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Company description Serving the Central Savannah River Area since 1960, Neptune Dive and Ski is your premier, full service, sporting goods center specializing in SCUBA, snow ski, and swim. We are conveniently located off Washington Road next to Lake Olmstead. Neptune features complete lines of SCUBA diving, wakeboard equipment and snow ski equipment (for sale and for rent), and our exciting selection of specialty swim and cruise wear and accessories. We also have a full line of snowboarding clothing and hardware. We have an air fill station for SCUBA tanks. WE SELL FUN! And remember, we service everything that we sell (and most of what you got anywhere else!).
At our newly refurbished indoor pool facility, we offer Red Cross certified swim lessons and water aerobic classes, as well as dive instruction. Our SCUBA instructors are certified through the SSI - Scuba Schools International (formerly NASDS) dive agency and provide entry level through advanced SCUBA training. PADI referrals and college credits are also available.
Dive Gear
All kinds of equipment for the recreational diver.
Dive bags, wet suits, and BCs for every need.
A wide selection of fins and masks. Prescription masks available.
High performance regulators, dive computers, accessories.
Accessories, shirts, t-shirts - we have it all.
Wet suits, dive floats.
Neptune offers classes for basic open water training on a regular schedule, and more advanced classes upon request. Private lessons are also available. We have our OWN newly refurbished pool for hands-on instruction.
*Swimming Lessons
Neptune offers swimming lessons
*Basic Open Water SCUBA Class Schedule
Instructor Ron Wheatley
Classes are available Monday-Thursday nights, or on Saturday AMs. Contact the shop for the latest schedules.
*Equipment
Provided as part of class cost: logbook, safe dive tables, dive planning slate, equipment check list, instruction manual. During class, you will be provided with a BCD, tank, regulator and wetsuit. If you do your checkout dives at Ginnie Springs, use of this equipment is also included in the trip package price. A $100 deposit is required to get your books, log books, etc.
*Check-out Dives
Class check-out dives are normally done on a weekend at Ginnie Springs, Florida. The required 5 dives are done over the course of 2 days. The trip cost of $225 includes hotel accommodations for 2 nights (double occupancy), admission to Ginnie Springs, air fills, and use of BCD, tank, regulator, and wetsuit for the weekend. The class and Ginnie Springs trips must be paid for in full prior to the Friday of the check-out weekend.
*Advanced Dive Training
From time to time, advanced dive training is available - depending on demand.
Some Words About Dive Training at Neptune
We teach the SSI (Scuba Schools International), formerly NASDS (National Association of SCUBA Diving Schools), SCUBA course. This certification is recognized worldwide and you are guaranteed the consistent integrity of the NASDS program. Providing the most complete and enjoyable course available is our goal; with more than 30 years experience, our reputation stands firm in customer service and satisfaction.
The class consists of one pre-counsel session, five lectures with pool sessions, and a test. It meets either one day a week for 7 weeks or 2 times a week for 4 weeks. To certify, you must also complete five Open Water dives; the first open water dive is made in nearby lakes and final open water dives are made in Florida at Ginnie Springs or West Palm Beach. While the Florida check-out dives are recommended, local check-out dives can be arranged.
Our classes are limited in size so that you will receive individual attention. This assures that you are not pushed beyond you ability, that you may learn to be a competent, confident diver and that you come to enjoy the sport as much as we do.
Location description: Local Dive Sites
The Savannah River
Recent conditions 11/4/04): about 66 deg F, 8 ft visibility
Profile: 15-20 ffw max, temperature 72 deg F (or less), bottom time limited only by air consumption. Current and visibility vary. Divable year around depending on your cold tolerance.
Entry: Most people park at the boathouse marina and jump in off the pier. The shoreline going down to the pier is steep, so you can also just walk down the boat ramp. Best to swim upstream for a while, and then drift back to the marina. Alternatively, Bill and Susan D. and Mike P. like to take two cars, suit up at the boathouse marina and leave one car (with towels, etc.) there. Then in the other car they drive up to the new marina near Saint Paul`s and enter there using the boat ramp. This ``Great Savannah River Drift Dive`` down to the boathouse marina takes about an hour depending on current and how much you zig-zag. Lots of stuff to see, including wrecks and old gym equipment.
What to do: The Georgia side is generally more interesting. Lots of junk, old boats, beer and soft drink cans and an opportunity to clean up the river. The Augusta Dive Club has a scavenger hunt now and then. Steve has a knack for finding valuable things, some quite old, that have been thrown in the river. Typical river fish life, turtles, occasional snakes along the shore. When current is strong, you can do aerobic exercise by swimming in large circles (upstream, downstream).
Warnings: Dive flag essential. Fishermen abound, and Mike and Bill have been ``caught``. Also, boats and jet skiers don`t always know about dive flags, so be real careful when surfacing. Don`t get swept down river - it`s a long, hard swim back to the marina!
Neptune`s Pool
Profile: Maybe 7 ffw max, temperature 80 deg F, unlimited bottom time. No current, great vis. Divable year around.
Entry: Can step in from the shallow end or take a giant stride in the deep end.
What to do: Perfect for dive training, checking out equipment, a refresher course, swim parties.
Warnings: Dive flag not needed. Alligators have only rarely been seen.
Clark`s Hill Lake
(Some people call this Lake Thurmond)
Recent conditions (11/4/04): about 68 deg F at the airplane; around 6 ft. visibility at the airplane, a little more at greater depths
Profile: The airplane is in about 25-30 ft of water. I don`t know how deep the lake is. Usually, I`m too cold to go more than 40 ft.
Entry: Various entry points are available. The ``usual`` is to park your car at the Lake Thurmond Visitor`s Center on the South Carolina side of the dam. The entry from shore is rather steep.
What to do: See the airplane. Lots of fish. An airplane wing is between the airplane and the shore. Also a roadsign is between the airplane and the dam. Ideal for practicing navigation skills in a low vis. environment.
Warnings: Dive flag essential. Watch out for jet skiers.

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Full service sporting goods center in Augusta, with information on diving and swimming.

Contact information:
Phone: (706) 737-7900
Fax: (706) 737-4396
Street Address:
2305 Redwood Drive
``Washington Road at Lake Olmstead
Augusta
Georgia
United States
30904
Spoken language(s): English
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  GMT - 5 Bogota, Lima, Kito
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