SCUBA Diving the Santa Barbara, CA beaches & getting PADI certified to dive the world!

EXPERIENCE the Journey of getting SCUBA Certified with Ocean Sports Dive Shop!!

SCUBA Diving Santa Barbara, California - Images by Kimberly Park

JOIN our PADI Open Water SCUBA Certification Classes starting each month. CALL to reserve your spot TODAY (805) 944-8522, then stop by the shop to pick-up your Classroom materials!!
We can't wait to show you what the other 2/3 of the world looks like!! =)

Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving

117 1/2 South H Street

in Old Town Lompoc

(805) 944-8522

http://oceansportslompoc.blogspot.com/

SUMMER 2011 VACATION & RESORT SCUBA Certifications DONE RIGHT here in LOMPOC

Is this you dreaming about your upcoming Vacation!?!! Well quit laying around and do something about it! Get your RESORT Certification done before leaving California right here with Ocean Sports of Lompoc. Free-up your vacation time by getting all the hard work out of the way with us & we'll even help you save a wad of cash to spend on your vacation!! 

It's a good ol' WIN - WIN situation!! 

And for all you certified divers out there feeling like a Fish Out of Water, SO DO WE!! Can't you tell by the outrageous photo illustrations I've created =-P  So stop on by the shop to get on our Dive Boat phone list b/c we're going to start calling y'all as soon as we have our first trip to the islands set! Until then, stay cool! =)

~ Shaun & Kim 

Ocean Sports Lompoc

(805) 736-3272

304 W. Laurel Ave

Lompoc, CA. 93436

~~~Sponsored by Kimberly C. Park of KCPhotography~~~

JOIN our UNDERWATER CLASSROOM and get SCUBA CERTIFIED starting Tues APRIL 19th!!

FUN WITH SCUBA!!!! Come on down and join our NEXT SCUBA Certification CLASS

Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving

NOW in Old Town Lompoc

117 1/2 South H Street

(805) 944-8522

http://oceansportslompoc.blogspot.com/

GREEN Abalone SHELL for St. Patrick's DAY

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!!! Here's a little GREEN (polished & dyed) Abalone perfect for today. But ONLY take RED Abalone during the season that opens on APRIL 1st!! We are all getting excited for the start of Ab season so as the VERY Responsible Dive Shop we are I'm going to list the basic rules & regulations for you all :) 

1) Abalone may be taken by FREEDIVERS ONLY (no SCUBA), North of San Francisco Bay.

2) No more than 3 RED Abalone may be possessed by one person at any time!!
3) Abalone must measure 7 inches or greater along the longest shell diameter. And every person while taking Abalone must carry an Ab gauge that accurately measures 7 in.

4) The season is OPEN during the months of April, May, June, AUGUST, September, October, and November from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

5) If freediving for the abs you need to have BOTH a Fishing License AND an Abalone Report Punch Card and TAG your abs immediately upon returning to your boat or shore!!

FOR MORE information on the 2011 Dept. of Fish & Game Abalone rules and regulations click here.

(photo credit: http://www.shells-of-aquarius.com/abalone-shells.html)

ABALONE Season Diving w/Liquid Image HD Video Dive Mask - SCUBA Series

Abalone Diving Video was shot with this HD Video Dive Mask. BUY at Ocean Sports Dive Shop. Call today and reserve the NEW HD 1080p Dive Mask for this Holiday 2011/2012 Season! 

Shaun and I were just talking yesterday at the shop about posting something to get you all excited about this upcoming Ab Diving season opening April 1st, 2011. Well since neither of us has been yet and do not have our own footage we found this little jem on You Tube created by an amazing freediver & spearfisherman we used to rent kayaks to at Two Harbors, Catalina Island. Check out the unbelievable amount of abs he found on one dive! Great job Dan! Amazing stuff!!!
-Shaun & Kim

Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving

in Old Town Lompoc

117 1/2 South H Street

(805) 944-8522

http://oceansportslompoc.blogspot.com/

For the PEOPLE of JAPAN

My heart has been so heavy with dread and compassion for the people of Japan ever since waking up last Friday morning to the news of their major earthquake and tsunami. Day by day the accounts of devastation and destruction to Japan's people & country have been rising steadily at an unbelievable rate leaving me with a terrible sense of helplessness.

So for what little I can do from California's central coast I'm writing this for ALL THE PEOPLE affected by the many tragedies in Japan. Know that so many families, churches and congregations in the WORLD are praying for your loved ones, your survival and your recovery through this unthinkable time of chaos and hardship. We can not even begin to imagine what you're going through and I don't dare say that we ever will. Please accept this note as a small token of our support, sorrow & regret for your time of crisis. 

May GOD be with each and every person. 

Sincerely,

~ myself, my family & my friends

NEW WETSUIT for the UNDERWATER HUNTERS!!

We just got this NEW Camo suit in the shop for one of our serious Underwater Hunters! Let us know if you might be needing one of these in the upcoming seasons for Halibut, Cabazon, Lingcod, Calico, and White Sea Bass!! Anyone else hear dinner bells!?! :)