Diving the St. Lawrence

Hello All:

Looking for recommendations on dive charters/companies in the Brockville region of Ontario. Planning on doing some diving in the St. Lawrence River the week of July 28th to 31st, 2014.

Posted in another general forum and sitemaster recommended posting here as well. Have had a few response (thanks), but any additional info would be appreciated.

Also, we are staying at the Ivy Lea Campground. Have heard there are shore dives nearby?? If anyone has details, I would appreciate them.

Thanks.
Gregg

Hi Gregg,

Check out one of the other threads. We were just talking about this. http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=482348


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What I posted in the other thread:

I dive this area twice a year (June & August) if you need gear and you anywhere near the brockville area then I highly recommend Dive Tech in Mallorytown. They have everything and their customer service is outstanding. Just don't mention scooters or you'll never get out of there I got an email yesterday from Caigers that says 1,000 island pleasure divers (Wayne) has moved to Rockport. I have dove with him and try and do so on one of the trips. Another class operation is Underwhere Dive charters. I have done at least 6 trips with them and they have outstanding customer service (and Dive Sherpas & Ryan is a great boat captain.

I will probably go with Underwhere because I'll be staying in Brockville. Another operation to the East is Bottom Time Diving. I haven't had a chance to dive with Andy, but he comes highly recommended and he dives the power house.

BTW I have financial interest except I spend all my money up there.

As mentioned above:

1000 Island Pleasure Divers - Rockport - Boathouse - https://www.facebook.com/1000islanddiver
River Diver - RiverDiver Dive Charters
Under Where? - https://www.facebook.com/groups/516116568450230/

You can also get fills and gear at: Undirworld, which is located in Brockville, near St. Lawrence Park - https://www.facebook.com/pages/UNDIRWORLD/401805336574070

or Dive Tech, which is the diver's candy store - Dive Tech Training Centre - Home Page **NOTE** They are closed on July 28th and 29th, 2014.

You can actually shore dive, at Ivy Lea. If you enter at the boat dock (you won't be able to put any gear on or use the docks, but can enter beside), you can scooter/drift to the beach area. There are some crazy currents, so make sure that you have enough gas. If you are diving single tanks, you may want to get in at the beach area, swim for a bit, then swim back, instead of doing the drift. They will give you a map, at the front office.

There is also Centeen Park, in Brockville. If you are diving a single tank, there is a new underwater sculpture park, there. If you are diving doubles, you can swim out to the wreck of the Gaskin.

If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask. I dive there just about every weekend.

We picked Abucs Scuba. Closer to us than Dive Tec as we are staying at Dewar's Inn near Prescott. We had some airfills done there last year and found them friendly and efficient. Going to dive the Keystorm one day and ride some drifts on the other 2. Curious to do a shore dive at Dewar's Inn as it's the site of an old brewery with bottles to be found! Anyone dived there?

Is it worth going to Ogdensburg? Its probably the same distance to Brockville for us.