Orphaned Diver, Looking to Join A Dive Club...

[RRedd]

Hey Everyone,

I recently found out that my long time dive buddy is having ear surgery. Hopefully, this will not permanently disable his diving ability. As we all may know, this could be a possibility. In response, I am looking to join a dive club.

I am in the Birmingham, Alabama Metro area. There are a few local dive shops and a rock quarry where most divers converge. I am looking for a Dive Club that I can be a part of. I am willing to join the one affiliated with the local dive shops, but would prefer one that is not.

Any help and/or guidance on this would be nice... Thanks in advance!

RR

 

[NYCNaiad]

I haven't ever been diving with them, but I did see this group on Meetup: Scuba Birmingham

 

[RRedd]

I wasn't really sure where to start, so I came back to where I was comfortable.. ScubaBoard... I will look into that and I appreciate your advice.

 

[soonerwink]

If you don't have a local active dive club, get a few local divers together and start your own. We did that a little over 10 years ago with 6 of us who were fed up with the local dive shops club that was not very active. We now have 416 members. We have switched from meetup to facebook though because of the political posturing and cost. Just meet once a month at a local restaurant, and plan dives and events. Don't charge any fee's, just sell t-shirts for a few dollars profit if you need money to pay for domain names and websites if necessary.

 

[richmonddiver]

Try meetup.com I looked briefly, and it looks like they have a group with about 291 members in the area. Hopefully that will work for you.

I know the feeling. I moved to another area once and quit diving, because I didn't know anyone. When I moved to my current location, I marched myself to the local dive club meeting after about a year. That has been one of the best decisions I've made since I moved. The people I've met have been wonderful and supportive of all types and skill levels. I hope you find the same.