Sunday, July 25th marked the end of another great Open Water class. After Tropical Storm Bonnie moved away the day before, the ocean had calmed down enough to get out aboard Scubatyme Charters‘ Scubatyme III for a couple of great dives on the “Peter McAllister” tugboat and Shark Ledge Reef. Seas were 2-4ft, skies were sunny and viz was about 30ft – still churned up by TS Bonnie. I had never been to the “Peter McAllister” before and, while it is a small wreck (only 80ft long), it had an enormous amount of fish life on it. A beautiful day of diving for everyone! Congratz to my (now certified) students on a job well done!

Diving new spots here in Paradise,

Instructor Doug

So what are YOU waiting for? Summer is here, the water is warm and everyone is getting certified now so they can be ready for what looks to be a great dive season! I want to see you in one of my classes SOON! Give me a call at 954.296.6449 and let me schedule a class for you!

Sunday, July 18th Instructor Doug is heading out aboard Scubatyme Charters‘ Scubatyme III with Beth and Juan who are doing their final checkout dives for their Advanced Adventure Diver certification. Seas were a bit on the “sporty” side, with waves @3-5ft, with the occasional swell at @7ft. Well, this is what Advance Diver certification is all about, so no one complained about it (I wouldn’t let them anyway!). Beth and Juan both work for a helicopter service and are used to all the briefings and checklists required for diving, so they take to the dives with great excitement. Both of our dives have pretty good currents which made the skills interesting to do, but they pulled it off! Congratulations to you both on a job well done!

Another reason to get wet here in Paradise,

Instructor Doug

So what are YOU waiting for? Summer is here and everyone is getting certified now so they can enjoy what looks to be a great dive season! I want to see you in one of my classes SOON! Give me a call at 954.296.6449 and let me schedule a class for you!

Sunday, July 11th sees another Open Water class come to an end with two dives off of Scubatyme Charters‘ Scubatyme III. One more glorious weekend of sun and calm seas made for a great morning of diving as we head out to do a dive on a shallow wreck and a dive on a nearby reef. All the students were excited to be nearly finished with their certifications, and were really looking forward to their dives. I had some really good students in this class, including the wife and daughter of a former Master Diver student of mine. So far this summer, I have seen lots of families and family members getting certified so they can all go diving together. It’s a great way to have a fabulous vacation where all family members can participate!

More happy students here in Paradise,

Instructor Doug

So what are YOU waiting for? Summer is here and everyone is getting certified now so they can enjoy what looks to be a great dive season! I want to see you in one of my classes SOON! Give me a call at 954.296.6449 and let me schedule a class for you!

June 27th finds another Open Water class drawing to an end with a couple of checkout dives aboard Scubatyme Charters‘ Scubatyme III. The beautiful streak of great diving conditions continues this weekend as we head out to do a dive on a shallow wreck, and then head over to a neighboring reef for our second dive. The students are all excited about their dives ( and their pending certifications ), and we are setting up gear, talking about the dives, and generally relaxing. The dives end up being fabulous, as always, and everyone is ready to get out and dive again!

Enjoying the weather and diving, diving, diving here in Paradise,

Instructor Doug

So what are YOU waiting for? Summer is here and everyone is getting certified now so they can be ready for what looks to be a great dive season! I want to see you in one of my classes SOON! Give me a call at 954.296.6449 and let me schedule a class for you!

Today I changed hats a bit to be a Dive Guide for a couple of certified divers from NY who hadn’t been in the water very much. They were very interested in seeing what kinds of dives they could do here and having someone show them around a bit. The weather continues to be beautiful with flat seas and sunny skies, and once again we were aboard Scubatyme Charters‘ Scubatyme III as we headed out to do a favorite local wreck, the “Sea Emperor”. After briefing the divers on what we were planning to do, we got geared up and headed down to the wreck. They had a blast interacting with all of the resident animals and fish and were very excited when they came back up after the dive. We then headed over to a nearby reef for some “drift” diving and got to see more great animals and fish.

Getting wet whichever way I can here in Paradise,

Instructor Doug

June 13th marks the end of another great Open Water class. A great group of students once again, and this time I am joined by fellow Instructor, Randy who is along to observe and assist where necessary. The streak of beautiful dive weather continues as the seas are flat, skies are sunny and visibility continues to be good. We are once again aboard Scubatyme Charters‘ Scubatyme III and heading out to our favorite shallow wreck and reef combination dives. Everyone showed great skills today and were excited to be new Open Water Divers!

Having a blast teaching SCUBA here in Paradise,

Instructor Doug

So what are YOU waiting for? Summer is coming and everyone is getting certified now so they can be ready for what looks to be a great dive season! I want to see you in one of my classes SOON! Give me a call at 954.296.6449 and let me schedule a class for you!

A much smaller mixed-level class finished up today. I had 2 Master Diver candidates and 2 Open Water Diver candidates finish their checkout dives aboard Scubatyme Charters‘ Scubatyme III. Another beautiful dive weekend with great seas, weather and visibility made for two great dives to a shallow wreck and a nearby reef. All of the students were great in their skills and were really loving the underwater world we got to witness that day.

Teaching away here in Paradise,

Instructor Doug

So what are YOU waiting for? Summer is here and everyone is getting certified now so they can be ready for what looks to be a great dive season! I want to see you in one of my classes SOON! Give me a call at 954.296.6449 and let me schedule a class for you!

May 30th marks the end of another great Open Water class. A great group of students finished out their checkout dives aboard Scubatyme Charters‘ Scubatyme III, going to dive on a shallow wreck and a reef. Beautiful seas, weather and visibility made for two great dives and the students were really excited to finish their certifications!

Great to be teaching SCUBA here in Paradise,

Instructor Doug

So what are YOU waiting for? Summer is here and everyone is getting certified now so they can be ready for what looks to be a great dive season! I want to see YOU in one of my classes SOON! Give me a call at 954.296.6449 and let me schedule a class for you!

Today’s class was rather large so it was split into a morning boat dive and an afternoon boat dive. Once again we found ourselves aboard Scubatyme Charters‘ Scubatyme III, heading out for a beautiful day of diving. We did a shallow wreck and a reef ( both in the morning and in the afternoon ) and everyone had a blast swimming around looking at all the critters and fish. Getting the chance to dive with new divers is always fun for me because they get so excited about everything, and it rubs off on me!

Teaching SCUBA and having a blast here in paradise,

Instructor Doug

So what are YOU waiting for? Summer is here and everyone is getting certified now so they can be ready for what looks to be a great dive season! I want to see you in one of my classes SOON! Give me a call at 954.296.6449 and let me schedule a class for you!

The last couple of weeks have been pretty busy for Instructor Doug as there have been 5 Open Water graduates, 1 Advanced Open Water graduate, 3 Rescue Diver graduates and checkout dives for 1 Master Diver candidate and 2 Divemaster candidates! It was great scheduling everyone’s activities and making sure they all accomplished what they need to do. Rescue dives, Divemaster briefings and guided dives, compass navigation and wreck mapping for the Advanced and Master divers and working on Open Water skills kept me (and everyone else!) on their toes. After it was all said and done, everyone was real happy with their experiences and are looking forward to scheduling their next class.

Teaching, teaching, teaching here in Paradise,

Instructor Doug

So what are YOU waiting for? Summer is coming and everyone is getting certified now so they can be ready for what looks to be a great dive season! I want to see you in one of my classes SOON! Give me a call at 954.296.6449 and let me schedule a class for you!