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Chris Wake
Chris is Norfolk's only PADI Course Director - the highest individual PADI qualification you can reach. He has over 7,000 logged dives and has trained hundreds of divers over the last 10 years.
Chris started diving on holiday 14 years ago and realised this was his calling in life so stayed to qualify as a Divemaster. He returned to the UK and progressed through to Instructor level and set up Christal Seas Scuba in 1999. Since then he has continued training and teaching and is one of the most experienced divers in the area.
Chris is a Tec 50 Instructor Trainer, Trimix Instructor Trainer, RYA Commercial Day Skipper and Powerboat Instructor. He is also an EFR Instructor Trainer, Oxygen Instructor Trainer, HSE First Aid at Work Instructor Trainer, Nitrox Gas Blender, Advanced Nitrox Diver, Decompression Procedures Diver and holds 14 speciality Instructor ratings.
He is also a qualified Apeks, Buddy, Poseidon, Atomic and TUSA service technician and has his Powerboat licence.
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Polly Wake
Polly is a PADI Instructor with well over 1,000 logged dives and over 8 years teaching experience.
Polly started diving 14 years ago with Chris and has dived all over the world, working in and managing various dive centres before returning to the UK to run Christal Seas Scuba with Chris. Polly loves diving, anywhere, but particularly around the UK coastline and is always amazed by how much life there is to see out there.
Polly is an IDC Staff Instructor, EFR Instructor, Oxygen Provider, First Aid at Work Instructor, Nitrox Gas Blender, Advanced Nitrox Diver, Seasearch Observer, Apeks service technician and holds 11 speciality Instructor ratings.
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Marcus Knight
Marcus is a PADI Master Instructor with several hundred logged dives who has taught over 100 students and discovered his true purpose in life!
His first dive was 11 years ago in Mediterranean and he’s never looked back! Having dived in the Med, Atlantic and Red Sea as well as spending time living and teaching abroad, he still loves diving back in the UK – diving with seals at the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast being his favourite place to get wet. Having taught over 100 courses since qualifying as an Instructor he still gets a buzz from bringing new divers to the sport and helping people take those first fin kicks to qualification.
Marcus is a PADI Master Instructor, EFR Instructor, Oxygen Provider Instructor, Apeks service technician, holds 10 speciality Instructor ratings and has his Powerboat licence.
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Wayne Bowditch
Wayne is a PADI Master Instructor who has done over 1,000 dives around the world and has been teaching for over 6 years.
Wayne is very experienced and loves teaching as well as diving around the UK and on holiday. His favourite dive sites include the wreck of the Thistlegorm in the Red Sea and the many wrecks around the UK coastline.
Wayne is a Master Instructor, EFR instructor, Oxygen provider and holds 12 speciality Instructor ratings. |
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Richard Wood
Richard is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer and has done hundreds of dives around the UK as well as on many trips to the Red Sea.
Richard is very friendly and loves introducing new people to diving.
Richard is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Tec40 and Tec45 diver, EFR Instructor, Oxygen provider, Apeks service technician often helps run the Seal Team courses for young divers and has his Powerboat licence. |
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Stuart Ives
Stuart is a PADI IDC Staff Instructor who has done hundreds of dives around the UK and in the Red Sea.
Stuart has been diving for over 10 years and is very friendly, dependable and a great diver - what more could you ask for?!
Stuart is also an EFR instructor, Tec 40 and Tec45 diver, Oxygen provider, Nitrox Gas Blender and Apeks service technician |
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Colin Hill
Colin is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer who loves diving around the UK and on the many training dive weekends.
Colin is also an Apeks service technician and Oxygen provider. |
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David Holmes
David is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer who has done hundreds of dives and loves diving on the wrecks around the UK coastline as well as on the many weekends to Stoney Cove.
David is an EFR instructor, Oxygen provider and is very interested in environmental education and spreading the word about how divers can protect the marine environment. He teaches our Project Aware Speciality courses to pass on this knowledge to other divers. |
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Josh Cowling
Josh is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer who has been around diving since before he could walk. A complete natural underwater he loves teaching everything from Discover Scuba Diving sessions to Speciality courses. Josh is also a Tec40 and Tec45 diver. |
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Dave Clements
Dave is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer. One of the most enthusiastic divers you will ever meet - never misses a dive and still loves exploring Stoney Cove and any other dive site you can suggest to him. |
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Simon Keeble
Simon is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer and Technical Instructor. Being an experienced mixed gas (trimix) diver, on both open and closed circuit (rebreather), Simon enjoys teaching technical diving courses but also loves helping out with regular courses at Stoney Cove and in the pool. |
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Denise Littlewood
Denise is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer who loves diving off the Norfolk coast and around the UK.
Denise is a keen Seasearch Observer and is great at spotting a new creatures on the wrecks off Weybourne and Cley. |
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Tom Morgan
Tom is an Open Water Scuba Instructor who has been diving for over 5 years and can't get enough of it!
Tom is very friendly and willing and able to help out on all courses. Always there to lend a hand. |
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Mariusz Wisniewski
Mariusz is an Open Water Scuba Instructor who loves diving in the Red Sea and has discovered a passion for underwater photography.
Mariusz is very kind and helpful and loves introducing new people to diving through the Discover Scuba Diving experience.
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Matt Stevenson
Matt is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer who has dived around the world including working in Canada before returning to Norfolk. Matt loves cold water diving and particularly enjoys teaching the junior scuba diving courses. |
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Bianca Spruit
Bianca is an Open Water Scuba Instructor who has dived and worked in dive centres all around the world including Thailand and Australia. She still loves diving around the UK including the boat dives off the Norfolk coast.
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Duncan Baldwin
Duncan is an Open Water Scuba Instructor who has been diving for 15 years. He loves diving around the UK including the Farne Islands and St Abbs as well as the dive sites around Norfolk.
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Liz Eddowes
Liz is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer who loves diving the wrecks around the UK including those along the south coast. Liz is very friendly and helpful and loves looking after new students. Liz has her Tec50 qualification and enjoys helping out with the Tec Dive training. |
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John Taylor
John is an Open Water Scuba Instructor who loves diving in the Red Sea and Stoney Cove.
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Jenny Austrin
Jenny is a PADI Divemaster and has spent time living and working abroad before returning to the UK to continue her training with us.
Jenny is very helpful, loves diving and has her Powerboat licence. Jenny also helps out in the shop and is usually found cleaning the fish tank!
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Andy Stafford (aka 'The Dugong')
Andy is a PADI Divemaster who has discovered his calling in life! Andy loves diving and helping out with courses and the regular pool sessions.
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Mick Bateman
Mick is a PADI Divemaster and has been diving for over 7 years. Mick loves diving, especially the wrecks around the Norfolk coast where he is regularly found. Another one who would dive all day if we let him! |
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Louise Holmes
Louise is a PADI Divemaster and is always happy to get stuck in and lend a hand. She loves diving off the North Norfolk coast, Farne Islands and Stoney Cove, as well as warmer climes! Louise is also a keen artist specialises in seascapes and aquatic life pictures. |
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Jon Collison-Cook
Jon is a PADI Divemaster who loves diving and has done a number of Tec diving courses. Often found in his TwinSet but equally happy helping out with Open Water courses and pool sessions. |
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Nigel Corston
Nigel is a PADI Divemaster who won our 'Most Improved Diver of the Year' Award in 2010 and has gone from strength to strength. Nigel loves diving both around the UK and in the Red Sea. |
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Mel Chilvers
Mel is a PADI Divemaster who came to diving later in life but has now been diving for over 4 years. She has dived in Mexico, the Caribbean, Egypt and of course many dive sites around the UK. She loves photography and encouraging new divers to take the plunge. |
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Lesley Ives
Lesley is a PADI Divemaster who loves diving in the Red Sea as well as around the UK. Lesley loves helping out with the pool sessions as well as the Stoney Cove weekends. |
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Paul Fisher
Paul is a PADI Divemaster who has been diving for several years and has a natural patience and ability that make him a great Divemaster. Paul dives regularly at stoney as well as off the Norfolk coast. |
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Pierre Caston
Pierre is a Divemaster Trainee who has been diving for years and loves diving in his Twin Set as well as diving off the Norfolk coast. |
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Kicker
Kicker is the dive dog and is usually found lying in the sunniest space in the shop. Kicker is very friendly, loves cuddles and jumping in lakes.
Kicker hasn't got any professional dive credentials yet although does sometimes help with surface cover. |
