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DIVE LOCALLY WHERE IT REALLY MATTERS

October 2011

FLORIDATAMPA & ST. PETERSBURG

Two Cities, One Great Place to Dive

BONAIREThe Second Time’s A Charm

LAKE JOCASSEE

The Secret is Out

KIDS SEA CAMP

Dad-Just Five More Minutes

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10 Tampa and St. Petersburg- Two Cities, One Great Place to DiveTampa Bay and St. Petersburg diving is an adventure that takes some patience but it is the one dive spot where you can “go over the edge” literally. Tampa and St. Petersburg offers a myriad of limestone ledges that have become home to countless marine species. Come and go off the ledge with writer Mike Hughes. By Mike Hughes

20 Kids Sea Camp Dad-Just Five More MinutesIt is the most amazing thing you could ever do for your kids. I know this to be true because I did it for my kid just a couple of months ago. I expect to be on the “cool dad” list for some time after taking my 12 year old daughter to Bonaire to take part in Kids Sea Camp. Join me as I show you what great memories are made of. By Rick Stratton

14 Lake Jocassee – The Secret is OutQuick…what do the movie “Deliverance”, an antique Chinese sailboat, and a mysterious lodge sitting in 300 ft. of water, have in common? The answer…they are all right at home in a man-made lake that sits majestically in a place ominously named the Devil’s Fork State Park. Join writer Keath Allen as he take a trip back in time to discover the beginnings of one of the SE’s most popular recreational stops. By Keath Allen

18 Bonaire–The Second Time’s A Charm With its pristine reefs and diverse marine life Bonaire gives the diver an opportunity to see an environment untouched and unspoiled. I couldn’t wait to get back after my first trip last November so when my daughter, Amanda, and I were invited back to take part in the Kids Sea Camp I jumped at the chance. Join me as I show you that some things are definitely better the second time around. By Rick Stratton

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◄ Cover by Annie CrawleyHolly Wakely poses, using her Sealife Camera for her PADI Master

Seal Photo Mission during Kids Sea Camp Palau 2011 with Sam’s Tours. PADI Instructor Annie Crawley, founder of Dive Into Your Imagination and member of Women Divers Hall of Fame took the cover shot, during Kids Sea Camp Palau 2011.You can visit her websites at www.AnnieCrawley.com or www.DiveIntoYourImagination.com to learn more, or join Annie on a Kids Sea Camp trip in 2012. To find out

the schedule for upcoming trips go to www.KidsSeaCamp.com

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to stay active, learn about, and discover the amazing world of diving. Through our shared passion, we can build a stronger community and hopefully inspire others. Sharing your stories will foster a healthy, active dive family. Help us build this community – Share your passion!

Divers are passionate…passionate about their diving, their equipment, their environment, their pictures, their stories. With that passion is the desire to share those stories, those adventures, photos, videos, lessons learned and boasting rights.

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NASE Doesn’t Offer a Remedial Mask Clearing Course, Either…

The number one complaint among dive operators is that new divers can’t control buoyancy. And no wonder! The typical scuba student spends up to 90 percent of his time in the water standing, sitting or kneeling on the bottom. How can he ever learn buoy-ancy control doing that?

The situation is so bad some agencies offer remedial buoyancy control courses to try to help new divers fix problems that never should have been allowed to happen in the first place. That’s just plain wrong.

NASE doesn’t offer a remedial buoyancy control course any more than we offer a remedial regulator recovery or mask clearing course. To us, buoyancy control is not a “skill” to be dem-onstrated by doing fin pivots in open water. Controlling buoyancy is at the heart of everything we teach, right from the start.

Find out how easily you can fix one of the biggest problems in diver training. Visit www.ScubaNASE.com/buoyancy. And be sure to visit us at DEMA, booth 1583, for a special opportunity for dive professionals.

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Bonaire diving trip. Photo courtesy of Kids Sea Camp

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Dude, I am living vicariously through your magazine! I wanted to take the time to tell you how much I really appreciate all the stories you do every month. I am new to your magazine here in Florida but it seems like you have a lot of information every month. I really enjoy the fact that it is totally local! Now if I can just convince my wife to let me dive all those spots!

Thanks for you magazine,Steve PiercePanama City, Florida

steve,And I live vicariously through our

readers. We really enjoy compiling all the information for the magazine and getting it out to the local divers. Let me invite you to share your experiences with us. I have found over the years the best people to tell our readers about diving are, well, our readers who are divers! So thanks for reading and please pass the word along... that we have local dive news for local divers. And dude, we’ll keep the stories coming so we can help you convince your wife to let you dive all the great spots!

Save the Date for Rebreather Forum 3Are you a Rebreather Diver, Instructor or Dive Centre? It’s time for a Peer Review. Rebreather Forum 2 was held in California in September 1996. The subsequent Conference Proceedings were published and they’re still considered an exceptionally useful reference paper. http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/7555

Over the last 18 years rebreather technology, ethos, training et al has radically changed hence Rebreather Forum 3 (www.rf30.com) has been organised. It’s going to be held on 18 – 20 May 2012, Orlando, Florida.

Powered by the AAuS, DAN and PADI; RF3 will address the major issues surrounding rebreather technology and its application in sport diving. We will be bringing together specialists, experts, experienced practioneers, manufacturers, and ancillary companies representing a variety of communities to discuss this technology and share information.

Topics up for discussion include;

• Rebreather Incidents• Physiology and Rebreathers• Rebreather Design, Construction and Testing• Training and Operations• Rebreathers in Expeditionary Diving

Come and be part of a major event in Rebreather thinking – Rebreather Forum 3 – the biggest international Rebreather Conference

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FaNtasY Fest tO stage ‘aQuatic aFrOlic’Sea monsters, mermaids, creatures of the deep, and escapees

from Davy Jones’ locker will be in attendance in Key West on Friday, Oct. 21-30, during the island city’s annual Fantasy Fest celebration. Themed “Aquatic Afrolic” this year, Fantasy Fest features 10 days

of masquerade balls, costume contests, parties and ocean-inspired escapades climaxing in a glittering grand parade set for Saturday. The

festival schedule includes a pirate bash, (Sea) Monsters’ Ball, soiree for sea nymphs and sailors, burlesque extravaganza, themed costume competitions, tea dances, and parties worthy of Poseidon himself. For more info visit www.fantasyfest.net.

discOverY diviNg’s 32Nd aNNual treasure huNt FOr charitY

Help is needed to make Discovery Diving’s 32nd Annual Treasure Hunt on Saturday, Oct. 15, a success. The Treasure Hunt is a charity event held every year in October. Last year travel agencies, resorts, manufacturers and local businesses donated more than $32,000 in prizes. The day of the Treasure Hunt begins with a scuba dive at the Radio Island rock jetty with divers seeking treasure in the form of numbered oyster shells. Divers then return to the dive store for a pig pickin’ feast and the drawing for prizes. The food and fun lasts well into the evening. This event is one of the largest single day gatherings of divers in North Carolina.

Funds raised will support the Divers Alert Network (DAN) and the Mile of Hope Children’s Cancer Event. For more info visit www.DiscoveryDiving.com

grOve scuba is mOviNgGrove Scuba in Miami, Florida is

moving to a bigger and better location at 2809 SW 27th Ave. The new location will allow Grove Scuba to stock more items, and will give the dive shop the opportunity to offer more services. As Miami’s only PADI 5 Star Instructor Training Center, they offer everything from beginning certifi cations to instructor training. Grove Scuba also has a bilingual staff of instructors so they can offer all their courses in both English and Spanish. For more info visit www.grovescuba.com.

disNeY dives mOre thaN a cartOON eXPerieNce In celebration of their

continuing alliance with Walt Disney World Resorts® this year’s industry trade show in Orlando, Florida, NAUI is once again offering the very popular

Disney Dives at Epcot® Dive Quest for Nov. 2-5. The Seas at Epcot® features a 6 million gallon indoor aquarium, considered to be one of the world’s most impressive man-made ocean environments – offering guaranteed calm seas, no current, and unlimited visibility. Divers are surrounded by more than 65 species of marine life; including dolphins, sharks, rays and a rainbow of tropical fi sh! You must be SCUBA-certifi ed to participate in this experience. For more info visit NAUI at www.naui.org.

Weekday Special For groups of 6 or more starting at $509 per diver.

The cost includes 4 days of diving and 5 nights of lodging in one of our 2 lodges.

Please visit our website for more complete information at www.discoverydiving.com

discovery diving co., inc., 414 Orange St., Beaufort, NC 28516

phone: 252.728.2265 • fax: 252.728.2581email: [email protected] • www.DiscoveryDiving.com

We invite you to venture to the ocean floor to experience for yourself the mystery and beauty of the sunken vessels on one of our 3 exclusive dive charter boats. Due to the proximity of the Gulf Stream, we have WaRM cleaR waters with temperatures in the low 80’s and visibility often over 100 feet. We’re a FUll SeRVice dive store offering sales, instruction, rental, repairs and wonderful days on the water with our competent and caring crews. We’re walking distance to Historical district of Beaufort. and paddling distance (ocean kayaks available) of several great after dive hang-outs.

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WHat iS diScoVeRy diVing’S tReaSURe HUnt?Discovery Diving’s Treasure Hunt is • oneofthelargestsingledaygatheringsofdiversontheEastCoast.• afundraisingeventforDAN.• aBigOldPARTY!!!!!!For the last 32 years, we have been going to everybody and anybody, diving related and non-diving related, begging for donations and have been fairly successful. We have, in the past, ended up with enough prizes for all participants to receive at least two prizes and in some cases three prizes.Get more information or REGISTER TODAY!www.discoverydiving.com or use the gettag with your smart phone!

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OctOber Oct. 4: Orlando Reef divers, 7 p.m.,

Paddy Murphy’s, Baldwin Park, FL. www.meetup.com/Orlando-Reef-Divers

Oct. 5: Nautical Nudists Dive & Boating Club, 7 p.m., Check Website for location, Land ‘O Lakes, FL. www.nauticalnudist.com

Oct. 5: South Florida Divers, 7:30 p.m., Lauderdale Isles Yacht Club, Land ‘O Lakes, FL. www.sfdi.com

Oct 6: Caloosa Dive Club meeting, 8 p.m., Cape Coral Yacht Club, Cape Coral, FL. www.diveclub.org

Oct 6: Jupiter Drift Divers, 7 p.m., Jupiter Fire Station Community Room, Jupiter, FL. www.jupiterdriftdivers.com

Oct. 6: Sarasota Scuba Club, 7:30 p.m., Fraternal Order of Police Hall, Sarasota,

FL. www.sarasotascubaclub.orgOct. 6: Under Sea Adveturers

Dive Club, 7 p.m., Best Western Hotel, Deerfield Beach, FL. www.usadiveclub.com

Oct. 11: Bay Area Reef Runners, 7 p.m., Chili’s Grill & Bar on Hwy 19 N, Clearwater, FL. www.barrdivers.com

Oct. 11: Atlanta Reef Dwellers Scuba Club, 7 pm, Hudson Grill @ Brookhaven, Atlanta, GA. www.atlantareefdweelers.org

Oct 11: Sea Tigers Spearfishing Club, Rousse Trim & Stairs, Harvey, LA. www.seatigers.us

Oct. 11: South Florida Underwater Photography Society, 7:30 p.m., El Palacio Hotel, Miami, FL. www.sfups.org

Oct. 11: Waterloggers Dive Club, 6:30 p.m., Beef O’Bradys, Melbourne, FL. www.sealevelscuba.com

Oct 15: Discovery Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Eco Discovery Center, Key West, FL. Floridakeys.noaa.gov

Oct 17: Sea Turtle Dive Club meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Jasper Dive Center, Jasper, GA. www.seaturtlediveclub.com

Oct 18: Atlanta Aquanauts Northside Monthly Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Cheeseburger in Paradise, Atlanta, GA. www.meetup.com/Atlanta-Aquanauts/

Oct 18: Orlando Reef Divers meeting, 7 p.m., Paddy Murphy’s, Baldwin Park, FL. www.meetup.com/Orlando-Reef-Divers/

Oct. 19-23: Key Largo Pirates Fest, Key Largo, FL. www.keylargopiratesfest.com Oct 19: Central Florida Pleasure Divers, 7 p.m., Denny’s Restaurant, Orlando, FL. www.cfpdivers.com

Oct 19: Suncoast Reef Rovers, 6 p.m., Nokomis Community Center, Venice, FL. www.suncoastreefrovers.com

Oct 20: Caloosa Dive Club meeting, 8 p.m., Cape Coral Yacht Club, Cape Coral, FL. www.diveclub.org

Oct 20: KSC Barracuda Dive Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Merritt Island Library, Kennedy Space Center, FL. www.kscbarracudas.org

Oct 21: DUI Dog Rally. Lake Rawlings, Rawlings, VA. www.dui-online.com

Oct 27: Bubbles up Jacksonville Monthly Member Meeting and Future Dive Discussion, 7:00 p.m., see site for location. www.meetup.com/bubblesupjacksonville

Oct 27: Sink or Swim Scuba Divers Meetup, 7 p.m., Gastonia, NC. www.meetup.com/Sink-Or-Swim-Scuba-DiversNOvember

Nov. 1: Fanta-Seas Dive Club meeting, 7-9 p.m., Fanta-Seas Divers, 1400 Eatonton Rd., Ste. 750, Madison, GA. www.fanta-seadivers.com

Nov. 1: Orlando Reef divers, 7 p.m., Paddy Murphy’s, Baldwin Park, FL. www.meetup.com/Orlando-Reef-Divers/

Nov. 2: Nautical Nudists Dive & Boating Club, 7 p.m., Check Website for location, Land ‘O Lakes, FL.

Nov. 2: South Florida Divers, 7:30 p.m., Lauderdale Isles Yacht Club, Land ‘O Lakes, FL. www.sfdi.com

Nov. 3: Caloosa Dive Club meeting, 8 p.m., Cape Coral Yacht Club, Cape Coral, FL. www.diveclub.org

Nov. 3: Jupiter Drift Divers, 7 p.m., Jupiter Fire Station Community Room, Jupiter, FL. www.jupiterdriftdivers.com

Nov. 3: Sarasota Scuba Club, 7:30 p.m., Fraternal Order of Police Hall, Sarasota, FL. www.sarasotascubaclub.org

Nov. 3: Under Sea Adveturers Dive Club, 7 p.m., Best Western Hotel, Deerfield Beach, FL.www.usadiveclub.com

Nov. 5: Atlanta Reef Dwellers Scuba Club, 7 pm, Hudson Grill at Brookhaven, Atlanta, GA. www.atlantareefdweelers.org

Nov. 8: Sea Tigers Spearfishing Club, Rousse Trim & Stairs, Harvey, LA. www.seatigers.us

Nov. 8: South Florida Underwater Photography Society, 7:30 p.m., El Palacio Hotel, Miami, FL. www.sfups.org.

Nov. 8: Waterloggers Dive Club, 6:30 p.m., Beef O’Bradys, Melbourne, FL. www.sealevelscuba.com

Nov. 8: Atlanta Reef Dwellers Scuba Club, 7 pm, Hudson Grill at Brookhaven, Atlanta, GA.www.atlantareefdweelers.org

Nov 8: Clearwater Hogs Spearfishing Club meeting, 7 p.m., Ocean Sports, Dunedin, FL. Call Carl Nelson (727) 515-4672

Nov 9: Bay Area Reef Runners Club Meeting, 7 p.m., Pssghetti’s, Clearwater, FL. Genny Donaldson (727) 365-6172

Nov. 12: 3rd Annual Bridge Run, Key Largo, FL.www.jewfishcreekbridgerun.com

Nov. 15: Atlanta Aquanauts Northside Monthly Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Cheeseburger in Paradise, Atlanta, GA. www.meetup.com/Atlanta-Aquanauts/

Nov. 15: Orlando Reef Divers meeting, 7 p.m., Paddy Murphy’s, Baldwin Park, FL. www.meetup.com/Orlando-Reef-Divers/

Nov. 16: Central Florida Pleasure Divers, 7 p.m., Denny’s Restaurant, Orlando, FL. www.cfpdivers.com

Nov. 16: Suncoast Reef Rovers, 6 p.m., Nokomis Community Center, Venice, FL. www.suncoastreefrovers.com

Nov. 17: Caloosa Dive Club meeting, 8 p.m., Cape Coral Yacht Club, Cape Coral, FL. www.diveclub.org

Nov. 17: KSC Barracuda Dive Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Merritt Island Library, Kennedy Space Center, FL. www.kscbarracudas.org

New PrOgram briNgs dive resOrts aNd retailers tOgether

Cayman Islands Dive Operators is working with Dive Center Business Magazine and the nation’s dive stores for the launch and pilot testing of a new “discover diving referral program”. The purpose of the program is to encourage people who have tried a vacation dive to become certified with their local store when they return home. This program provides them the information to connect with a local store, and at the same time gives retailers the leads and a means for follow up. A customer takes a discover-diving experience in the Cayman Islands and opts-in to accept additional information about diving. Back home they receive an email from the Cayman dive operator thanking them for trying diving, encourages them to continue the experience by visiting a local dive store, and then provides the names and contact information of their nearest retailers. The Discover Divers’ Retail Connection Program is currently being piloted by Cayman Islands dive operators who want to partner with dive stores to help grow the diving industry. For more info visit www.dtmag.com

PilOt whale rescue vOluNteers NeededThe Marine Mammal Conservancy,

located at MM 102.2 Bayside in Florida needs many more volunteers to work 4 hour shifts throughout the weekends to help rescue pilot whales. The most critical demand is at night and volunteers must be at least 18 years of age. Volunteers need foot-protection (booties, water shoes or sneakers) and wetsuits. Although there are tarps to protect from the sun, please bring hats, sunglasses, and sunscreen. There is a camping shower set-up so you can shower off at the end of your shift if you desire. For more info visit tinyurl.com/whalevolunteers

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Formula H20’s 2011 season finale

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www.wreckracingleague.com

The Wreck Racing league and Formula H2O has dove into its

second season of underwater racing after taking the oceans by storm in 2010. And now the newest underwater sport has gone international!

The concept of racing underwater scooters, or diver propulsion vehicles (DPVs), was born out of a brainstorming session between Joe Weatherby, and Dave Sirak. Weatherby spearheaded the 2009 sinking of the Vandenberg as an artifi cial reef off Key West and Sirak at WFTV-Channel 9 in Orlando. The two men were meeting to fi gure out what to do to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Vandenberg sinking when they came up with the idea to race each other around the rather large ship. Thinking others might like the idea the two men opened the race up and the response was overwhelming. “We thought there might be some other people who would enjoy the idea but we had no idea just how popular it might be,” said Sirak. In 2010 the newly formed league held fi ve races, each one more successful than the last. When 2011 rolled around they got an unbelievable offer…to license the concept out to a dive school/club in Italy.

On June 4 Formula H2O headed east for the Italian coastline! underwater

Grand Prix of Rome was born. In a partnership with the Italian scuba organization Sea Scout, the Wreck Racing league brought the fastest growing underwater sport to the seaside town of Santa Marinella near Rome and what a response they received. “It was really interesting to see the Italian take on the sport,” said Weatherby. “It was quite an honor to have people in another country so excited about this sport.”

Sirak says from the beginning the excitement for the new sport has been almost overwhelming. “We were really encouraged by the competitors’ enthusiasm at the fi rst races,” says Sirak. “At the Fort lauderdale for the Gold Coast underwater Grand Prix held Aug. 22 a fl eet of 24 racers did laps around the sunken freighter Tracey at 70 ft.; the response just kept growing.” Weatherby says he is unsure when exactly they looked at each other and said, hey we are on to something, but it’s obvious they are now other countries want to emulate them.

Formula H2O racing is now offi cially described as an action packed sport combining underwater scooters and scuba diving racing on artifi cial reefs. The Wreck Racing league or WRl is the sanctioning body for Formula

Photos Courtesy of Wreck Racing League

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Saturday, November 5thLower Keys at Hurricane Hole

Key West, FLOver $3,000 in cash and prizes

for the top three teams for Most, Biggest, and Smallest Lionfish Categories.

Help control the Lionfish population.For information or registration go to:

www.reef.org/lionfish or call 305-852-0030

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October 31 - November 6ecoweekfloridakeys.comH20 Racing and Sirak says they now hold

the patent to the concept. “It is all moving very quickly,” says Sirak. “Joe took me on this adventurous ride through the world of diving and hasn’t let up yet. Of course now that I’m having so much fun, I don’t want it to either.”

This year’s season for wreck racing is winding down. The season fi nale will be held October 7-9 for the Weeki Wachee Warrior Challenge to be held at the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida. Both Weatherby and Sirak are looking forward to a long and fun-fi lled future for Formula H2O. “It is spreading,” Sirak says. “Obviously we are pleased because copying a concept is the purest form of fl attery. To be honest I can’t wait to see what comes next.” For more info visit www.wreckracingleague.com ■

Photos Courtesy of Wreck Racing League

“Obviously we are pleased because copying a concept is the purest form of flattery.”

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Weeki Wachee Warrior Challenge

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park

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By Mike HughesWriter, Dive News Network

It’s no big mystery or clandestine secret as to why there’s not a lot of shore diving

near Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg. The clarity in Tampa Bay can be low near the shore. However, once you travel out just a short distance the water clears up and the viz is what one would expect of Florida waters. Yet another consideration is you may have

to go out 25 miles before the water gets 70 ft. deep so in Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg but the shallower diving areas offer many unexplored nooks along the way. Normally boat diving is the key to a grand dive experience.

In order to reach depths of 130 ft. plan to sail or motor out 80 to 100 miles. The area offers some great dives but they require a little travel time. The water can change temperature drastically depending on the time of year you decide to hit the Florida coast. It can be 82 in the summer and 57 from January to February, so this may also play into your plans. The vis is another consideration and can range from 25 ft. to 100 ft. between June and August; comparable to the Caribbean island of St. Croix. I asked the local dive what the best dive sites to explore were and they were happy to help out, so I can pass

the info on to you, our readers. Shallow and unexplored.

When choosing which dive site was most popular, many said, hands down, is Wreck of the Sheridan on Pinellas County Artifi cial Reef #2. This wreck is full of baitfi sh and large grouper cruising in and out and a large rectangular encased raised letter “S” mounted on a wall makes a great backdrop for taking pictures of fellow divers. The DT Sheridan was an ocean going 180 ft. long tugboat in her day but she now rests at 75-80 ft.

About 100 yards out from the Sheridan is the180 ft. long uSCG Blackthorn. This Iris Class Buoy tender was struck by a 605 ft. tanker the SS Capricorn, caught by an anchor, and capsized. The badly damaged ship was towed out to Reef #2 and sunk on Jan 28 1980. A local charter, Tanks-A-Lot

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Dive Charters, has videos on YouTube you can view this site. One spokesperson from Tanks-A-Lot told me the site is so popular because the water conditions make it feel like swimming pool diving. Any skill level, novice or advanced, will fi nd easy diving conditions and thirty plus years of reef growth.

Our second popular dive site is Veterans Reef. The reef sits at 42 ft. and consists of three steel barges in a rectangular shape stretching approximately 300 ft. by 600 ft. A Lockheed Neptune P2V-3 plane rests in the center. A tall yellow buoy with a U.S. fl ag on top marks the surface spot commemorating past veterans at this site while underwater are a lot of soft corals dotting the structures. Divers can expect to see tiny sardines, small grunts, and huge Goliath groupers at this site.

If we are going to talk about Tampa Bay diving we have to mention the ledges. There are limestone ledges running everywhere along the west coast of Florida; ledges

where the reef stands now, and ledges that following the shoreline millions of years ago when waters were lower and rivers were more abundant. Chances are where ever you decide to take a quick dive overboard you may fi nd one of these ledged prehistoric reefs. There are so many of them they are constantly being

re-found and renamed. It is not unusual to fi nd reefs with crazy names such as Dire Straits and One-eyed Willy, however some dive sites have more respectable names such as Madeira Beach Reef or Tarpon Spring Reef.

Some reefs are known for the artifi cial structures sunk on them such as Indian Shore Reef with 2 WWII LSM landing ships, a silt hopper, and 125 pillboxes at 46 ft. Treasure Island Reef #2 at 35 ft. has a shrimp boat and pieces of concrete. St. Pete Beach Reef has rubble from the old Corey Causeway sunk in 1976, pieces of the Skyway Bridge, and in 1984 they sunk a 200 ft. barge and 10 army vehicles here.

Some dive sites are known for one item in particular. The Tug Orange at 45 ft., which is 100 years old and is home to Nurse sharks. The Gunsmoke, an old shrimping boat, had a run in with bundles of an invasive weed called Mary Jane in some circles, (marijuana) and local offi cials

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took such offense to this, they sunk the boat in 1977; it rests at 80 ft. Besides being a popular wreck for fi sh and soft coral, the Gunsmoke has had a storied history including association with alleged turn-of-the-century pirates and other bone breaking encounters.

I should mention South County Artifi cial Reef at 45 ft. has two reef systems and is known for Nurse sharks activity as well as Whale sharks. They have recently been found near The Tug and Barge at 105 ft. The limestone reef ledges themselves have been recently shown to have an increase in frogfi sh sightings as well.

Folks at Jim’s Dive Shop in St. Petersburg told me their two top dive spots besides the Sheridan were the Army Tanks and The Rube Allyn. 8-10 tanks and an artifi cial reef stacked like a pyramid out of cement bridge pieces, culverts, and other material are interesting. What I liked most about talking to the folks at Jim’s was the fact they have started a local geocaching movement to give divers one additional compelling reason to dive the local waters. What a great move to bring divers out to have fun at local dive sites.

Oh, and sure, everyone boasts they have waters fi lled with bonito, cobia, hogfi sh, kingfi sh, mackerel, snapper, and wahoo, but I am here to tell you, not quite like Tampa and St. Petersburg. Not only do the areas offer diving but also dive oriented activities

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such as The St. Petersburg Open which claims to be the world’s largest spearfi shing tournament. Members of the St. Petersburg Underwater Club, established in 1952, have been holding the tournament since 1966 with approximately 300 participants and thousands of spectators each year. How can you go wrong with a 90 lb. amberjack, 90 lb. grouper, or a 9 lb. lobster?

Finally, another thing I like about diving in St. Petersburg and Tampa is both cities are not far from many spring diving sites so you can try a little fresh water diving too on the same trip. If you are in Orlando at the famed Disney World on vacation it’s not too far away to add on a day or two of diving off the west coast of Florida. After all, Orlando is a town where the biggest company is operated by a mouse and everyone can use a break from a small world once in a while. Better yet, come to Tampa, and take a Minnie two-day break in Orlando to see some Goofy sights between dives. You win either way. ■

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The movie “Deliverance”, an antique Chinese sailboat, and a mysterious

lodge sitting in 300 ft. of water; what do all these have in common? The answer…they are all right at home in a man-made lake sitting majestically in a place ominously named the Devil’s Fork State Park.

Although initial land purchases began in the early 1910s, Duke Energy’s predecessor companies began purchasing in earnest the land that would become lake Jocassee in upstate South Carolina in 1963. Their hydro-electric plant would harness the energy of four major rivers and provide electrical power to millions of customers thus making way for Lake Jocassee, created after a 385 ft. dam was constructed. The benefi cial result is one of the state’s best recreational areas covering 7,980 acres with 92 miles of shoreline.

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Jocassee into the recreational area it is today. In the late 1980s they developed what is now Devil’s Fork State Park giving public access to the lake. The park sits on 622 acres with two campgrounds near the water and 20 villas available for rent. Managed by the South Carolina Parks Department, the park gives easy access for fi shing, boating, water skiing and a separate area developed for divers. In the 1990s Duke sold 47,000 acres to the state to become known as the Jocassee Gorges. The recreational area, including the land around Lake Jocassee, now extends into North Carolina.

Divers have their own areas in the lake. A 25 acre cove, accessed by the right hand remote ramp in Devils Fork State Park, is prime for shore diving. The staff from Lake Jocassee Dive Shop has done a lot to maintain and develop the cove for divers although boaters also use the area. It offers depths of 150 ft., two training platforms and easy access. This area is popular for divers of varying experience levels, from students

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to advanced open water divers. Some of the points of interest in this area include “The Bones Family”, a group of skeletons humorously placed in various scenes at 40 ft. and the “Jocassee Memorial Gardens”, a mock graveyard artistically set by a diver with a great sense of humor sitting at 30 ft. A full basketball court with a bowling ball provides the opportunity for a pick-up game of hoops to beat any weekend at the neighborhood park.

The area has also been developed for students and divers who wish to better develop their diving skills. Cygnus Scuba, a shop from North Carolina that often uses Lake Jocassee as a training area, has created an underwater navigation course just off the right side of the access ramp. Painted concrete blocks mark distances in 10 ft. increments along the 100 ft. horizontal course for divers to measure fi n kicks. This small navigation course sits at 20 ft. and is a great training tool for new divers.

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Visibility in this area varies with the season, just like fresh water sites. The average is 20-25 ft. in the heat of summer and 50 + in winter. Summer temperatures allow for diving in wet suits, but dry suits are recommended in winter when the water temperatures dip down to the upper 40s.

In addition to the great shore diving from the park, there are even more possibilities for boat divers. Two walls known as the “shallow wall” and the “deep wall” are favorite dives just across the lake. The shallow wall reaches depths of 60 ft. and is a great location for newly certifi ed open water divers to experience everything a wall has to offer. The deep wall, reaching depths of 175 ft., gives advanced divers a place to stretch beyond the 60 ft. limit.

The most famous wreck in Lake Jocassee is commonly referred to by local divers as the “Junk”. This 40 ft. Chinese teak sailboat, imported from China, sits in just 40 ft. of water when the reservoir is full and is easily accessible. It is located in the quarry area of the lake and marked by two buoys moored on each side of it.

Despite being cleared of all structures prior to fl ooding the valley, there are several remnants of life as it was before the hydro-electric station was built. Three graveyards can be found under water. The most famous of these graveyards, Mt. Carmel Cemetery, once stood on a small hill above the valley fl oor. The cemetery was not made famous by divers, but by Hollywood, when it was featured in the movie “Deliverance” starring Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds in 1972. The tombstones sit at 138 ft. Dan Keeran from Upstate Scuba dives at the lake regularly. He says Mt. Carmel Cemetery is one of his favorite dives. “The history makes the dive interesting and the forest is a lot of fun to swim through,” Keeran said.

The fairly recent discovery of Attakulla Lodge is quickly attracting the attention of technical divers. The lodge was a private residence later turned into a summer get-away for people trying to escape to the quiet valley. It was originally thought to have been

Debbie Fletcher and her daughter Pam watch the monitors closely as the fi rst team of divers descend upon Attakulla

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lost to the power of the water as the reservoir fi lled.

Bill Routh, owner of Lake Jocassee Dive Shop, learned about the lodge in his research of the lake. He spoke with one of the family members, Debbie Fletcher, who told Bill her brother had seen debris from the lodge getting caught in the trees as the water fi lled the valley. Undeterred, Bill was able to get the coordinates of the land plot, had them converted to GPS coordinates, and got to work searching for signs of the lodge. Trolling with a camera at 300 ft. in early August 2004 Routh saw the fi rst images of the Attakulla Lodge. “It was two o’clock in the morning and I was alone on my boat when I fi rst saw images of the lodge,” Routh says. “I was shocked and exhilarated. I immediately wanted to call everyone and tell them I’d located it, but at two o’clock in the morning there was nowhere for the excitement to go.” He called Debbie the next morning and immediately put a plan into action to explore what remained of the lodge.

On August 7 2004, the fi rst descent was made on the lodge. Debbie Fletcher went out in the boat with the team, including Jackie Smith and Charles Johnson, the divers who would make the fi rst successful dive to the lodge. Routh, Chris Salter, and Kim Salter supported the mission from the boat and water as the safety team.

In addition to the lodge, tech divers have been making other discoveries in the depths of Lake Jocassee. A girl’s camp, once fi lled with the laughter and screaming of children on summer break, and a steel bridge once part of the road through the valley, now sit quietly at 320 ft.

With so much history, and so much to offer, Lake Jocassee may be one of the best kept secrets of diving in South Carolina. Routh and the Lake Jocassee Dive Shop run charters on the lake, often taking recreational divers and technical divers out at the same time. The locations of the dive sites are so close to each other, sport divers can get two dives in on the “junk” or the walls, while a team of tech divers make their way down to the deeper structures.

It’s surprising more people haven’t discovered the great diving in Lake Jocassee. It’s beautifully developed recreational diving areas and historical treasures are waiting to be explored. It is only a matter of time before the secret is out and Lake Jocassee will become a destination hot-spot for divers. ■

Underwater Gravesite Photo provided by Debbie Fletcher

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By Rick StrattonPublisher, Dive News Network

You know how you can go see a movie a second time and you are just amazed

by all of the things that you notice that you missed the fi rst time around…my trip to Bonaire in September this year was exactly like that!

Bonaire, an island located in the southern Caribbean has quickly become one of my favorite dive destinations. Bonaire, Aruba and Curacao all make up a group referred to as the “ABC islands of the leeward Antilles” and are located approximately 50 miles north of Venezuela. Calm weather and waters full of marine life makes the Bonaire area a playground for divers. A yearly average temperature is 82 degrees while the water temp sits at a bath water warm 80 degrees makes the island an any-time-of-the-year dive destination. The reefs are well preserved and offer an amazingly diverse marine community and it is said that Bonaire’s fi sh population is the most diverse in the Caribbean and ranks among the best anywhere.

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untouched and unspoiled. I couldn’t wait to get back after my fi rst trip last November so when my daughter, Amanda, and I were invited back I jumped at the chance.

I stayed at the Caribbean Club Bonaire this time around and I was not disappointed by the accommodations. Located north of Kralendijk at the foot of Bonaire’s hills and just steps away from some incredible dive sites this was a friendly and affordable place with full resort facilities. They recently added some new condos on site and they were great.

On this second trip to Bonaire I was able to spend some time diving and once again exploring Bonaire. In September the coral spawn so it was incredible that we happen to be there while it was taking place. We dove with Buddy Dive Resorts and their contribution to the trip made it that much better. The staff is friendly and family focused making it a great place to take your family for a dive experience. The facilities were great and Agusto, the dive manager, and Paul, the facilities manager, did an amazing job keeping up. There entire staff was incredible.

One of the really cool experiences I had this go round was the chance to meet the famous Captain Don. Captain Don’s Habitat is a world famous Dive Resort that was founded in 1976 by renowned underwater environmentalist and author Captain Don

Stewart. His vision for the perfect dive resort is refl ected in the design of the resort. It is water front with a world class restaurant on the grounds and right across from where I was staying at the Caribbean Club. I went over to get Captain Don to sign a copy of his book, Reef Windows, a book dedicated to Bonaire’s Dive sites, and had a drink with Jack Chalk the manager of the tiki bar Deco Stop while I waited. What a great experience !

Bonaire is a popular dive destination and when you ask divers where they want to go, often many will tell you Bonaire is on the list. In fact, 90 percent of the travelers who go to Bonaire are divers and over 80 percent are United States based. The island even has a seamless money transfer system in order to cater to US residents.

I would task anyone traveling to Bonaire for diving to attempt to experience it all. There are some very interesting land based activities such as hiking and historical tours. There is a Donkey Sanctuary where they house the generations of donkeys who were long ago brought to the island.

In 1993 Dutch Nationals, Marina Melis

and her husband Ed Koopman established a donkey sanctuary on Bonaire for sick, wounded and orphaned donkeys. The primary objective of Donkey Sanctuary Bonaire is to offer a sheltered, protected life to all the donkeys of Bonaire. It is a really interesting place to visit.

So if you are looking for a family oriented place to dive and explore while meeting some of the most interesting people, Bonaire is where you want to head. Family…diving…great people…what more could you ask for. ■

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family affair. Margo combined the perfect ingredients for what we scuba parents, and grandparents, have been waiting for, a family dive vacation.

In July Amanda and I packed our suitcases, stowed our gear and headed off to Buddy Dive Resort Bonaire with Kids Sea Camp. The week exceeded our expectations. Amanda made new friends from all around the world and I got to relax and enjoy diving with Amanda.

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schedule of events and educational programs for families with kids age 4-17. I even dubbed it an edu-tainment trip.,education and entertainment all at the same time. One really fantastic component to the KSC week is each certifi ed kid received a SeaLife DC1200 Digital Underwater camera. Margo says with her own kids the hardest part of diving with them is getting them to slow down and enjoy the dive. By


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an awareness of marine related issues, with a strong focus on conservation while providing a safe family friendly place to dive. I really enjoyed the ease of the jump off the dock diving with my daughter any afternoon at Buddy Dive. Calm clear water, teaming with big schools of fi sh, eels, box crabs and huge Tarpon. The week included, 3 meals daily, photo clinics and slide shows, night dives for kids and adults and marine art painting. It all ends with graduation and a poetry contest with great prizes like digital cameras, strobes and wide angle lenses.

During my week at Buddy Dive, there

were a total of 56 kids from ages 4-17. They are split into age appropriate groups; the largest group was the teen group which is exactly where my daughter fi t in. The group is then divided into specialty courses.

Margo told me that it is incredibly rewarding for her to watch the kids grow and become better divers each year. “I feel like these kids are a part of my family,” said Margo. “We have watched some of them since they were 4, 5 and 6 years old, now they are still diving with me at 15, 16, and 17.”

The last time Amanda was at KSC was 2 years ago. I was pleasantly surprised, as was she, that she recognized many of the kids from her last trip. This made her trip that much more fun. Amanda had a great time making new friends and meeting other kids that dive. Before it was over they all exchanged Facebook information. She has developed a network of KSC friends to keep in touch with.

The feel of Kids Sea Camp is amazing. There is always something fun going on, live music, tubing, slack line and sailing. Amanda got to do a drift dive, a boat dive

and photo dives. I had a great time diving watching her have fun. She is now almost as committed to the sport of diving as I am. It has always been my dream that she enjoy scuba diving because my life is so much about diving.

As a journalist, I am amazed at the process. I took a video of every segment of Sea Camp, as I went through and watched my footage; I began to realize the kids were great divers. They get the technology, using dive computers and cameras, one little guy even schooled me about using a digital camera. He talked about video editing and software and which were the best cameras; this kid was only 13 years old and he made me feel like an amateur.

I can honestly say again, that this was, as the Kids Sea Camp tag line reads, “A memory to last a life time”. I am glad that Amanda and I went. I do think that my daughter 5-more-minuted me quite a bit conning me into allowing her more and more time to be with her dive buddies/friends each day, but it was time well spent.

For more info on KSC visit www.familydivers.com. ■






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Divencounters Alliance 877.323.DIVE www.divencounters.com

Red Mangrove 00593.2.3823801 3823941 www.redmangrove.com

HAWAIIMaui Dreams Dive Co 808.874.5332 www.mauidreamsdiveco.com

HONDURASDeep Blue Resort 504.95.76.36.97 www.deepblueutila.com

Utila Tours 800.668.8452 337.893.0013 www.utila.com

INDONeSIAKungkungan Bay Resort & Spa 530.347.2300 www.divekbr.com

Lembeh Hills Resort www.LembehHills.com 62.812.441.18.000

Pindito Liveaboard 831.818.8594 www.pindito.com

Sea Safari Cruises 623.6172.1212 www.seasafaricruises.com/

Tasik Ria Resort Spa & Diving 62.431 -.824.445 www.tasikria.com

Worldwide Dive and Sail 866.258.6398 www.worldwidediveandsail.com

MexIcOAbyss Dive Center 52.984.873.2164 www.abyssdivecenter.com

Aquanauts Dive Adv. 998.206.9365 www.aquanautsdiveadventures.com

ReD SeA - eGYPTFly & Sea Dive Adventures 888.995.DIVE(3483) www.redseadiving.ca

Learning Through Travel 516.781.5556 www.learningthroughtravel.com

ROATANCoCo View Resort Roatan 800.282.8932 www.roatan.com

GoRoatan.com 888.405.8737 www.goroatan.com

SeA Of cORTez/SOcORRO ISlANDSRocio Del Mar 602.558.9580 www.rociodelmarliveaboard.com

ST. cROIx (U.S. VIRGIN ISlANDS)BVI Scuba 284.540.2222 www.bviscubaco.com

Cane Bay Dive Shop 340.773.9913 www.canebayscuba.com

Jost Van Dyke 800.778.8066www.jostvandyke.com

ST. kITTSDive St. Kitts 869.564.8914 www.divestkitts.com

ST. VINceNTBequia Dive Adventures 784.458.3826 www.bequiadiveadventures.com

THAIlANDSairee Cottage Diving 667.745.6126 www.saireecottagediving.com

TURkS & cAIcOSOasis Divers 649.946.1128 www.oasisdivers.com

Dive Provo 649.946.5040 www.diveprovo.com

An alphabetical listing of participating dive shops, charters, live aboards and resorts in tropical locations around the world. TROPICAL DIVE DIRECTORY

BAHAMASSmall Hope Bay Lodge 800.223.6961 www.smallhope.com

BelIzeCalypso Beach Retreat 303.264.8333 www.calypsobeachretreat.com

Hugh Parkeys 888.223.5403 www.belizediving.com

Sun Breeze Hotel 1.800.688.0191 www.sunbreeze.net

BONAIReBuddy Dive Resort 599.717.5080.518 www.buddydive.com

Divi Resorts 954.545.0269 www.diviresorts.com

Quest Dive Adventures 770.992.8414 www.questdive.com

BRITISH VIRGIN ISlANDNV Yacht Charters 443.829.8576 www.nvcharters.com

cAYMAN ISlANDSDivetech@Cobal Coast Dive Resort 888.946.5656 divetech.com cobaltcoast.com

Southern Cross Club 800.899.2582 www.southerncrossclub.com

Sunset House 800.854.4767 www.sunsethouse.com

cOSTA RIcAQuest Dive Adventures 770.992.8414 www.questdive.com

cOzUMelAlbatros Charters 888.333.4643 www.cozumel-fishing.com

BlueBubbleScuba 987.872.4240 www.bluebubble.com

Island DreamsTravel 800.346.6116 www.divetrip.com

Scuba Du 310.684.5556 www.scubadu.com

Sea Robin 951.824.9073 www.searobincozumel.com

cURAcAOOcean Encounters 800.932.6237 www.oceanencounters.com

fIJIBeqa Lagoon Resort 800.542.3454 www.beqalagoonresort.com

Beyond the Reef 691.350.3483 www.diveyap.com

Dolphin Bay Divers Retreat 679.992.4001 dolphinbaydivers.com

Lalati 877.750.0233 www.lalatifiji.com

Qamea Resort & Spa 649.360.0217 www.qamea.com

Scuba Travel Ventures 800.298.9009 www.scubatravelventures.com

Wananavu 679.669.4433 www.wananavu.com

GAlAPAGOSBlue Ocean Marine Pty.Ltd. 415.830.3846 www.abyssworld.com

22 WE SuppORT OuR LOCaL DIvE SHOp - WITHOuT THEm WE WILL NOT HavE a DIvE INDuSTRy.

TROpICaL DIvE DIRECTORy DIvE DIRECTORy ALABAMA

Adventure Sport, Inc. Auburn (334) 887-8005 Store

Southern Skin Divers Supply Birmingham (205) 595-3052 Store

Down Under Dive Shop Gulf Shores (251) 968-3483 Store

Gary’s Gulf Divers Orange Beach (251) 747-6563 Charter

Dive Alabama Pelham (205) 663-7428 Store/Charter

FLORIDA

Southern Most Diving Big Pine (305) 974-DIVE Charter

Force-E Scuba Boca Raton (561) 368-0555 Store

Boynton Beach Dive Center Boynton Beach (561) 732 8590 Store/Charter

Dolphin Sun Dive Charters Boynton Beach (561) 886-8925 Charter

Tanks-A-Lot Dive Charters Clearwater (727) 798-1269 Charter

Grove Scuba Coconut Grove (305) 443-1313 Store/Charter

Crystal River Water Sports Crystal River (352) 795-7033 Charter

Scuba Network Deerfield Beach (954) 422-9982 Store

Scuba Network Delray Beach (561) 330-8501 Store

The Scuba Center Delray Beach (561) 278-7020 Store

Ocean Sports of North Pinellas Dunedin (727) 733-1919 Store

Divers Discount Florida Fort Lauderdale (800) 752-6386 Store

Lauderdale Diver Fort Lauderdale (800) 654-2073 Store

Scuba Network (E Sunrise Blvd) Fort Lauderdale (954) 467-7872 Store

Scuba Network (N Federal Hwy) Fort Lauderdale (954) 491-7793 Store

Sea Experience Fort Lauderdale (954) 770-3483 Store/Charter

Captain Pete’s Diving Outfitters Fort Myers (239) 337-9564 Store/Charter

Bay Breeze Dive Center Gulf Breeze (850) 934-8363 Store

Atlantic Scuba, Inc. Holly Hill (386) 253-7558 Store

Atlantic Pro Divers Jacksonville Beach (904) 270-1747 Store/Charter

First Coast Divers Jacksonville (904) 264-4744 Store

Blue Iguana Charters Key Largo (561) 797-2540 Charter

Bluewater Divers Key Largo (305) 453-9600 Store

Captain Slate’s Atlantis Dive Center Key Largo www.captainslate.com Store

Horizon Divers Key Largo (800) 984-3483 Charter

Island Ventures Diving Key Largo (305) 451-4957 Training/Charter

Pirate Island Dive Shop Key Largo (800) 809-9881 Store

Captain’s Corner Dive Center Key West (305) 296-8865 Store

Southpoint Divers Key West (800) 891-3483 Charter

Wet Pleasures Dive Outfitters Lantana (561) 547-4343 Store

Sunshine Scuba Largo (727) 585-0938 Store/Charter

Cave Excursions Live Oak (386) 776-2299 Charter

Dive Outpost Live Oak (386) 776-1449 Charter

Suncoast Dive Center Madeira Beach (727) 320-0201 Store

Abyss Dive Center Marathon (800) 457-0134 Store/Charter

Cave Adventures Marianna (850) 272-2346 Store

Diver’s Den Miami Miami (305) 595-2010 Store/Charter

Scubadventures Naples (239) 434-7477 Store/Charter/Training

Ocala Dive Center Ocala (352) 732-9779 Store

Scuba Extreme Adv.Sports & Travel Orange Park (904) 269-8021 Store

Scuba Tiger Orange Park (904) 264-4744 Store/Charter

Scuba Network Orlando (407) 354-1234 Store

The Dive Station Orlando (407) 843-3483 Store

Dive Locker Panama City Beach (850) 230-8006 Store/Charter

Dive Pros Pensecola (866) 348-3776 Store

Dr Dive Pensacola (617) 943 5553 Charter

Scuba Shack/Wet Dreams Charters Pensecola (850) 433-4319 Store/Charter

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Divencounters Alliance 877.323.DIVE www.divencounters.com

Red Mangrove 00593.2.3823801 3823941 www.redmangrove.com

HAWAIIMaui Dreams Dive Co 808.874.5332 www.mauidreamsdiveco.com

HONDURASDeep Blue Resort 504.95.76.36.97 www.deepblueutila.com

Utila Tours 800.668.8452 337.893.0013 www.utila.com

INDONeSIAKungkungan Bay Resort & Spa 530.347.2300 www.divekbr.com

Lembeh Hills Resort www.LembehHills.com 62.812.441.18.000

Pindito Liveaboard 831.818.8594 www.pindito.com

Sea Safari Cruises 623.6172.1212 www.seasafaricruises.com/

Tasik Ria Resort Spa & Diving 62.431 -.824.445 www.tasikria.com

Worldwide Dive and Sail 866.258.6398 www.worldwidediveandsail.com

MexIcOAbyss Dive Center 52.984.873.2164 www.abyssdivecenter.com

Aquanauts Dive Adv. 998.206.9365 www.aquanautsdiveadventures.com

ReD SeA - eGYPTFly & Sea Dive Adventures 888.995.DIVE(3483) www.redseadiving.ca

Learning Through Travel 516.781.5556 www.learningthroughtravel.com

ROATANCoCo View Resort Roatan 800.282.8932 www.roatan.com

GoRoatan.com 888.405.8737 www.goroatan.com

SeA Of cORTez/SOcORRO ISlANDSRocio Del Mar 602.558.9580 www.rociodelmarliveaboard.com

ST. cROIx (U.S. VIRGIN ISlANDS)BVI Scuba 284.540.2222 www.bviscubaco.com

Cane Bay Dive Shop 340.773.9913 www.canebayscuba.com

Jost Van Dyke 800.778.8066www.jostvandyke.com

ST. kITTSDive St. Kitts 869.564.8914 www.divestkitts.com

ST. VINceNTBequia Dive Adventures 784.458.3826 www.bequiadiveadventures.com

THAIlANDSairee Cottage Diving 667.745.6126 www.saireecottagediving.com

TURkS & cAIcOSOasis Divers 649.946.1128 www.oasisdivers.com

Dive Provo 649.946.5040 www.diveprovo.com

An alphabetical listing of participating dive shops, charters, live aboards and resorts in tropical locations around the world. TROPICAL DIVE DIRECTORY

BAHAMASSmall Hope Bay Lodge 800.223.6961 www.smallhope.com

BelIzeCalypso Beach Retreat 303.264.8333 www.calypsobeachretreat.com

Hugh Parkeys 888.223.5403 www.belizediving.com

Sun Breeze Hotel 1.800.688.0191 www.sunbreeze.net

BONAIReBuddy Dive Resort 599.717.5080.518 www.buddydive.com

Divi Resorts 954.545.0269 www.diviresorts.com

Quest Dive Adventures 770.992.8414 www.questdive.com

BRITISH VIRGIN ISlANDNV Yacht Charters 443.829.8576 www.nvcharters.com

cAYMAN ISlANDSDivetech@Cobal Coast Dive Resort 888.946.5656 divetech.com cobaltcoast.com

Southern Cross Club 800.899.2582 www.southerncrossclub.com

Sunset House 800.854.4767 www.sunsethouse.com

cOSTA RIcAQuest Dive Adventures 770.992.8414 www.questdive.com

cOzUMelAlbatros Charters 888.333.4643 www.cozumel-fishing.com

BlueBubbleScuba 987.872.4240 www.bluebubble.com

Island DreamsTravel 800.346.6116 www.divetrip.com

Scuba Du 310.684.5556 www.scubadu.com

Sea Robin 951.824.9073 www.searobincozumel.com

cURAcAOOcean Encounters 800.932.6237 www.oceanencounters.com

fIJIBeqa Lagoon Resort 800.542.3454 www.beqalagoonresort.com

Beyond the Reef 691.350.3483 www.diveyap.com

Dolphin Bay Divers Retreat 679.992.4001 dolphinbaydivers.com

Lalati 877.750.0233 www.lalatifiji.com

Qamea Resort & Spa 649.360.0217 www.qamea.com

Scuba Travel Ventures 800.298.9009 www.scubatravelventures.com

Wananavu 679.669.4433 www.wananavu.com

GAlAPAGOSBlue Ocean Marine Pty.Ltd. 415.830.3846 www.abyssworld.com

Learning Through Travel www.learningthroughtravel.com

DIvE DIRECTORy TROpICaL DIvE DIRECTORy

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Viking Diving Pensacola (850) 916-3483 Charter

Force-E Scuba Pompano Beach (954) 943-3483 Charter

Scuba Network Pompano Beach (954) 785-0399 Store

Fantasea Scuba Port Charlotte (941) 627-3888 Store

Force-E Scuba Riviera Beach (561) 845-2333 Charter

Depth Perception Tampa (813) 689-3483 Store

Scuba Haven Tampa (813) 972-4455 Store

Conch Republic Divers Tavernier (800) 274-3483 Store/Charter

Narcosis Scuba Center Tarpon Springs (727) 934-6474 Store/Charter

Florida West Scuba & Charters Venice (941) 483-3483 Charter

Blue Grotto Williston (352) 528-5770 Store/Diving

GEORGIA

Dolphin Dive Center Athens (706) 548-3483 Store

Adventure Dive Center, LLC Albany (229) 888-3483 Store

The Dive Shop on McEver Gainesville (770) 503-0040 Store

Dive Dive Dive, Inc. Lawrenceville (678) 407-2442 Store

The Dive Shop Marietta (770) 973-7909 Store

Wet Set Scuba & Travel Stockbridge (770) 389-9949 Store

Diver’s Den Georgia Saint Marys (912) 882-7078 Store/Charter

South Georgia Dive Charters Saint Marys (912) 882-7078 Store/Charter

LOUISIANA

Underwater Adventures Baton Rouge (225) 927-3483 Store/Charter

Red River Scuba Bossier City (318) 629-3483 Store

Mike’s Dive Center Lake Charles (337) 430-0073 Store

True Blue Watersports Lake Charles (337) 310-1681 Store

Harry’s Dive Shop Metairie (504) 888-4882 Store/Charter

Scuba Ventures Shreveport (318) 222-3483 Charter

Coral Reef Dive Shop Slidell (985) 641-9888 Store/Charter

MISSISSIPPI

The Dive Shop Llc D’Iberville (228) 392-7830 Store/Charter

NORTH CAROLINA

Black Jack Tech Diving Aberdeen (910) 426-3483 Store

Atlantis Charters Atlantic Beach www.atlantischarters.net 6pack Charter

Discovery Diving Co. Beaufort (252) 728-2265 Store/Charter

Poseydon Dive Center Beaufort (252) 504-3483 Store/Charter

Cape Fear Dive Center Carolina Beach (910) 458-7390 Store/Charter

Dive Hatteras Frisco (703) 818-1850 Charter

Outer Banks Diving Hatteras (252) 986-1056 Charter

Triad Divers Supply High Point (336) 886-8808 Store

Diver Style Scuba Monroe (704) 219-0198 Store

Olympus Dive Center Morehead City (252) 726-9432 Store/Charter

Divin’ Dawgs New Bern (252) 638-3432 Store

Ghost Fleet Dive Charters Wanchese (252) 491-8475 Store/Charter

Rum Runner Dive Shop Winterville (252) 439-4390 Store/Charter

SOUTH CAROLINA

Charleston Scuba Charleston (843) 763-3483 Store/Charter

Upstate Scuba Clemson (864) 653-3483 Store

Columbia Scuba, Inc. Columbia (803) 788-9166 Store/Charter

Bermuda Triangle Greenville (864) 286-3483 Store

Low Country Scuba Mount Pleasant (843) 884-1500 Store/Charter

Coastal Scuba N. Myrtle Beach (800) 249-9388 Charter

Off The Wall Charters, Inc. Salem (864) 944-9255 Charter

VIRGINIA

Adventure Scuba Company Chantilly (703) 263-0427 Store

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