Coming to Seatle 1st week of March any comments about seattledivetours.com

[cgvmer]

I am in Seattle for a conference in the 1st week of March 2015, and I've never dove the NW before (I dive NJ, FL and Caribbean mostly). I thought it would be good to use a local guide to show me the area. I found seattledivetours.com online and was looking for recommendations/ issue with them.

TIA
Phil

 

[Peter Guy]

OP -- just a couple of comments:

a. You can often find locals who are happy to take out-of-staters for their first dives -- you can often get them through nwdiveclub.com

b. I'd never heard of Seattle Dive Tours before your post -- a great idea -- although I have no knowledge of the people involved.

c. There are many local shore dive spots within 30-40 minutes of downtown Seattle -- lots of good, but cold, diving (first week of March should be in the 47-48 degree range).

Feel free to PM me if you'd like more information.

 

[ffdiver]

Do yourself a favor and register at nwdiveclub.com

I found nothing but helpful and generous local divers in the Northwest.

And the diving there is great. If you are used to diving in NJ, even their mud holes are a great site to us northeast divers.

 

[scubamarketing]

Richard and Brian are awesome guys. Very active in the area, very professional, I read nothing but glowing reviews. I haven’t met the other two guys listed. I’d highly recommend seattledivetours.

 

[TSandM]

It's pretty rare for someone to have to hire a dive buddy around here . . . there are a lot of people who really enjoy showing off our local diving. About the only time someone would need to hire a guide is if their only window of opportunity is midday, midweek, and even then, it's sometimes possible to find buddies. NWDiveClub.com is the place to ask.

 

[demed]

Richard of Seattle Dive Tours is a nice guy and has built a good reputation. You might want to check if they can give you a drysuit option, I believe they offer mostly wetsuit diving. Since you might need to rent gear anyway, several local shops organize local dives once or twice a week, and you could consider the option to join one of these.

 

[Drin]

I don't think there's any need to go so far as to hire a dive guide in the PNW. After four years there I can guarantee you that almost any Seattle or area diver would be happy to buddy up and show you the sights.

 

[TSandM]

About the only piece of gear you're likely to need to rent here is a wetsuit, if you insist on diving in one.

Diver0001 came out to dive with us a few years back. He brought all the dive gear we couldn't provide for him: his mask.