Northwest Dive Club

Thanks for the advice! Sounds like my best bet might be to rent a car and head north for a trip. Happy to do that whenever schedules align! Since I don't have a dry suit I am imagining that warmer months will be more friendly. Thanks again!

Hi all, I am new to the PNW, specifically PDX. - rescue and scientific diving (inactive) - 50 ish dives - most of my diving experience has been in SoCal, all year round - no dry suit at the moment! but willing to be a bit chilly if necessary - interested in most any kind of dive! but especially crit...

Oh wow this is very cheap for a dry suit and weights!! Thanks for the heads up!!

Thanks for the advice! I don't have a dry suit unfortunately, most of my dives have been in SoCal where my 8 mm was sufficient. Do you have any recommendations for cost effective ways to get my hands on one? I'm not working at the moment (work opportunities and ideas welcome!!) so cost will be a fac...

Thanks for the warm welcome! I am a physical chemist turned ocean scientist, my research was centered around kelp forests and the study of viscosity in the water column using viscosity sensitive dye. Happy to give more detail if anybody wants to be bored to sleep. I would love to link up for a dive!...

Hi all! I'm a marine science PhD dropout. I have had rescue and AAUS scientific dive training but have since left my institution (UCSD) in around May of last year and moved to Portland. The experience taught me academia is not for me, but diving absolutely is! I miss it very much, and would like to ...