Over the weekend of May 18-20, 2018, Diveteacher, LLC will be offering a trip to Key Largo for student and certified divers. For details, please download and read a copy of the Trip Information Sheet [CLICK HERE]. This will be a 7 or 8 dive trip, diving with Rainbow Reef Dive Center and with accommodations provided at the Courtyard by Marriott in Key Largo*. The trip will be supported by PADI-certified instructors Patrick McCrary and Martin Ade, along with one or more Divemasters and/or Divemaster trainees.**
If you have never dived off of Key Largo, this is going to be a treat for you. The reefs there are spectacular, with an abundance of healthy coral, nurse sharks, black tip and Caribbean reef sharks, stingrays, spotted eagle rays, Goliath grouper, and more. The schedule includes a 2-tank dive Friday afternoon, a 2-tank dive Saturday morning, a 1-tank night dive Saturday night, and a 2-tank dive Sunday morning. An optional 2-tank afternoon dive on Saturday is available, in lieu of the night dive or at extra expense. We don't recommend doing more than 3 dives per day. Sunday, we hope to be able to dive to the incredible Spiegel Grove wreck, weather and seas permitting.
We are currently offering this trip for a maximum of sixteen (16) student and eight (8) certified divers, and we expect considerable interest. Space is available on a first-come-first-served basis. So, if you are interested, you need to sign up ASAP. We will notify you as quickly as possible if we have run out of space prior to your reservation. If there is considerable interest, we may also be able to expand the roster. Hotel subject to change, based on total reservations and room availability at the time we reserve rooms. All accommodations are offered on the basis of double-occupancy only. Single occupancy will be at additional cost.
**While this trip is not formally sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Technology, our Instructors, Divemasters and other staff are all part of the GT Scuba program and our primary focus is to support the training needs of the GT Scuba community.
See below and the Trip Information Sheet for pricing details. For the price you are paying, you are getting 3 days of fantastic diving, the benefit of our organizing and supervising logistics of the trip, the instruction and guidance of qualified dive professionals devoted to the quality of your diving experience, and the opportunity to dive together as part of our group. Georgia Tech scuba students will also be able to check out and use, at no cost, Georgia Tech diving equipment (upon execution of the proper paperwork). Other divers will need to rent gear in Key Largo (sorry).
How to apply:
1. Fill out an Application Form [CLICK HERE]. Sign it (electronic signature is fine, but we may ask for a hard copy at the time of the trip briefing). Email it to patrick@diveteacher.com or Fax it to (404) 873-5165, along with any other documentation required by the form. We need to see your DAN card and diving certification (as applicable) on or before May 1, 2018. We also need to know how and when you are getting to/from Key Largo.
2. We require a $500 deposit at the time when you sign up and the balance on or before May 1, 2017. All deposits are non-refundable, unless the trip cancels.
3. Pay the full price, deposit or balance at PayPal:
NOTE: If the full balance is not paid on or before May 1, 2018, your space will be offered to another student or diver and there will be no deposit refund.
Please be reminded that an additional $125 is due for PADI certification, including PADI registration fees and instructor charges.
NOTICE: By making any payment, you agree to the Refund and Cancellation terms set forth on the Trip Information sheet and those on our Cancellation page (see below). Again, any monies paid to us for this trip are non-refundable except as stated. This is why we STRONGLY recommend that you get trip insurance. If you disagree with these terms, please do not make any payment.
Your reservation is also subject to (a) available space, and (b) our review and approval of your Application. Space is available only on a first-come-first-served basis. Without the information indicated on the Application, we cannot accept your Application. We reserve the right to reject any reservation on those bases and will refund your payment accordingly.
3. Download Trip Information Sheet [CLICK HERE]
4. REVIEW CAREFULLY OUR CANCELLATION POLICY [CLICK HERE].
5. Before you can join us, you will need to sign standard PADI release forms, related PADI forms, any releases required by Rainbow Reef Dive Center, and provide us with proof of your certification (if applicable) and DAN insurance coverage. If students borrow Georgia Tech equipment, they must sign a Georgia Tech liability and responsibility form.
