Celebration of Life Planned for Diver Tim Mitchell
A celebration of life service has been planned to honor and remember Tim Mitchell, who tragically lost his life last Tuesday while attempting to save boats during the storm at …
Posts in category Dive News & Events
Current and future scuba diving events in California
Violent Winter Storm Pounds Catalina; 2 Die, Dive Boat Lost
(Story updated Jan. 1 at 6:34pm PST. Check back for further updates) A violent windstorm that blasted Catalina Island Tuesday night has claimed two lives and destroyed several boats, including …
Is That A Shark Or A Drone? Check Out the U.S. Navy’s New Shark Drone
If it looks like a shark and moves like a shark, it might not actually be a shark. The U.S. Navy’s GhostSwimmer is the latest in a series of science-fiction-turned-reality …
Monterey’s Point Lobos Reserve Raising Diver Fees for 2015
Monterey-area divers wanting to dive Point Lobos State Reserve are going to have to pay more in 2015. Beginning January 1st, divers who wish to make a reservation to dive …
New Dive Shop Opens in Santa Clarita
A new dive shop opened their doors in Santa Clarita, and held their official grand opening sale on Friday, November 28. Scubatude is a full service dive shop, offering dive …
DEMA Show 2014 Wraps Up in Las Vegas
The Annual DEMA (Diving Equipment and Marketing Association) show in Las Vegas in coming a close this afternoon. California Diver has been attending the show for the past several days, …
Divers Alert Network (DAN) Now Offers Travel Insurance Plans For Divers
Divers Alert Network has recently introduced two new travel insurance plans to the scuba diving and travel communities. Based on DAN’s 30+ years of emergency travel assistance experience, these plans have …
Jill Heinerth and Renee Power Publish WOMEN UNDERWATER: A Book By Women, For Women
In 1979, Susan Bangasser and Jeanne Bear Sleeper published the first book to specifically reach women divers. In 1992, Ella Jean Morgan and Erin O’Neill published When Women Dive. They were way …
Follow California Diver At The Annual DEMA Dive Show In Las Vegas, Nov. 19-22
The annual DEMA (Diving Equipment And Marketing Association) dive show will be held in Las Vegas on November 19-22. The annual show features more than 1,300 booths by dive gear …
West Marine Takes A Dive Into The Scuba Market
Marine retailer West Marine announced the company has launched a full in-store dive retail dive program in Florida, and an online dive experience nationwide. In a partnership with Mares Scuba Gear, …