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.

The Emergency First Response course teaches CPR (primary care) and First Aid (secondary care) as well as how to use an AED and oxygen for diving related emergencies. The skills you will learn are applicable in daily life as well as in scuba situations. This course is a prerequisite to the Rescue Diver class. And if it has been more than two years since you went through CPR training, you should take it again as standards are always being revised.If you want to take this course, you must come to New Horizons to sign up and to get your workbook and a DVD. Participants MUST view the DVD BEFORE and complete the written Knowledge Reviews before the night of training.

Date: Tuesday, December 9
Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: New Horizons classroom
Cost: $75 includes course fee and workbook
Instructor: Ed Gabe

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!

Want to fine-tune and develop precision buoyancy control skills, learn new propulsion techniques, and vastly improve your comfort in the water? Then the Peak Performance Buoyancy course is for you. Whether you are a beginner or a diver of many years, this class will surely give you many new tips and tricks that will increase your diving skill. You will learn good body posture, proper weighting strategies, and develop the ability to make small moves in depth and position with minimal effort. These skills are a “must” for photographers and those who love to look closely at the reef without touching or causing harm. The dives in this course will even be filmed and reviewed so you can see exactly what you do well and what you need to work on.

The course takes place in two sessions:
Tues., October 14: 6:00pm – 9:00pm New Horizons classroom
Sat., October 18: 9:00am – 4:00pm at Falling Rock Park in LaGrange (open water dives)

Prerequisite: Open Water Diver or other beginner scuba certification
Instructor: Ed Gabe
Course fee: $150 per person
Additional costs: tank fills, admission to Falling Rock Park ($20), transportation
If you need a scuba kit, rental for the open water dives is included; all you need is your own mask, fins & snorkel.

No textbook or advance preparation is required, and there is no written test. If you show improvement through the open water dives and can demonstrate controlled hovering, refined propulsion techniques, controlled ascents and descents, and good team awareness, you will be awarded the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy certification at the end of the course; this counts toward your Master Scuba Diver rating.

Click here to send an email to Ed Gabe if you have additional questions.

If you want to sign up for the course, simply come to New Horizons to pay the fee and register.

Find your way with the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course!

Be the diver everyone wants to follow and make your sense of direction legendary with the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course. When everyone’s buzzing about a reef or checking out a wreck, they’re having a great time – until it’s time to go. Then they turn to you, because as a PADI Underwater Navigator, you know the way back to the boat.

Underwater navigation can be challenging, but in the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course, you master the challenge.You learn the tools of the trade, including navigation via natural clues and by compass. You learn to estimate distance underwater, follow navigation patterns and know where you are while following an arbitrary, irregular course using the Nav-Finder.

Click here to learn more and watch a video on the PADI website.

Date & Time: Sunday, October 19  9:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Falling Rock Park, LaGrange, KY
Prerequisites: Open Water Diver (beginner, any agency)
Instructor: Ed Gabe
Course Fee: $195 includes textbook, Nav-Finder, and rental equipment
Additional Fees: transportation, admission to dive site ($20), snacks
* Students also need a good compass for this course. We will loan one to you as part of the course at no extra cost, but it is strongly recommended that you have your own compass that meets your preferences and needs. A console or wrist mount is acceptable.

Students must read the textbook and complete the written Knowledge Reviews in the book before the start of the class. If you learn and demonstrate the advanced navigation techniques in this course, you will be awarded the PADI Underwater Navigator certification, and this counts toward your Master Scuba Diver rating.