Dive Canuck Scuba and Better Dive Pro

Specialties

We teach a full complement of scuba and first aid courses. From beginner diver to Assistant Instructor and from provider through Emergency First Response Instructor — CPR, First Aid, AED and Care for Children.

The scuba specialties we teach are Boat Diver, Coral Reef Conservation, Deep Diver, Digital UW Photographer, Drift Diver, Drysuit, DSAT Gas Blender, DSAT Trimix Gas Blender, Enriched Air (Nitrox), Equipment Specialist, Fish ID, Search & Recovery, Multi-​Level Diver, Naturalist, Navigation, Night, Oxygen Provider, Peak Performance Buoyancy, SeaSigns (Distinctive Specialty) and Wreck Diver.

History

Established in 2004.

Prior to founding Dive Canuck SCUBA, Dave was a Divemaster/​Instructor in the Florida Keys at Amoray Dive Resort. He returned to Seattle and taught for one season at Underwater Sports in Kirkland. Moved to California in late 2004 and dove for fun, primarily in Monterey and Catalina. Moved back to Seattle in mid-​2006 and resumed teaching at UWS Kirkland. Moved to Underwater Sports’ main store in Seattle in late 2008 and continues to teach out of this dive shop.

Dave has issued certifications in 4 different countries: Mexico, Canada, USA and Thailand. He also conducted a Discover Scuba Experience in Roatan, Honduras.

Meet the Business Owner

Dave R.

Business Owner

It’s surprising in retrospect that Dave didn’t get into scuba sooner. He’s always been fascinated by aquariums and would visit any chance he got in a new city.

Dave didn’t start diving until 2001 but by the 2^nd day he was hooked. He recalls seeing a pod of five orcas in Elliott Bay (Seattle) while he was in the water and it transformed him.

Seeking the very best instruction for himself, Dave enrolled in Fort Lauderdale’s ProDive program, training from Divemaster to Instructor in five very exhausting weeks in late 2003.

In 2008, when it came time to update his skills to the level of Staff Instructor, he again sought out the best-​of-​the-​best: in this case, well-​known Course Director Andy Phillips at Utila Dive Center in Honduras.

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Aquariums

Dave R. says,

«Dave volunteers in the Pacific Coral Reef exhibit every other Sunday.»