Southport British Sub Aqua Club

proud to be supporting the North West Dive Fest 2026! 🤿

The event brings together divers, clubs, manufacturers, training agencies, and ocean lovers from across the UK for a fantastic weekend at Capernwray.

Whether you’re already a diver or interested in getting started, there will be plenty to see and do throughout the event, including:
• Dive exhibitors and manufacturers
• In-water experiences
• Talks and demonstrations
• Dive clubs and training organisations
• Social events and community activities

📅 28th August 2026
📍 Capernwray Diving Centre

If you haven’t booked yet, tickets are available here:
🎟️ https://www.bsacnwdivefest.co.uk/tickets

We’re looking forward to supporting a brilliant event and meeting members of the diving community throughout the weekend 🌊

Buy Tickets Join us for North West Dive Fest 2026 - August 28th at Capernwray Diving Centre

A busy night in the pool with Belle having a try-dive and Tim enjoying a try-snorkel being presented their certificates by Jonathan and Martyn.

Come and join us in the pool on Wednesdays or in the club afterwards and meet some members for a chat and a drink. Next week in the club we are having a quiz and a book/kit sale, all welcome 😊

Another lively Committee meeting just finished with a welcome to new members, Phil as Equipment Officer and Mark, the Training Officer.
Also huge congratulations to Steve B who was elected as our new President, let’s hope he does a better job than DT in the US 🤣
Thanks as always to Martyn and Diana for hosting us in their lovely home.

How many divers does it take to erect a banner? A team of three, under close supervision, were spotted erecting the new club banner outside of Dunes Leisure Centre at our club night on Wednesday. Some have been referred for a health and safety update following the near miss with the sliders 😁

Our recent AGM was well attended with a packed agenda. Following the business section we gave awards to our Diver of the Year to Tom, the Pete Markham award for perseverance in the face of adversity to Steve Y and the Member of the Year to Steve B, a long-standing hard working member, which was well deserved! A somewhat dubious honour for the longest dive went to Adrian 😁🤿.

We also had a photo competition which was won by Steve I (the club is full of Steves by the way), a great shot recently taken in the Maldives.

Lastly, in the midst of a chip butty eating frenzy, we held a raffle that raised over £100 for the Southport Lifeboat which is a local cause close to our hearts as divers.
Overall a good night was had by all with the added benefit of electing some new Committee members who are ready to continue the good work started by the outgoing members.

Jack receiving his Try Dive certificate from Diving Officer, Trefor. Well done Jack 👌🏻🤿

Every year for over 50 years club members brave the cold to do a Xmas/New Year skinny dip.
This year was no exception.
Well done to everyone who went in and those who cheered on from the sidelines. (colds and coughs depleted this year's dippers.) A lovely warm meal afterwards in the cafe

A lovely evening last night at Southport Market with a wide variety of food and drink on offer.
club is more than just diving its a place to make friends for life.

A great week of diving at one of the UK's most remote dive sites Kinlochbervie is as far north as you can go on the mainland.
Its remoteness gives you amazing scenery both underwater and on the surface.
Our hosts for the week Dive KLB have been exploring this area for over 10 years and have dozens of sites to explore from caverns , swim thrus, walls covered in life, sandy sea beds with swarms of sand eels.
These are just a few photos, check out their facebook for better ones!
This is why we go diving in the UK .



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Scuba diving opens up many career opportunities allowing young people to travel the world 🌎 Over the years has trained some very talented youngsters who are living their dreams.

BSAC diver’s key role in telling the story of the Banggai cardinalfish – BBC Parenthood Southport BSAC club member and underwater researcher Mae Dorricott spent three years helping create this weekend's Ocean episode focusing on the Banggai cardinal fish in Indonesia, capturing stunning footage of mouthbrooding behaviour.