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Aqua Amigos Scuba Club

Dive Club (English)

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Company description The Aqua Amigos Scuba Club, a not-for-profit organization based at the Euclid YMCA, has been active since 1958 and can offer you fun, adventure and tradition. Our main goal is to promote safety and continued education in diving, to our members, as well as to the general public. We have provided divers and their families the opportunity to pursue and share their mutual interest in the underwater realm. Our greatest resource is the fellowship that our members share. You never again need to be at a loss for a dive buddy, be it either novice or advanced, or even if you want to move up into more complex diving, we have the members to assist you in that endeavor. Each year we plan an extensive and vast schedule of both dives and social activities.
The dives are arranged as to cover all levels of diving, and give you the comfort level and experience that you want. Trips that we have included in our past range from: Lake Erie boat diving, Niagara River, Tobermory, Mexico, and the Caribbean. If it is not on the official club schedule does not mean that we may not be doing it. There are times that certain trips are not listed due to the complexity of the trip or difficulty of the diving. These trips are usually small in number and led by individual members as to ensure the safety of all divers involved. (Examples of such trips would be any including overhead environment, or where mixed gases or staged decompression may be needed).
The social activities are planned in order to allow the non-diving family members, or even the divers that need a bit of time away from the water, a way to get together and have fun. We have monthly dinners, parties and picnics, ski trips, canoe trips, just to name a few of the events that we offer. Once again, if you do not see it on the schedule, does not mean we do not do it, or will not add it if there is enough interest.
Other things that the club offers is a very extensive library of dive related materials that you can check out. A monthly newsletter will keep you up to date on events and activities that are happening within the club. Meetings are held every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 8:00pm (visitors are welcome) at the YMCA (631 Babbitt Road, Euclid, OH). We have instructors that conduct classes ranging from open-water, to your more advanced classes or teaching level certifications. We also offer other courses such as CPR, Marine-life accidents, etc. for those who may be interested. We are also a proud member of the Ohio Council of Skin and Scuba Divers. The OCSSDI is an organization of many different Scuba Diving Clubs within the state of Ohio, which provides a vehicle for a greater exchange of information within the diving community.
Our Scuba instructors conduct Open Water Diving classes at the Euclid Family YMCA each spring and summer. Classes are held on Tuesday evening at 6:30PM for 10 weeks per session. YMCA Open Water Certification is issued upon successful completion of all course requirements.
Courses in Advanced Diving, CPR, SCUBA Lifesaving and Accident Management are also offered. A new class will be starting soon, so call Bob Kelly at 216-481-0222 or page him at (216) 625-5000 to reserve your space!!!
The history of dive training in the United States began with the development of YMCA SCUBA Program. As divers and instructors, we have dedicated ourselves to the quest for ever better ways to teach others to enjoy the underwater world. That is our heritage. Throughout the history of sport diving, the YMCA has maintained unsurpassed standards. Those standards have changed as our knowledge and depth of experience have changed, so if you have been thinking of diving, contact us with your questions.
Location description: OUR TEACHING STAFF
ROBERT KELLY - Instructor
``Kelly`` first became interested in diving during the Reign of Ramsey the 2nd , his first dive class was the beginning of 7 centuries of Aquatic interest. Following Moses out of Egypt he was instrumental in the crossing of the red sea. After the fall of the Roman empire and thru the dark ages Bob honed his diving skills. Once the new world was discovered he ventured westward again teaming up with Moses Cleveland settling the northern Ohio area. When the YMCA started Scuba certifications Bob added that to his resume. With centuries of diving experience there is no better instructor around. If you are interested in taking a class you will need to supply your own goat bladder and rock on a rope.
MATTHEW BALLISH - Assistant Instructor
Matthew earned his SCUBA certification in June of 1987. Started assisting in classes in June of 1989, and received his YMCA Assistant Instructor rating in May 1995. He has many dive certifications ranging from IANTD Nitrox, TDI SCR (semi-closed circuit rebreather), NSS-CDS and NACD Full Cave. He also holds certifications in PSI VCI (visual cylinder inspection) and Oxygen Clean Fundamentals. He has logged over 450 dives, ranging from drift diving the Niagara River in Canada, Great Lakes wreck diving, shark diving in the Caribbean and Central America, to the caves of central Florida.
TONY FRAZER - Teaching Assistant
Certified April of 1987 in Hawaii while serving with the US Coast Guard. He holds a State Certificate in Alaska for Cold Water Survival. He has over 3000 hours of Underway Time doing Search and Rescue on Lake Erie. While stationed at Coast Guard Station Fairport he worked 3 years Part Time with a Commercial Salvage Diver. He became a Teaching Assistant in July of 2001 when he joined the Aqua Amigos Scuba Club. He is working towards his Assistant Instructors rating and would eventually like to become an instructor. Like the rest of the Teaching staff, he brings a wealth of practical diving and Maritime knowlege to share.

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Cleveland area club with information on membership, dive events, and instruction.

Contact information:

Phone: 216-432-7156
Street Address:
P.O. Box 32004
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
44132
Spoken language(s): English
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  GMT - 5 Bogota, Lima, Kito
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