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𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆: 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗨𝗻𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗽 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Some of you may remember a proposed cleanup of Smitty’s Cove last year, around March/April, that has been suspended in limbo thanks to tides, weather, a dispute with the caterer, and, oh, yeah… COVID. For those who don’t remember, there was a bit …

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆: 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗨𝗻𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗽 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Read More »

Dive Alaska State of the Union December 2020: Sometimes the Blues Are Just Shivering Divers Hey gang, Ron here. This is a sudo-newsletter, sudo-social media update, but because I’m eating a nice breakfast chicken-noodle soup with one hand, and typing this on my phone with the other, they’re both getting formatted the same. If anyone …

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Black Friday is starting on Wednesday and rocking till Saturday!   Barter SZN is in full-effect, and Wednesday through Saturday… everything is negotiable. Like visiting an open air market in a foreign country. Come haggle over anything. It’s fun, we promise. Spend $2,020 or more and get 2,020 cubic feet of nitrox to satisfy your winter diving. …

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The Great Unicorn Hunt What’s the big idea? Usher in the winter with The Great Unicorn Hunt! The Great Unicorn Hunt is Dive Alaska’s 2020 Scavenger Hunt. Hidden around Smitty’s Cove, Whittier, are a number of farm animals with identification tags on them. The game is simple; find a farm animal, bring it into the …

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All Things Swimmy Breathy Well, hi there! We hope you’re having a great week, and we just wanted to let you in on a couple of the upcoming classes, community events, and other happenings around the shop, including: Probably Safe Spearfishing Class Basics of Apnea (Theory and Practical Exercise) Freediving Fun Time Tuesdays A Fox …

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Just. Go. Diving. (And How Last Night, We Betrayed Our Cornerstone Value) Apology time. Last night, we made a massive mistake. Well, at least, I made a massive mistake. Grab a chair… Yesterday, we started a GUE Technical Diver 1 course. For the last two days, we’ve had friends and family from all over North …

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The Myth and Magic of Misery Mountain: A Diving Report So, pull up a chair. This is a dive report of the exploration dive we did this week, and probably the most challenging dive I’ve ever done. The site was a pinnacle in the middle of Resurrection Bay. It started in around 100 feet of …

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Congratulations, Cameron Miller! He did the thing! Cameron Miller has attained his Global Underwater Explorers instructor rating! Light the beacons, sound the gongs, and we’re not trying to stoke his ego, but Cameron earned every last bit of this through his hard work and commitment to the Alaska diving community. His resume includes: Can teach Fundamentals, …

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