Underwater Sports

Pacific Northwest, United States

The team at Underwater Sports are the real deal, perfect for anyone looking to properly embrace cold water diving. Their Drysuit Diver Specialty Course is our pick for a reason; these folks know drysuits inside and out, from the sales floor to the service bench. If you’re serious about diving the PNW, or just want to expand your skills for chillier climes, this is where you start. We’ve always appreciated a dive shop that gets its hands dirty, and Underwater Sports is exactly that. They’re not just pushing gear; they’re teaching you how to use it safely and comfortably in conditions that can be, let's be honest, a bit bracing. We love how their Open Water classes transition smoothly into Advanced, building a solid foundation before you even think about specialties like Nitrox. The local diving here, while chilly, offers some fantastic experiences – think giant Pacific octopuses in rocky crevices and wolf eels peeking out from under ledges. Underwater Sports sets you up right for all of it. Forget struggling with borrowed gear; they’ve got a showroom and rentals, and crucially, they actually service what they sell. You’ll feel the difference a properly maintained drysuit makes on a winter dive to Edmonds Underwater Park. It means staying warm enough to actually enjoy watching the plumose anemones sway in the current, rather than just shivering through the dive.