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Local Events


There is some great diving right in our own backyard of New England. Once you move out of long island sound towards Rhode Island or Massachusetts the water clears right up. We utilize a variety of open water locations from oceans to lakes and quarries. New England Dive also hosts group events throughout the summer. These events are to introduce the dive site to you for future dives. We will also be glad to get you a dive buddy if you are in need.

A few of these dive sites are:

  • Fort Wetherill
  • Fort Getty
  • Cape Ann
  • Dutch Springs
  • Brownstone
  • Stonington
  • Beavertail
  • King's Beach

New England Dive is attempting to put together an aggressive boat diving schedule for the 2009 dive season. When diving off the boat you'll get better offshore visibility as well as seeing some exciting shipwrecks.

Long Island Sound is littered with sunken vessels from all types. Our Dive charters run throughout the summer to let divers admire these beauties in their final resting place. We will post charter dates and destinations aboard the Thunderfish with Captain William Palmer. These dive charters will range in depths form 20-120 ft. Space will be limited to 6 passengers per dive so we advise to sign up early.

Currently we booked every Saturday throughout the entire summer aboard the Thunderfish. This is a 6 pack boat meaning it holds 6 divers plus one mate. Dive shops are hesitant to book whole charter like this because we need to fill the boat or else we get stuck paying for the extra spots. We need your help to pre-book thi spring to assure we fill these spots and can continue to offer great dive trips for your pleasure.

All dive charters will be 2-tank dives meaning we dive once do a surface interval and dive again. The fee for the charter is $100 + tip for the mate.

Captain William Palmer also produces a variety of DVD's telling the tales of various shipwrecks along the east coast. We have them all in stock at New England Dive for $19.95 each.

Here are some of the DVD's available:

  • U-853
  • Blackpoint
  • U-85
  • Larchmont
  • Shipwrecks of North Carolina

If you'd like to see all that the area has to offer we recommend 2 books for the New England dive enthusiast both available at our shop.

  • Shore Diving Guide to New England by Jerry Shine ($24.95)
  • Shipwrecks of Connecticut and Rhode Island by Gary Gentile ($19.95)


 

Thunderfish Boat Dive

Sat, May 07, 2011

$100.00

New England Dive has booked Thunderfish Charters every Saturday throughout the summer. We will be diving the local shipwrecks of Long Island Sound. We leave out of Mystic river and do 2 dives. Popular wrecks are the Olinda, Onandaga, P47 or advanced wrecks like the Volund, Larchmont or Metis
 

DUi Demo days at Dutch Springs

Sat, May 21, 2011 - Sun, May 22, 2011

$10.00

Test Dive a Drysuit At Dutch Springs ABOUT THE EVENT When you arrive, check in at the registration table and present your certification card and drivers license or credit card. We'll fit your regulator with a drysuit hose then you will set up your tank, BC, regulator and weights so your dive equipment is ready to go. Then it's off to each station where the DUI Crew will fit you with ZipSeals, DiveWear insulation, drysuit, RockBoots and more. We have DUI Weight & Trim Systems, Ultra Drysuit Hoods, ZipGloves and even extra fins if yours don't fit. At the waters edge, you will be assiged a guide who will show you the basics of how to use the drysuit and take you for a dive! You will stay above 40' and only do what you feel comfortble doing. After returning the equipment, have some lunch, then do it again! The more dives you do in a drysuit the more comfortable you'll be...and the more fun you'll have!Two HUGE TENTS filled with DUI drysuits & equipment CHOOSE from more than 120 drysuit systems to test dive TEST DIVE our newest innovations like the FLX EXTREME and Silicone ZipSeals ENJOY the camaraderie of yourlocal fellow divers GET FITTED by DUI factory professionals & dxpert dealer staff FREE Collectors Edition DUI Test Diver Hat FREE Barbecue Lunch
 

September Jamestown Picnic

Sun, Sep 25, 2011

Details to come on this free dive picnic that New England Dive hosts on the last Sunday of every month throughout the summer.
 

SMS Side Mount System

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

$0.00

Come listen to Northeast Sales Rep Joe Stellini's presentation on the new Hollis SMS 100. This is for a free class and demo of this revolutionary new diving system. No more tanks on your back, they are now strapped to your hips using bungees and bolt snaps. This concept gives the diver redundancy and makes it for easy to take tanks on and off. This will also make it easy for leak checks and shut down with the valves and regulators right in your eyesight