Links & Resources
Check out the links below for good information on diving agencies, dive sites, and other scuba resources.
PADI www.padi.com
PADI is the largest and most diverse diver training agency on the planet. Offering everything from snorkeling to instructor training, PADI has it all.
Global Underwater Explorers www.GUE.com
GUE is recognized as the world’s most advanced and progressive non-profit diver organization, focusing on education, exploration, and research. New Horizons staff instructor Ed Gabe is one of only approximately one hundred GUE instructors on the planet. If you want the highest quality, most comprehensive scuba education, talk with Ed about GUE diver training.
Divers Alert Network www.diversalertnetwork.org
DAN is the industry leader in diving injury/illness insurance, equipment coverage, and trip insurance.
Mermet Springs www.MermetSprings.com
Located just outside of Metropolis, Illinois, this giant freshwater dive site offers some of the greatest underwater attractions in the Midwest, including a Boeing 727 jet airplane!!! Depths range from shallow for beginners, to almost 130 feet for certified advanced deep divers. Several different courses are laid out underwater, making navigation from point to point easy. There are also plenty of training platforms, giant catfish, and even the beautiful and elusive paddlefish, recently filmed at Mermet by National Geographic. On shore, Mermet offers plenty of excellent areas to set up for a dive, including covered shelters. The facility offers full service air and nitrox tank fills, a rental department, and snacks. Camping overnight is available, and there are several inexpensive hotels nearby. Check out Mermet Springs; it is well worth the trip!
Pennyroyal Scuba www.PennyroyalScuba.com
Located in Hopkinsville, Pennyroyal Scuba is a full service dive site that offers something for everyone! They have depths down to 120 feet and lots of attractions to see under water. Visibility is excellent – usually the best in the State. They have air and nitrox fills on site, camping, a snack stand, and a friendly staff that is eager to make your diving experience fantastic. You can’t beat it for having everything you want in one spot!
Falling Rock Park www.FallingRockPark.com
aka “Joe’s Quarry,” Falling Rock Park is a great dive site right here in Kentucky. Located just outside Louisville.
Falling Springs www.FallingSprings.net
Falling Springs is a great community health, fitness, and activity center in Versailles, Kentucky. Falling Springs has a full size swimming pool and partners with New Horizons to offer scuba lessons and other scuba events for people in the Versailles / Woodford County area.
Scuba Cats
Are you a student at UK who is interested in scuba diving? Learn more about the Scuba Cats by contacting Nick Cappy.
Better Diving www.BetterDiving.com
Lots of helpful training tips from New Horizons instructor Ed Gabe.
Bluegrass Underwater Explorers www.bgue.org
Bluegrass Dive Club www.BluegrassDiveClub.com
BDC is a great group of central Kentucky divers that holds local monthly meetings and social events, and also offers a diverse schedule of scuba trips year-round.
Divers Alert Network www.DiversAlertNetwork.org
DAN is the industry leader in diving injury/illness insurance, equipment coverage, and trip insurance.
