Phoenix Watersports
Vivian Quarry

Phoenix Watersports was established in October 2023 when Duttons Divers & Palaemon divers merged following 10 years of success. Both business started pretty small with a trailer for Duttons and a van for Palaemon to travel around teaching.....The business has hugely progressed since this point, now acquiring 3 dives centres and a boat! The facilities allow bespoke and flexible training to meet your needs and despite it’s growth, still has that welcoming touch that we are keen to ensure. We have our own quarry - Vivian, pool and boat that we can conduct your training on request. We are also keen to offer high quality equipment.... an important aspect of your diver training is of course being comfortable and we understand that. This is why all of our equipment is revamped every season and we use only the best cold water brands such as Mares, Santi & Fourth Element.

It’s not only courses that are important to us, but also.... just diving! Which is why we developed the opportunity for guided shore and boat dives for you to join, to explore your local waters and get you out enjoying the marine life. As an active dive centre, these are available nearly every day. These dives are suitable for all levels of experience, with wrecks, a local seal colony and an array of marine life, we are able to find something for everyone.

We care about the environment too. It’s our office and we want to do whatever we can to protect it. That’s where our own conservation project, which focuses on our main local dive sites comes in. Our staff team are all trained as marine mammal medics, provide educational talks to groups in the area and encourage safe interaction with our local seals. We also focus on debris removal, surveying of the reef and responsible anchoring - a main focus for this year, with us raising funds and placing fixed moorings around the area, to prevent anchors destroying the reefs and seagrass beds.