Archive for December, 2009

Looking forward to 2010 at Davy Jones Locker

By , 26 December, 2009, No Comment

With Christmas been and gone for another year and new year fast approaching, everybody here at Davy Jones locker is looking forward to what 2010 is gonna bring. With lots of new plans for the shop next year, one of the main things we want to do is be the lead examples of eco-conservation on Koh Tao island. We are also expecting lots of fresh faced Dive Master Trainees, and new customers we can introduce to the wonderful world of scuba diving on our beautiful island of Koh Tao.
We will be planning lots of beach clean ups, reef monitoring and many other ways to preserve our home on Koh Tao. With the sea being good to us and giving us lots of sharks at chumpon pinnacle and great viz at dive sites like twins and white rock, we hope the new year will be as good to us.
So stay tuned to the website for all the new info about the shop and our new Davy Jones Locker eco-projects and don’t forget to log into our new blog feature on the website to ask any of our staff here at the shop any questions about the local sites, dive courses or any other info you need about Koh Tao.

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Three more New PADI Instructors

By , 17 December, 2009, 1 Comment
Watch our ladies, Dan's qualified as an OWSI today and so he's sure to be out celebrating tonight ;)

Watch out ladies, Dan's qualified as an OWSI today and so he's sure to be out celebrating tonight ;)

OWSI completed next up the MSDT

OWSI completed next up for Paul the MSDT

Stefan received his certificate

Stefan receives his Instructor certificate

Congratulations to December’s IDC candidates, Stefan (Germany), Paul (England) and Daniel (England) on becoming PADI Instructors.  We had some great fun during the IDC and they all had excellent scores during their Instructor Exams.

Here's three of the newest PADI Diving Instructors on Koh Tao

Here's our Course Director Pete with three of the newest PADI Diving Instructors on Koh Tao

Tonight we’re gonna celebrate at our pool bar with a BBQ and DJ’s so leave your bikes at home! On the 19th we start with the MSDT Course intro and we have a group of 7, so this is gonna be fun.

Dan & Paul both completed the Divemaster training here with us at DJL and are both going to go on to take the MSDT here starting in a few days time, then who knows where they’ll end up, but as the season here is just about to start I’m sure they’ll both be looking to get straight into teaching their first courses as PADI Instructors here on Koh Tao and sticking around for a while.

Peter our Course Director here at DJL was extremely happy with the guys and they all passed which means 2009 is another year of 100% pass rate for his IDC candidates, keep up the good work Pete!

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New blue ribbon challenge for Koh Tao

By , 14 December, 2009, No Comment

Since Davy Jones Locker introduced its high speed rhib to Koh Tao more and more dive schools have followed our example and made an addition to their fleets, giving the more experienced divers the opportunity to enjoy all the benefits of small groups and diving in areas a little bit less accessible. It also gives us the ability to teach the Diving Coxen qualification, recognised by the Maritime Coastal Agency, the European Governing Body, and is accepted world wide.

While talking to one of our friends over a beer (Tim at Good Time Adventures) he mentioned he had circumnavagited Koh Tao in 19 minutes; we reckoned we could do it faster and in the sprit of friendly competition the gaunlet was thrown down. That afternoon I set out to have a rekki with a 0 .5 mtr sea state blowing into the east coast, we knew the record wasn’t on but we still managed to get around in a respectable 24 minutes. We reckon if we reduce the weight by removing the 5 passengers, and by getting the right amount of fuel on board and with a flat sea state we will get around in 15 minutes; watch this space…

Just after circumnavigating Koh Tao

Just after circumnavigating Koh Tao

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New villa accommodation for our diving customers

By , 14 December, 2009, No Comment
View of Sairee Bay from villa balcony

View of Sairee Bay from villa balcony

We are pleased to announce the completion of our villas on Koa Tao. This accommodation is intended to give our customers the chance to enjoy all the benefits of luxury in paradise. The two bedroom villas have air-con and satelite TV, although with the amazing views over Sairee Beach you probably wont want to watch it. They also have a private pool and complete seclusion. There is a kitchen with breakfast bar,  maid service and the option of having your own chef to prepare you some of the best of Thai cuisine. If you would like to book one of our villas or for further information contact phil@daveyjoneslocker.asia

View of bedroom from balcony

View of bedroom from balcony

View of balcony and pool from bedroom

View of balcony and pool from bedroom

Breakfast bar and kitchen

Breakfast bar and kitchenView of lower and upper balconies

View of upper and lower balconies

View of upper and lower balconies

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Introducing DJL’s superhero Neil ‘dangerous’ Draycott

By , 11 December, 2009, No Comment

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So.. I was sat in a pub havin a pint and reading the paper. It was Sunday afternoon, it was raining and I was in my home town, Derby. My mind was wandering, I’d been working a lot of hours saving up for a trip to South America, when my attention was suddenly drawn towards an advert in the travellers section. It read something along the lines of ‘DiveMaster Internships, Koh Tao, Thailand.
Now I’d done a little bit of this diving lark and always loved it so I gave the number a ring pretty much straight away and was given all the info I needed; full instruction up to Divemaster, materials, accommodation, my own gear, break-dancing lessons (I’m still waiting for them actually), and all this at a dive school called Davy Jones Locker. A couple of months later, on a sunny Monday morning I arrived on Koh Tao and was taken straight to the dive school. Now I was excited but a little apprehensive about what I’d got myself into. However, I was greeted by the lovely Rosalyn and Luke who quickly sorted me out with my accommodation and made me feel right at home.
Three months, four whale sharks and a ton of parties later I was qualified as a Divemaster… hooray! Ok so my intentions at this point were to continue with my original plan of goin to South America, but in what must’ve been a moment of madness, the good people at Davy Jones Locker offered me a job. I’d be working with my friends, on a beautiful island doing something I love…why not? After seven amazing months of ‘work’ I started to think about the next step, instructor. I hooked up with Pete the PADI Course Director at Davy Jones. After a lot of hard work on my part and a lot of patience on his he got me through my Instructor Development Course [IDC]. Thanks Pete! I passed my Instructor Exam with flying colours and am now working as the shop Divemaster/Instructor. Honestly, a bad day for me is 5metres visibility, a cloudy sky, maybe havin to write a blog. On a good day pretty much anything is possible, and to think that just over a year ago I was sat in that pub in Derby.
Neil Draycott

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