360-385-DIVE

TOWNSEND BAY DIVE is ON HIATUS -

PLEASE SUPPORT the NEW OCTOPUS GARDENS DIVING.

A completly new and full service dive shop (Octopus Gardens Diving) is now open in the same location. We ask that you support them.

FOR ALL YOUR DIVE NEEDS PLEASE CONTACT
OCTOPUS GARDEND DIVING
360-385-DIVE (3483) or john@jmkenzie.com.

• SSI dive open water classes and specialties starting soon. Call us.
• ScubaPro, Light and Motion Sola dive lights
• Full service regulator repair - all makes and models
• Air, nitrox, argon and mixed gasses
• Great local shore dives
• Dive travel
• Gear for all - from beginner to pro to commercial
• Divemaster sevice
• Fun dives
• Open regular hours
• Great service

Hang out and chat a while. Have a cup of coffee. Relax a while. We've been in business for years and we love to share our experience with you and find out what you discovered on your latest dive. We strive to make each and every one of you, our loyal customers, feel satisfied. Our goal is to provide the ultimate experience in our shop and provide safe dive instruction so you will be eager to return.

We provide air fills (inculding nitrox), services and repairs, and rentals. Buy gear, try gear, talk about gear, ask for gear - we?re here to help. Find a local dive site. Calculate the currents for your dive site. Anything you want - just ask. We want you to walk away a happy customer.

Townsend Bay Dive Serving the Community

2008 - Students Monitor Eelgrass Restoration Site

Students from Port Townsend High School and the Chimacum Pi program are now monitoring how well the Port Townsend dock is working. They're measuring how much sunlight reaches the eelgrass below the dock at different times of the year, and working with volunteer diver Grant Ausk, who is helping photograph the replanted area to help students watch for signs of recovery. They're also monitoring other parts of this habitat-the temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen of the water, the kinds of plankton that move through the area from season to season, and even birds seen in the area. These data are helping the students and the Battelle scientists determine how well the eelgrass bed is functioning as a habitat. Read More >>

2007 - Gray Wolf students get a boost from Townsend Dive

Grant Ausk works with the students of Gray Wolf to strengthen their confidence through dive classes and snorkeling. Read More >>

Oct. 2006 - Fort Worden gets Mapped

In August, divemaster-in-training LeAnn Poirier recruited other divers to help her map and mark the artificial reef at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, Wash. She and others, including Grant Ausk, owner of Townsend Bay Dive in Port Townsend, hope they can draw more divers to the Port Townsend area. Read More >>

Feb. 2006 - Port Townsend Bay ...

...will have new buoys For race courses soon Four new turning buoys will be tethered to permanent anchors in Port Townsend Bay for sailing races soon, through the courtesy of donations. All the equipment has been given to the Port Townsend Sail-ing Association by West Marine, and Grant Ausk of Townsend Bay Dive Shop has agreed to set the anchors and attach the lines and buoys without charge. Read More >>

Hidden Treasures

Like to collect old bottles, early era bullets, plates and mugs from sunken ships, bells, anchors, lanterns, and other nautical items? We sure do! We're always on the search for things from days gone by. Look at what we found on a recent dive. We're not gonna tell you where we found this gem - but click here so you can see the detail of this historical old bottle with Port Towsend WT (Washington Territory) written on the front and a unique copyright symbol. Then, get yourself out in the water and see what you can find!