Summer/Fun Dive Schedule
Revised Fun Dive Information – PLEASE READ!
Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Discover Diving runs weekly fun dives for certified divers to enable our divers to keep doing what they love – diving. Our dives include both shore dives and charters, and range from nice, easy shore dives to more challenging shore dives, full moon dives, engaging seal dive charters, and deep wreck diving. We visit sites in Maine , New Hampshire , and Massachusetts . Every fun dive is supervised by one of our PADI professionals. The dive professionals are responsible for choosing the site, pairing up divers, and delivering the site and dive briefing. They will also have water with them for between the dives to ensure everyone is hydrated. As a certified diver, you are responsible for bringing your own gear – all of it, including enough weight, as well as something to eat and drink between the dives, if you so choose. For shore diving in Massachusetts & New Hampshire, by law, you required to have your own flag. If you will be lobstering, you must have your tank(s) and flag properly marked, have a proper sized gauge, and have your license with you. Due to group size, it may not be possible to dive in one large group, so if you would prefer to dive with the dive professional, please bring that to his/her attention before the buddy assignments are announced.
There is a $10 fee to participate in the fun dives, and you will be required to sign a PADI Liability and Assumption of Risk form before entering the water. You are encouraged to stop by the shop to pay and sign the waiver anytime during the week.
Summer Dive Schedule – ALL DIVES SUBJECT TO CHANGE – PLEASE CHECK WITH SHOP TO CONFIRM DESTINATION & TIME
Date |
Day |
Location |
Description |
Special Notes |
Staff |
May – PADI Specialty of the Month: Dry Suit Diver |
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5/25 |
Mon |
Stage Fort Park, Gloucester |
Shop cookout Easy entry and a shallow dive. Mostly sandy throughout the center of the cove, the edges offer more exciting exploration. |
Depart from Discover Diving parking lot at 9am. |
All |
5/30 |
Sat |
Cathedral Rocks |
Adventure dive Bottom is a mix of rocks, boulders, and ledge cut with large cracks and chasms. Fish everywhere. Depths to 80’ within 50 yards of shoreline. |
Depart from Discover Diving parking lot at 8:30am. Note: This is an advanced shore dive that requires a bit more than our typical beach dives. |
Bruce Brown |
June – PADI Specialty of the Month: Peak Performance Buoyancy |
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6/6 |
Sat |
Nubble Light twilight & night dive combo |
Shore dive Very picturesque location that offers easy access to some fine diving with free parking. |
Full moon dive. Sunset at 8:17pm. Depart from Discover Diving parking lot at 3:30pm. Plan for dinner between dives – bring your own or treat yourself to Fox’s Lobster House. |
Gillian Fairchild or Bill MacBrien |
6/14 |
Sun |
Pebble Beach |
Shore dive Sandy entry, facing water pretty rock reef on right end. Lots of flounder & skate in sand. Good lobstering on reef. Depths to 35’. |
Depart from Discover Diving parking lot at 8:30am. |
Bruce Brown |
6/20 |
Sat |
The Cribs and The Pinnacle |
Charter – Northeast Charter Boat The Cribs: So called due to the large wooden cribbing that lies on the bottom. Three large square sections of this cribbing can be swam around over and between, each level presenting its own marine ecosystem. This is one of our favorites because it offers a great deal to see. |
Depart from Captain Bill’s dock in Portsmouth, NH, at 12 noon $85 per diver |
Bruce Brown
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6/28 |
Sun |
Magnolia Rocks |
Adventure dive Sloping ledge that gives way to a sand bottom covered by medium-sized to large boulders that expand as far as you can swim in either direction. There’s a lot of sea life swimming around and hiding within all the cracks and crevices. Depths to 30’ |
Depart from Discover Diving parking lot at 8:30am. Note: This is an advanced shore dive that requires a bit more than our typical beach dives. |
Bill MacBrien |
July – PADI Specialty of the Month: Deep Diver |
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7/4 |
Sat |
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7/6 |
Mon |
Back Beach |
Full moon dive |
Depart from Discover Diving parking lot at 6:30pm Sunset at 8:22pm |
Gillian Fairchild |
7/12 |
Sun |
Lanes Cove |
Shore Dive Lanesville is a decent intermediate level dive. Depths range from 0 to over 60 feet, if you swim out far enough |
Depart from Discover Diving parking lot at 8:30am.
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Bruce Brown |
7/18 |
Sat |
Loblolly Cove |
Shore dive Sandy entry inside cove, point is rocky entry. Cove is shallow w/lots of life, point is breathtaking with crevices and drop offs. Depths to 40’. |
Depart from Discover Diving parking lot at 8:30am. |
Bruce Brown |
7/25 |
Sat |
Great Annual Fish Count, Stage Fort Park, Gloucester |
Diver’s choice Finatics dive club is diving at Folly Cove NOTE: This will not be an escorted dive. |
The post-dive celebration is at Stage Fort Park, but you can complete your survey dives at the site of your choice. Pre-registration required. Email Bob Michaelson at pbm.inc@verizon.net. |
Eileen Byrne |
7/26 |
Sun |
Old Garden Beach |
Shore dive Sandy entry, rocky on right & left, sandy in the middle. Really pretty dive with lots of kelp and boulders. Depths to 35’. |
Depart from Discover Diving parking lot at 8:30am. |
Bruce Brown |
August – PADI Specialty of the Month: Wreck Diver |
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8/2 |
Sun |
Back Beach |
Shore dive Facing water, left side has a great jetty, middle is sandy, far right is rocky. Lots of baby flounder in summer. Depths to 35’. |
Depart from Discover Diving parking lot at 8:30am. |
Eileen Byrne |
8/6 |
Thurs |
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Full moon dive. Sunset at 7:58pm.
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Instructor - TBD |
8/8 |
Sat |
Seal dive |
Charter – Northeast Charter Boat This area hosts a large community of seals all year round. They sunbathe on the rocks and occasionally swim with divers. Depths to 30’. |
Depart from Captain Bill’s dock in Portsmouth, NH, at 12 noon $85 per diver |
Bill MacBrien |
8/15 |
Sat |
Seal dive |
Charter – Northeast Charter Boat This area hosts a large community of seals all year round. They sunbathe on the rocks and occasionally swim with divers. Depths to 30’. |
Depart from Captain Bill’s dock in Portsmouth, NH, at 12 noon $85 per diver |
Eileen Byrne |
8/16 |
Sun |
Folly Cove |
Shore dive Everything you could want in a dive! Rocky entry, sheer wall on left, lots of overhangs. Excellent dive. Depths to 60’. |
Depart from Discover Diving parking lot at 8:30am. |
Bruce Brown |
8/21 |
Fri |
Empire Knight |
Charter – Northeast Charter Boat Advanced certification required The ship is all broken up with stuff spread over about two football fields. There are some large sections of the ship, the largest around 150 ft below the surface. There are two locomotive engines and a 60 ft cannon barrel. |
Depart from Captain Bill’s dock in Portsmouth, NH, at 8am $130 per diver |
Jeff Haskell |
8/22 |
Sat |
Cathedral Rocks |
Adventure dive Bottom is a mix of rocks, boulders, and ledge cut with large cracks and chasms. Fish everywhere. Depths to 80’ within 50 yards of shoreline. |
Depart from Discover Diving parking lot at 8:30am. |
Bill MacBrien |
8/30 |
Sun |
Cedar Island Ledge |
Charter Advanced certification required Beautiful plant life that is ideal for photography. Bottom is a mixture of rocks and sand. Depths to 60’. The depth drops dramatically up to 140'. The bottom consists of an interesting grouping of ledge, boulders and large granite slabs, which form caves. Flora and fauna abound. |
Depart from Captain Bill’s dock in Portsmouth, NH, at 12 noon $85 per diver |
Jeff Haskell |
September – PADI Specialty of the Month: Project AWARE |
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9/7 |
Mon |
Great Island Common New Castle, NH |
Shop cookout The bottom starts off as eel grass and then switches to a loose mix of small to medium sized rocks. The bottom slopes down to approximately 25’. |
Depart from Discover Diving parking lot at 9am. |
All |
9/13 |
Sun |
Seal dive |
Charter This area hosts a large community of seals all year round. They sunbathe on the rocks and occasionally swim with divers. Depths to 30’. |
Depart from Captain Bill’s dock in Portsmouth, NH, at 12 noon $85 per diver |
Bruce Brown |
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