About Blue Turtle

Brief history of Blue Turtle

The company was set up in 1997 by Doug Lanfear. 1997 was also the year the boat was built. Negotiations to buy the business began in late 2009 and the purchase was completed in March 2010. During the first season, until Autumn 2010, Doug stayed on to assist with the handover.

Throughout its history the main business of the company has been the provision of diving trips for qualified divers to the various wrecks and reefs in Lyme Bay.

Alongside this has been fishing and angling trips. Bass fishing is a speciality during the summer months, but taking novice anglers out for a 3 hour trip to introduce them to the joys of sea angling is also offered.

The boat has also been chartered to carry out light cargo transport and has been used to carry out survey work in relation to bird populations and underwater filming.

Sightseeing trips up and down the coast and ashes scatterings are also undertaken.

The boat is based in Lyme Regis on the Dorset coast. Lyme Regis is at the heart of the Jurassic coast which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site whilst Lyme Regis itself is well known as the setting for the French Lieutenant's Woman.