June Scuba Club Gathering: Reef Track, Dive Stories & New Adventures
2026-06-09 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Puddle Jumpers, 111 W. Ruby St., Tavares, 32778, United States
Join us for our monthly Scuba Club Gathering on Tuesday, June 9th at Puddle Jumpers Lakeside Grill in Tavares for an evening of great food, new friends, diving stories, adventure planning, and an exciting presentation featuring innovative underwater technology.
Whether you’re a brand-new diver, seasoned underwater explorer, snorkeler, or simply curious about the underwater world, you’re invited to join us. Our gatherings are designed to bring together people who share a passion for the water, travel, exploration, and adventure.
Schedule
6:30 PM – Social Gathering Downstairs
Arrive early, grab a bite to eat, enjoy your favorite beverage, and spend some time getting to know fellow divers. This is the perfect opportunity to swap sea stories, discuss recent dives, plan upcoming adventures, learn about local diving opportunities, and make new friends who share your passion for the underwater world.
7:00 PM – Featured Presentation Upstairs
This month we’re excited to welcome Melissa Shannon Nycz, who will introduce us to the innovative Reef Track Underwater Navigation System.
Reef Track is bringing cutting-edge technology to recreational diving, helping divers navigate underwater environments in entirely new ways. Melissa will discuss how the system works, the technology behind it, and how it can enhance underwater exploration and diver confidence. Whether you’re a local diver, traveler, instructor, or underwater enthusiast, this presentation offers a fascinating look at the future of underwater navigation.
Why Attend?

Meet local divers and underwater enthusiasts
Make new dive buddies and friends
Learn about upcoming club dives and adventures
Enjoy great food and a relaxed waterfront atmosphere
Discover exciting new diving technology
Share experiences and build connections within the diving community

Cost
Attendance is free!
There is no charge to attend the gathering. Guests are responsible for purchasing any food, beverages, or menu items they choose to enjoy during the evening.
Bring your curiosity, your dive stories, and your sense of adventure. We look forward to seeing familiar faces and welcoming new ones as we continue building Central Florida’s most friendly and active diving community.
Date: Tuesday, June 9
Time: 6:30 PM Social Gathering | 7:00 PM Presentation
Location: Puddle Jumpers Lakeside Grill, Tavares, Florida
See you there—and let’s start planning the next adventure!

New Diver Launch Night: Your First Step Into the Underwater World
2026-06-19 18:30 - 20:30 | FL
New Diver Launch Night
Your scuba journey starts here.
Our New Diver Launch Night is the official first session of your scuba certification course and is designed to set you up for success from day one. This relaxed, informative evening gives new divers the opportunity to meet their instructor, get organized, and prepare for the exciting training ahead.
During this session, we will complete all required administrative paperwork, including medical history forms, liability waivers, and student registration materials. Each student will receive their student folder and course information packet.
We will also review schedules together and personally plan out all upcoming training dates, including:

Academic sessions
Confined water/pool training
Open water certification dives

Our goal is to provide a flexible, concierge-style training experience that works with your schedule whenever possible.
Students will need their own personal snorkeling equipment for class, including:

Mask
Snorkel
Fins
Booties
Logbook

Properly fitted equipment is an important part of comfort, safety, and enjoyment underwater. We provide professional guidance and fitting assistance to help each diver select equipment that fits correctly and performs well. Retail equipment is available for purchase for students who need gear.
If you already own equipment, you are welcome to use it provided it fits properly, is in safe condition, and meets current recreational diving standards. We will also help you learn how to evaluate and understand your own gear.
Once course payment has been received, students will be emailed their eLearning access code along with guidance on how to access and successfully use the online learning system.
Whether you are completely new to diving or finally taking the step to become certified, New Diver Launch Night is where the adventure begins. We look forward to welcoming you into the underwater world.

Deep Dive Friday June 2026
2026-06-26 18:00 - 19:00 | FL
Snorkeling for families! What a fun way to spend the day, you can explore the Springs in Florida or take an adventure into the Gulf. Maybe you will spend time with a manatee, see prehistoric fossils or gather scallops for a yummy dinner.
Join us for a casual lake side chat and we will look at the basic gear you need and how it should fit. A few safety tips and suggest some places to go explore.
Hope to see your there.

Neptune's Splendor Scuba Social Dive Series - June
2026-06-28 09:00 - 15:00 | Lake Denton, 5333 Lake Denton Rd., Avon Park, FL, 33825, United States
Lake Denton!
Located in Avon Park, Lake Denton is one of Central Florida’s most popular freshwater dive sites, offering easy access, training platforms, submerged attractions, and a comfortable environment for divers of all experience levels. Whether you’re looking to get some bottom time, try out new equipment, reconnect with dive buddies, or simply enjoy a day around the water, we’d love to have you join us.
We’ll meet at the dive site at 9:00 AM for introductions, a site overview, and dive planning before heading into the water. The plan is to complete two recreational dives, with plenty of time between dives to relax, socialize, and share stories.
This is a great opportunity to:
• Meet fellow local divers
• Gain experience in a relaxed environment
• Explore one of Florida’s favorite inland dive sites
• Stay active and keep your diving skills current
• Enjoy a fun day with the diving community
Neptune’s Splendor will provide a site briefing and help coordinate the day’s activities. This is a social diving event designed to bring divers together and enjoy the underwater world.
I will bring plenty of drinking water to share with everyone. Divers are encouraged to bring their favorite beverages, snacks, lunch items, and anything else they would like to enjoy between dives.
Participants should be certified divers and provide their own equipment suitable for the diving environment. Rental equipment and other services may be available with advance notice.
We look forward to seeing you at Lake Denton for a great day of diving, friendship, and adventure underwater!

NAUI Advanced Open Water Diver Launch Night – July 10, 2026
2026-07-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Neptune’s Splendor, 32565 Lakeshore Drive, Tavares, F, 32778, United States
NAUI Advanced Open Water Diver Program
Our NAUI Advanced Open Water program is designed for divers who want to become more capable, confident, and self-sufficient in real-world diving conditions. This is not a generic “intro to specialties” course. It is a structured training program focused on developing practical diving skills, sound judgment, and advanced diving knowledge for local Florida diving and beyond.
Launch Night & Academic Session
The course begins with a dedicated Launch Night where we complete all administrative requirements and prepare for the training schedule ahead. During this session we will:

Complete medical history forms and waivers
Organize student folders and course materials
Review and schedule all training dives
Discuss course expectations and equipment needs

We will also conduct our first academic session covering:

Dive planning
Gas management
Equipment configuration
Dive computers and accessories
Local diving considerations and environmental factors

There is also a required eLearning component that students will complete throughout the course.
Required Equipment
During the AOW Launch session, we will discuss the equipment best suited to your diving goals, experience level, and local diving conditions. We’ll provide personalized guidance and answer your questions, with appropriate equipment options available for those interested.
Students must provide the following equipment for the course:

DSMB (Delayed Surface Marker Buoy)
Finger spool
Cutting device
Primary dive light

A dive slate is strongly recommended.
Students are also responsible for providing all standard scuba equipment required for the diving environment and conditions encountered throughout the course, including appropriate exposure protection (wetsuit) for spring, lake, and ocean dives. Rentals are available.
Dive Day 1 — Local Spring TBD
Our first training dives focus on environmental awareness, limited visibility procedures, and light communication protocols. We will also conduct dives designed to gather air consumption data and improve understanding of individual gas management.
Training objectives include:

Night and limited visibility concepts
Light communication and team protocols
Buoyancy and awareness refinement
Air consumption evaluation

Dive Day 2 — Local Spring TBD
The second training day focuses heavily on practical skill development and problem-solving underwater.
Training objectives include:

Underwater navigation
DSMB deployment techniques
Rescue skill development
Team awareness and communication

Dive Day 3 — Florida Ocean Diving
Our final training dives transition students into open ocean environments where they will apply the skills and planning concepts developed throughout the course.
Training objectives include:

Ocean dive planning
Advanced gas management application
DSMB deployment in open water
Environmental awareness and situational judgment

This program is intended for divers who want to move beyond basic certification and develop the skills, confidence, and mindset of an experienced advanced diver.

Nitrox Course - July 11, 2026
2026-07-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Neptune’s Splendor, 32565 Lakeshore Drive, Tavares, F, 32778, United States
🟦 ENRICH YOUR DIVING WITH NITROX! 🟦
Ready to spend more time underwater and get the most out of your dives?
Join us on Saturday, July 11 at 10:00 AM at Neptune’s Splendor Scuba for our NAUI Enriched Air Nitrox Diver Course!
Nitrox is one of the most popular specialty certifications in diving, allowing divers to safely extend no-decompression limits, reduce nitrogen exposure, and maximize bottom time on many dives. Whether you’re planning local Florida dives, tropical vacations, liveaboards, or wreck adventures, Nitrox is a certification you’ll use for years to come.
During this fun and informative class, you’ll learn:
✅ The benefits and limitations of enriched air
✅ Oxygen exposure management
✅ Analyzing Nitrox cylinders
✅ Dive planning with Nitrox
✅ Safe handling and diving procedures
No dives are required for certification, making this one of the easiest and most valuable specialties you can earn.
Seats are limited, so reserve your spot today!
📅 Saturday, July 11
🕙 10:00 AM
📍 Neptune’s Splendor Scuba
PS – you do need to be a certified scuba diver to take this course, it can also be combined with other learning opportunities.

August Dive Club Gathering
2026-08-11 18:30 - 20:30 | FL
Sea Tales Scuba Club – August MeetingTuesday, August 11 • 6:30 PMPuddle Jumpers • 111 W. Ruby St., Tavares, FL
Join us for another fun evening of diving, friendship, and learning!
This month we’re excited to welcome Sea Tow as our featured guest. They’ll introduce their completely redesigned Sea Tow app and demonstrate how it can help divers and boaters enjoy a safer, more informed day on the water.
Learn how the app provides:

Marine weather forecasts
Tide charts
Wind and wave conditions
One-touch assistance requests with GPS location sharing
Membership information and boating resources

Whether you own a boat, dive from charter boats, or simply enjoy spending time on Florida’s lakes, rivers, and coastline, this presentation offers valuable information for anyone who loves being on the water.
As always, our Scuba Club is open to everyone—certified divers, students, future divers, and anyone interested in the underwater world. Come meet fellow diving enthusiasts, make new friends, and discover what makes our local diving community so special.
Admission is free. We hope to see you there! 🌊🤿

Paradise Springs Dive September 19
2026-09-19 09:00 - 14:00 | paradise springs ocala fl, 4040 SE 84th Lane Rd, Ocala, FL, 34480, United States
Paradise Springs Dive Day
Saturday, September 19 Meet up at 9 AMParadise Springs • Ocala, Florida
Come spend the morning diving with us! We’ll make a couple of dives, enjoy the spring, and spend some time working on trim, frog kicking and controlled propulsion.
Before the dive we can look over each other’s rig and find ways to be more streamlined and efficient. Other topics are; what hose setup do you use, which out of air method do you prefer, buddy location and light protocol.
This isn’t a class or an evaluation—just a chance to dive, practice and have some fun together.
Advanced Open Water certification required.
There is not a dive center on locaion, so you need to bring all of your own equipment. The same goes for snack and beverages, sunscreen and bugspray. I always have a cooler of bottled water and am happy to share.
Rentals can be arranged.
