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Friday · April 25
Arrival & First Dive
11:30 AM
Wheels Down — Key West
Check in, gear up, feel that Florida heat.
5:00 PM
2-Tank Dive — Sunset & Night
FINZ Dive Shop
Night dive — Key West Reef System
Tank 1
Sunset dive — explore local reef as daylight fades, vivid colors in the golden hour
Tank 2
Night dive — navigate by dive light, observe nocturnal marine life emerge from the reef
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Saturday · April 26
Skills & Certification Dives
9:00 AM
Pool Session
Alex
Confined water skills: buoyancy control, mask clearing, regulator recovery, basic rescue skills
12:00 PM
Advanced Open Water & Rescue Training
Southpoint Divers · 2-Tank
Group
AOW adventure dives: Navigation dive (compass & natural navigation) + Peak Performance Buoyancy
Alex
Rescue Diver confined water skills — self rescue, tired diver tow, panicked diver control
Evening
Dinner
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03
Sunday · April 27
The Vandenberg & Reef
Morning
USS Vandenberg Wreck — Deep Dive
Southpoint Divers · 2-Tank
USS Vandenberg — 522 ft, World's Largest Artificial Reef
Group
AOW Deep certification dive (100–150 ft) — explore the 522-ft USS Vandenberg; experience color loss at depth, pressure effects, and narcosis awareness
Afternoon
Reef Dives — Complete AOW Certification
Southpoint Divers · 2-Tank
Key West Reef System — Vibrant coral & marine life
Group
Final AOW adventure dives on Key West reef system — earn Advanced Open Water certification
Alex
Open water rescue scenarios — missing diver search pattern, in-water CPR, exit & casualty care
Evening
Dinner & Drinks
Celebrate the certifications.
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04
Monday · April 28
Departure
Homeward Bound
Pack up, check out, carry the salt water home.
