 May…Lots of new faces again

by Dive LeicesterUncategorized
Sunday 18 May…Lots of new faces again and a glorious day made the pool area like a sauna. Well done this morning to Cassandra, Mark and Tim in the pool and to Debbie, Emma, Mark and Tom on their family Discover Scuba. Also well done to LI…lli, Peter and Tony this afternoon on their intro to SCUBA in the pool.
Also, really well done to Ali and Tom today on their PADI Open water course, an absolute breeze. Finally a big thanks for the sterling help and instruction from Divemaster Kevin today. A truly long and busy but rewarding day ! See more

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Saturday 17 May… Another great day

by Dive LeicesterUncategorized
Saturday 17 May… Another great day with lots of new faces and people introduced to this great sport. Well done in the pool today to early risers Poppy, Niamph, Laura and Kevin and to Jules, Kate, Khalid and Craig.Well done to Sammy, Ryan and Mark on their PADI Full Face Mask course. Thanks to Mike for his help and Instruction today.
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