Scuba Venture Blog

Join Teresa Franke and Rich Rupp on an exciting ocean dive on Oct. 15.  The dive boat is the John Jack.  The wreck we will be traveling to is the Stolt Dagali.  The boat leaves at 7:00 AM from:

The John Jack is docked at the Canyon River Club & Marina

407 Channel Drive Pt. Pleaseant Beach NJ. 08742

Stolt Information:

Today, a 140 foot piece of the Stolt Dagali’s stern rests on its starboard side 36 miles out of Debs Inlet, Long Island, and 18 miles from Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey, in area known as Wreck Valley. Her remains lie in 130 feet of water, but rise to within 65  feet of the surface. Divers who want to experience the magnificence of the Stolt Dagali first hand can utilize a number of charter boats running out of either the Jersey coast or as far as Long Island, New York.  New Jersey’s prime dive season starts in May and runs through September. During this time, divers will want to wear a full wet suit, hood, boots and gloves, especially while descending on an offshore wreck. For the more hardy dry suited divers, our season is extended from April straight through November, weather permitting. Equipment needed would be the same as for any cold water deep wreck dive. Depth gauge, bottom timer, dive computers, two knives, lights, tether line and an adequate air supply. Many divers choose to mount double tank systems, while others add a pony bottle to their single tank. Once in the water divers will find that the visibility at this site is usually excellent. Average horizontal visibility is around 40 feet. Bear in mind that this is only an average, actual visibility ranges from two feet to over 90 feet, depending on weather and wind. By the time divers descend to the wreck they will already have witnessed the huge array of aquatic life in the area. Everything from schooling bait fish, bergals, black fish, angler fish, ling and shark can be found around the Stolt Dagali.

 It seems that the Stolt Dagali did not die when she sank over 26 years ago, she has continued her life as one of the East coast’s most popular shipwrecks. The Stolt has everything a diver could want, good visibility, fish, lobsters, artifacts and a fascinating history. The Stolt Dagali is one of the more popular Jersey shipwrecks because divers of all experience levels enjoy exploring her remains. Novice divers can swim around the exterior or take photographs outside the wreck while the more experienced penetrate deep into her interior in search of artifacts. Remember that wreck penetration requires specialized training and equipment. Lobstering is also a popular dive plan for this wreck, and most bugs are taken down by the sand. 

North Carolina Wreck Diving Adventure

Join Mark Stitzer, owner of Scuba Venture, on an exciting North Carolina shipwreck diving adventure.Mark has been diving in North Carolina for over 30 years and knows the wrecks and best restaurants! He has made hundreds of NC wreck dives for artifacts, spearfishing, and picture taking. We can help turn you into a real wreck diver. The fish life is great also for anyone wanting to see Caribbean fish with out the price tag that goes with it. How about diving a German U-Boat, or ships sunk by U-Boats? There is a great deal of underwater history that you will see on this trip. Many artifacts from his NC trips, decorate SV.  The trip leaves on Oct. 13, diving the 14, 15, & 16, returning on the 16 late.

The Crew on the Olympus Dive Boat will take great care of everyone. This boat is one of the most comfortable on the Eastern Coast. How about finishing some other specialty dives while we are all having fun? There is just so much to see and do!  There are only a couple of spots left!

If you have any questions please call Mark at 877-685-0944.

Hopefully we will see everyone at Dutch Springs on August 13th for our SV day picnic & Luau.  We start the scavenger hunt at 10 AM up at the Pavillion for the briefing.  The food will be served at 12 noon.  Other games will be going on throughout the day.  Dive buddies will be available.  See you soon!

Wow…….You can’t say much more.  The flight was a little long but the resorts and the diving were great.  We did some touring in Bali to recuperate from the flight.  After our 3 night stay in Bali, we flew up to Minado which is in N. Sulawesi to do reef and wall dives.  The fish life and coral life were awesome. Eco Dive ran a top notch operation at the Kima Bajo resort and the Lembeh St. operation. After 3-4 dives a day for 5 days, we traveled to the Eco Dive Cottages to dive the Strait for 2 days.  They call it muck diving on a volcanic sand but nothing was very mucky to me. The vis was great with 82 degree water temps.  Octopus, seahorses, frogfish, scorpion fish of different shapes and colors, and different eels were seen in the straits. I will publish some photos on our photo gallery page soon!  Come join us on one of our next trips!

This is our 21st annual watersports flea market.  We have lots of used equipment for sale including rental BCD’s & Regulators, gloves, and maybe a few drysuits!  Hotdogs and drinks will be available.  Do not worry if it rains……we have a few large tents to put up incase of emergency. We also have loads of brand new equipment at drastically reduced prices.     Soooo…..bring out your old tired diving equipment and treat yourself to some new toys. Don’t you deserve it?

North Carolina Wreck Diving Adventure

Join Mark Stitzer, owner of Scuba Venture, on an exciting North Carolina shipwreck diving adventure.Mark has been diving in North Carolina for over 30 years and knows the wrecks and best restaurants! He has made hundreds of NC wreck dives for artifacts, spearfishing, and picture taking. We can help turn you into a real wreck diver. The fish life is great also for anyone wanting to see Caribbean fish with out the price tag that goes with it. How about diving a German U-Boat, or ships sunk by U-Boats? There is a great deal of underwater history that you will see on this trip. Many artifacts from his NC trips, decorate SV.  The trip leaves on June 9, diving the 10, 11, & 12, returning on the 13.

The Crew on the Olympus Dive Boat will take great care of everyone. This boat is one of the most comfortable on the Eastern Coast. We will automatically certify you in boat diver after completing these three days, FREE with book purchase. How about finishing some other specialty dives while we are all having fun? There is just so much to see and do!

If you have any questions please call Mark at 877-685-0944.

Happy Mother’s Day to all our Mother’s and future Mother’s out there.  We would like to celebrate the entire weekend of May 6, 7, and 8 with some great specials.

Special #1: Sign up for Open Water Scuba Classes with your mom, sister, niece, daughter, or just someone else and we will discount the classes $40 for everyone in your party.

Special #2: Sign up for any Specialty Class with another person and receive $20 off for each person.

Special #3: One weekend only!!!!!
ALL BCD’s, and REGULATORS will be discounted, some up to 40% off.  The Staff has been busy slashing prices all over the store. We  are making room for some newer styles of diving equipment.  These specials will not be around after the Mother’s Day weekend.

SCUBA VENTURE & WHITES DRYSUITS INVITE YOU!

To the Whites Drysuit Demo Weekend on May 14 & 15 at Dutch Springs.

The Whites DEMO Tour is coming to Dutch Springs on May 14 & 15. On each day staff from SV will be on hand to guide you through a dry suit experience.  Whites personnel will be your hosts.  There will be demonstrations, a dive experience, BBQ, prize drawings and a FUN, dive social event!

Join Us!  Register at:     http://whitesdiving.com/sport-diving/events

Our Price:  $10

Register Now!  Minimal spaces available

Berks Divers & Scuba Venture Invite You:

We still have a few spots left for our big trip to Indonesia.  The dates of the trip are July 14 to July 28.  We have diver and non-diver prices available.  We will be visiting Bali for 3 days and diving in the Lembeh Straits and North Sulawesi.  Our last bigh trip was a huge success.  Sign up now!