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Diving with…Jenni, The National Diving and Activity Centre
In this ongoing series, we speak to the people who run dive centres, resorts and liveaboards from around the world about their businesses and the diving they have to offer…
What is your name?
Jenni
What is the name of your business?
NDAC Ltd (The National Diving and Activity Centre)
What is your role within the business?
Centre Supervisor
How long has the business operated for?
13 Years
How long have you dived for, and what qualification are you?
6 Years – PADI Master Scuba Diver.
What is your favorite type of diving?
Warm water diving – especially night diving.
If you could tell people one thing about your business (or maybe more!) to make them want to visit you what would it be?
We currently have sightings of freshwater jellyfish along with fantastic visibility and lots of underwater attractions to suit divers of all levels.
What is your favorite dive in your location and why?
From the Caroline trawler along the quarry wall back towards the shallows as this is where the freshwater jellyfish have been spotted.
What types of diving are available in your location?
Any type of diving varying between 5m to 80m, catering for all types of diving including snorkelling.
What do you find most rewarding about your current role?
Seeing visitors faces when they have spotted some of our freshwater jellyfish!
What is your favorite underwater creature?
Turtles and Freshwater Jellyfish…. They’re so interesting!
Are there any exciting changes / developments coming up in the near future?
We are continually adding to our underwater attractions.
As a center what is the biggest problem you face at the moment?
Divers being courteous towards other divers and not leaving their equipment on kitting up benches to enable other divers to use them along with educating divers to dive within their qualifications and not push boundaries.
Is your center involved in any environmental work?
Not at present.
How do you see the SCUBA / Freediving / snorkeling industry overall? What changes would you make?
Introducing the younger generation to the sport – make it more appealing.
What would you say to our visitors to promote the diving you have to offer?
We currently have sightings of freshwater jellyfish along with fantastic visibility and lots of underwater attractions to suit divers of all levels.
Where can our visitors find out more about your business?
- Website: www.ndac.co.uk
- Email: info@ndac.co.uk
Duttons Divers, who have recently announced a new hard boat to join their growing fleet over on the Llyn Peninsula based at Hafan Marina Dive Centre and a second dive centre that opened in January this year, have another big announcement to end the year on!
It seems that there’s just no stopping the Duttons Divers team as they announce their third dive centre opening – this time on Anglesey!
The dive centre will be open from January 2023, and is based just off the A55 at Llangefni Services, offering ease of access from all over the island and to those visiting for the day who will be passing by on their way to dive.
The centre will offer a fully stocked shop with all major brands, as well as a classroom and meeting place for teaching and briefings for the day’s guided dives around the island, equipment servicing and air fills – perfectly located to get your fills on your way too or from sites all over the island.
Owner Clare Dutton says: “We are extremely excited to announce the new centre. We have looked at Anglesey for a while, but the perfect place just did not come up until now. We wanted somewhere central that has easy access for divers to visit.”
If you would like to find out more about the new site, go to their website www.duttonsdivers.com
Duttons Divers, the North Wales based Scuba diving company, have been going from strength to strength with the expansion of a new dive centre last year, and now the addition of a second dive boat.
Duttons already offer guided shore and boat dives around the North Wales area, with their current dive boat, Little Viv, taking divers around the Llyn Peninsula. The area offers an array of marine life and variety of dive sites, including wrecks, caverns, scenic wall dives and of course their colony of curious seals at the Tudwals Islands.
The new hard boat has a diver capacity of 10, which can be booked as a single diver or as a group charter booking. The boat has toilet facilities, a kitchen for refreshments between dives and dedicated storage areas for kit.
Clare Dutton says: “We are extremely excited for the addition of the new boat. Little Viv is a great asset to our activities, but now being able to offer dive space only trips too for divers to explore the stunning area around here will make it even better.
The dive sites within this location offer something for all level of diver interest, from shallow interactions with the seals to deeper wrecks with tonnes of history. We are all very excited for the 2023 season!”
Duttons are now taking bookings for the 2023 season. Follow the link for more information: www.duttonsdivers.com/dive-boat
New year, new dive centre: Duttons to open on Anglesey in January 2023
New North Wales dive boat for 2023 season
Palaemon Divers to open new dive centre in Warrington
