Josh Payne

I had my first experience of diving on a try-dive in Turkey in 2013 and was absolutely gripped! I soon got in touch with Stellar Divers and started my Open Water course. A cold and ‘interesting’ vis trip to Blue Lagoon Quarry was certainly a shock to the system but was the perfect training ground and started my love for English diving.

With my Advanced Open Water completed in Capernwray Quarry and my Rescue course completed in the open sea off Plymouth I would highly recommend UK diving and all it has to offer! Completing the many different specialties that can make up the Master Scuba Diver course was great fun and allowed learning in specialist areas to broaden my diving. My favourite specialism, and the last to get my MSD, was the search and recovery course! The weekend was spent on several real recovery missions thanks to ‘misplaced’ lift bags in Lord Lucans head (cheers Simon), and lost reels! I simply can’t recommend Simon, Vic and the team at Stellar Divers enough, with not just amazing diving tuition and support but also many laughs and great trips together.