Enjoy and discover the underwater wonders and delights that lie beneath the waves of the Jurassic Coast which surrounds Portland, Weymouth and beyond.......
The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage site and offers a wide opportunity for diving, with fantastic underwater scenery and colourful reefs which include rare Pink Fan Coral, there is estimated to have been 1000 or more shipwrecks dating back to the Elizabethan period to the more recent, which lie beneath the waves, with the advancement in technology you are able to record and photograph your every movement.
We offer varied levels of dives suited to your qualification from novice to the more experienced diver, along the south coast of Dorset & Devon.
We offer ‘Waverider’ a Blyth 33 catamaran, which is MCA coded Cat 2 for 12 people plus crew.. or our other boats which are ‘Typhoon’ a Ribcraft 7.8m RHIB powered by a Suzuki 250 outboard engine which is suitable for up to 10 divers and ‘Jurassic Diver' is a smaller Ribcraft 585 powered by a Suzuki 140 outboard engine, which is ideal for small groups up to six divers.
There are currently 57 Protected Wreck Sites off England (details of which may be found in the National Heritage List for England).
These protected sites our not accessible to divers unless you have permission or dive with a licensee for the site.
We are the licensees for these four sites:-
• West Bay cannon site 12 m
WEST BAY - 1000083 | Historic England
• Chesil Beach site 8 -15 m
Chesil beach Cannon Site - interactive tour
• HMS A3 Submarine 39 m
HM submarine A3 - 1422537 | Historic England
• HMT Arfon 40 m
Members from Jurassic Divers BSAC surveyed the protected cannon site located off West Bay.
During their club evening dive on the 13th September 2023 aboard Waverider, they located three cannons and two large admiralty anchors, photos courtesy of Jon Bunker.
One of three anchors found on the site on our last visit.
As a protected wreck site only licensees can arrange dive trips to visit the site.
Wooden timbers clearly exposed on the sea floor.
Divers carry out a visual survey of the wreck site.
A Diver gives scale to the size of one of the anchors on site.
Bronze cannon partly exposed on the site.
Another cannon found on the nearby reef.
We are constantly reviewing government guidelines and how to dive safely after having Covid…
For more information visit https://www.bsac.com/safety/covid-19-safe-diving-guidance
Waverider is a Blyth 33 catamaran and is fully equipped with an array of the latest Simrad electronics inc. Bathymetric Imagery & 3D Sonar, with a hydraulic dive lift and a large covered area to shelter from the elements.
Waverider is MCA Cat 2 coded up to 60 miles for 12 persons plus crew and fully equipped including First Aid, AED & we carry a 15 ltr. Oxygen, along with Hot Chocolate, Tea & Coffee, along with our legendary hot Pasties (meat & vegetarian subject to availability)...
Coming soon new for 2025 is ‘Typhoon’ our 7.8 m Ribcraft, which is coded for 10 persons.
The boat is fitted with a dive ladder and has removable seating to accommodate a stainless steel bottle rack and seating on the sponsons for divers.
Typhoon is available for group and club hire with a dedicated skipper.
We run Portland Harbour wreck shuttles and trips to other dive sites like Black Hawk, British Inventor, Bat’s Head Reef, Hartlepool and Durdle Door.
Typhoon is the ideal training platform for the Novice diver and for the more experienced divers who simply just want to go diving…
We also have ’Jurassic Diver' is a smaller Ribcraft 585 powered by Suzuki 140 which is ideal for small groups of divers.
We are holding our next Charity event in aid of the RNLI Weymouth on Saturday 14th December 2024.
This will be a very festive day with our Pasties & plenty of hot chocolate with marshmallows & cream, mince pies ...
2 dives cost/donation £70
Email us for details….
All divers in costumes.
All proceeds to the RNLI...