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We proudly serve our customers every day with
a team of professionally trained instructors.
Customers can call our toll free 800-34-SCUBA,
visit our retail
location, or visit our
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Wherever your diving adventures take you, Scuba.com is with you all the way.
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Bill has been a diver since
1975, an Instructor since 1987, and has been a Course Director,
diving's highest Instructor rating, since 1993. In other words,
he teaches Instructors how to teach. He has been a member of the
Board of Directors of the Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors
Association since graduating as an outstanding candidate. He worked
for NAUI Worldwide Headquarters as a Branch Manager, Training Manager,
Territory Representative and worked on a team that wrote four Scuba
Diver Instructor Guides on how to teach diving. Bill has been volunteering
for many diver-training programs over the years involving both youth
and adults and has taught all levels of training from beginning
Scuba to Instructor and Course Director. He was been awarded the
"Conrad Limbaugh Award" and the "Service Award" by the County of
Los Angeles, Department of Parks and Recreation for over 15 years
of support and teaching excellence.
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Dan is one of our youngest instructors.
Born on the same day the original Jaws was released in theaters
he has grown up fascinated with sharks and appreciating the ocean.
Dan starting diving over a dozen years ago enjoying some of the
most spectacular diving in the United States – the Monterey
coast of Northern California. His experience and knowledge on diving
and equipment is derived from years of working in some of the most
popular dive centers and major equipment manufacturers in the industry.
He was also fortunate enough to be trained in photo techniques from
some of the world’s top underwater photographers including
Cathy Church, Jack Drafahl, Eric Hanauer, Andy Sallmon, Marty Snyderman
and Sal Zammitti. Dan has dove throughout North America and the
Caribbean including Bonaire, Cozumel, Cayman, Bahamas, Hawaii and
Baja California. Although his most memorable dive was recently at
Disney’s Epcot Living Seas in Orlando because “it’s
warm, you don’t have to look hard for sharks and your family
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Dan
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Clarke, a native New Englander and has been an avid instructor for over 26 years. He was first certified while in college in 1981 and now he has too many certifications to count that include Scuba Instructor, Instructor Trainer, Master Instructor, Emergency First Response Instructor, O2 Instructor, 1st Aid and CPR instructor, a cylinder inspector and a Dive Control Specialist. He has numerous Instructor Specialty Ratings too. His love for diving has taken him to such diverse locals sites such as beaches of Southern California, The Channel Islands, Monterey and the Sonoma County coast line. Other diving destinations are: Lake Tahoe, Cape Cod, Florida, Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Cabo (Wabo), La Paz, The Bahamas, Belize, Bonaire, The Bay Islands of Honduras, Hawaii, Grand Cayman, Fiji, Palau, Malaysia and the underground/underwater mine/cavern diving operation in Missouri (of all places). He’s actively teaching all levels of SCUBA programs for SCUBA.com, so if you’re looking to become a certified diver or continue with your diving education, give him a call. When asked where his favorite tropical place to dive is: "As long as it's warm, the critters & photo opportunities are plentiful and I'm with my friends, that's my favorite spot."
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Clarke
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Reggie comes from
a family of divers, including his brother and sister who are also
instructors. Reggie is one of the next generation of instructors
who doesn't really understand why divers are taught to use dive
tables in their classes. "We don't use slide rulers in school anymore
- everyone uses computers - why should it be any different with
diving?" With over a decade of diving under his weight integrated
system his favorite place to dive and play is Cabo San Lucas.
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Reggie
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Darrick started
diving in 1994 and has traveled all over the Americas trying it out.
He has been diving in every state but Alaska and some of the stops
along the way include The Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, South Pacific,
Pacific Northwest, Atlantic Northeast and Southeast and the Red Sea.
Darrick has logged over 10,000 dives, ranging in altitude from sea
level to 10,000 Feet. Darrick has been a Master Scuba Diver Trainer
since 2005, and has trained hundreds of divers in Hawaii. One of his
most memorable classes included a glimpse of a tiger shark consuming
a whale carcass off the shores of Oahu. Darrick teaches all levels
of diving. His young age belies his vast diving experience throughout
our great nation. Yes, Darrick has come a long way from that first
Rock Quarry dive in Ohio, but he still cherishes his diving adventures
in Michigan’s Great Lakes and beyond.
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Darrick
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Bob has been a diver since
1980, taking his first class in Puget Sound's chilly waters. He became
an instructor in 1993 and a Course Director in 2000 - diving's highest
Instructor Rating (in other words he teaches Instructors how to teach).
His knowledge on diving and gear is derived from 25 years of working
in shops and resorts in various parts of the world and as the Technical
Support Director for several major equipment manufacturers. His career
choice has led him from the Pacific Northwest's waters to the Caribbean,
Florida, California and the South Pacific. His favorite place to dive
is in the Coral Atolls of Kwajelein.
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Bob
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Aaron is our “dive any chance I get” instructor. Early morning dives are the best way to kick off the day. He loves to dive in Laguna Beach, diving his favorite spots and seeking out new ones. When the surf picks up he's out there body boarding. Aaron’s interest in the diving world is wide and varied, not only an instructor he is also one of our SCUBA Repair Technicians. Aaron community service includes working with the local youth Scuba program so he can share his skills with tomorrow’s divers to share his passion of the underwater world.
Aaron has dove throught California, Baja California, Mexico and all over the Hawaiian Islands including one of his favorite dives off the Big Island at night with the Giant Manta Rays
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Aaron
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A Platinum Pro 5000 Instructor and resident gadget
nut. Jim knows what works with what and more importantly, what doesn't!
He says he was certified when the dinosaurs ruled the earth, and in
fact, claims to have taught them how to dive. He has dove all over
the world, including the kelp forest and Channel Islands of Southern
California, every major island in the Hawaiian chain, in Mexico from
Socorro Island to Cozumel Island, in the Caribbean including Belize,
Bonaire, all three Cayman islands, Honduras, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos.
He's dove in Africa, including the Red Sea, Kenya, Tanzania, Malaysia
(Sipadan), Thailand, Papua New Guinea and his two favorite dive spots
in the world in Western Australia (that's not where the Great Barrier
reef is, it's on the other side) Ningaloo reef (with whale sharks)
and Rowley Shoals, "because it's blooming out in the middle of nowhere".
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Jim
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