Join us Wednesday night, July 6, to learn why a recreational rebreather might be in your future. A pot-luck dinner begins at 6:30 PM, the meeting and presentation from 7 to 8:30 PM. 

Ken Rymal, PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, will share his experiences diving closed circuit rebreathers beyond 300 feet of depth. Ken will discuss the evolution of rebreather technology from experimental to the newest recreational equipment coming soon to HydroSports.

We'll be drawing for two specialty certifications at the end of the meeting, a PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Specialty and a PADI Altitude Diver Specialty. You must be present to win.

No RSVP is needed. Attend as a guest, leave as a member. To LIKE the HydroSports Dive Society Facebook page, click HERE.

Located on the south slope of Mount Hood, Lost Lake provides opportunities for diving, camping, hiking, bird watching and engagement with the natural world.

No motorized boats of any kind are allowed on the lake so diving is very safe. The lake is at 3,143 feet of elevation so altitude planning is necessary. Surface water temperature is expected to be near 70 degrees F, a thermocline at 30 feet drops the temperature to 50 F.

To learn more about camping, day trips, directions, contact Dive Society President, Tara Batch  or follow this link.

Diving the exhibit tanks at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport is off limits to the public except for a three day window every August. Partnering with Diving Unlimited International and DUI Dealers in Oregon and Washington the OCA Volunteer Diver Team invites divers and snorkelers to explore Halibut Flats, Orford Reef and the Shark Observation Pool in the comfort of a DUI dry suit.

Tickets to three activities are available; an Eco-snorkel event Friday August 12; a Photo/Video Dive Workshop Friday August 12; a Demo Dive on Saturday or Sunday August 13 or 14. Tickets are purchased for specific events and times and are limited. Eco-snorkel tickets and Photo/video seminar tickets are very limited. Dry suit demo dives are $42.

Tickets for the events may be purchased at HydroSports in advance. All tickets include admission to the Aquarium for the day of the event and a barbecue lunch. All participants will be fitted for and will dive/snorkel in the comfort and warmth of a DUI dry suit. DUI travels with nearly 200 dry suits of all sizes and styles, dive insulation, boots, hoods and fins. Supporting DUI Dealers, like HydroSports, provide buoyancy vests, regulators, tanks and weights as well as professional staff to assist with everything from suit fitting, gear fitting, dry suit orientation dives, burger flipping and set up and tear down of the event.

Diving the Aquarium exhibits offer the best shore diving on the Oregon coast. Don't be left out! Call today, 503-304-5383.

If you've never seen 300 foot vis, you've never dove Clear Lake

Each summer HydroSports makes a visit to the Clear Lake Resort near Santiam Junction. This year we'll be conducting Dive Propulsion Vehicle and Altitude Diver Specialty classes. A DPV is a great way to explore the lake underwater.

Snow water percolating deep into the lava fields of the Cascade Mountain Range seeps deep into the volcanic sediment below the surface. Clear Lake is a naturally formed basin fed by the eruption of the Cascade Aquifer. As this clear water spills out of the lake it forms the McKenzie River.

The volcanic basin which forms Clear Lake resembles what my friend Kris says is a moon-like surface, rolling fields of grey ash, volcanic cinder cones some of which break the surface and deep fissures from which the aquifer erupts. As long as we stay 20 to 25 feet above the ash bottom of the lake, visibility can reach 300 horizontal feet. If we disturb the ash bottom we create a cloud that will linger for hours.

Join us for dives Saturday and Sunday August 20 and 21 or venture out on your own August 19. Tent and RV camping is available at the south end of the lake. Cabins can be rented through Linn County Parks & Recreation. .

To participate in the Diver Propulsion Vehicle specialty class a confined water training session August 11 is required. Special prices for the DPV and Altitude Specialty classes will be in effect this weekend only: DPV Specialty (includes confined water training, two DPV dives and certification card) $89; Altitude Diver Specialty (includes instruction, two dives and certification card) $50. PADI Standards limit a diver to only two training dives per day at elevations above 1,000 feet. Clear Lake is above 3,000 feet.  

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Open Water Class July: Sold Out

Open Water Weekend Class July: Sold Out

Emergency Oxygen Provider Class: July 19, $50

Enriched Air Specialty Class: July 26, $109

Discover Scuba: July 28
Open Water Class August Orientation: August 9
Rescue Diver Class Orientation: August 10

Boy Scouts Scuba Diving Merit Badge: August 27 to 30
Dive Propulsion Vehicle pool training: August 11, Reservations Required

September Weekend Class Orientation: August 25

September Weeknight Class Orientation: September 6

To learn more or to sign up for any of these classes call Mark Fischer, 503-304-5383 or email mark@hydrosports.com .