scubadoonie
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I'm new to diving (started OW cert. today) and was wondering if anybody knows of any clubs in the area (I live in Glendale)
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Who are you getting certified with? Scuba Specialties? Scuba Sciences?scubadoonie:I'm new to diving (started OW cert. today) and was wondering if anybody knows of any clubs in the area (I live in Glendale)
sjspeck:Who are you getting certified with? Scuba Specialties? Scuba Sciences?
Specialties has a group that does some local regional trips, but I don't think it's any organized group. I think info is available on their website. Scuba Sciences has a club also - more info on their website.
We have a group called AZScuba, there's 135 of us, a small group of which meet monthly and plan dive trips, outings etc. Our leader also moderates this forum but for some reason most people participate on our Yahoo group forum instead.
You can join here, it's free: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/azscuba
Currently we meet the 2nd Thursday(sometimes Wed.) of every month from 5:30-8:30. We're currently meeting at Chuy's at 32nd St. & Indian School. David, our group leader will e-mail details on any future meetings or special events to you when you join. We're not affiliated with any local divestore(intentionally) although they're all welcome to participate and share info on trips/sales etc. with our group.
For local diving, there's a few in our group that dive Lake Pleasant and sometimes Saguaro. With all the rain, the viz is terrible right now so people are going to San Carlos, MX. or Southern CA for "local" diving. One of our group members just ran a 2-day charter trip out to the Channel Islands last weekend.
If you have any other questions, feel free to PM me here or on the Yahoo forum. I've been diving from Arizona since 1981 and know a lot of the resources here. I live north of Metrocenter, so I'm familiar with our area.
scubadoonie:I'm new to diving (started OW cert. today) and was wondering if anybody knows of any clubs in the area (I live in Glendale)
sjspeck:One of our group members just ran a 2-day charter trip out to the Channel Islands last weekend.
I didn't go, I will suggest it to the trip organizer, although I'm not sure if he posts here.TheDavil:We gonna see a trip report?