5/5 Jeff H. 1 year ago on Google
My
youngest
son
recently
earned
his
Open
Water
certification
through
Scuba
Adventures.
He’s
a
minor,
so
I
went
along
as
an
observer
for
his
open
water
checkout
at
The
Scuba
Ranch.
I’ve
been
certified
for
30+
years
and
my
oldest
certified
several
years
before
Scuba
Adventures
existed,
so
up
until
that
point,
I’d
had
no
real
exposure
to
the
folks
there.
I
have
to
say,
choosing
them
was
the
best
decision
I
could
have
made.
The
team
of
Brent,
Barry
and
Shug
was
truly
the
Dream
Team
of
diving
instruction.
Throughout
the
process,
they
took
full
advantage
of
every
moment
as
a
teaching
opportunity
with
a
focus
on
safety
and
practical,
applicable
knowledge.
Everyone
on
the
team
brought
something
to
the
table
that
would
benefit
the
students.
Their
combined
knowledge
and
experience
added
value
to
the
learning
process
that
far
exceeded
the
modest
cost.
Some
might
be
concerned
that
all
this
“professional
knowledge
transfer”
would
be
boring,
but
you
can
set
your
concerns
aside.
Diving
is
all
about
having
fun,
and
these
guys
are
experts
at
that
as
well.
Between
dives,
we
had
a
great
time
at
the
pavilion
sharing
stories,
discussing
travel
and
enjoying
excellent
snacks,
including
a
fantastic
breakfast
taco
meal
on
our
second
morning.
Even
during
breaks,
though,
the
instructors
were
always
looking
for
ways
to
keep
the
students
focused
and
learning.
At
one
point
during
the
weekend,
Barry
mentioned
to
me
that,
during
his
travels,
he
had
often
witnessed
how
poorly
trained
many
beginners
were.
His
goal
was
to
have
the
best
trained,
most
competent
beginners
on
any
dive
boat.
I
can
say
without
reservation
that
he
and
the
team
accomplished
that
goal,
at
least
with
my
son.
We
recently
returned
from
a
trip
to
Roatan,
and
the
dive
masters
there
commented
repeatedly
that
they
couldn’t
believe
it
was
my
son’s
first
blue-water
diving
experience.
He
was
fully
prepared
before
the
dives
and
handled
himself
extremely
well
during
and
after.
His
buoyancy
control
and
overall
demeanor
was
like
that
of
a
much
more
experienced
diver
and
clearly
reflected
the
quality
of
the
instruction
he
received
from
Scuba
Adventures.
If
you
are
looking
for
the
best,
look
no
further.
I
highly
recommend
Scuba
Adventures.
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