Deep Blue Scuba

05/06/2026

Happy Volunteers' Week to all the wonderful volunteers out there!!! 🥳

DBS is a dive club run entirely by volunteers and we are very proud of each and every one of our hard working members 💙💪🏻🤿

What kind of volunteer work do we do at DBS...???
All sorts of things! We do spend as much time as possible in the classroom, in the pool and in Loch Long teaching new divers and taking them on trips, but there is much more to being a DBS volunteer... We read and reply to all your emails, organise trips and training, we make sure all the bills are paid, we keep our unit, van and equipment clean and tidy, we pack the equipment for trips, we unpack it, we drive the van, we fill the cylinders, we sit in meetings and discuss the future of the club, we support each other and even more importantly: we have fun together! ❤️

Happy Volunteers' week to us!!!🎖

04/06/2026

Congratulations to our long term DBS member, volunteer and until recently committee member Eddie for completing his 1000th dive in Palau last week!!! 🥳👏🏻🌊
Here's some more info and a few pictures of Eddie's diving journey (last picture is dive 1000!!)...

"For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Eddie Adie, and I’ve been a member of Deep Blue Scuba for around 17 years.

I first “dipped my toe in the water” when I was gifted a Discover Scuba Diving session at Merchiston School in November 2005. Then there was a wee gap until 2009, when I took the plunge and completed my OW and AOW between August and October that year. I was hooked!

After a wee bit of “encouragement” from the DBS instructors and DMs, I signed up to become a Rescue Diver in March 2013 — still one of the best courses I’ve ever done, even with the horizontal rain and biggish waves at Loch Long that weekend. I then decided to take the next step and become a PADI Pro, completing my Divemaster training in November 2014.

In September 2019, I turned to the dark side 😅 and got more into technical diving, completing my Advanced Nitrox and Decompression Procedures course.

I wouldn’t have got anywhere without the support of the following folk over the years, so whether you see this or not, thank you for opening my eyes to the wonders of scuba diving:

Simon Ellis (OW), Luke Schultz (AOW), Yvonne Press (RD & TDI), Paul Murray (variety of specialty courses), and Tom Cavens (DM).

Learning to dive opens up a world that very few people ever get to experience, and it’s taken me to some truly fabulous places.

From dive 1 in Loch Long, to dive 100 in Egypt, and dive 1,000 in Palau, I’m still completely in love with our sport. I still learn or see something new on every dive, and I hope that continues for many more years to come."

Thanks so much for sharing Eddie!!! Here's to the next 1000 dives!!! 🍻

31/05/2026

A little belated post on our DBS Lochaline trip 2026 🥳

These pictures are just a very quick summary of the whole weekend... to read all about it, check out our latest newsletter, Ellis has written a full report!!

https://mailchi.mp/1bd7f052aad8/july-dbs-newsletter-13057050?e=fff7e770e1

Thanks also to our very talented photographers Ailie (underwater pics), Becky, Ivan and Jorge.

25/05/2026

https://mailchi.mp/1bd7f052aad8/july-dbs-newsletter-13057050
Newsletter out today!!! Have a read, there's some interesting updates!!

Updates include (spoiler alert): a trips update, info on this year’s Women’s Dive Day, an update from our CD Rob and a very very fresh Lochaline trip report.

23/05/2026

Very successful EFR course today at the DBS unit 👏🏻

Hannah, Salvatore, Phill, Cason and Ian all did amazing on the online part of the course ahead of today and then absolutely smashed the practical part with Annabel today. We were outside in the sun for most of it, practicing adult and paediatric CPR including AED use, O2 administration, management of injuries, and discussed several other relevant topics.
It was a very interactive session with lots of interesting questions.
Congratulations to all participants on your EFR certification! 🏅

If you are interested in training with us, get in touch with Tom J amd Jeremy ([email protected]), they'll be happy to help sort you for your next PADI adventure, like the rescue diver course! One of our favourite courses to run and incredibly helpful🙌🏻

17/05/2026

All aboard the Honeydew!!! 🥳

We still have a few spaces left for our epic Best of West trip in August this year.
After 2 mind blowing trips (Sound of Mull 2024 and 2025) with Sarah and Rohan we decided that 4 days were never enough, so this year we will be exploring a few new dive sites and we'll be on the boat for 6 days!!! 👌🏻

What to expect: epic dives with wrecks and lots of wildlife, experienced crew, GREAT food, hot drinks and snacks after every dive, a super comfy cabin, movie/pub/game nights, hopefully lots of sunshine (good chances for it in August...)... all in all: a once in a lifetime experience!!!⭐️

Dates are 22nd-29th of August 2026, 1150£ for members, 1300£ for non-members.
All details can be found on our website https://deepbluescuba.co.uk/overnight-trips/
Or email Tom&Jorge for any other questions on [email protected]

We can't wait to have you with us on this very exciting new DBS trip, it's definitely going to be one to remember!!! 🚢🤿

(Trips report from last year: https://deepbluescuba.co.uk/2025/11/honeydew-liveaboard-oct-2025/)

12/05/2026

PADI Women’s Dive Day – July 18th 2026

To all scuba diving women and those who identify as women or non-binary!!!!
Good news: Last year we did the first DBS Women’s Dive Day and since we received such positive feedback, we will also have Women’s Dive Day in 2026!!!🥳

This year we will be doing 2 shore dives at Drishaig Reef, Loch Fyne (https://www.finstrokes.com/shore-dive/drishaig-reef). A few of us have recently been there and saw 2 juvenile Thornback Rays and a baby Catshark!!! Maybe we will see them again in July, all grown up… The site has a nice beach that is there even at high tide, easy entry and exit, all depths available (it’s quite a steep slope, so you can get to 30m easily and quickly if you wish to).
We will have the DBS van for equipment and will meet up at the site at 10 am. We would love to have a beach picnic with everyone during the surface interval, so please bring snacks! Inveraray is only 10 min away, which means optional dinner or a post dive drink.

While we do want to give everyone a chance to join us for these dives, we will not provide any staffing, so you need to be a self-sufficient diver (in a buddy team of course) if you want to participate.

Since many hats were damaged or lost during last year’s fancy hat competition (😢) we will do a different competition this year: a photo competition! Bring your underwater camera or your phone or any other camera and take a picture in the water or above the water on the day, no restrictions, it only needs to be diving or WDD related! And like last year, the winner will get a great price!!! Our friend Jeremy from EDC The Edinburgh Diving Centre has agreed to provide free air fills for the day and a ScubaPro UPF50 T-Flex Long Sleeve Women’s Rash Guard for the winner of the photo competition.

If you would like to come or if you have any questions at all, please message [email protected]
Looking forward to spending another wonderful Women’s Dive Day with you all!!!

10/05/2026

Busy weekend for the DBS team 💪🏻
Saturday we were in the pool, Ellis and Oscar did confined water sessions for the Open Water students, Bungie did a reactivate and we welcomed Tom J back in the water who had been dealing with an injury🥳🥳🥳 welcome back Tom 🥁 Tom did a DSD and Stevie provided poolside support 🙏🏻
On Sunday Bungie and Mark took fun divers out while Aimee, Oscar and Ellis finished Krzysztof's and Anna's Open Water Course, congratulations to those 2!!! 🥳 the visibility pretty horrible but they still did a great job!!!

There will be a few more updates in the next days so keep an eye on our social media accounts!!! 👀