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.