Extremely BAD News: Dutch Springs likely closing permanently ...

[BoundForElsewhere]

Article has this quote: "The site is very popular and receives nearly half a million divers every year. "
That can't be correct, can it?

Nearly is a relative term.

 

[GetDownScuba]

Nearly is a relative term.

All is relative. But even 1000 divers a week is only 1/10th of that claim

 

[OTF]

The article has no specifics. It would be nice to see PADI make an investment to benefit and support East coast divers, but I'm not holding my breath (well-trained by PADI!).

delicious multiple meanings in this sentence, good post

 

[tridacna]

If you add all the visitors to the water park, the number still doesn’t come close to half a million annually. The cost to run the quarry are staggering and it’s tough to recoup your investment with such a short season.

 

[k4kafka]

If you add all the visitors to the water park, the number still doesn’t come close to half a million annually. The cost to run the quarry are staggering and it’s tough to recoup your investment with such a short season.

Insurance must be the biggest expen$e. Anybody have a total count of how many deaths/drownings that have occurred at Dutch Springs over these many years?

 

[rob.mwpropane]

That would be 1,370 divers a day, every day of the year. Not likely!

I can't imagine there being a average of 500 dives a day done there.

Sure there is! Every time a student pops up counts as another dive!

My kids instructor claimed to have 30,000 dives under his belt... 30,000?. I said yes Sir sounds amazing

 

[formernuke]

Sure there is! Every time a student pops up counts as another dive!

My kids instructor claimed to have 30,000 dives under his belt... 30,000?. I said yes Sir sounds amazing

I did a shallow dive a while back my computer registered it as several because everytime I went over a rock I was so shallow the computer said not under anymore. We were laughing when we got out.

 

[rob.mwpropane]

I did a shallow dive a while back my computer registered it as several because everything I went over a rock I was so shallow the computer said not under anymore. We were laughing when we got out.

I think I have mine set to not end the dive for ~ 10 min? If I'm with my kids we go up and down a good bit (they want to talk... haven't figured out the joy of diving is not talking).It's a little bit of a pain to manually end the dive, but it's not too hard. If I forget I see a long SS @ 0' on each dive.

It was funny before I set it, same thing... 15 dives in one day, lol.

 

[formernuke]

It was funny before I set it, same thing... 15 dives in one day, lol.

I could do that in one hour at that site max depth in parts is 5 or 6 feet. It's a good dive though lots of critters and good VIS.

 

[JCKahr]

Let’s be honest, we’re not talking about a beachfront mansion here. Is anyone privy to the sale price or have knowledge of what comps in the area are going for? Can’t be more than a million or 2 dollars. Sounds like a lot of $ but it could easily be raised with a collaborative effort.

What I understand DS is comprised of two properties, one by the water park and the entrance area. What I understand the one went for 7 million and other 6 million, that is what I heard. It really does not matter because the developer will just up their offer.