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How the BARE Guardian Tech Dry Drysuit Performed in My Intro to Cave Class

Where better to put a drysuit through its paces than in Florida's iconic cave systems? Okay, maybe Antarctica, but when you test drysuits in Florida, something that can hold up to the rough limestone walls of a cave takes precedence.

San Pablo: A Colorful Wreck Dive off Pensacola

Tourists flock to Florida’s Panhandle for its gorgeous Gulf beaches, but divers come for the wrecks that lie offshore

Shark Awareness Course in the Florida Keys

Visit the beautiful town of Islamorada in the heart of the Florida Keys and Learn about how important the sharks role is to our eco system, and dive with our local, friendly nurse sharks and earn your PADI AWARE Shark Conservation Specialty

U.S.S. Oriskany

There are almost no better scuba bragging rights than diving an aircraft carrier.

Tankless Diving or How to Get Anyone Interested in Scuba Diving

Though I’d never seen tankless dive gear in action, the benefit of this system—so small it fitted in a backpack—was obvious. It was light and portable. Not only would it give people access to hard-to-reach bodies of water but it would also serve as “a gateway drug to scuba diving” given you don’t need a scuba certification to try it.

Alexander Springs: The Best Dive Site in Florida For Newly-Certified Divers

Experience one of the easiest-to-dive Florida springs just outside Orlando, Florida. Affordable, shallow, and clear, there isn't a better place for a new diver to get comfortable in the water.

Challenger Space Shuttle Debris Discovered in Atlantic Ocean

History Channel documentary divers and crew searching for WWII-era aircraft wreckage found the debris in May. NASA has confirmed it is a part of the Challenger space shuttle.

Life's a Scuba Smorgasbord When You Kick Back in the Keys

In one short week, PADI Club members finned through a slew of wrecks, basked in coral and cleared more than 250 pounds of marine debris.

PICTURES: PADI Club Dives the Florida Keys

The first-ever PADI Club members-only trip to the Florida Keys offered plenty to write home about.