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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...

Isle of Wight Diving from 2025

The 2025 diving season around the Island turned out to be one to forget. Although there was plenty of hot, dry weather, ir was often windy. Most of the best tides coincided...

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...

International Women’s Day 2026

International Womens Day 2026

Big Wight Beach Clean #2 – 10th January 2026

Wight Dolphins celebrated the new year with the second Big Wight Beach Clean event which took place on Saturday 10th January 2026 at Grange Chine. Wight Dolphins were not only blessed with...

Divers achieving 50 dives during 2025

‘50 in WD50th year‘ Our club is celebrating it’s 50th year! To help mark this occasion; a challenge was set by our committee to see how many club divers could achieve 50...

Big Wight Beach Clean #1 – 25th October 2025

The inaugural Big Wight Beach Clean event was completed on Saturday 25th October 2025. The event was introduced by the club to celebrate its 50th anniversary year and to help clean up...

Sardinia Trip October 2025

After many months of planning, 8 divers set off on our 50th Anniversary celebratory trip to Sardinia. The journey was super quick, 07:45 ferry, 08:45 train direct to Gatwick and a 13:00...

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