Just a brief report on my weekend dive class at Hatt's.
First and foremost, the Hatt family and their employees could not be more pleasant, helpful and knowledgable. No pressure to buy any specific equipment, just a clear explanation of the differences in functionality and pricing.
The course was taught by Donna Askew, who, as I understand it, usually teaches instructors courses. Our scheduled instructor had a medical situation that prevented him from teaching the course and Donna filled in.
What a great teacher...TONS of experience, a good communicator and able to keep everyone's attention all weekend.
The equipment and the facility were topnotch...excellent instruction, great experience overall.
Next weekend will be 5 dives...2 beach dives on Saturday and 3 boat dives on Sunday. I'll post a report after I get back.
I would like to thank everyone for their suggestions. So far...so very good.
BTW...though I did not make the July 12 meeting, I'd love to attend the next one and plan to be there.
Have a great mini-season, everyone...