Panama City
It seems that during this summer a writer from Sport Diver took an excursion on one of our boats and was so impressed, he/she wrote a great little article about us and the great diving off Panama City Beach.
Warsaw Reef is the best reef dive. It's a natural cave with concrete rubble, tire bundles and other debris. Fish love it and travel frequently between the hole, nearby wrecks, and the Black Bart.
Our instructors are committed to diving excellence and maintain the highest standards in the industry. You have many choices when it comes to your training, and your first consideration should be the same as ours, your safety. Our staff are some of the best in the world with a combined total of more than 50 years spent teaching folks just like you how to safely experience the underwater world. Our philosophy of Only The Best in Training means working with you towards your goals, and ensuring a top end experience, from our heated pool to the open water, leaving you a confident and comfortable diver.
It seems that during this summer a writer from Sport Diver took an excursion on one of our boats and was so impressed, he/she wrote a great little article about us and the great diving off Panama City Beach.
The SS Tarpon is a shipwreck that has a long history. She sank on July 7, 1937. Her 18 crew members were killed, including Willis G. Barrow. Adley Baker survived the 9-mile swim to shore in gale force winds. It was a lengthy 25-hour battle, but Adley survived to tell the tale.
Panama City Beach is an excellent place to go on a weekend drive and dive. You can dive Sunday morning, return to your hotel in time for bed and not worry about your no fly schedule.
We offer technical scuba classes from TDI. Technical Divers go above and beyond recreational diving. Technical divers may be able to dive further, deeper, more frequently, or overhead. They also have the ability to use exotic gas mixtures in order to fulfill narcosis/decompression obligations. You're a professional diver and would like to dive into the deepest part of the pool. This is how you can get there. You can find Intro Tech, Advanced Nitrox and Deco procedures, Trimix, Advanced Trimix, and many other classes with us. We offer fun classes with experts in the field who use the best quality gear at affordable prices.
In October of 2018, Panama City Beach took a direct hit from Hurricane Michael, a category 4 storm. With maximum sustained winds 154 mph and over 10 ft storm surge, it was the strongest storm on record to make landfall in the Panhandle. Over 650 artificial reef patches experienced hurricane-force winds.
Never hold your breath
As every good entry-level dive student knows, this is the most important rule of scuba. And for good reason — breath holding underwater can result in serious injury and even death. In accordance with Boyle's law, the air in a diver's lungs expands during ascent and contracts during descent.
As you become a qualified scuba diver, you learn the basics of an essential scuba system. A cylinder, weights, an exposure suit, regulators, BCD gauge and timing device, mask and fins are the bare essentials.