Panama City Beach can be both a vacation and diving destination. The fact that you are able to drive there from so many places makes this even better. Divers of all skill levels will find plenty to love about coming back, as will their families.
SCUBA diving can be an amazing experience. We want to share this passion with you. We offer SCUBA lessons through NAUI and can tailor courses to your needs. From Instructor level to entry-level, we offer classes. We love diving and are excited to get you started on this amazing adventure!
The SS Tarpon is a historic shipwreck. She sank in 1937 and took the lives of 18 crew members, including her captain – Willis G. Barrow. Remarkably, one crew member, Adley Baker, survived by swimming the 9 miles to shore in gale-force winds. It was a 25-hour ordeal, but he lived to tell the tale.
An 184-foot long Navy minesweeper tender with 33-foot beam was sunk in 1987 to serve as a diving rescue training site. The bow was broken by storms and fell to the port side. The boat's rest is intact, and it sits upright at 20 feet above the bottom.
In 1985, a Navy hovercraft measuring 100 feet in length was destroyed by the sea. The twin aluminum pontoons, which rise 10 feet above the ocean floor, are in good condition. Although the hovercraft is unique, it wouldn't make a great feature dive site. It's also close to the Black Bart. You can still swim laps around the structure, and float up and back down the stairs.
Talk about an amazing experience! The service was extremely personalized and comfortable. I'm looking forward to going back for my dive class!
St Andrew's Park's white sugar sand and Shell Island's stunning scenery are stunning. There are plenty of dolphin cruises. Ripley’s Believe it or Not is another attraction that will delight land lovers. Firefly has some of the best she-crab soup we have ever tasted. golden sunsets over turquoise waters.
Never hold your breath
As every good entry-level dive student knows, this is the most important rule of scuba. And for good reason — breath holding underwater can result in serious injury and even death. In accordance with Boyle's law, the air in a diver's lungs expands during ascent and contracts during descent.
As you become a qualified scuba diver, you learn the basics of an essential scuba system. A cylinder, weights, an exposure suit, regulators, BCD gauge and timing device, mask and fins are the bare essentials.