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Meet The Team

Ryby Red Sea HoverBlue Ocean Diving and the Scubaholics Dive Team were born in 2002, already having years of experience in the diving industry, both teaching and guiding divers all over the Mediterranean & Red Sea, as well as in Kenya, Tanzania, Florida, Thailand & Indonesia and of course here in the UK.

The Scubaholics Dive Team are a great bunch - all focused on enjoying life to the full, both underwater and on dry land – we are a very sociable bunch…
(It's true that we are the original drinking club with a diving problem!)

We have over 60 Divemasters & Instructors, so there’s never a shortage of helping hands to ensure you get the attention you need.

As PADI Divemasters & Instructors they all have the training and experience to be good at what they do, infact they’re excellent at it – that’s because they HAVE FUN doing it!!!

PADI Instructors & Divemasters of the highest qualifications supervise all diving activities from Try-Dives & Open Water Courses to Technical Dive Training and Instructor Development, as well as Club Dive Trips and Holidays, having a passion for giving the best service quality and ensuring everyone has fun blowing bubbles underwater whatever your level or ability.

As we grow and evolve there are many changes in the team at Blue Ocean Diving, with some old faces moving on and many new ones joining – but one thing remains: we all have fun together blowing bubbles !!!

2009 proved to be our best season ever, with more dive training, club trips and holidays than ever before… and in 2010 the growth of technical diving within the club inspired the launch of Blue Ocean TEC : an elite gang of hard core divers going Deeper, Longer, Wetter !!!

We are a friendly club from a wide variety of backgrounds all wanting to make new friends & explore new adventures - so whether you are a first time bubbler or a scuba god : come along and join in the fun... you'll certainly be made to feel welcome.

Instructors

Ryby Stonehouse Course Director / TEC Instructor Trainer

Andy Rafferty 
Mike Batten
Mike Melville
Karl Amos
Steve Jones

Master Instructor 
Mike Melville
Karl Amos
Andy Rafferty
TEC Instructor 

Neil Francis
John Flood
Tracy Stonehouse
Daniel Hone
Anthony Pike
Ian Wheatley
Ben Wilson
Darren Evans
Emma Needle
Andy Rudge

IDC Staff Instructor

Mikey Rudd
Paul Dearman
Anna Georgetti
Chris Barnett
Anthony Wiffen
Steve Rogers

Master Scuba Diver Trainer

Will Rush
Sarah Legg
Helen Love
Jon Nicholson
Marcus Melville
Aaron Ross
Tony Leach
Rob Gilford

Open Water Scuba Instructor

Dave Martin
Bob Haigh

Assistant Instructor

Divemasters

Ross Edgson
Dean Upson
James Standley
Ian Worthy
Chris Thomas
Graham Twist
Lynne Rump
Ian Rowan
Dean Jordan
James Smith
Bobby Mann
John Sharpling
Andy Gentle
Mick Allard
Katie Gent
Colum Cantillon
Glyn Taylor
Tony Pettitt
Glen Osburn
Andy Gent
Stephane Argivier  
Roger Danks
Andy Fry
Clive Allcorn
Darren Hamer
Neil Baughurst
Tom Mannering
Olly Blacklock

Trevor Campbell
Gary Soper
Craig Boother
Kevin Wood
Anthony Collins
Tiki Graves
Daniel Lidbury
Jason Saunders
Scott Parker
Graham Smith
Samantha York
Ricky Archer
Stuart Stevens
Tom Copeland
Sarah Dearman
James Burford
Martin Odonnell
Chris Gent
Paul Cave
Hugh Adams
Lewis Froud
Jon Witherden
Paul Croucher
Bob Haigh
Emily King
Adam Hardacre
Chris Stock