Simon started his Sub Aqua journey in 2019 trying out the experience with a try dive at the Bear Grylls Adventure Centre in Birmingham before joining Selby Sub Aqua Club in 2019 . He is currently completing his Advanced Ocean Diver course.
Simon took on the Club Chairperson role in 2023
Simon enjoys visiting the local dive centres and the occasional trip out on the club boat at Bridlington. His favourite wreck is the Falmouth near Bridlington which can be visited with the club boat.
Rob started diving in 1997, in the Red Sea, in Aqaba, Jordan. Over the next few years, Rob continued his training, and became a PADI Open water Instructor, and then onto PADI Staff Instructor. He worked as an Instructor on and off over the years in Cyprus, Jordan, The Maldives, Australia, and New Zealand.After returning to the UK, Rob joined SSAC, and crossed over to become a BSAC Open Water Instructor in 2022. Since then, he has continued to train, and gained his Twin Set, ADP, O2 Instructor and AED Instructor qualifications in 2023. Rob took on the Training Officer role in the club in 2022, and then the Diving Officer role in 2023.Rob’s happy diving anywhere, as long as it’s deeper than a bath!
Sharon started her Sub Aqua journey in 2002 trying out the experience in the warm waters of Tenerife before joining Selby Sub Aqua Club in 2003. She is a Sports Diver.
Sharon took on the Club Secretary role in 2005
Sharon enjoys all types of diving to be had on our coast and from training on the East Coast at Bridlington to trips away to Scapa Flow, Oban, Isle of Man, Portsmouth, Isles of Scilly (her favourite). The warm waters also have their attractions with trips to Egypt, Gozo, Tenerife, Sicily, Majorca, Thailand, Aruba; the lack of the dry suit is great.
Jason started diving in 2019 with Selby Sub Aqua Club. He is currently an Advanced Ocean Diver studying for Sports Diver.
Jason took on the treasurer role in 2023.
Jason has only dived in the UK so far, the usual lakes as well as sea dives at Eyemouth, Farnes and off the club boat at Bridlington. His best memories so far are the seals at Farnes, shoals of fish under the pub at Stoney Cove and the after diving socials.
Ryan started his diving adventure back in 2007 completing a couple of try dives in the Caribbean but finally completed his PADI OW course in May 2023 and joined the club shortly after. He has since completed his advanced adventurer with SSI during a liveaboard in Thailand.
Ryan’s favourite dives so far are the Seals at the Farne Islands who developed a taste for his dry suit, and a night dive in the Similan Islands sharing the water with two Blacktip Reef Sharks and the bioluminescent plankton.
Steve got into diving through his brother with some encouraging words, “you like challenging yourself, come give diving ago”, and as they say the rest is history, this was 19 years ago. Steve developed a love of diving, specifically teaching, and within a few years and after much experience in the water he become a PADI Open Water Instructor. He combined his first degree of photography with the underwater World and took the opportunity to globe trot, photographing as he did.
Steve crossed over to BSAC early into his career change, never one to shy away from a challenge, he became a registered Paramedic and now teaches people at the local University whilst working frontline.
As Steve says “the best way to teach is through having a passion”.
Howard began diving when bought a PADI course as a ‘best man present’ in 2002. Enjoying the diving continued training until reaching PADI MSDT instructor in 2007 and IANTD Adv Nitrox, Accelerated Deco 2009.
Moving to Selby in 2010 joined BSAC and Selby branch 973, undertook a crossover instructor course to Open Water Instructor. Served 4 years as branch DO before handing over to continue training. He is now a First Class Diver, Diver, Adv Trimix OC, Advanced Instructor and Diving and Snorkelling Instructor Trainer, with a wealth of SDCourses he can teach
Howard spreads his time between teaching in branch, as part of the Yorkshire Regional Coaching Team and Nationally for BSAC on instructor courses. His diving when not teaching is a mixture of wrecks and reefs, enjoying both equally for their own individual merits and searching for ever illusive sharks. Having dived all around the world he still rates the UK waters a match for anywhere.
Steve got into diving through his brother with some encouraging words, “you like challenging yourself, come give diving ago”, and as they say the rest is history, this was 19 years ago. Steve developed a love of diving, specifically teaching, and within a few years and after much experience in the water he become a PADI Open Water Instructor. He combined his first degree of photography with the underwater World and took the opportunity to globe trot, photographing as he did.
Steve crossed over to BSAC early into his career change, never one to shy away from a challenge, he became a registered Paramedic and now teaches people at the local University whilst working frontline.
As Steve says “the best way to teach is through having a passion”.
Rob started diving in 1997, in the Red Sea, in Aqaba, Jordan. Over the next few years, Rob continued his training, and became a PADI Open water Instructor, and then onto PADI Staff Instructor. He worked as an Instructor on and off over the years in Cyprus, Jordan, The Maldives, Australia, and New Zealand.After returning to the UK, Rob joined SSAC, and crossed over to become a BSAC Open Water Instructor in 2022. Since then, he has continued to train, and gained his Twin Set, ADP, O2 Instructor and AED Instructor qualifications in 2023. Rob took on the Training Officer role in the club in 2022, and then the Diving Officer role in 2023.Rob’s happy diving anywhere, as long as it’s deeper than a bath!
