Dive Pirates Adaptive Scuba program

[Lake Travis Scuba]

I had the pleasure of meeting a large group, from throughout the state and outside the state, of Dive Pirates, the adaptive scuba program and what a cool group of divers they are.

They were heading to Cayman Brac for a dive trip with many of the adaptive divers and I can't express how impressed I was by their excitement to be diving the beautiful blue waters of Brac.

I pointed them in the direction of the Texas Swamp Divers since many of them are from Texas and invited them to participate in the many interesting and colorful discussions on the board.

I hope you all have an opportunity to meet and dive with these folks, they are a interesting bunch and will make great additions to the Swampers. If you are looking for a great way to share your experience and help new divers this is a program for you.

Check out their web site at Dive Pirate's Foundation || Bringing Adaptive Divers into the Mainstream Diving Community

Welcome to the Dive Pirates and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

Robert Weiss
Lake Travis Scuba
Welcome to Lake Travis Scuba

 

[Hawkeye Mark]

A friend of mine who is an instructor that I roomed with on a trip to Cozumel recently went on this trip. Part of his real business is building sip & puff wheelchairs(very hi-tech) for disabled people. His wife runs a large therapy practice for disabled kids. As such they are very interested in this stuff.

I have heard their presentations a couple of times. When they set 2010 dates I may go if it works out.

 

[oldschool]

This has really caught my attention! Are there any dive shops in the Austin area who have an adaptive dive program? I would really like to get involved as a dive buddy. I can't think of a
more rewarding way to share a passion.

 

[vintagediver]

This has really caught my attention! Are there any dive shops in the Austin area who have an adaptive dive program? I would really like to get involved as a dive buddy. I can't think of a
more rewarding way to share a passion.

Duggan Diving in Universal City does this and Wounded Warriors I believe.

He frequently dives Lake Travis also.

 

[PeppermintPaddi]

Tom's Dive and Swim in central Austin
tomsscuba.com - Tom's Dive and Swim

Sponsors Eels on Wheels
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Lora, an instructor at Tom's and a volunteer with EoW, teaches a class on how to be a buddy for a disabled diver. And Stillhouse Hollow's Scuba Diver's Paradise also says they offer a Handicapped Divers Buddy class. http://www.scubadiversparadise.net/scubatrain.asp

 

[Lake Travis Scuba]

It is very rewarding to be an adaptive scuba diver buddy and I recommend participating to any diver who wants to share their passion for diving and enrich the lives of the participating adaptive divers.

In Austin contact Tom's Dive and Swim (www.tomsscuba.com/) for the Eels on Wheels program, visit the Dive Pirates web site (www.divepirates.org/) for your area, or contact Duggan Diving (www.duggandiving.com/index.html) about Wounded Warriors. These programs rely on your assistance and contributions.

 

[oldschool]

Thanks everyone for the responses. I'll be contacting Tom's today to get info...