PADI e-Learning provides the knowledge development portion you need before coming to New Horizons to develop your diving skills with our knowledgeable PADI Instructors.

The PADI Open Water Diver Course E-Learning Portion is $120 (US) nonrefundable, paid directly to PADI. The fee covers your knowledge development training and gives you unlimited access to an electronic version of the PADI Open Water Diver Manual (course textbook).

The Confined Water Course price for students who have completed the PADI E-Learning at New Horizons Diving is then $225.00 (this includes the student enhancement kit).

With PADI eLearning you have:

*Convenient online access to knowledge
development course material for one year

*Unlimited and unrestricted access to an online
version of the PADI Open Water Diver Manual

*The ability to complete knowledge assessments
at your own pace

What happens next?

*Visit or contact us anytime: While
you’re working through the PADI Open Water
Diver course online or after you complete all
the segments, you can print your eLearning
Record and bring it in to start your underwater
adventures.
*GO Dive: You’ll learn and master dive skills
from one of our highly-trained PADI Instructors
during confi ned and open water dives. The
skills you learn during these dives will prepare
you to explore a whole new world.

Neil McEachin is the lead instructor for the e-Learning program at New Horizons Diving and can be contacted for any questions regarding the program.

PADI AOW e-Learning provides the knowledge development portion you need before joining New Horizons to develop your diving skills with our knowledgeable PADI Instructors.

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course E-Learning Portion is $120 (US) nonrefundable, paid directly to PADI. The fee covers your knowledge development training and gives you unlimited access to an electronic version of the PADI Adventures in Diving Manual (course textbook).

The in-water dives for students who have completed the PADI AOW E-Learning at New Horizons Diving is then $200.00. Additional costs, such as dive site admission fees, transportation, etc., will vary depending on when and where the dives are completed.

With PADI AOW eLearning you have:

*Convenient online access to knowledge
development course material for one year

*Unlimited and unrestricted access to an online
version of the PADI Adventures in Diving Manual

*The ability to complete knowledge assessments
at your own pace

*Get one step closer to Master Scuba Diver – the ultimate in non-professional certification in recreational diving.

What happens next?

*Visit or contact us anytime: While
you’re working through the PADI Advanced Open Water
Diver course online or after you complete all
the segments, you can print your eLearning
Record and bring it in to continue your underwater
adventures.
*GO Dive: You’ll learn and master dive skills
from one of our highly-trained PADI Instructors
during five open water dives. The
skills you learn during these dives will prepare
you to explore a whole new world.

Neil McEachin is the lead instructor for the e-Learning program at New Horizons Diving and can be contacted for any questions regarding the program.

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 time: 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

Want to know how your scuba gear works in detail? How about the best tips for caring for and maintaining your life support equipment? These are just a couple of the goals of the Equipment Specialist course. This is one of the few specialty classes that doesn’t involve time spent in the water; it is conducted in its entirety in the classroom. Master Technician Ed Gabe will show you the inner workings of all types of regulators, discuss the function and mechanics of major components of a scuba kit, and teach you the things you can repair in the field.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 time: 6:00 – 10:00pm at New Horizons
Cost: $75
Recommended text: The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving $38.95
Instructor: Ed Gabe
Prerequisite: PADI (beginner) Scuba Diver or equivalent from other agency

If you have completed your Confined Water (beginner) course and are ready to make your certification dives, this is a great chance to get it done in Florida inexpensively! Here are the details:

Thursday: Drive to Gainesville, Florida
Friday: Dive Day at Devil’s Den (click for website) or Ginnie Springs (click for website)
Saturday: Dive Day at Blue Grotto (click for website)
Sunday: Drive home to Kentucky

Trip Leader & Instructor: Matt Skaggs
Costs: $400 includes certification dives, lodging (double occupancy room), admission to dive sites, scuba equipment rental, and air tank fills. Students are responsible for their own transportation and meals.
Certified Divers: Fun divers can join us for $200. This includes lodging (double occupancy room), admission to dive sites, and air tank fills (3). Fun divers are responsible for equipment rental, their own transportation, and meals. We offer a discounted rate of $50 for equipment rental for the weekend.

Come to New Horizons for more information or to sign up.

New Horizons Diving Center
2577 Regency Rd.
Lexington, KY 40503
859-277-1234

Ready for the next step in your scuba training? Join us for an Advanced Open Water course in Florida. Through five dives, you will cover a wide variety of topics, including better buoyancy control, deep diving to 100 feet, and advanced navigation. Successfully completing the Advanced Open Water Course will tune many of your skills and give you the knowledge to safely extend your diving range. Many dive centers now require an Advanced certification in order for you to participate in their more challenging (and desirable) dives on wrecks and deeper reefs.

Thursday: Drive to Gainesville, Florida
Friday: Dive Day at Devil’s Den or Ginnie Springs.
Saturday: Dive Day at Blue Grotto
Sunday: Drive home to Kentucky

Trip Leader & Instructor: Matt Skaggs
Costs: $475 includes textbook, lodging (double occupancy room), admission to dive sites, scuba equipment rental, and air tank fills. Students are responsible for their own transportation and meals.

Enriched Air/Nitrox option: if you would also like to earn your enriched air/nitrox certification during the Advanced class, we offer a special discount rate of $100 (normally $125). You will get the Enriched Air textbook, watch a DVD and complete the Knowledge Reviews before the class, and then do two dives using enriched air during the Advanced Open Water course. There is also a written final exam to complete the Enriched Air/Nitrox Course. Click here to learn more about the advantages of enriched air.

Come to New Horizons for more information or to sign up.

New Horizons Diving Center
2577 Regency Rd.
Lexington, KY 40503
859-277-1234

PREHISTORIC FOSSIL SHARK TOOTH HUNTING!

Megalodon tooth found by Ed in Venice, FL in November.
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Join us for a different kind of scuba adventure as we hunt for giant fossilized shark teeth in Venice, Florida! This short trip will be a getaway that won’t break the bank.

In shallow water, no more than 30 feet deep, fossil treasures are everywhere in Venice. A prehistoric fossil bed contains the remains of all kinds of shark teeth, including the extinct Megalodon, which grew to 50 feet long, more than three times the size of the modern Great White shark. The teeth from these sharks are several inches long! You can also find fossil bones from ancient mammals such as the mastodon, manatees, horses, whales, and others. Searching for these goodies can be quite addicting!

You can do four to six boat dives on this trip. It’s not scenic diving; we will be on a flat sandy bottom in 25 to 30 feet of water. Visibility will be limited, usually just about five feet. The water at the dive site will be around 70 degrees, so a warmer wetsuit (5mm to 7mm with hood and gloves) will be necessary on these longer, shallow dives. The dive operator rents thicker suits for $10/day, or we can help you with a special deal on a suit purchase if you sign up for the trip.

Here are the details of the trip:
Saturday, April 24: travel to Venice, Florida
Sunday, April 25: two tank afternoon boat dives
Monday, April 26: two tank morning boat dives, optional two more boat dives in afternoon
Tuesday, April 27: travel home to Kentucky

Cost: $TBA includes diving and lodging based on double occupancy rooms.

Getting there: Divers are responsible for their own transportation. If driving, the trip is about 2000 miles round trip, which would be about $70 in gas per person with three people per car. Once we know who and how many people are going, we can arrange carpools. It’s a long drive (about 15 hours each way), but with carpools and sharing the drive it is manageable. If you wish to fly, you can look into Tampa and Sarasota as arrival airports.

Meals, optional shore diving, and other incidentals not included. Space is limited to ten divers on this trip, so come in to sign up soon!

Questions? Contact Trip Leader Ed Gabe at GUEdiver@yahoo.com or at 859-277-1234. Here are just some of the 40+ the fossil shark teeth that Ed found in just two dives in Venice:

Dates: Weekend of Mar 26 – 28, 2010
Cost: $275 includes course fee, 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.

*All other equipment is provided.

Required Materials:
You will be given a student kit as well as a DVD that must be returned.

Class Structure:
Friday night you will review chapters 1-3 as well as take quizzes based on the reading in those chapters. After the classroom work is finished, you will be fitted for equipment and the assembly will be demonstrated.
Saturday you will begin with reviewing chapter 4 and taking a quiz on chapter 4. You will possibly complete the review for chapter 5. We will break for a short lunch and then head to the University of Kentucky indoor pool to practice the techniques you learned.
Sunday you will begin with your final exam and then review the results. Any make-up quizzes or exams will be taken at this time also. We will break for a short lunch and then 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.

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

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

Dates: Mondays and Wednesdays beginning 03/22/10
Cost: $275 includes course fee, student kit, & rental equipment
(except mask, fins, & snorkel)

This class consists of 4 class sessions, held twice weekly. Each session runs from 7:00pm – 11:00pm.
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.

*All other equipment is provided.

Required Materials:
You will be given a student kit as well as a DVD that must be returned.

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 pool to practice the techniques you learned. You will need to have the first 2 chapters completed by the first night of class. The final exam will be given on the 4th night of class.

**With all dives you will be supervised by your PADI instructor.

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

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

Join us diving the wrecks and reefs of the Florida Keys. We will be diving Key West, Looe Key, Marathon, Islamorada, and Key Largo.

Details coming soon.