Panama City Beach offers one of the most beautiful drives and diving weekends in the South. You can drive back to bed on Sunday night and dive Sunday morning without worrying about your no-fly schedule.
The SS Tarpon is a significant shipwreck. She went down in 1937 killing 18 crew members, including Willis G. Barrow who was her captain. Adley Baker, a member of the crew, was able swim the 9 miles to shore in gust-force winds. It was a difficult 25-hour race, but Adley Baker survived.
So you feel more confident before you dive, take a look at our free list of diving resources, including downloads. Discover our top dive spots, as well as historical landmarks underwater.
Panama City Beach is a haven for divers and non-divers alike. You’ll never want things to do on your surface interval or feel guilty for taking your family to PCB while you went diving. You can even work a diving trip into a romantic weekend in Panama City Beach or a larger romantic Florida getaway, especially if your partner is certified too.
The perfect choice for those looking for an unforgettable vacation in Panama City Beach is diving. Below the turquoise waters of Panama City Beach lies another world, a new kind of paradise. Many historic shipwrecks can be found throughout the region.
SCUBA diving offers serious excitement and we want you as much as us to have fun. Our entry-level SCUBA classes, available through NAUI/PADI & SSI allow you to get your friends, family, and loved ones into the water quickly, while still meeting your individual training needs.
She is a three-story high vessel with an unbelievable amount of sea life already finding a home there. As of our last trip, you could still see the “Happy Holidays” unknown townsfolk painted onto her deck for all the cars to see passing over the bridge.
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.