Gone Diving • (360) 738.2042
Business Hours: [Monday - Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 11am-3pm]

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Beach Cleanup
1st Annual Whatcom Water Week September 18-25th
Lake Whatcom, Bloedel Donovan Park, Saturday, September 18th, 9am:
Gone Diving is hosting a beach cleanup at Bloedel Donovan Park near the boat launch and towards the swim area. This is a popular multi-use park wear lots of dog toys, golf balls, bottles and cans can be found underwater and above. Gone Diving will be provided free rentals and free air fills for those that help participate in the clean up. Must pre-register for rental equipment, if any needed. Divers and non-divers are welcomed. Clean up is taking place above the water and below. To help underwater, you must be a certified diver. Shore support is needed to wade into the water to help grab the trash collected from the underwater trash cleaners.

Summer 2010 - Tour de Forts
Camping and diving, what more needs to be said?. You must make your own camping reservations. Call or email if you have any questions. Some people come down on Thursday the night before to enjoy a relaxing three day weekend. If you would like suggestions for B&Bs, Inn's or Hotel, please let us know.

Port Townsend, Fort Townsend: September 25-27th. Camping sites are located just south of Port Townsend on Sims Way/Hwy 20. Diving here is at Fort Wardon, downtown Port Townsend and possible some new spots.

Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest
Gone Diving's 5th Annual UWPCC of 2010, Saturday October 23rd:
Meeting at Rosario Beach for 9am instructions and rules. Games to begin at 10am. Must bring your own pumpkin - NOT pre-traced! If you would like to pre-order a T-shirt, we are taking orders now! This is such a fun event for both divers and non-divers.

Any special place you would like to go? Let us know! Group Diving actives happen almost every weekend. Call us 360.738.2042 to find out more information.

Bench Dive - HMCS Annapolis Clean-Up, Vancouver, Canada
Be part of history and see the ship up close before she goes down. The Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia (ARSBC) is in the process of preparing another ship to sink in Howe Sound: the HMCS Annapolis. I know that this very exciting news to us. No need to travel all the way to Florida to do ships tours! We have it all in our Pacific Northwest backyard. If you are as excited as me, than you are going to want to help move this project along. You are in luck, as ARSBC is looking for volunteers to help in cleaning the Annapolis ship. The ship is currently in Howe Sound and is expected to be scuttled sometime this year. For more information on the HMCS Annapolis, go to www.artificialreef.bc.ca.

PADI Bubblemaker classes [September 16th, Thursday @6:30pm]
The PADI Bubblemaker program is for boys and girls age 8 and above. It’s fun, easy and safe. The PADI Bubblemaker program is a way for youngsters to join in the family fun of scuba diving or even start a trend! Children should be OK in the water, but they don’t have to be super swimmers since the maximum depth is only 6 ft. The Bubblemaker program is for children eight years and older who want to have fun in the pool. Space is limited.

Weekend class: [November 12-14th][November 20-21]
(Friday 6:30-9:30pm; Saturday 1pm-11pm & Sunday 7am-4pm)
Open water certification. Class orientation will be on Friday night. Class and pool session on Saturday and Sunday. Open water dates will be the following weekend (both Saturday and Sunday) after pool/classroom session is completed.

Advanced Class [October 16-17th]
Ready to expand your dive knowledge? The Advanced class is your next step after Open Water. Learn five introduction specialties over two days: underwater navigation, search and recovery, boat, deep and night diving skills. Acquire great diving skills to make you more confident in experiencing more of what the Pacific Northwest has to offer. Space is limited. Plan on a boat dive for the intro deep speciality on October 17th.

Rescue Class [October 5th, Tuesday: classroom @ 6:30pm. Pool and Open Water TBD]
E very diver should know how to respond in an emergency, but the primary benefit of this class is that it will teach you to be responsible for your own safety. Diving accidents are often predictable, therefore avoidable, if divers and dive professionals use their common sense and basic dive training. You must be First Aid/CPR certified, have logged 20 dives and be an advanced rated diver in good health. There is a pool session and one day of open water dives, which will be decided upon at the orientation meeting. Books must be picked up and knowledge reviews need to be completed before the first day of classroom on October 5th, Tuesday.

Speciality Classes
Dry Suit Speciality: [September 16th, Thursday @ 6:30pm]
Have you been wanting to get your dry suit certification? You can choose to take this class in your open water class or any time after. It is one day in the pool for an orientation dive, and then we go on an open water dive. This is a great class to get introduced to diving in the Pacific Northwest if you are new to the area. Open water dive will be determined on pool session night for the following weekend.

Enriched Air (Nitrox) Specialty: [September 21st, Tuesday 6:30pm]
Designed to qualify recreational divers to use enriched air "nitrox" (EANx) for no stop recreational diving. The program addresses the use of enriched air with 22 to 40 percent oxygen, with emphasis on nitrox with 32 and 36 percent oxygen. This class is just one night of classroom learning!

Review, Learn or Discover Diving

Discover Scuba: [October 7th, Thursday @ 6:30pm]
Interested in learning to dive but not sure what scuba is about? A fun and affordable Discover Scuba session is the answer! Limited to only 4 people. Sign up now, spaces fill up fast.

Basic Refresher: [October 7th, Thursday @ 6:30pm]
Been out of the water for awhile and tired of missing out of all the fun we are having? Get in the pool for an hour to get a basic refresher before going out to the open water. Sometimes all it takes is to just get under the water to get back on track. Space limited, call for pricing and availability.

Scuba Review/Tune-up: [Class time TBD upon students/instructor schedule.]
If it has been more than two years since you have been in the water, we recommend a more in depth Scuba Review/Tune-up. One night of pool, classroom and an optional open water dive. Call for an appointment.

Discover your local area - New to the area? Would you like to go out with a guided tour guide to show you great local diving areas? We can help! Give us a call to help introduce you to Pacific Northwest diving.

Private Instruction

Private One on One Instruction - All of our classes are available on a private basis. Great option if you have a difficult work/personnel schedule. Please call, email or stop in for further questions.