Dates: Weekend of November 14 – 16, 2008
Cost: $225 includes course fee, textbook, student kit, & rental equipment
(except mask, fins, & snorkel)

Our weekend class is composed of three sessions: Friday from 6:00pm – 10:00pm, Saturday from 9:00am – 5:00pm, and Sunday from 9:00am – 5:00pm.

Prerequisites: None

Equipment Needed:
Prior to class start, you will need to purchase a mask, snorkel and fins. You can be fitted for your equipment in our shop, and our staff will be happy to assist you.

On your first day of class, you will also be fitted for a wet suit, BCD, regulator, weight belt and all additional equipment that you be able to use free of charge during the classes. You will not need to purchase this equipment.

Required Materials:
You will be given a textbook, DVD, dive log book, underwater dive planning chart(s) and other materials.

Class Structure:
Most classes will begin with a lesson and quiz based on the reading from the text. After the quiz, you’ll head to the University of Kentucky indoor pool to practice the techniques you learned. With all dives you will be supervised by your PADI instructor, and several divemasters.

Please be sure to bring a notebook, pen/pencil, bathing suit and towel to all classes.

First Day of Class:
Please arrive early to complete any paperwork or purchase any equipment that will be needed for class.

Please call us at (859) 277-1234 for more information.

This will be a super trip to Grand Cayman, one of the Caribbean’s top diving destinations! Our hosts will be Ocean Frontiers, an award-winning GUE and PADI facility, offering everything from beginner to advanced and technical diving. We will have six days of two tank (two dive) boat trips to beautiful reefs and walls, and you can add afternoon and night diving if you wish. Nitrox and trimix are also available.

Seven nights of lodging will be at Compass Point, which is part of Ocean Frontiers. All double occupancy condos offer ocean views, are non-smoking, and have full kitchens as well. They have a private white sand beach, swimming pool, kayaks, bicycles, and free wireless internet access. A rental car is included with each condo so you can visit various sites all over the island. You can also book fishing trips and snorkeling trips that depart from the resort!

Pricing: $1895 per person includes round-trip airfare from Lexington, double-occupancy lodging, and six days of two-tank boat dives. Meals are not included, but condos have kitchens, and groceries and restaurants are easily accessible.

Instructor Ed Gabe might offer some classes for those going on the trip depending on interests.

Come to New Horizons soon to sign up for what promises to be a super dive week!

Our big annual local diving party will be on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at Falling Rock Park in LaGrange, KY. You can dive all day long, participate in our Treasure Hunt, and enjoy some fantastic food including BBQ and roasted turkey. During the Treasure Hunt, prizes worth several thousand dollars will be given away, including regulators and other “big ticket” items from some of our manufacturers and sponsors.

A ticket for the full event is $60. This includes admission to Falling Rock Park, full cookout dining, the Treasure Hunt, and all the diving you can handle. Spaces in the Treasure Hunt are limited to 50 participants, so come to the shop to sign up now.

* IMPORTANT * Scuba equipment rental for the event is $39 for the full weekend (one tank included per rental kit). Equipment availability is VERY limited, so come into New Horizons ASAP to reserve what you need. Tank only rental is also limited.

Tank fills for the weekend (while you are at Falling Rock Park) can be obtained from Paradise Divers in Louisville. Click here for their website. They will be open until 6:00pm on Saturday and 12-5 on Sunday.

If you don’t want a full ticket for the day, here are the a la carte prices:
Treasure Hunt only: $45
Pig Roast only: $25

Schedule for the event:
12:00 noon – check in with New Horizons pavilion
1:00pm – treasure hunt starts
Prizes will be awarded when the hunt concludes, and the Pig Roast comes after the prizes. More diving, socializing, and fun will continue into the evening.

We hope you will join us for this great annual event of prizes, food, and diving fun!

If you have already completed your Confined Water (classroom & pool) training, and are now ready to compete your Open Water certification dives, the time has come. Through Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19, you will complete four dives under an instructor’s supervision. During those dives, the instructor will have you demonstrate the skills you learned in the pool. If you can successfully complete the skills and show that you are comfortable and capable in the water, you will receive your PADI Open Water certification.

Last local certification of the season!

Here are the details:
Instructor: Johnny Varner
Dates: Saturday October 18 & Sunday October 19 (you must attend both days)
Times: start at 9:00am each day, ending early afternoon.
Location: Falling Rock Park, LaGrange, KY (click for their website).
Click here for a map & brochure about Falling Rock Park.
Cost: $200 (includes use of scuba kit, tank fills & certification card). You supply your own mask, fins & snorkel.
Additional costs: $40 entry fee (CASH ONLY) paid to dive site (covers both days), transportation, snacks.
Other things to know: You should come to New Horizons before 5:00pm on Friday the 17th to pick up your scuba gear for the weekend. Students are responsible for bringing their own gear each day and must return the equipment to New Horizons by 5:00pm on Monday the 20th. It takes an hour and a half minimum to get from Lexington to Falling Rock Park in LaGrange, so give yourself plenty of drive time each morning. Falling Rock Park does not have much in the way of facilities other than some port-o-johns, so bring your own snacks and drinks. Also bring a towel or two, a change of clothes, sunscreen, a hat, sunglasses, a beach chair if you want, etc. Once you finish your last training dive on Sunday, you will be able to continue diving with a buddy as a newly certified diver!

Breathing enriched air (nitrox) instead of air has several benefits, including longer allowable dive times, shorter surface intervals, and less decompression stress on your body. The course covers how enriched air is used, how to analyze the breathing gas, how to plan dives with it, and special equipment considerations.

Click here to learn more on the PADI website.

If you are working toward your Master Scuba Diver rating, this course counts as one of your five specialties.

Class date & time: Tuesday, August 26, 6:00 – 10:00pm at New Horizons
Cost: $125 includes course fee, textbook, and 3 enriched air dive tables
Instructor: Ed Gabe
Prerequisite: PADI (beginner) Scuba Diver or equivalent from other agency

Challenging and rewarding best describes the PADI Rescue Diver course. This class will expand your knowledge and experience level. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves and consider the safety and well being of other divers. Although this course is challenging, it is a rewarding way to build your confidence. Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. Many divers say this is the best course they’ve ever taken. You’ll cover:

• Self-rescue and diver stress
• Emergency management and equipment
• Panicked diver response
• Under water searches
• Surfacing an unconscious diver
• In-water rescue breathing protocols
• Egress (exits)
• Dive accident scenarios

Click here to visit the PADI website and see a video about the Rescue Diver Course

Dates: Saturday and Sunday, September 13-14 (9:00am – 5:00pm each day)
Cost: $395 includes student kit (textbook, slate, resucitation mask)
Students must also pay $15 per day entry fee to Falling Rock Park
Instructor: Justin Byall
Prerequisites:

• PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent from other agency
• CPR training from New Horizons or equivalent agency

* Important: If you are not yet trained in CPR, you must take the EFR course at New Horizons before the Rescue class (click here for details on the class on Sept. 11).

Come to New Horizons to pay for the course and to get your student materials. Join us in this fun and challenging course!

Dive the largest artificial reef / wreck in the United States! The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is over 900 feet long and lies in the waters off Pensacola, Florida. Divers reach the top of the ship’s superstructure at approximately 60 feet, and you can max out depth at about 130 feet on the flight deck. This is simply one of the biggest, most awesome sights you can ever see under water. The superstructure has plenty of swim-throughs as well.

Here’s the trip schedule:
September 18 – 21, 2008
Thurs: drive to Pensacola, FL
Fri & Sat: dive the Oriskany (two nitrox dives per day)
Sun: drive home

An Advanced Open Water certification or significant diving experience is recommended since this is a deeper off-shore wreck site.

$599 trip cost includes diving and three nights accommodations (double occupancy) at the Suburban Lodge. Divers are responsible for their own transportation and meals. Come in to New Horizons soon to sign up because this trip will fill up fast.