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Trip Report: Pirate’s Week in Grand Cayman

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Scuba Shack Staff

“Yo ho, yo ho a pirate’s life for me” with that refrain in our minds, a small but quality group of divers led by Scuba Shack instructor Peter Katz, set out for Grand Cayman Island for a long weekend of diving and participation in “Pirates Week”. Upon our arrival at Cobalt Coast Resort, we were greeted and treated as royalty…

Large group trip visits Plaza Resort in Bonaire

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Ed Hayes

On Oct. 1, 23 divers (plus a couple of non divers) from Scuba Shack set off on a tropical getaway to the Plaza Resort on the island of Bonaire in the Netherland Antilles.

Four Scuba Shack divemasters complete training

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Ed Hayes

Four students have completed their PADI Divemaster training after enrolling in last year’s Black Card program. Dan Ayers, Kevin Krebsbach, Brian Scott Henderson and Rick Mooney completed more than nine months of classes, pool diving, open water training, and open water dives along with a significant number of projects required to complete the PADI Divemaster program. Congratulations to each of these…

Dinner & Dance Benefit for Dennis Bosse Oct. 2 at Cadillac Ranch

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Ed Hayes

As many of you might know, our friend and instructor Dennis Bosse has been fighting an aggressive form of cancer for the past two months. A dance and benefit will be held starting at 3 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the Cadillac Ranch in Southington, Conn., with all proceed going to Dennis. Note: The email that went out had the wrong date,…

Diving for white gold – ESPN feature on Golfball diving

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Scuba Shack Staff

Forest Rothchild – a Scuba Shack staff member you may have met in the store during the last year or so – is featured in this ESPN video on golfball diving.

Great weather and diving meets Scuba Shack divers in Nassau

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Peter Katz DMD

Scuba Shack’s annual Memorial Day Weekend in Nassau, Bahamas with Stuart Cove’s Dive South Ocean and Orange Hill Beach Inn got off to a terrific start on May 25. Sunshine greeted the 24 divers lead by instructor Peter Katz, a treat considering the cold spring we had in Connecticut.

New Scuba Shack Facebook site

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Scuba Shack Staff

Many of you have contacted us during the last few days about the Scuba Shack Facebook site. We migrated the information to a new Facebook “business” site and unfortunately, those of you who were following us on Facebook could not be migrated over to the new site. Easy fix – head over to the new Scuba Shack Facebook site and “Like”…

Trip Report: Drive & Dive the Florida Keys

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Scuba Shack Staff

Ed Hayes, Gary Woods, Nick and Tracy Civitillo, Forest Rothchild, and Jeffery Kezerian left Connecticut behind for the warm waters and skies of Florida for the second of three Florida Drive and Dives for 2011. When we arrived at Miami International we met up with Tim Chase for the one hour commute to Key Largo. Since the flight was a…

Scuba Shack divers enjoy warm week in Cozumel

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Joel Toohey

Thirteen Scuba Shack divers escaped the cold, snow and ice of January in Connecticut for a wonderful week of drift diving in Cozumel, Mexico. The group, lead by instructor Joel Toohey, stayed at Scuba Club Cozumel from January 15 – 22, 2011.

Divers complete GUE Recreational Level 1 course in Florida

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Ed Hayes

For New England divers, diving in Florida during the winter is quite the treat. First off, when driving to the dive site you can actually see around the corners without all the snow piles in the way.