Thorsten Repp

Photo journalist Thorsten Repp from X-Ray Magazine visited Subtropic Dive Center for an article on the Vandenberg. He took several pictures of the vessel and enjoyed himself thoroughly.

Gear Repair

Josh Warren repairing gear in our repair room.

Making decorations for the float

Alexa Sellers at work making decorations for our Fantasy Fest Float.

Our bare Fantasy Fest Float

Subtropic is entering a float in the Fantasy Fest Parade In Key West on Halloween night, Saturday October 31, 2009.  This is a picture of the bare float trailer prior to being decorated.

Diving the Vandenberg

Diving along the Vandenberg’s extensive structure.

Dan Dawson and his class

Dan Dawson,  Ben Harris, Lou Nunez, Jack Opie, and Zach Harshbarger on the Starfish.  Dan Dawson is the owner of Horizon Divers in Key Largo http://www.horizondivers.com/ , and a Tech Diving Instructor.  He is shown here with his class in Key West.

Jumping Dolphin

This picture of a jumping Dolphin was taken during a trip back from diving the USS Vandenberg.

Key West Scubanauts

The Key West Chapter of Scubanauts International completed fish identification dives on the reef near Key West.  Pre-dive training was conducted at Subtropic Dive Center the evening before the dive trip.  Tom Crabbs is the President of the Key West Chapter of Scubanauts International.  Gerald Canavan is the Vice-President of the Key West Chapter.   See http://www.scubanautsintl.org/chapters/keywest/index.html for more information on Scubanauts.  Scubanauts is for middle school and high school age students who would like to learn about the ocean and scuba diving.  The Scubanauts’ motto is “Education through Exploration”.