Who's Who?
Frank - Chair
One of Penrith Divers founding members, Frank found his way back into the fold following a newspaper article in 2017. Although he is currently struggling to get back under the water, Frank's passion and commitment to both diving and Penrith Divers is as strong as ever and he is always ready with a helpful and supportive word or action when needed.
David - B.D.O. and Branch Instructor / Master Diver
David started diving in Thailand on Koh Samui in 2003, sure that he was "Never too old to learn". After 5 days of very good and thorough training, his first open water dive happened at Sail Rock and from then on he was hooked, as they say. After that came a period of being a warm-water, holiday diver in Rhodes, the Canary Islands, Malta and Kenya.
David joined ScotSAC and Penrith Divers in late 2008 and from then on started to learn to dive in a dry suit in the cold, dark waters of the English Lakes. He attained Sports Diver level in the first 12 months and finished Master Diver training in March 2012.
In between diving at home, David has dived in Mombasa, Egypt, Zanzibar, Santorini, the Maldives, Turkey and more of the Canary Islands and has now completed around 800 dives.
Favourite Dive Site - The Aquarium (Zanzibar)
David joined ScotSAC and Penrith Divers in late 2008 and from then on started to learn to dive in a dry suit in the cold, dark waters of the English Lakes. He attained Sports Diver level in the first 12 months and finished Master Diver training in March 2012.
In between diving at home, David has dived in Mombasa, Egypt, Zanzibar, Santorini, the Maldives, Turkey and more of the Canary Islands and has now completed around 800 dives.
Favourite Dive Site - The Aquarium (Zanzibar)
Chloe - Secretary and Web Administrator / Sports Diver
Chloe learnt about Penrith Divers from the flurry of newspaper articles in 2017 and brought her dad along to find out more. She has embraced the cold waters of the Lake District but enjoyed her first trip to warmer climes last year and is now looking forward to starting her Master Diver training soon.
Favourite Dive Site: Puerto Del Carmen (Lanzarote)
Favourite Dive Site: Puerto Del Carmen (Lanzarote)
Janet - Treasurer / Sports Diver
Watch this space!
Katie - Training Officer and Branch Instructor / Master Diver
Katie first learned to dive with BSAC whilst on holiday on Ascension Island in 2008 and came home thinking "Use it or lose it!". The transition from 30 degree South Atlantic water to 4 degrees in Ullswater was a challenge but mostly great fun and second only to the challenge of fitting some underwater time in around the demands of two teenagers.
Katie has been a member of ScotSAC and Penrith Divers since then and has clocked up around 350 dives so far, in the UK, Canary Isles, Malta, Maldives and Egypt.
Favourite Dive Site: Ras Ghazlani (Egypt)
Richard G - Branch Instructor and Child Protection Officer / Sports Diver
Richard began diving in 1998, becoming both Sports Diver and Branch Instructor in 2000. He has dived in Egypt, New Zealand, Malta, the Canary Islands, the Balearics and Jordan and has racked up around 500 dives.
Favourite Dive Site: Poor Knights Island (New Zealand)
Alan - Branch Instructor / Master Diver
Alan learned to dive with PADI in Egypt in 2005, confidant that learning the basics would be OK as he was only going to be a warm water diver!
However, he soon found that even 4 or 5 holidays a year doesn't give you anywhere near as much experience as diving in the Lake District.
Alan joined ScotSAC and Penrith Divers in 2007, passing his Sports Diver qualification in 2009 and becoming a Master Diver in 2013 followed swiftly by a Branch Instructor qualification in 2014. He has dived in Egypt, Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Turkey, Malta, Thailand and Cyprus.
Favourite Dive Site: Egypt and Cyprus
However, he soon found that even 4 or 5 holidays a year doesn't give you anywhere near as much experience as diving in the Lake District.
Alan joined ScotSAC and Penrith Divers in 2007, passing his Sports Diver qualification in 2009 and becoming a Master Diver in 2013 followed swiftly by a Branch Instructor qualification in 2014. He has dived in Egypt, Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Turkey, Malta, Thailand and Cyprus.
Favourite Dive Site: Egypt and Cyprus
Rob - Branch Instructor / Master Diver
Rob became interested in diving while watching Gordon Burton, a founder member of Penrith club, working on boat moorings on Ullswater.
He joined ScotSAC in 2000 and became a member of Penrith Branch, passing his Sports Diver by November 2001.
Some time after that he traveled extensivley, diving in the Maldives, Thailand and Tunisia as well as holiday diving in Cuba, Turkey, Malta, Gozo, the Canary Islands and Egypt several times.
He qualified as a Master Diver in September 2008, followed swiftly by becoming a Branch Instructor in March 2009 and B.D.O in April of the same year, a post which he held for 7 years.
Rob enjoys passing on the knowledge and skills that enable others to participate in diving safely.
He gets regular calls from the Ullswater Steamer company to help find keys and wallets that are dropped from their piers and has also been involved in searches.
He has completed over 1,200 dives.
Favourite Dive Site: the Maldive Islands.
He joined ScotSAC in 2000 and became a member of Penrith Branch, passing his Sports Diver by November 2001.
Some time after that he traveled extensivley, diving in the Maldives, Thailand and Tunisia as well as holiday diving in Cuba, Turkey, Malta, Gozo, the Canary Islands and Egypt several times.
He qualified as a Master Diver in September 2008, followed swiftly by becoming a Branch Instructor in March 2009 and B.D.O in April of the same year, a post which he held for 7 years.
Rob enjoys passing on the knowledge and skills that enable others to participate in diving safely.
He gets regular calls from the Ullswater Steamer company to help find keys and wallets that are dropped from their piers and has also been involved in searches.
He has completed over 1,200 dives.
Favourite Dive Site: the Maldive Islands.
