SF Bay Area shops

EliotD · Dec 13, 2006

This Christmas I am getting my father and brother scuba lessons, or, more accurately, I am looking to sign them up for a discover/taste/try scuba night so they can decide if they like it before I go paying for full OW classes. The problem is I live in Virginia and I dont know of any good shops out there. I am looking for recommendations for a good shop that offers a try scuba night around Berkeley/SF/Oakland. I am an SDI Assistant Instructor so I prefer SDI shops, but PADI/NAUI/SSI are fine.

Thanks!

dsafanda · Dec 14, 2006

Bamboo Reef is the only SF shop that I know of.
http://www.bambooreef.com/

Perhaps there are others that I just haven't heard of.

I think Wallins which is a little farther south in San Carlos might have the best indoor pool facilities in the area(if that makes any difference)
http://www.wallins.com/

I think both are SSI

mdb · Dec 14, 2006

ForTheFight:
This Christmas I am getting my father and brother scuba lessons, or, more accurately, I am looking to sign them up for a discover/taste/try scuba night so they can decide if they like it before I go paying for full OW classes. The problem is I live in Virginia and I dont know of any good shops out there. I am looking for recommendations for a good shop that offers a try scuba night around Berkeley/SF/Oakland. I am an SDI Assistant Instructor so I prefer SDI shops, but PADI/NAUI/SSI are fine.

Thanks!

FortheFight: www.marindivecenter.com is just across the Golden Gate bridge and has some of the most experienced instructors in the SF bay area. They also have a store and a dive boat in Monterey.

gdenny · Dec 14, 2006

http://www.captainaquas.com/

Located in the East Bay, Hayward and Dublin. The Hayward location is about 15 miles from Oakland. They do a pool version of discover scuba. You may find a shop in Monterey (2 hour drive) that will do a discover scuba in the ocean. I don't know how hooked you can get looking at your buddy in the pool. Then again, the pool is heated, Monterey is not.

It was SSI when I took my class but my instructors are no longer there.

Great gift!

dsafanda · Dec 14, 2006

mdb:
FortheFight: www.marindivecenter.com is just across the Golden Gate bridge and has some of the most experienced instructors in the SF bay area. They also have a store and a dive boat in Monterey.

Yes, that's actually where I did my OW cert. It was great. The only reason I didn't mention it was because it sounded like was looking primarily for SF.

Chuck Tribolet · Dec 14, 2006

Re-reading the original post, the recipients could be anywhere in the Bay Area. Where?
It's a big area and there's no sense in their driving from one end to the other.

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