Friendly and they know what they're doing and can provide all the gear u need to borrow or buy. Bob…read moreis super nice guy. Would recommend dive certification here. We looked at dive certification in Bellingham and it was a bit shady and not sure if u actually get certified or not so we went to anacortes. Had a good experience here. Will only go here for dive classes. My personal opinion. Not paid or asked to give this review. I don't hand out reviews often unless I am pleased with the business. I don't do reviews if ppl ask for them either. Seems rude. So here it is. Honesty.

I signed up for a trip to Gods Pocket with this dive shop. I have been a cold water diver for 22…read moreyears, 16 years in drysuit. . I dive cold water regularly. I did have some concerns about the currents and wrote with some questions to the dive shop and to the resort, who on their website says it's possible to hire a private guide. I spoke on the phone to Karma at the shop and felt more reassured. Out of nowhere I get a text message from Kelly one of the owners that she is canceling my spot. No explanation other than they reconsidered. After several emails and texts she called me. According to her GP emailed her concerned that I wanted a private guide. So they decided that's it I can't go. No discussion with me, I can't believe how rude, unprofessional and unkind her behavior was. I also never heard from GP even though I wrote and called them asking them to get in touch. I have to wonder if Kelly had a friend she wanted to get on the sold out trip.

Updated: Just got Advanced Dive certified today!! Special thanks to Mike Muhich for literally…read morespending 3 weekends with me to coach me through all my kinks so I could feel comfortable under water. I was determined to get back in the water after blooping a few months ago (everybody bloops!), and Mike made it happen- making me feel comfortable, confident and ready to dive more. Thank you for your patience, dedication and humor. And for believing in me. You made a lifelong student of the underwater world out of myself and my husband. We'll be back! Basic Dive Class: Love the Sound Dive Center! They're super patient, knowledgable, fun, safe and hilarious. You can tell they're a family- and they welcomed our class right in. I'm proud to say I'm scuba certified thanks to them. I can't wait to share pictures of my future adventures with you all! And saw octopus today...I mean it doesn't get better than that. Thanks, guys and gals!

Sound Dive Center is one of those Gem's in West Sound that may go unnoticed unless you had that…read morekeen sense of observation or radar only seen with certified divers...but even if you are not certified...drop in and look around...!!! Aqua Lung is my brand of choice and Sound Dive Center carries most Aqua Lung equipment...and many other brands. From wet to dry suits, BC's, computers, regulators, masks, fins, boots & gloves...tanks, air, nitrox...they also offer certification classes. A remarkable dive center that warrants nothing less than 5-stars.

This place is a virtual joke of a dive shop. No one knows anything about diving or equipment that…read moreI've experienced. I brought in regulators to get serviced, it took a year, then they moved and when I went to get them and the found them the primary stage was missing! Didn't fix it, the owner is absent so it's college kids running the place. If you think I would go underwater with anything serviced there your crazy. Go ANYWHERE else to buy equipment or get trained. Not to mention they aren't PADI so good luck.

This shop seems to close early daily. We have driven all the way to Bellingham from Skagit County…read moretwice to get a tank filled and they were closed. The last time we called first before we went and the man who answered the phone confirmed they would be open until 6:00 (their listed closure time). They weren't open at 5:00 when we arrived.

I had the best experience here. I've been recommending it to all my friends. Brad and Kailin (sp?)…read morewere great to work with. They made the whole experience so positive and fun. They made sure everyone could learn at their own pace. They emphasized safety and getting comfortable with all the diving skills before moving on. We had a trip with some diving planned shortly after completing our certification here and I felt like I was really well prepared. Great customer service too. All your gear is provided with the open water certification course so you don't have to pay for rentals on top of it. Brad also recommended gear for my fiancé and I when we were ready to buy and I trusted his recommendations. There was no upselling, just honest recommendations based on experience and what we said we wanted. We're hooked on diving now so we'll definitely be coming back and doing more courses here!

Permanently closed. Owner has abandoned business and left alot of angry customers in the lurch.read more

I think that Chris H.'s review is a little unfair. First of all, I think that the TWREX is a way…read morebetter suit than any DUI suit but he seems to think that changing out the boots is like changing a tire. Here is what is involved and it takes an incredible amount of skill and experience to do it correctly. 1. The old boots have to be cut off. Not just hacked off but cut off cleanly with a completely vertical cut with a special rolling cutting blade, scissors would leave an uneven edge. 2. Because of compression to the old suit the neoprene thickness is now uneven so you are going to be trying to glue old neoprene to new neoprene (the new booties). This is really tricky. 3. Now you have to put down multiple layers of glue first to prepare the two different surfaces to go together. 4. Now the tricky part - you have to actually join the leg of the suit to the boot with wet glue in a matter of seconds and do it perfectly. You have about 30 seconds to do so. If you screw it up and there is a 50% chance or better that you will you have to use a solvent to take it apart - wait a while and start all over again. 5. Assuming you got it together it actually has to be waterproof. There is a decent chance that it will have 2 or 3 pinhole leaks that will have to be fixed later. 6. After it is dry and assuming you have put it together without a huge glue mess it has to be blind stitched on an expensive specialty sewing machine called a blind stitcher. This sewing machine basically has a needle that goes sideways just under the fabric of the neoprene and protects the OUTSIDE of the seam but does NOT penetrate the neoprene itself (this would cause a leak). 7. Now you turn the suit inside out and coat the inside of the new seam with an expensive glue to protect the INSIDE of the seam. 8. You now must do the OTHER boot. And for this skill, new boots, 3 hours of time, use of a specialized sewing machine and the liability it entails you pay $245. What a deal! By the way, I work for one of Harvey's competitors. But I do the above a couple times a week, we should charge more but people like you complain so much that we can't.

Negative reviews are damaging especially when the company goes out of their way to be of help!…read more If it is so easy to enter the business, then do so. As Bruce J's review states is takes a heck of a lot of skill to make the suits. I was involved in R & D and product marketing up to the summer of 1992. I was proud to be a key employee and build long term dealer and export relationships. Was ever suit perfect, no - but we made good on them. Claude Rorabaugh, retired and at 68 and ex-diver too!

This might be the best dive shop I've ever worked with. Their staff are great, as is their shore…read moreinfrastructure. The training is top-notch. They really know what they're doing. Their customer service is also stellar. I dove multiple days with them in a row and they were kind enough to look after my gear overnight. I would absolutely recommend this shop to anyone who wants to learn to dive in the Seattle area, or to anyone who is coming through town and wants to dive in the challenging environment of the Salish Sea.

In May of 2025 my husband and I were fortunate enough to get an opportunity to join Seattle Dive…read moreTours trip to God's Pocket resort on Hurst Island in British Columbia. Until our arrival we hadn't met any of the DST team. The owner Scott and a few other members of the shop joined us on the trip along with other PNW divers. We felt welcomed and supported during our adventure and we highly recommend Seattle Dive tours for your travel or training needs. In fact, we were diving the Alki site in Seattle and had a chance to catch up with them later in the summer and they were just as kind and helpful in the States as they were while traveling. They are a professional, supportive and safe shop - we highly recommend them for your diving and dive travel needs.

Quimper is definitely one of those ons stop shop places. There is everything from Kitchen gadgets…read moreTo bed and bath supplies, fishing and camping gear, clothing... the staff are very helpful and even helped me track down dome fudge in particular that we were looking for. What impressed me most was the quality and variety of survival and camping gear. Some unique items I had never heard of and wonder why they weren't more readily available in other locations... oh well, all the more reason to return.

Interesting store. But what made it not great is the 109.00 parking ticket for visiting their store…read moreand this plaza a week after we visit. We obviously missed the signs on having to pay to park in an empty lot. It's not worth the effort.

Who gets to keep sad man? You can't just leave him there…read more.. He'll rust away like a Neil Young song. Is that how West Marine treats old Customer Metaphors?

Friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful staff. Got the parts I needed in 24 hours! If they don't have…read moreit, they'll go out of their way to get it. And they price match! Beth the Manager is great!

Someday, when I'm adding to my fleet of boats, I will acquire a beautiful Pygmy boat. I'm an avid…read morekayaker, but I love the lines of Pygmy wherry. I also crave using a Greenland paddle on one of my long paddles in the Columbia. The paddles sold here are works of art. If my Portland-made Saltwood paddle were just a couple of years older, I could justify the purchase. Today, visiting this shop / workshop was a day to dream. The boats are all beautiful, and I have spent hours with their wonderful, well-written catalogue, wondering which boat would best meet my needs on the Columbia River. The boats are sold as kits and require about 65-80 hours to assemble. Someday, I will be a proud builder of a wooden boat. Alas, for now I have no garage to build or store anything. If you happen to be near historical Port Townsend, pay Pygmy Boats a visit--there's a lot of interesting things to see in and near the shop. And the ice cream up the street is a pretty good second place to a Greenland paddle.

'Sol Therapy' was launched (and christened) on the shores of the Willamette River last weekend…read more She is a sleek little number. Woo-hoo!