To celebrate Fathers Day in the UK we have re-released and episode recorded in 2020. Gemma and Ian speak to Michael and Robert Thomas who are father and son. They share similar interests in the caving, diving and diving in caves.

Michael Thomas has been involved in diving for over thirty years including being an Examiner and Training Officer for The Cave Diving Group. He is now the national training officer for the Cave Diving Group in the UK.

His son, Robert became the UK’s youngest fully-qualified cave diver when he turned 18. They were recently involved in a Thailand Cave Project in March 2024 and a full report can be found in the link below.

Currently in June 2024 Robert is in Indonesia teaching CCR and Technical diving with some open water. Michael is busy teaching side mount and cave in the UK and will join Robert in Indonesia for some CCR diving and some exciting cave exploration.

https://indepthmag.com/thailand-karst/

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Gemma and Ian chat to Sarah Donohue. Sarah is an International Powerboat Champion, Marine Stuntwoman and conservation advocate. She loves all things ocean and has been a UN world ocean day blogger and a media diver….

https://sarahdonohue.com/

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Dash Water https://tidd.ly/4aP7Zr6

Our D Day Facebook post https://www.facebook.com/thebigscuba

Running out of time https://running-out-of-time.com/

Ford Sustainability Message https://www.ford.co.uk/experience-ford/sustainability

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Gemma and Ian chat to Byron Conroy. Byron is the Chief Operating Officer at Arctic Adventures based in Iceland. He is also an exceptional underwater photographer. He is passionate about Iceland and photography.

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/byron_conroy/?hl=en-gb

https://www.byronconroy.com/

https://adventures.is/

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https://www.sovereigndiving.co.uk/farne-islands.html

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Gemma and Ian chat to Dawn Kernagis. Dawn joined DEEP in 2023 as the Director of Scientific Research. DEEP is an ocean technology and exploration company with a mission to 'Make Humans Aquatic.' DEEP's undersea habitat and submersible systems, combined with multi-phased diver and human performance training, will create the next evolution of subsea science, research, and exploration capabilities. Dawn is a NASA-trained NEEMO Aquanaut, Explorer’s Club Fellow and Women Divers Hall of Fame Inductee and who is also tasked to establish DEEP’s first US presence in North Carolina. Dawn has also been a diver with numerous underwater exploration, research, and conservation projects since 1993, including the mapping and record-setting exploration of some of the deepest underwater caves in the world.

https://www.deep.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-kernagis-995383152/

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Gemma and Ian chat to Ben and Gemma Bengey. They are the dynamic duo behind Lundy Diving. Despite facing the loss of their father in February 2023, they joined forces to keep Lundy Diving a family business. Together, they've not only carried on their father's legacy but also forged a stronger bond, learning to work hand in hand with their resilience, dedication, and unity and backed by their family, crew, friends and supporters from all over.

Here is the link to their website: https://www.lundydiving.co.uk/

Safeguarding Our Seas: Lessons From Lundy: https://youtu.be/EcsiI2ChwA8?si=3bSseuIwFj_30bqu

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Other topics covered in this episode are Ford UK: https://www.ford.co.uk/experience-ford/sustainability and supporting our fellow diver in his amazing fitness Jake Davies https://linktr.ee/JDScuba

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Gemma and Ian chat to Andy Lear. Andy is based in the UK and through his diving experiences has been inspired to write some poems with a scuba theme.

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Gemma and Ian chat to Ellie Hudson. Ellie is also known as Scuba Ellie and is from the UK. She started diving at the age of fourteen and it became her passion. She left a corporate career to pursue her love of the underwater world and really found herself. Ellie is an ambassador for brands including Avatar Dry Suits, Reel Diving, DAN Europe and Coral Catch. She is a full time content creator and a leader in the industry showing what it means to be part of the diving community and promoting ocean conservation.

https://www.instagram.com/scubaellie/

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Gemma and Ian meet up with Jamie Parker at the Go Diving show to be measured for Santi Dry Suits. Jamie featured on our previous podcast explaining what it means to be a Santi Dealer. He covers the interview and measurement process when being fitted and advised about which Santi Dry suit to choose. Gemma and Ian then visit their local Santi Dealer, Christal Seas Scuba in Norwich to complete the boot, glove and hood fitting.

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We also talk about Gemmas trydive on the AP Rebreather with Scott Laddiman https://www.scottsscubaservices.com/. Congratulations to our local dive centre achieving the Bronze Professional Development Excellence Award https://www.scuba4me.co.uk/. Gemma and Ian have begun their Diver Medical Technician Course provided by DAN Europe, https://www.daneurope.org/en/-/diver-medical-technician-course.

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