Fabulous Weekend at Pentewan Sands with Sal Diving

It really was a fabulous event hosted by Sal Diving with Pentewan Sands at their stunning location in Cornwall. Over 500 people attended and a fabulous time was had by all. There was great diving both from the shore as well as from the boats and PADI, Oceanic, Triton Scuba, Sea & Sea, Oonas Crew and Freedive UK all exhibited as well as Midlands Rebreather Diver Training showcasing their new courses, products and trips. There were chances to try out Freediving techniques, rebreather training from Matt as well as trying out a Hollis SMS50 side mount system with Triton Scuba

which was really amazing, particularly good for anyone who has a bad back as the weight of the tank is supported on the side instead of on your back. Fancy dress was the all the rage on Saturday night with many groups bringing along crazy costumes for the Curry Night whilst the live band played. There was a quiz night and again many prizes were on offer from Oceanic, Oonas Crew and Midlands Rebreather Diving to name a few. It really was an incredible atmosphere and everyone is already excited about Pentewan Divefest 2013. Looking forward to seeing everyone there already .... Here are a few photos from the event and a special thank you goes to Ali, Jane and Kelvin from Oceanic, David Jones from Triton Scuba and an amazing one to Tamsin and Sal for hosting such an amazing event at short notice.

Talk for DAGSAC, BSAC Club in Dagenham

And so last week it was off to Dagenham to reunite with a couple of course guests, Rob and Richie and to meet their club members to give a talk on "Creating Magic Photos with Your Compact". It was brilliant to see everyone there and even the non-divers really enjoyed the talk. £100 was raised for the RNLI which was fantastic and left there feeling really happy :) and I was given flowers, aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh ......