Do you want to try out the latest dive gear by SCUBAPRO? Do you want to see a four-meter-high Kevin the Minion underwater? Do you want to become a PADI Master Scuba Diver or learn more about underwater photo and film? Then join us at the PADI and SCUBAPRO test event at the Boschmolenplas on Saturday the 31st of August and Sunday the 1st of September.
This two-day dive festival is being organized at the Duiklocatie Boschmolenplas by PADI, SCUBAPRO, Duiken in Beeld and multiple dive centers. Let’s introduce everyone, so you know who to check in with for what activity!
PADI Dive Centers
Mega Diving is a PADI Five Star IDC Center in Roosendaal. They will have offers on their specialties, particularly the PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course. As it is mandatory to do a pool session for your Dry Suit Diver Specialty course, you can do this with them in the weeks leading up to the event. You can then finish your course at the Boschmolenplas, get certified and see Kevin! For more information contact Mega Diving and check their website.
If you are new to the Boschmolenplas, no worries. PADI Five Star Resort Bluegill Divers (Bluegill Divers – De PADI duikschool en duikclub van Limburg en omstreken!) is ready to guide you to the wrecks, fish and, of course, Kevin! You can book your guided dive through the PADI Dive Shop Locator or by contacting the dive club directly. Bluegill Divers is also a PADI Adaptive Techniques center, meaning their team is specialized in supporting divers with a disability and training new buddies how to act. If you have ever wondered what it is like to dive with an adaptive buddy, you can try it now. Book yourself an Adaptive Techniques try dive.
SCUBAPRO
SCUBAPRO will be there with their latest dive gear for you to test. Join the crew for information and book a time slot to test your new BCD, dive computer, regulator or fins. If you want to test a dry suit, make sure to bring your own undersuit.
In love with your new dive gear? Then, go shopping with the crew of Mega Diving or Scuba Adventures Europe to purchase your new items at the dive site. Scuba Adventures is located at the Boschmolenplas. Besides having a large dive shop, they also have a filling station and café.
PADI
And of course, PADI will be there, too! We will be promoting the Master Scuba Diver Challenge for divers and dive professionals. Divers can win a trip to the Maldives, and PADI Professionals can win a free 2025 Membership Renewal. Find the PADI tent and check out how you can win.
DuikeninBeeld
After your dives, make sure to take a snap shot of your happy face and enter the #HappyFaces competition by DuikeninBeeld. The crew will be there with a mini version of their Themed Tables covering topics such as underwater photography and filming.
Come Join the Test Event
It will be a fun and action filled weekend that you don’t want to miss. Join us on Saturday, 31 August or Sunday, 1 September.
Please purchase your ticket for Saturday or Sunday at the Duiklocatie Boschmolenplas in advance.
The ticket price is €13 (including a non-alcoholic drink at the value of €2,40). Please bring your diving license. If you are not a certified diver, you need to be under direct supervision of an instructor. You can test a piece of equipment for one hour. You need to bring proof of identification as deposit for the piece of gear you are testing. Tickets for non-divers from 12 years old are €5 (including a non-alcoholic drink at the value of €2,50). Tickets for non-divers are only available at the door. If testing a dry suit, you must bring your own undersuit.
