Scotttyd
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I am looking at joining a local dive club. There are two in my area that I see down under surf and scuba and gypsy divers, anyone locally have any advice, pro's and con's of each?
Raleigh, NC
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VooDooGasMan
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join both it's the best way to meet people that actually dive.
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I was certified 15 years ago by Gypsy...they were good people and they take a lot of trips. Never met the other folks. VooDoo has a good point.
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ScottyD, log onto ncdivers.com it is a great group of divers and there's a lot of them in your area. There is always a group meeting at Fantasy Lake and of course tons of trips offshore.
charlesml3
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Another good group of divers in the Raleigh area:
Triangle Scuba Meetup (Durham, NC) - Meetup.com
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Triangle Scuba Meetup (Durham, NC) - Meetup.com
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Gypsy has a strong group. They are a very active club...
Actually, the Gypsy club is fairly inactive...at least where club meeting are concerned, they (we?? ... been an off and on member for years) use to meet once a month. Now it's mostly outing at the quarries and the Christmas party. The Down Under club is a lot more active with meeting and programs. We meet the second Tue of each month at a local restuarant. A lot of chat, a good meal and some kind of program. Come join us, the next meeting will be Feb 12. Collum7 and myself are usually there. The great thing is the clubs get along and often join forces.
The NC Divers is not a club as such but if your interested in meeting local divers who actually dive, that is your group. Some of us are diving almost every weekend year round. We have active tech, cave, reef,wreck, rebreather (both homebrew and factory) and darn near any other kind of diver you can think of. All are welcome- newbie to tech. Pick most any weekend and come to Rolesville, go to the back parking lot, turn right at the portapotty and odds are most of the vehicles are those of NC Divers. Just walk up and ask...May be there this weekend myself, need a lot of dry suit practice.
The NC Divers is not a club as such but if your interested in meeting local divers who actually dive, that is your group. Some of us are diving almost every weekend year round. We have active tech, cave, reef,wreck, rebreather (both homebrew and factory) and darn near any other kind of diver you can think of. All are welcome- newbie to tech. Pick most any weekend and come to Rolesville, go to the back parking lot, turn right at the portapotty and odds are most of the vehicles are those of NC Divers. Just walk up and ask...May be there this weekend myself, need a lot of dry suit practice.
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Scotttyd
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thanks for the info.
I think I will probably join both for now. Down under seams to have a more formal group, but gypsy had the great advantage of the pool to do a pre-trip check in, much more simple than going to FL and gearing up, paying $15 (plus airfills) if my only goal is to check my equiptment
I think I will probably join both for now. Down under seams to have a more formal group, but gypsy had the great advantage of the pool to do a pre-trip check in, much more simple than going to FL and gearing up, paying $15 (plus airfills) if my only goal is to check my equiptment
Forgot to add, your welcome to come to either club functions paying member or not although we do ask for a small amount if there is a lot of food involved.
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