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Hymie Beaufort - Manager / PADI
Hymie has been diving Since 2000.
More information coming soon.
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John Cosgrove (COS) - Staff / PADI OWSI
John was first certified in 1978 as a NASDS (National Association of Scuba Diving Schools) diver. He dove during his early college career. After a long hiatus, John returned to diving in 2004. In 2006, he began working on advancing his skills, taking PADI courses and earning his Divemaster certification in Oct 2008. His specialty certifications include Nitrox and Night Diving.
He dove on the Onodaga, the Olinda, the Heroine, the Idene and the Block Island Pinnacle, locally. He has dove on the Lady of the Lake, Empty Pockets, the Navy Experimental Laser range in Lake Winnipesaukee, NH. He dove with the seals at the Isle of Shoals in ME.
John also dives for Save The Bay as a volunteer, supporting eel grass harvesting and transplanting efforts (6 to 9 times a season) since 2005.
John Cosgrove received Save The Bays Esther B. Small Volunteer of the Year Award 2009
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Tom Howarth - Staff / PADI Dive Master
Tom has been scuba diving since 1986 after spending significant time
during
his youth snorkeling while living in Puerto Rico. He was originally
certified in Newport with NASDS for Open Water and Advanced Open Water. In
2004, Tom began diving with the Newport Diving Center as his three sons
became PADI Open Water certified and each are now
PADI Master Scuba Divers. Tom has continued with his
scuba
education which includes PADI Master Scuba Diver in 2005 and PADI Dive
Master in 2006. Since 2004, he has been completing a hundred dives a year
as
Tom has been trying to dive all US states, Canada and the seas (and
wrecks!)
of the world. To date this list includes RI and FL primarily but also
logged
dives in ME, VT, NH, NY, MA, CT, NJ, MD, PA, OH, MI, IN, KY, TN, AL, WV,
VA,
NC, SC, TX, CA, OR, WA, HI, AK, Puerto Rico, Vieques, St. Thomas, Canada
(ON, BC), Italy (Praiano), Greece (Crete), Grand Turk, Honduras (Utila,
Roatan), Mexico (Quintana Roo caves). Since 2010, Tom has expanded his
diving capabilities by completing TDI Advanced Nitrox and Decompression
certification, NSS-CDS full cave certification, SDI ice diving
certification
and IANTD Normoxic Trimix certification.
In summer 2011, Tom was a Diving Unlimited International
(DUI)
Diver of the week.
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The Mark-5 Helmet
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