THE COMMITEE

JOHN ADDISON

President

Founder Member, Diving 30 years. Number of dives: (Who's counting?)
Qualifications: Advanced Diver. Best Dive: The Falls of Lora, Scotland Worst dive: Stoney Cove in February (Freezing cold in a wetsuit.) Happy days!

STEVE HOPPER

Chair and Secretary

Diving: Can't remember that long ago! Number of dives: Not enough! Qualification: Advanced Diver. Favourite dive sites: The Red Sea and Maldives. Best UK dive: Maen Melt, Porth Ysgaden and Plymouth.

ANDY SHENSTONE

Diving Officer and Treasurer

Diving over 14 years. Number of dives: 850+ Qualification: Advanced Diver, Assistant Advanced Instructor, Full Face Mask, Open Water Instructor, Snorkel Instructor and Diver Coxswain. I enjoy all types of diving with recent highlights being Croatia, Norway, the Outer Hebrides, the Scillies and the Azores. I am also the Honorary Secretary of BSAC.

STEVE COLLINGWOOD

Equipment and Boat Officer

Diving – 15 years with over 500 dives.
Qualification – Advanced Diver. CCR diver to 60m. Open water Instructor. Diver/Cox’n
I like all types of diving, reefs or wrecks. Best diving holiday was when I spent a whole week diving the HMS Hermes in Sri Lanka.
I have been spoilt, as I have done most of my diving in Cornwall and Devon!

KAREN GILLER

Welfare and Membership

I Joined the club in September 2017 after a try dive on holiday and I’ve never looked back. Currently I’m a qualified Sports Diver having done 40 dives and looking forward to continue to develop my skills with the club. Best dive site was wreck diving in Plymouth where I encountered an angler fish.

SIMON TAIT

Training Officer

Qualifications: Dive Leader, Open Water Instructor, avid swimmer and paddleboarder.