Hi or Hola divers!
Welcome to my site, I am Raul Villaplana owner and instructor.
Let me tell you how I run my scuba school:
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I do private sessions for parties of 1 to 6 people.
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I teach from Introductory to Dive Master Certification, all levels and many specialties.
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I do all the dives on Catalina Island
(213) 577-5215
Let's plan your Scuba experience
DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING
-Scuba Diving for beginners-
-No experience is required-
Enjoy the day scuba diving in Laguna Beach or Catalina Island, we’ll set a safe and fun underwater adventure.
ALL INCLUDED
gear, insurance, and instructor
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SCUBA DIVER CERTIFICATION
Get Scuba Diving Certified,
it lasts forever and allows you to join dive adventures all around the world, always with the guidance of a Divemaster.
The course takes one weekend. We will do it on Catalina Island, Laguna Beach, or Malibu.
ALL INCLUDED
gear, insurance, instructor, and certification
SCUBA DIVING - POOL SESSION
The best way to come into the underwater world is in the safe environment of the pool.
You will learn about:
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The scuba gear (tank, reg and BCD)
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Proper use of mask and fins
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Breathing while diving
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Get neutral balance underwater
PADI Advanced Open Water
The course helps you build confidence in navigation, fine-tune buoyancy skills and introduces you to different diving activities such as wreck diving, night diving, or underwater imaging +info
OPEN WATER CERTIFICATION
This certification gives you the right to dive with other buddies without supervision. It lasts forever, is valid worldwide, and
is up to 60 feet deep.
ALL INCLUDED
gear, insurance, instructor, and certification
*you should be a Scuba Diver Certified
CONTINUE LEARNING
PADI Advanced Open Water
The course helps you build confidence in navigation, fine-tune buoyancy skills and introduces you to different diving activities such as wreck diving, night diving or underwater imaging +info
PADI Rescue Open Water Diver
Learn to prevent and manage problems in the water, and become more confident in your skills as a diver. It's challenging, yet very rewarding +info
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR BEGINNERS
1- How is a diving session developed for a person without previous experience?
We will meet at the beach and in the sand, the instructor will explain the operation of each part of the equipment: regulator (to breathe), BCD (Buoyance Control Device), mask (to see), and fins (to move on).
Next, we will explain the procedures for entering and leaving the water, underwater communication, and emergencies.
Then we get into the water, and at a shallow depth, we do the first practices: breathe through the regulator, remove water from the mask or clean it if it is foggy, and control the buoyancy, putting and removing air from the BCD.
Once these basic principles are mastered, little by little, we go deeper, looking for underwater life and enjoying the experience.
2- Do I need to know how to swim?
It is important to feel comfortable in the water, but you don't have to be a great swimmer, since in diving we only use the fins to move, with very little effort we advance many meters, moving the fins does not require any special technique (at a beginner level ). Conclusion: knowing how to swim or not, doesn't determine your ease of diving.
3-Where are we going to dive?
For beginners, I always recommend Catalina Island, because is the most friendly entrance to the water.
4- I have a diving certificate, but I haven't scuba for years, what should I do?
The best option is to do a refresher session. After that, you will be ready to return to the depths, we can also do more advanced exercises, just talk about it with the instructor.
5- DO you do diving tours regularly?
I only do private sessions, you have to book in advance.
PRICES
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The price is $720 per person and day, every additional person + $120, for example:
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1 person scuba day = $720 pp
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4 people scuba day = 720 + 120x3 = $270 pp
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3 people Scuba Diver Certification = 720 + 120x2= 960 x 2days = $640 pp
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The price includes all the gear required for the activity, insurance, and instructor.
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The price doesn't include food, shelter, or transport.
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I can help at no cost to book the ferry to Catalina, and the Campground
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Requested 50% not refundable downpayment to make the reservation
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Open Water Certification requires that you do the e-learning at home.
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I do a maximum of 3 dives per day.
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Average time for PADI certifications:
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Scuba Diver Certification 2 days
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Open Water Diver Certification 3 days
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Advances Open Water Certification 2 days
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Rescue Diver Certification 3 days
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Dive Master Certification 3-month
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