By Stefano Ferron Day One Our first day in Portland started early, with breakfast around 7:00a.m. (a nice start!) and a 7:15am departure, heading to the harbour to prepare the boat and our kit. The first dive was at around…

For some Dover has a fickle reputation when it comes to diving with sometimes unpredictable currents, poor visibility, busy shipping lanes, and susceptibility to weather and choppy seas in the tidal funnel of the Channel. There are elements of truth…

By Jakub Syngowski (newly qualified Ocean Diver) In the last weekend of June, a group of Clidive instructors and trainees headed to Stoney Cove to complete the open water part of their qualifications. Despite a number of adversities, thanks to…

Check out Matthew Lai’s short but busy report of Clidive’s biggest trip since Covid, as we hit the wrecks and wildlife of West Bay.

Following 2025’s trip, we returned to Cyprus for more training. Read Tom ‘man-of-few words’ Knott’s account of his first-ever open water/Clidive experience.