February 2025 Newsletter

Katie Murphy Feb 21, 2025

February Newsletter

Hello Adventurers,

Since it's been so cold, I'm sending you vibes of warmer times ahead! Our initial open water season schedule is posted, more details below. We can always help you with a last minute winter-warmer dive trip or you can sign up for one of our many upcoming group trips!

The activity level we have seen at the shop has continued into February. We are actually sold out of all open water diver classes through the end of March - amazing! Our discover and refresher courses have also been full - it's so great to see so many new and returning divers.

Classes

We have a new class package we are very excited about, called Total Diver:

3 certifications: Open Water Diver, Advanced Adventure Diver and Advanced Buoyancy Control Diver
10 dives with the same instructor
Small class sizes, 4 max - great way to find a dive buddy!

It's perfect for those who have completed a discover class who know they want to go all-in on the sport. Not only will you save some cash, but you'll be a confident and established diver by the time you're done! First class begins in June.

Open water season starts in May (weather dependent) and we already have classes you can sign up for May June through September!

Dry Suit Diver - get your season started early - spots available in April!
Open Water Diver Certification Dives – remember, you have a year from when you started our academics to complete your certification. Some weekends are already selling out so be sure to sign up quickly!
Advanced Adventure Diver – Great for new divers looking to accelerate their skill development. This class involves some online academics followed by 5 open water dives over 2 days at Gilboa. You will learn skills in deep, navigation, night, buoyancy plus search and recovery.
Deep Diver
Rescue Diver

Ongoing Winter classes:

Equipment Check's are also available if you need to splash in.

View all available classes here on our Class Calendar.

Travel Updates

Latest updates for our upcoming trips:

July: Azores and Portugal - LAST CALL!!!

August: Florida Keys on the beloved Juliet - 5 spots left. This is a great trip for new divers. I highly encourage those completing their open water certification to sign up for this trip.

September: St Lucia - sold out!

November: Little Cayman - plenty of spots available, one of my fav dive spots. Also great for new divers!

February 2026: St Croix on the Juliet - coming soon!

You can find a list of our entire travel schedule here on our website.

Looking for some domestic travel options? Check out the travel schedule for the Aquatic Adventures Dive Club here on Facebook.

Events

Our next Critter Chat will be March 25th, focused on Turks & Caicos. There is no cost to these events, but we do have a registration limit. Sign up here.

The next Dive Club Meetup will be Thursday March 6th.

Thank you for supporting our community and I hope to see you in the shop soon!

Cheers,

Katie Murphy
Owner & President
Aquatic Adventures Ohio
614-545-DIVE
2050 Crown Plaza Dr
Columbus, OH 43235
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