2015-16 CA Spiny Lobster Season starts Saturday Oct 3rd: Night Diving gear on sale at Ocean Sports Dive Shop in Lompoc

Are you ready for the 2015 Lobster Season Opener this Saturday October 3rd? If not, we've got all the gear you need to make your very own Lobster Dinner happen this season! If you're venturing out on a night dive you'll definitely want to start out with some of these great Princeton Tec dive lights that we have in at the shop with a wide price range, sure to meet any budget. Then it's onto game bags and gloves with lots of variety for each different lobster diver. And as always, whether you're a freediver or scuba diver, make sure to check all of your gear before going on your first dive of the year or in the last 6 months. Some of you may be in need of an air fill, defog, a new wetsuit, regulator, fins, mask, weight belt, dive weight, etc. We've got it all, so just make sure your dive gear is Ocean Ready before diving in! And of course don't forget your current Fishing License, Lobster tags and a CA Lobster measuring device for each diver before leaving town for a dive site. It's sure to be a great season, good luck everyone and happy diving on your 2015 Lobster Season opener!!  =) 

If you have any questions at all about the 2015-16 CA Lobster Diving Season or where to start give us a call at (805) 944-8522 or stop on by and we'd be happy to help you out! 

Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving

117 1/2 South H Street

in Old Town Lompoc

(805) 944-8522

PADI Open Water SCUBA Classes Central Coast Diving at Ocean Sports Dive Shop

(This is Refugio Beach where you'll be getting certified at)

 

If you've been thinking about getting SCUBA certified but you think the water is too cold, then it's time for you to jump into our next class. Water temperatures have been the highest in years and the visibility has been the best we have seen so far all year. Last week's class had 69 degree water temp and over 30 feet of viz. So get out of your normal routine and come sign up for your next big adventure in a TOP 10 Diving Destination in the WORLD! In case you were wondering, your PADI Open Water Certification is for LIFE and accepted world wide. So when you have finished your certification with us at Ocean Sports, you can go check out the other Top 9.    

 

Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving

117 1/2 South H Street

in Old Town Lompoc

(805) 944-8522   



CPR Classes, AED Training and First Aid Classes-Starting August 2014 for only $99!!

Emergency First Response (EFR) is the fastest-growing international CPR, Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) and First Aid training organization. The award-winning programs and state-of-the-art training materials make it a favorite among every individual and/or business, giving you the confidence to respond to medical emergencies — not just in the diving world, but in every day life with your family, friends, neighbors and coworkers. EFR courses are dedicated to training the lay rescuer CPR skills with AED and First Aid training.

Many divers take the Emergency First Response courses to meet program prerequisites, such as PADI Rescue Diver, or as preparation for becoming a PADI Divemaster.

Emergency First Response courses include;

• CPR training
• First aid training
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training
• EFR Training Manual 
• First Aid at-a-glace laminated card
• A certification card good for two years

 

Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving

117 1/2 South H Street

in Old Town Lompoc

(805) 944-8522

Scuba Lompoc! Scuba VAFB! Scuba Santa Maria! Scuba Santa Ynez! PADI Dive Classes JULY & AUGUST 2014!

Try something NEW this summer and get SCUBA Certified with us at Ocean Sports Dive Shop in Lompoc, CA!! Our Dive Classes are a great way to get your summer adventures started whether it's the whole family, just the kids, as a couple or on your own, we have room for everyone! It's a great, must-do outdoor activity that can lead you to different dive spots all around the world!! It's an amazing experience and we highly recommend it to everyone because once you are certified, you're certified for LIFE! :) 

Ocean Sports SCUBA & Freediving

117 1/2 South H Street.

Lompoc, CA 93436

(805) 944-8522

Ocean Sports Scuba and Freediving Summer 2014 PADI Dive Classes

Mix up your Summer 2014 plans with PADI SCUBA Lessons!! Because once you're PADI Open Water Scuba Certified you can travel and dive anywhere anytime in the world!! :)

Jump into our PADI Open Water Scuba Certification Class, for ages 12 years old and UP! It's never too late to learn SCUBA Diving!! :)

Complete your PADI SCUBA Classes with us and then start your world travels like these three certified kids who get to travel and dive the beautiful warm waters of Mexico with their parents! :)

And don't forget to come back and dive with us off the beautiful Central Coast of Santa Barbara and its Channel Islands. We have some of the most diverse Sea Life here off our coast because of the kelp forests, you can't beat it!! We're a Top 10 dive destination out of the whole World!! :) 

Have any Questions about our list of PADI SCUBA Classes and Fii Freediving Classes...? Give us a call or stop on by at,

Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving

117 1/2 South H Street

Lompoc, CA 93436

(805) 944-8522

Ocean Sports Dive Shop California Underwater Photography

All of these amazing Underwater Photographs were taken by our very own PADI SCUBA Instructor Shaun Crouse (just this last weekend on a Beach Dive) who also just happens to teach our new PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty. So let us know at the dive shop if you'd like to know more about how to take stunning underwater photography, especially in our beautiful California waters. 

A live Cowrie perched on a shallow reef.

An amazing close-up shot of an Anemone.

A spectacular detailed shot of this small jellyfish. 

A beautiful little Nudibranch call the Sea Lemon.

Another colorful Sea Anemone wedged in between a bed of urchins. 

ALL Photographs COPYRIGHT Ocean Sports Shaun Crouse 2013.

Ocean Sports SCUBA & Freediving

in Old Town Lompoc

117 1/2 South H Street

(805) 944-8522

Ocean Sports Lompoc Dive Shop has MOVED!!!

Hooray!! Ocean Sports is NOW OPEN at 117 1/2 South H Street. Monday-Saturday: 10am-6pm (805) 944-8522

It's official, we at Ocean Sports Dive Shop are trailblazing the movement to bring more business and excitement to Old Town by moving into the original building of Lompoc's first Dive Shop in the 1970's! We've done a major amount of fixing things up and it's NOW ready!!! Take a look below at what we started with and then you can all truly enjoy and appreciate our efforts when you stop by! 

THANK You ALL for being so patient with us having to close-up the old shop in order to get everything going with the new shop. We can't wait for everyone to see it, you will be amazed!! And in efforts to entice you all to come see the new shop we will be having a Grand Opening Saturday, July 21st and a Grand Raffle with prizes from our major diving companies! Every certified diver who walks through our door that day (with C-Card in hand) will get 5 FREE raffle tickets for just showing up! Stay tuned for more details on times and prizes!!

    

March Madness Pool Dive Lessons w/ Ocean Sports Dive Shop at Lompoc Aquatic Center

It's been a great month full of pool lessons for us at Ocean Sports Dive Shop. We've been really excited to start teaching so many different groups of people how to dive over at the Aquatic Center in Lompoc. We've been having a lot of fun with each and every student, starting with their classroom sessions through both of their pool lessons and now ready to go out to the Channel Islands for their Open Water dives off of our private Dive Boat out of Santa Barbara Harbor! It's such an amazing experience getting SCUBA Certified and we're so happy to be able to do that for so many eager student divers of all ages!    

Call us when you're ready to start your PADI SCUBA Certification Lessons or if you have any questions at all about our intro Discover SCUBA pool lessons, up through the first level of professional diving becoming a PADI Dive Master. 

Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving
Now in Old Town Lompoc
117 1/2 South H Street

(805) 944-8522

Dive Lessons & SCUBA Certifications starting JANUARY 2012- Santa Barbara Channel Islands

Call and reserve your spot in our Jan 8th, 2012 Discover SCUBA Class held at the Aquatic Center in Lompoc, CA at 3pm for only $25 per person. Lesson includes all SCUBA Gear and Instruction. Sign-up  first at the Dive Shop so we can fit you to your gear and collect payment.   

Call to reserve a spot in our January 2012 Open Water Certification Course, we only have three spots left! So call or come by the shop and get your Student Crew pack to start your adventure in diving!      

Ocean Sports Dive Shop

(805) 736-3272

http://oceansportslompoc.blogspot.com

Ocean Sports Dive Shop takes Divers & PADI Open Water Students to explore Santa Cruz Island of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands

Underwater Photography by Kimberly C. Park of Ocean Sports Lompoc

Beautiful visibility and more sea creatures than you can count! :)

Purple Sea Star with Sea Anemone at a high spot. 

Several different varieties of these jellyfish appear during a 'bloom'.

Speckled orange Bat Star with colorful Sea Anemones.

Find the kelpfish! :)

 ~~~Sponsored by KCP Photography in Lompoc Valley~~~

Interested in doing Underwater Photography and Video? 

Come by our NEW Dive Shop in Old Town Lompoc for more info on Underwater Cameras, Dive Classes, and Dive Equipment to help you get started today! 

Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving

117 1/2 South H Street

(805) 944-8522

Still IMAGES of SHAUN'S UW VIDEOs from DIVING Santa Cruz Island with our DIVE BOAT (Tuesday Jan 25th, 2011)

Seriously this is some of the COOLEST underwater footage I have ever seen!!! Thanks to Ocean Sports' SCUBA Instructor Shaun and his new HD Underwater Video Camera set-up, we ALL can now get an up-close and personal view of what it's like to dive the Channel Islands! It's so AWESOME!!! Here are just a few digital still PREVIEWS that I created so you all can get an IDEA of what the actual video compilation will be!!! OH YEAH! And if any of you think this amazing little gizmo might be something you would want in the near future let us know because we plan on selling these at the shop!! So let us know and we'll put your name down! But for now just sit back and scroll down for some incredible UNDERWATER SCUBA DIVING footage!!!  - Kim & Shaun 

ALL Video CAPTURE by SHAUN CROUSE. DIGITAL STILLS WORK BY KCPhotography