NEW DIVE SITE
OPENS IN SOUTHEAST ! ! !
What has long been a dream for many divers in the Greater Atlanta has become a reality. Dive Haven, a deep quarry dive site in White, GA, will open June 3rd !!!
The labor of love for the Easley family of the Cartersville area, when completed, will be one of the premier dive sites in the southeast.
The dream of Brent Easley was shared by his brother, James. Both divers, they had long pondered the possibilities of developing a dive venue in the old quarry in White. The blue bird of fortune smiled upon them several weeks ago when the owner of the property, after many years of refusal to others who had approached her, agreed to sell them the property for development as a dive site.
With vision, determination, and a business plan, Brent, James and "Pop" Easley launched their project. Gathering the clan, as the Scots would say, the Easleys rounded up kin and cousins and friends and started clearing the property. As Dive Haven opens, the site will still be a work in progress with the majority of the major structures to be completed over the next year. Consulting with instructors, shop owners and divers, the Easleys drew up plans for a dive site which will cater to a very large section of the sport of scuba diving.
The long term plan for Dive Haven is to have on site a dive shop with new and rental gear, tank rentals and fills (air and nitrox), indoor training facilities/class rooms, heated pool for confined water work, repair facilities, concessions, camp sites and rental cabins.
The quarry itself, is approximately 19 acres in size and is about 170' deep. The depth of the quarry will provide an excellent resource for those divers working on advanced certifications.
While there already exists some beautiful rock structure, a sunken auto and crane in the quarry, the Easleys plan to add swim-throughs underwater for those divers working on cavern/cave certifications.
The quarry is situated in a serene setting with ample parking and easy access to the water. Numerous docks, landings, and platfroms are being constructed and submerged for all levels of diver training.
We are extremely excited about this wonderful addition to diving in the Southeast and give our greatest hopes and wishes to Brent, James and Pop in their endeavour.
The other day the Kraken & I visited the new Dive Haven operation in White, Ga. It is located not too far North of Atlanta off of Rt. 411. The setting is rural, and in my opinion, quite nice and relaxed.
I found the owners to be very friendly and great folks to talk to. They are trying to create a dive facility that will accomodate divers of differing skills. It is still in the "getting things built" phase.
The Kraken will post a detailed report on this thread. For now, I have a little slide show with some of the photos we took when we were there. Due to the current problems with posting photos on this board, I have them on my Photodex site. Here is the link:
http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewalbum.html?bm=102179
Overall, We were very pleased with everything we experienced. There are things to see, a variety of environments, and the temp & vis varies too.
Hope to see you there sometime. I think they have a great start.
We hope all of you will come out and have;
Safe dives . . . . . . . . .
. . . and safer ascents !
at Dive Haven
No Fish / The Kraken
OPENS IN SOUTHEAST ! ! !
What has long been a dream for many divers in the Greater Atlanta has become a reality. Dive Haven, a deep quarry dive site in White, GA, will open June 3rd !!!
The labor of love for the Easley family of the Cartersville area, when completed, will be one of the premier dive sites in the southeast.
The dream of Brent Easley was shared by his brother, James. Both divers, they had long pondered the possibilities of developing a dive venue in the old quarry in White. The blue bird of fortune smiled upon them several weeks ago when the owner of the property, after many years of refusal to others who had approached her, agreed to sell them the property for development as a dive site.
With vision, determination, and a business plan, Brent, James and "Pop" Easley launched their project. Gathering the clan, as the Scots would say, the Easleys rounded up kin and cousins and friends and started clearing the property. As Dive Haven opens, the site will still be a work in progress with the majority of the major structures to be completed over the next year. Consulting with instructors, shop owners and divers, the Easleys drew up plans for a dive site which will cater to a very large section of the sport of scuba diving.
The long term plan for Dive Haven is to have on site a dive shop with new and rental gear, tank rentals and fills (air and nitrox), indoor training facilities/class rooms, heated pool for confined water work, repair facilities, concessions, camp sites and rental cabins.
The quarry itself, is approximately 19 acres in size and is about 170' deep. The depth of the quarry will provide an excellent resource for those divers working on advanced certifications.
While there already exists some beautiful rock structure, a sunken auto and crane in the quarry, the Easleys plan to add swim-throughs underwater for those divers working on cavern/cave certifications.
The quarry is situated in a serene setting with ample parking and easy access to the water. Numerous docks, landings, and platfroms are being constructed and submerged for all levels of diver training.
We are extremely excited about this wonderful addition to diving in the Southeast and give our greatest hopes and wishes to Brent, James and Pop in their endeavour.
The other day the Kraken & I visited the new Dive Haven operation in White, Ga. It is located not too far North of Atlanta off of Rt. 411. The setting is rural, and in my opinion, quite nice and relaxed.
I found the owners to be very friendly and great folks to talk to. They are trying to create a dive facility that will accomodate divers of differing skills. It is still in the "getting things built" phase.
The Kraken will post a detailed report on this thread. For now, I have a little slide show with some of the photos we took when we were there. Due to the current problems with posting photos on this board, I have them on my Photodex site. Here is the link:
http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewalbum.html?bm=102179
Overall, We were very pleased with everything we experienced. There are things to see, a variety of environments, and the temp & vis varies too.
Hope to see you there sometime. I think they have a great start.
We hope all of you will come out and have;
Safe dives . . . . . . . . .
. . . and safer ascents !
at Dive Haven
No Fish / The Kraken
