RAID International has launched RAID TV on YouTube. On making the announcement, Terry Cummins, Director of Business and Marketing for RAID International, said: “It is very early days for RAID TV; however, we already have quite a few videos up there of special interest, even some historical ones from our 2014 relaunch of RAID starting in Australia. Some feature our Founder Barry Coleman and several other RAID Directors, while others illustrate the magnificent support we are getting from the industry. More videos will quickly follow, especially when such videos are linked to our online courses. You can see what I mean by taking a look at our ‘Reel and Guideline’ video shot by Endurance Swimmer Darrell Staight for us that will form part of the training for our new Advanced Wreck Course to be launched later this month.”

Cummins continued: “With RAID TV we are not going to always be looking for that highly commercial video production you may see elsewhere; nor are we all about just promoting RAID on the channel, but rather we want to focus on real life footage from every day RAIDers that just as efficiently, if not more successfully, get the message across whether it is in an educational context or just showing the fun of diving through RAIDers’ eyes. Of course we will work on and develop the channel from here, especially integrating the channel into our emerging social media outlets and categorising the videos for ease of searching and viewing, as more content is added by RAID International and RAIDers across the globe.”

Paul Toomer, RAID International Director of Training, said: “This is going to be awesome. We at RAID want to share your many experiences and ideas on this site. We also want your input, your videos, your successes and want to see those funny moments where maybe it all goes a bit wrong or it is just a load of fun. To see what I mean check out how RAIDer Cathie Cummins felt after a day’s diving on the Great Barrier Reef recently (click here) – it is simple, not a big promo for RAID, just a shear unrehearsed display of joy shown after a dive that got a massive number of views on our RAID Facebook page. So RAID TV is dedicated to diving and divers with a focus on continuing education, the thrill, the fun of diving and most importantly, the “art” of diving. We would like you to submit your videos to us so we can share the magnificent underwater world with the rest of the world through your eyes, not just how we see it at RAID International. After all, without you, the divers and especially the RAIDers around the planet, we are nothing.”

Toomer added: “Now for some rules. We reserve the right to sanction anything offensive from this site. It is not a channel for bagging anyone and it is not a forum for armchair divers who have nothing better to do than show how great they are or want to just slag the content while hiding behind a keyboard. This is a channel for divers who want to share diving in the most positive way while being unafRAID to have a constructive opinion. So send your videos links to Terry at terryc@diveraid.com.au and he will post them as is appropriate.”

To learn more about RAID, contact your local RAID Regional Office or find all the information you need on all RAID programs at www.diveraid.com and freediving at www.freedivingraid.com. Visit RAID’s Facebook page here.