Northwest Dive Club

Greetings Ben!

I'll be doing a Discover Scuba for some lucky group in Prosser soon! (Donated it to the Rotary Club there...)

Perhaps we'll be able to get more coming over to our side of the mountains for the fishies!!

Wow!! What a great event the Treasure Hunt was for Dive for the Cure. We were able to meet very cool divers from all over the area. New volunteers...new divers wanting to get involved. Vendors wanting to be a part... And I always love putting new faces to familiar names on the board. Thanks to every...

Ouch...ok, now I'm in FEAR!!!

(Everyone was at Treasure Hunt when I left there at 10:30 this morning...)

Thanks Bassman...looking forward to seeing both you and your daughter!

And, yes, Valerie...would love to connect. I'll be there from set up until 10:30. Then I have to go to my "paying" job. I'll have staffers at the booth all day...but let's try to connect!

I am pleased to announce that Dive for the Cure will have a booth at Treasure Hunt (made possible by a generous anonymous donation). Dive for the Cure is a non-profit dedicated to raising monies and awareness of Breast Cancer through the recreational sport of scuba diving. This year we have events i...

An anonymous donor generously covered a spot at the Treasure Hunt, so Dive for the Cure will be there, as well.

This was a last minute suprise...so I'm working quickly to get the stuff together!

Thanks Janna!

That does make teaching EFR more affordable. After going independent...you definitely "feel" all of the costs of instruction when you don't have the dive center to depend on for your peripherals.

Yeah...that looks like a cool site...and ALOT of stuff you've got in the shelter.

Must be an elevator somewhere....

In agreement here... I did the "fast track" into my DM program. Thankfully, it took me over a year to complete the DM piece, and during that time I helped with EVERY OW, most AOW and every Rescue classes that came up. So, I came out a good divemaster...but TOTALLY was not ready to enter th...

Congrats Jackie on your 700th!! And awesome spotting!

Great pics!

Welcome Frank!!!

Good to see you aboard. So, are you going to share your cool pics here???

There was a show called "Me vs Me" produced for the Fine Living Channel. A series of shows featured a couple or friends that participated in a sport/activity where one was great...and one couldn't keep up. The show promised that by giving the "best gear" and the "best traini...

For Sale: 1 pair of large Apollo Bio-Fins...used on only 5 dives during the filming of a reality show last fall.

$50...

I'm not qualified to answer your "blending" question...however, I do think that Tacoma Scuba has a "monthly pass" for Nitrox.


EDIT: Tacoma Scuba is not doing the monthly pass thing yet....

So, I wonder if PADI would get upset if I use the REAL RULE #1 in my next OW class???

Sure would cut down on liability issues if all divers just followed that rule, eh?

Welcome to the board!

There's alot of photo/video people here...so your input will be very welcomed!

Hope to see you in the water!

Yeah...you'll definitely fit in well here. Welcome to the board...and to the Emerald Sea!!

Thank you to Bob for the awesome Gas Management Seminar at U/W Federal Way last night. I'd been meaning to get to one for about a year now...and finally made it. This was a great presentation...definitely made me rethink some things...and I'll probably be doubling up here soon! I also picked up some...

I'd call REI and ask which store has the backups in stock. They are a princeton light dealer and usually have the backups at one of the stores in the area.

Lights are the same...just the housings are made for underwater...

Well, if your wife didn't catch the sickness in Florida...we'll have to get her drysuited up...and it's a sure thing that she'll catch the fever here!

Welcome to the board...and welcome to the Northwest!!!

You guys look soooo incredibly happy!

Congrats...and may the laughter last a lifetime!

Welcome to the Board...

See you at a site soon!

Just talked to Wally over at Tacoma Scuba...it's $65 there...can be done by next day if they have it in stock.

I know that TLSea charges $70 for a replacement...higher than it used to be...but they are a pain to replace...so definitely fair. They'll have it done in a couple days, if necessary, just let them know when you need it. I've always had good luck there and they use a higher quality neck seal. Very g...

I have the Skaana system. They are out of Canada...and TLSea is the only shop in the area (that I know of) that carries them. Two+ years...over 150 dives and no leaks. Nope...not even one. Yes, my hands have been wet a time or two, but those were leaks in my wrist seals... They are a breeze to get o...