The best thing about the GO Diving Roadshow being held at NDAC this weekend (17-19 September) is the fact that as well as walking around exhibitor stands, listening to speakers and taking part in workshops, you can actually go diving!
The GO Diving Roadshow โ which is sponsored by Tobago Beyond โ promises a whole host of activities and attractions for non-divers and divers alike, but the allure of the quarry waters will be hard to ignore.
As these photographs from James Neal showcase, NDAC is home to all manner of sunken attractions, from armoured cars, Land Rovers, helicopters and buses to fishing boat, yachts, mines, aircraft parts and much, much more.
Whether you are a newly qualified diver or a veteran technical diver, there is something for you, with depths ranging from just a metre or so to well over 70m. The attractions are scattered throughout all depth ranges, so keep your eyes open.
The whole concept of the event is to get like-minded divers together โ the COVID situation has been hard on all of us, and it will be fantastic to get together to dive, chat and generally enjoy the social side of diving, which has been missing while we have been in various stages of lockdown!
The idea is that visitors can go for a dive, then enjoy whiling away their surface interval with a mooch around the exhibition marquee (Scubapro, Fourth Element, OโThree, PADI, DAN, Nammu Tech, Midlands Diving Chamber, Shearwater Research, Scuba Escape, as well as tourism experts from the British Virgin Islands, the Philippines and Tobago), are among the exhibitors attending), sitting in on a photography workshop from Anne and Phil Medcalf, or Paul โDuxyโ Duxfield, having a โdiver MOTโ health check with Divers Alert Network, then maybe doing a tech trydive on sidemount or a CCR, and then at the end of the day, once the diving is done, enjoying a drink or two in good company while listening to some awesome speakers (not to mention tucking into a BBQ on the Friday night!).
Theย Main Stageย will be home to our keynote speakers โ TV presenter and authorย Miranda Krestovnikoff and cave diver and explorerย Phil Short (Friday) and underwater photographer and conservationistย Ellen Cuylaerts and Thai cave rescue heroย Chris Jewellย (Saturday night). Adventurer, stunt man and tech diverย Andy Torbetย will be around on Friday morning before he dashes off to Scotland for a TV shoot, andย Clare Duttonย will also be talking about Scuba Escape team and their various underwater โescape roomsโ on Friday afternoon.
A two-day ticket (Friday and Saturday) costs just ยฃ69ย (but has a value of nearly ยฃ140!), and includes two days of diving in the attraction-rich waters of NDAC, access to the talks held over the two days, access to the diving and photo workshops (subject to space โ the tech trydives and skill development sessions have limited slots, so early booking to get your name down is advised), social on the Friday evening, limited-edition T-shirt (strictly for the first 100 ticket holders), 12-month subscription to Scuba Diver magazine, a weekend ticket to the main GO Diving Show in March 2022, and SUP and kayak sessions.
A Friday one-day ticket is ยฃ45ย (with a value of ยฃ110), and includes a day of diving, access to the talks held over the two days, access to the diving and photo workshops (subject to space โ the tech trydives and skill development sessions have limited slots, so early booking to get your name down is advised), social on the Friday evening, limited-edition T-shirt (strictly for the first 100 ticket holders), 12-month subscription to Scuba Diver magazine, and a weekend ticket to the main GO Diving Show in March 2022 and SUP and kayak sessions.
A Saturday one-day ticket is ยฃ27.50ย (with a value of ยฃ32) and includes a day of diving, and access to the talks and the workshops.
A two-day non-diver ticket is ยฃ25ย (with a value of ยฃ30) and this gives access to all of the talks and surface workshops, and the Friday evening BBQ.
NB: This is an advance ticket only event. You MUST have purchased your tickets viaย Eventbrite prior to arriving on-site. There are a limited amount of tickets, and there will be no tickets sold on-site.
Special group offer!
Bookย 5 tickets and get 1 ticket FREEย for a dive instructor or trainer. Go ahead and purchase yourย 5 ticketsย and emailย bookings@godivingshow.comย with your booking details. You will be issued a promotional code to the average value of the other 5 tickets which can be redeemed against a 6th ticket.
Example โ 4 x weekend diving ยฃ69 + 1 x weekend non-diving ยฃ25 gives a total order value of ยฃ301 / 5 = ยฃ60.20 average ticket price.
Fees and taxes are not included, can not be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount.
