New Horizons Diving Center is excited to announce the sale of the business by Neil McEachin to Lavon & Travis Land as of March 3, 2010.

New owners Lavon & Travis have been members of the New Horizons family for almost a decade; they did their beginner training at New Horizons and have been active divers ever since. Travis became a PADI Instructor last year, and Lavon is an Advanced Open Water Diver with aspirations toward Divemaster in the near future.

Neil will remain active as a PADI Course Director, offering Instructor level training and other PADI leadership level classes. New Horizons will also continue to teach the scuba diving program for the University of Kentucky.

Lavon & Travis’ vision for New Horizons is to make it a premier home for the Kentucky scuba diving community. They intend to continue offering an outstanding diversity of equipment lines, such as ScubaPro, Aqualung, Oceanic, Mares, Apeks, DUI, Halcyon, Ikelite, and more. They will increase the number and diversity of the courses offered, including PADI, GUE, and Diver’s Alert Network (DAN) programs. And of course, dive trips to fun and exciting places will be regularly available.

Lavon & Travis hope to provide more support and resources to central Kentucky organizations such as the Bluegrass Dive Club and many of the public safety scuba teams in the area.

Please stop by New Horizons in the near future to say hello to Lavon & Travis; they look forward to meeting more divers and doing their best to help you have the most fun possible in the underwater world.

You can always find the latest information on classes, equipment, trips, and other fun scuba information at www.newhorizonsdiving.com, or call the dive center at (859) 277-1234.

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

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

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.