Yearly Archives: 2015

If you or anyone you know has always wanted to get SCUBA certified, consider joining our fall class through the Clackamas Community Schools.  The class begins October 1st.  Please contact us for details or see our listing in the Community Schools/ Clackamas Community College catalog.

Octopi Portland, a local dive club is hosting an UNDERWATER PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST/ POTLUCK SOCIAL on October 31st at Carver Park at 1:00 PM.  We welcome all divers and their families to the event.  Please contact us on our webpage or facebook page and we can help you register for this free event AND give […]

Hello Scuba Divers! If you are looking for a reason to get back in the water and greatly improve your diving skills and confidence please consider joining us for our VERY POPULAR Advanced Scuba class.  This NAUI course will take you to the next level of diving with classes on navigation, deep diving, light salvage […]

Hi Scuba Folks! If you come to our shop during store hours and find the sandwich board Open Sign is out but the access doors are locked, please ring the doorbell mounted to the window by our sign in the bookstore and we will be right down to let you in!  If you can’t get […]

Thank you Astoria Scuba for the top 5 reasons to shop you local diver store:   5 Reasons to Buy From Your Local Dive Store 1. Expert Advice Odds are your dealer is a seasoned diver with years of dive experience. Take advantage of that experience and ask questions. 2. Hands-on Inspection and Choices Seeing […]

Checkout the custom carbon fiber free diving fins by Abyss Divers.  If you are in the market for an AMAZING fin to go DEEP with you really need to check these out.  We have them in stock now.

We are pleased to announce that we have new gear from IST/ Dolphin Tech and XS Scuba in our rental program.  If you are considering diving this spring and don’t own your gear come try it out! I will be posting competitive rates on the website shortly.  Call for quotes.  We sell a complete line of […]

We are excited to offer another F.I.I. Level 1 Freediver course with guest instructor Ian Elstrom on May 9th  at Scuba Specialties Northwest.  The class will run from 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM.  Space is limited so register ASAP. Cost for Saturday is $150.00 and includes instruction, books, pool rental and certification card.   You will […]

Experience the freedom of exploring the ocean on a single breath! Join Instructor Ian Elstrom and Scuba Specialties NW for this popular free diving class. You will learn to safely hold your breath for three minutes and descend to a depth of 66 feet. This class is a full day of technique and application. We […]