It was a rewarding weekend for us at Underwater Adventures as we certified a new batch of students: 4 new open water students, 3 advanced open water, 1 rescue diver, and 1 underwater navigator. Thanks to all of our students and their families for making it a great weekend for all of us.

We held another fun and successful scuba class over the weekend of Sept. 10-12 in Summit, NJ. All of our students left on Sunday afternoon with a lot more scuba knowledge and skills than when they arrived on Friday night. Congratulations to all for doing so well. Now onto the Open Water dives to finish the certification!

Paul and Steve

Another great weekend at Dutch Springs and 6 new Open Water Certified Divers and 3 new Dry Suit Certified Divers! Congratulations to all, and good job instructing by Steve, Chris, and Gerry.

We had another nice weekend at Dutch Springs over the Father’s Day weekend, with 6 new Open Water students and 5 Advanced Open Water students participating in the festivities. Good weather, good food, good company, good diving . . . what could be better?

Paul

We had a fantastic opening weekend at Dutch Springs. Underwater Adventures was well represented with 5 new Open Water students who completed their certification under sunny skies and slightly chilly water (depending on who you ask).

All 5 students passed with flying colors and made the job of Paul, Steve and Ramas as their instructors and divemaster very easy. On their final dive, they even took a tour to the fighter plane to show off their new buoyancy skills! We hope to see them back for their Advanced Class soon.

Here are some of the comments from the students on their evaluations:
“Everyone had fun and learned useful scuba skills.”
“It was amazing!”
“Even though it was tiring, it was a great way to experience scuba diving.”
“I liked the personal attention to every student. Attention to details and emphasis on safety precautions.”
“Paul and Chris were excellent instructors and took the time to make sure everyone was able to move on to the next skill.”
“The whole experience was great.”
“This course would appeal to many different people.”

Soon we’ll see the group out at Dutch Springs to do their Open Water Dives and finish their certification.

We just finished our latest Open Water Diver Class over the weekend of March 19-21. We spent a lot of time together, and by the end of the weekend we felt like we knew each other for a lot longer than 2 1/2 days!

It is amazing to see the scuba knowledge and skills develop in everyone from the time they arrived on Friday evening until our mini-Graduation ceremony on Sunday (complete with the required “Crazy Face” picture). It wasn’t always easy, and we had some surprises along the way, but in the end everyone did really well!

Here is some of the valuable feedback from comments on the course evaluation forms:
“Everything was very thorough”
“When are we going diving?”
“I liked the pool and all the time we spent in it”
“This was a great class!”
“I like the part when you breathe underwater!”
“Teachers were very patient and well experienced in conducting the training.”
“The teachers did a great job and made it easy to learn both the class work and the water skills.”
“Could not have asked for a better course or better teachers.”
“Paul seems to take a personal interest in all of the students and caters to the students’ strengths and weaknesses.”

We thank you. It was an honor for Gerry and me to have you in our class.

Good luck to everyone, and we are looking forward to seeing you all again soon during the dive season.

Paul Mickel