Improve your personal diving at TEKCamp 2011 - Mon 25th - Fri 29th July 2011

[Roz]

Date to pencil in your diary / calendar folks. The first ‘TEKCamp’ will be held from Monday 25th to Friday 29th July 2011 inclusive. Join ten of the UK's top technical diving instructors for five days of solid diving, lectures, presentations and - of course - fun at Vobster Quay, Somerset, England. More details coming soon.

 

[The Chairman]

Sounds like FUN!

 

[Roz]

TEKCamp 2011 has kicked off at Vobster Quay in brilliant sunshine. The inaugural event saw divers travelling from as far afield as Ireland, Germany and Egypt to take part in a week of solid diving fun, skills and lectures. Judging by the grins of TEKCampees as they surfaced from their first dive, the journey was well worth it.

“I thought I could dive and then I came to TEKCamp”, said Trudy Nicolle, a DSAT Tec Deep diver from the Isle of Wight. “I’ve had all my equipment reconfigured, lost 4kg and my position in the water is better and everything is easier. We’re diving the Gods this week, it’s amazing! Being able to interact, ask questions face to face and spend quality time with them, picking their brains. They’re all so helpful. I came with an open mind expecting to leave using 10% of what I gained over the week and was very happy with that idea. It’s not even day two and I know I’ll use 90% of what I’m learning. It’s lots of little details – even down to which hand I use to hold my light”.

“The nice thing about this event is that the Instructional team have the perfect opportunity to fine tune each individual’s core skills”, stated Martin Stanton, Vobster Quay’s Managing Director. “None of the divers attending TEKCamp are ‘bad divers’ – and in fact a third of them are diving professionals. They’ve grabbed this unique bespoke coaching opportunity and they’re making the most of it to get their skills polished. Since this is not a formal training course it allows the Instructional Team to pay attention to the nuances, and therefore take the TEKCampees to their personal next level by adjusting small details and strategically tweaking each diver’s performance. Subtle changes make such a difference and the TEKCampees are climbing out with a greater awareness of their body position and immediate surroundings. You can see this in their face - they’re more comfy in the water, far more relaxed and they’re climbing out bouncing and happy”.

It’s not too late to join in the fun, day tickets to TEKCamp 2011 are still available for Thursday and Friday of this week. Buy your tickets from TEKCamp 2011 or call 01373 014 666”.

And if you want to know what's happening at TEKCamp why not follow it on Facebook. TEKCamp 2011 | Facebook

 

[DevonDiver]

Fantastic event concept! Some of the top names in the UK tech community listed to be there.

Wish I was back in the UK for this... have very fond memories of training with Mark Powell there many years ago.

Hmmm.... I wonder what it would take to set up a comparable event here in the Philippines?

 

[TSandM]

I am SO envious of this . . . I swear I thought about flying to England for it. Such a wonderful opportunity to learn from a variety of people, and hear a variety of approaches to things. And it was really reasonably priced, too!