Shark Bait
Dive Malta
What is Shark Bait?
Shark Bait is the home of the Grove fair weather diving club.
We are a very select club in that we only dive when the conditions are just right.
It has to be warm and sunny, for us nothing else will do!
The club was established in 2003 when A Level students travelled to Malta as part of their field work.
Our first visit was made possible with the fanastic support of James Dowling, the then owner of Neptune Dive Centre (now the Cresta Dive Centre). James arranged our collection from the airport at 2am along with just about everything else that took place during the week.
The orginal plan was to carry out a marine field study and at the same time get a little diving experience. This quickly changed with the less than subtle persuasion of James. We were quickly convinced that the PADI Open Water qualification was what we really needed.
It was only after we took up the offer that we were then given the 'learning material' that we would need to peruse and inwardly digest and the videos that we would have to watch, followed by the exams - so much for a relaxing week in the sun!
Under the watchful eye of 'Smiling Dave' the dive instructor, the week quickly became one of the best team and confidence building activities that the students (and staff) had ever experienced and all left with their Open Water qualification at the end of the week.
The club has been back to Malta every year since. Each year new students take their Open Water exam whilst more experienced students and staff continue their studies further, moving on to Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver and even Divemaster levels.
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