Welcome to Dodgy Divers...

Since discovering scuba diving in 2006 we have taken every available opportunity to get
below the surface both in the Red Sea as well as here in the UK.

Dodgydivers.com was formed so that we could show the rest of the world some of what we have seen. All the pictures on this site have been taken by us on compact digital cameras which is one speciality we continue to develop.

We have also continued our diver training to broaden our expertise and open up new possibilities as well as learning valuable life saving and safety skills.

Our favourite UK diving is to be found just off the south coast at Selsey in West Sussex though we have also dived in Portland as well as nearby inshore sites including Horsea Island (which is now closed to the general public) and Vobster Quay in Somerset.

There are many dive companies around, probably more than you would expect until you start looking for them. Anyway we have found a few. In the UK, whenever possible, we use Mulbery Divers in Selsey, West Sussex - that's local diving for us. When we are abroad, normally in the Red Sea, we use Colona Divers. Both of these companies have very good reputations and safety is always the number one priority.

We trust both of these companies with our children. The children haven't broken them yet!

We hope you enjoy the website and if you are visiting it as we met you whilst diving perhaps you will recognise some of the animals we photographed...

June 2010

The recent weather has been good for diving, light winds and/or northerlys which means that the vis has improved. The plankton bloom is going fast and the water is getting warmer.

After a couple of years of failed attempts (weather!), we finally managed to dive the Mixon Hole this weekend, not once but twice and it was fantastic, we had no idea that there was such diverse topography just off our shores.

We were dropped in on the northern ledge which we touched at about 5m. The vis was 10-15m and the colours were breathtaking. Outbreaks of kelp and other species, all manner of greens and browns against a backdrop of vivid green water being illuminated by the sun and a clear blue sky. Then we looked behind us and only a few metres away from us was the edge. We descended over the edge and followed a wall down to about 10m. The wall was made up of soft mud/clay and was home to lots of edible crab. Then a sloping bank continued downward. Even at 20m we could easily tell when clouds passed overhead. On the second dive we encounted a Gurnard and lobster as well as many more breathtaking views of the wall and ridge above us. At one point there is an overhang which is spectacular.

We are looking forward to getting back there with the cameras as soon as we can.

Thank you to Mulberry Divers for the most excellent diving.