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Wight Dolphins Try Dive events coming this winter

First date this year: Saturday 28th November 2026 Location: West Wight Sports and Community Centre, Moa Place, Freshwater Wight Dolphins Sub Aqua Club is pleased to announce that we will again be...

More July dives 2026

The last two weeks of July brought more great weather, which meant Wight Dolphins were back out diving again. Here is a look at where we have been diving: On Tuesday 21st...

‘Meet the Members’ blog #1 – Paul Downes

Welcome to the first ‘Meet the Members’ blog. This is intended to be a regular feature where we introduce our club members to you. Paul Downes has volunteered to be the subject...

Dives so far during July 2026

When the weather plays ball on the Isle of Wight, Wight Dolphins get busy. This past week delivered exactly the kind of conditions we love—settled seas, clear water in places, and just...

Wight Dolphins Open Water training weekend

Date: 14th & 15th May 2026 Location: Vobster Quay open water swimming, scuba and freediving sports venue, Somerset Our BSAC Ocean Diver students of 2026 all completed their ‘Sheltered water’ practical diving...

Exploring the Seagrass Interactive Map around the Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is surrounded by some of the most ecologically valuable seagrass meadows in the United Kingdom. These underwater flowering plants form rich marine habitats that support fish populations, store...

The Wreck of the MV Margaret Smith: A Dramatic Rescue off Yarmouth

On a summer afternoon in 1978, a small cargo vessel met her end in the western Solent, just off the Isle of Wight. The MV Margaret Smith, a Southampton-registered dredger and sand...

First dive of the year

It’s the 3rd May and after waiting patiently throughout April, the weather has finally broken into a couple of calm, sunny and windless days. Hooray, it’s time to get wet. Bembridge is...

Say hello to our male students on the Ocean Divers Course 2026

You’ve already been introduced to Wight Dolphins’ female 2026 Ocean Diver student cohort as part of the International Women’s Day celebration blog. So now it’s time to introduce our male OD students...

ELITE DIVING SHARM March 2026

Gary and Jan Fletcher have just returned from a week’s diving in Sharm El Sheikh with ELITE DIVING SHARM which we highly recommend if anyone is considering a shore-based diving holiday in...

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