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Collin just wanted to thank you for a challenging but very rewarding Assistant Instructor course, we all felt that we learnt so much, helping to make us better divers! Having started to learn how to dive with Divecrew on my open water five years ago, every certification since (Advanced, Rescue, Divemaster, Wreck, Equipment, Nitrox, etc) has been with yourselves, there's only one place where I want to continue my diving education. Divecrew has got it right; high standards, a great instruction and support team which creates a learning environment that is both challenging and fun. Dive on!!!

Regards

Martin

'A brilliant weekend of diving at Vobster on the Navigation Course - Jason ably assisted by Chris and Simon made sure that we had a very challenging, yet highly enjoyable time. The visibility was so good you could see the surface from the Jonquil at 17.5 metres. Learnt a lot, great diving and Jim and I nailed our courses when we each navigated a set course. Big thank you to Jason and the team for the way they ran the course - absolutely brilliant!

Richard

What can I say? FABULOUS HOLIDAY!! But as we braced ourselves against temps of 3 degrees, snow and a power cut, not to mention emergency medical on call for the last 48h, I ask myself – was it all a dream??

1^st Knaphill Scouts: Try-dive Wednesday 7^th Nov. Farnborough pool 

A very big thank you to all at Divecrew involved in making last night’s try-dive a great time; all Scouts thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I was most impressed with the guy’s instruction and won’t hesitate to use you again in the future – when I get round to it I’ll have a go myself. 

Best regards

John Pain Mountbatten Scout Troop 1^st Knaphill Woking

PADI Equipment Speciality 4th November

PADI Advanced Open water 27th and 28th  Oct

Best regards,

Catherine

PADI Equipment Speciality 21st  Oct

The equipment Speciality was great - how didn't I know so much about my kit?

I did think the course was great and really interesting

I now have to come in with my shopping list for this and that valve. So thanks for suggesting the course I agree that every Dive Master should do it.

See you soon

Richard

PADI Open Water Course 20th and 21st  Oct

I would like to thanks yourself and Penny at the dive centre for your help but also on behalf of the team express our thanks for the guys at the weekend,Jason,Marni,Mark,Richard & Chris they are a credit to your dive school and for what the P in PADI stands for, it was not just my imagination but I felt more in touch with what I should be doing (please dont confuse that with being confident in everything i was doing) due totally to the Proffessional ,consistant and thoughtful way the team comunicated to us, we (in my opinion )as a dive school stood out as more organised than others around us. 

I know it may seem gushy but I will and already have recommended you and your team to others. 

Thanks again 

Alan

PADI Wreck Course 13th and 14th Oct

From the first day of the Open water Course I have been told that the Rescue Diver course was the best speciality. Well it was tremendous but I am afraid it was eclipsed last weekend by the Wreck Speciality. James dropping out at the last minute because of the injury to his elbow didn't bode well for the weekend but once the course was underway I have to say I was like a school kid - so excited and challenged. The viz on the Countess was awful and when Martin and I reached the bottom of the shot line we both thought 'what wreck, where?' but slowly we became acclimatised. I have to say the weekend was made by Andrew Rampton ably assisted by Tim Flockhart. I was buddied with Andrew for most of the course and Dive 1 on the second day rates as probably the best dive I have undertaken in UK waters. After doing some work on deploying and swimming a line on the outside of the wreck we just swam slowly over and around the wreck looking at detail. It was really enjoyable and time just slowed, air consumption went down and hovering just inches over the deck was tremendous.

I learned so much, not just when we were on the wreck but on the dive boat and during briefings and de-briefings. Great company but penetrating the wreck was awesome, I had absolute confidence in Andrew's abilities and going into the hold in a silt out was unbelievable, but a deep breathe and then onwards. I had absolute confidence in Andrew's abilities and it was rewarded with what for me was a great achievement of swimming through nil viz and getting out safely and then doing it all again this time with me in the lead - great. While Martin did his penetration I went on a great swim around the wreck with Tim.

Well hovering with light and reel is another challenge I have passed - hovering and writing on a slate needs some work - I think it is the low quality pencils, or an underwater Blackberry might be good!

People knock specialities but I have to say I wouldn't want to penetrate a wreck without the experience of being taught by experts."

Richard

Hi Collin,

Really enjoyed the weekend course, both Andy and Tim were great to dive with - excellent knowledge and experience. Got a lot out of the course technically and personally.

Martin

PADI Open Water Farnborough Pool Course- sept

Hi Colin,

Great to see you last night and good that it was on a night when we had all just passed our OW written exam!  It’s been a great course so far and all of the guys that have helped us out during the course have been fantastic.

Many thanks  

Stuart Lambert
Mobile Manager

PADI Advanced Open Water 29th and 30th Sept

Hi Collin

Just a short note to say Thank You for organising the Advanced Course this weekend in Portland. Despite the challenging conditions (like 1m viz!) Norman and I really enjoyed it and we feel we have improved a great deal in such a short time. Could you please pass on our thanks to Jen, Mark, Adrian, Duncan and of course Terry who all helped to make it a great weekend. Their tuition and advice was spot on as usual.

Many Thanks

Richard

Swanage Day trip 23rd Sept

I enjoyed the day as it was a good place to practice buoyancy control (being shallow doesn’t give much leeway for getting it wrong). Both my dive profiles are looking better already; only 3 little warnings blips of going up too quickly [140%] and my computer is set on the cautious side anyway! Also, I was nicely surprised at the amount of fish which were happy to let us be in their presence without darting off somewhere. 

Thanks to Mark Leach for his guide duties and I was lucky enough to buddy him for the day.

 Cheers … Jon

Wreck Course 22nd and 23rd Sept

Collin

I'd just like to say a big thanks to yourself and the instructors who took me through the Open Water qualification. With their confidence and teaching, it made the skills easier to accomplish and at the end of it all I started to enjoy being in 2m viz water!

Kind regards

Georgina

Open Water 8th and 9th Sept

Hello Collin.

I am writing to you to thank you and your team for the fantastic open water course that I have just completed.

I found Divecrew using the search facility on the PADI website. I am always wary of contacting a company for the first time in this way, as there is no way of knowing what the people or quality of service is like. However, I can genuinely say that on this occasion I do not feel that I could have done any better. 

Penny was very helpful with my enquiries and bookings, and your welcome meeting left me feeling very excited about the course. I couldn’t wait to get started! 

Terry’s classroom lessons were both interesting and informative, giving me a sound knowledge of the theory side of diving. 

Barry’s pool lessons then built on that knowledge, again in a very professional and enthusiastic way. Thanks too to Ian, Stefan and Jim for their help in the pool. 

I will confess to feeling a few nerves when arriving at Horsea for the open water dives, however, Tim and Ginny’s enthusiasm soon left me feeling at ease. The dives were conducted in a very professional way, but were a lot of fun at the same time. Kelly was a great help, as was Adrian, who kindly took time out to do shore cover for us. 

Last, but by no means least, I would like to say a huge thank you to Alan and Caz. They were there helping out throughout the course, from the classroom and pool sessions right through to the open water dives! Nothing was too much effort, and the course would not have been the same without them! 

I would not hesitate to recommend Divecrew to anyone in the future. 

Thanks again to everybody, and I have no doubt that I will be seeing you all again soon, both at the socials and in the water! 

Kind regards 

Mark Nunn

Project Aware Beach Clean Up 16th September 2007

Hi Collin,
Just a quick note to say thanks for the Project Aware Specialty Course and the Beach Cleanup day on Chesil beach. We both thoroughly enjoyed the weekend. Both myself and Caz are very interested in aquatic environmental issues and this course brought us a lot of knowledge and skills.

Combining this course with the Beach Cleanup gave the course the additional edge of "Diving with a purpose" - that being to clean up the beach both above water and below it. From what we've learnt we will pass this message on to other divers to help support Project AWARE and to become AWARE divers themselves.

Please pass on our thanks to Mia for the Specialty part of the course.
Best wishes
Alan & Caz

Collin

Thought I would let you know that I have now completed the Scuba Diving course and received my certification in Cyprus. Can you please "thank everyone" who helped with my training, can't remember all their names and although it was a little difficult for me, I think maybe a confidence thing, I thoroughly enjoyed it and I will most certainly mention you if I come across anyone wanting to learn how to Scuba dive.   Kind regards and best wishes.

Jan Baxter

Collin,

Pleas pass on my thanks to the whole team involved in the course.

Class room:  Terry, Alan & Kaz           Pool:-Barry, Ian, Stefan, Alan, Kaz and 2 other TDM's sorry boys forgot your names.            Horsea Island: Tim, Ginny, Kelly, Kaz, Alan, and Adrian

All made the whole experience very enjoyable, in a professional way. Please pass a big thanks to the TDM's for giving there time to assist, they were always on hand with advise and assistance "Thanks guy's all of you".      Barry:- Thanks for the pool work/skills, Ian and your efforts made the dives at Horsea much easier.

Thanks again to you all, I had a great time.

Rgds  Andy

Rescue Course 5th August

Hi Collin

Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the weekend at Horsea.

Terry is a great instructor and whilst the course was challenging at times, it was highly enjoyable.

Thanks also to Trainee Dive masters Rob and Kelly who were really helpful and played victim admirably, despite Kelly nearly being dropped on her head!!

Thanks once again.

Sue Coffey and Fellow Rescue Buddy Mark Lovelock

Deep Course - 21st July

Hi Penny,

Thank You so much for helping to make Ian's birthday weekend a great one.

The banner and cake were brilliant and he was so surprised by it.

Once again, many thanks, we both really enjoyed the weekend.

Take care

Sam

Deep Course 30th June

Dear Penny,

Apologies for taking a while for sending an e-mail, but just wanted to let you know that the deep diving weekend was great, had a really good time, and thought the teaching experience was above expectations!! Thought Andy was fantastic too, please pass on my thanks and regards when you see him again.

Regards,

Neil Saywell.

18th July

Divemaster Course

Collin

Last night was good

Once again really enjoyed last night and I think we all realised what a BIG job we have taken on.

One thing I do know is that the two I know James, and Steve and me will do the best possible job for you and the Dive Crew that we can. James and Steve are buzzing

Richard

10th July

Hi Penny, 

Thank you for a great time last Sunday on our PPB, we all really enjoyed it and talked about it all the way home (that is, until Emma and Nick both fell fast asleep for over an hour – must have been the early start!) Can’t wait to get back in the water!  Best Rgds

Mike

1st July

Thanks very much for the weekend, I really enjoyed, especially the second day when things came together and went right. Good company, I very much appreciated your support and guidance and of course I had my 'buddy' at my side throughout the two days which helps. So once again thanks very much I really enjoyed the weekend, but not the sodding weather - I hope Paul has dried out he did a brilliant job for us over the two days. I thought Andy was great, I like his style and he cares, which I think is so important for anyone who instructs in any occupations. See you Tuesday - Christine has now agreed to dive in the UK with James and I.

Richard Cullen

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