Needed to get some snorkeling gear the day before a Hawaiian vacation and these folks were absolutely awesome. The gentleman at the desk, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Owen Wilson, was super patient in going through various options and steered me away from more expensive options that didn't fit my use-case. He answered all my questions, hooked me up with a strap for the back to save ripping my long hair and even gave tips on which portions of the island would be good for swimming. The prices were competitive (and actually even less than online) and the service was fantastic. Will definitely be my go to for any future snorkeling/diving needs read more

Ryan and his staff were extremely helpful and professional! I needed to rent some gear for a dive class recently. They thought of everything, plus the were very organized and accommodating. Their gear was clean. worked perfect, and the staff support was terrific. I highly recommend Pacific Ocean Sports for your dive needs and I'll be using them again in the future. read more

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This place is wonderful. Great staff. Top shelf gear. Very knowledgeable. Many different niche types of divers. A+ I am very grateful to Trisha, Sean, and Jorge. I have a feeling we will be diving together again soon! From initial e mail to final dive, things went super smooth. They have a wonderful location to practice shaking out your gear, or brushing up on skills nearby at Clarke Swim Center. The Monterey dive location was amazing. The pre brief, and post brief were great. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! This isn't just a dive store. It really feels like a cool hangout spot with cool people Totally worth it! read more

Pacific Ocean Sports - San Carlos beach SCUBA entry steps. - Free Diving Near Me - Concord, California

I just completed my PADI Open Water certification at Pacific Ocean Sports and had an amazing experience! The team was incredibly patient and thorough - I watched them give extra 1:1 support to a student who needed more time and they were willing to swap out gear until we had the proper fit for maximum comfort. They're great teachers (Trish, Sean, and Ryan) who made everything fun, professional, and safe. They are now my go-to dive shop that I am excited to go on future scuba adventures with! read more

Pacific Ocean Sports - Free Diving Near Me - Concord, California

My husband joins me in giving this store and Trish in particular an enthusiastic two thumbs up review. We shopped at their beautiful and well equipped store and had a ball. Trish was so helpful and knowledgeable. No sales pressure at all. They have high quality merchandis. We took a refresher course in Walnut Creek today and it was EXCELLENT! My husband had some issues with his gear and, just like she was in the store, Trish was very patient. He had his breakthrough and completed his dive! The instruction team was very organized and available for help. Thanks to the store, thank you, Trish. What a great experience! read more

Great experience here getting a mask and snorkel. The salesperson who helped us was very knowledgeable and friendly. She talked me through the pros and cons of the different type of gear and was helpful and honest. We didn't feel pressured to get certain stuff or looked down on because we were only looking for snorkeling gear. I also appreciate how carefully they clean the floor models after people try them on! Will definitely recommend them to my friends going on the same trip I am, as well as everyone else! read more

Went here in the past and a nice gentleman took his time to refill my BCA avalanche backpack canister. He told me to bring it back to refill. Went back a few years later an and a lady quickly looked at it and dismissed me telling me it's illegal to fill it as it's expired. Actually these canisters fall under criteria making them exempt from needing recertification they are smaller than 2" diameter and smaller than 2' length. Bummed, I thought I had a cool spot I could send all my friends for filling these. Back on the hunt. read more

Highly recommend Pac Ocean's advanced open water course. I'm so grateful for the guidance Trisha and Sean provided throughout the process, they are both amazing at what they do! The whole team was fantastic, so patient and made me feel very comfortable. Completed certification in Monterey and while it wasn't ideal conditions, it does increase confidence for any future dives- our first after this was a night dive and it felt like a breeze given our training. Heartfelt thank you to the instructors! read more

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Great group of people! My son loved his open water diving certification so much he went on to do his advanced with Pacific Ocean Sports too. read more

Pacific Ocean Sports - Advanced dive at Monterey - Free Diving Near Me - Concord, California

It was awesome. We all got to go swimming for 2 days. Then after all that we even went to Monterey (I'm 12 btw) so when we were there I got to scuba dive and go on a vacation too read more

Pacific Ocean Sports - Free Diving Near Me - Concord, California

Great customer service! Ryan and team exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend Pacific Ocean Sports.

Pacific Ocean sports, was amazing. The level of in depth instruction, the instructors, the fun. Everything was thorough, safe, and enjoyable. Big thanks to Trish and Sean in particular for making this such a fun trip. Thanks for all the tips and guidance read more

Pacific Ocean Sports - Lessons at pool - Free Diving Near Me - Concord, California

It's been over 2 years I e been diving with POS and have enjoyed every minute of it. Earned my OW certification and have gone on to get the AOW and Rescue Diver, along with numerous specialties that has me earning Master Diver with a goal of Divemaster by the end of 2021. This is the only shop I use when it comes to diving, Mycol and Ryan are great instructors, especially as it pertains to kids. We've certified 8 Boy Scouts over the last 2 years and we plan to get more in the coming future. The knowledge and personalities of those we dive with are great. Mycol has a wealth of knowledge and patience when it comes to the learning aspects of diving and is a lot of fun to dive with in the water. The same can be said for his wife. Julie and the other divemasters we interact with monthly. I dive every month with POS when they take a class down to San Carlos Beach. Being around them and asking questions and learning is what diving is all about. Took my first dive trip with them. While the people in the group were awesome, huh can read my review at Olympus Dive Center (https://yelp.to/RheRpgU5Jgb) for all the ugly details. None of this the fault of POS as I will look to continue my diving with them. Thanks for all the fun over 2.5 years! read more

avoid this shop like the plague...they are dishonest and they LIE. They broke the housing on my computer and didnt even inform me..they said I was lying and I broke it! I will never darken their door again! Very unprofessional to say the least! Its a shame Anchor Shack has closed..Kevin ran good and honest shop..unlike these TOOLS! read more

Filled my hpa tanks. Was pleasant and nice. I think it was $6-$7 per tank. I had small ones. Lady was real nice

I got my scuba certification here. They are amazing, Answering all the questions I had. Took the time to make sure we (class) got all of the concepts down. Trisha and Sean, were my instructors and they were great, I want to get my advanced open water training with them. They encourage everyone and if you make a mistake they explain the way to avoid it in the future, Definitely will be using this shop for my diving needs in the future. read more

My daughter and I completed our PADI open water certification through Pacific Ocean Sports in Jan 2024, and we cannot recommend them enough! We had a chance to see 5 instructors (Trish, Sean, Bob, Ryan and Josh), and ALL of them were patient, provided us clear instructions and gave us advise while understanding each of our comfort levels. All of them were encouraging throughout the training. Now that we are PADI certified, we are looking forward to explore ocean!!! Thank you Pacific Ocean Sports!!! read more

Pacific Ocean Sports - Breakwater San Carlos Beach: Completed 4 training dives and 1 fun dive. Great experience! - Free Diving Near Me - Concord, California

100% recommend for gear rental and dive certification! Had an amazing time and felt comfortable with the instructors.

We had a wonderful time with a small advance open water class! Ryan was an excellent instructor and showed us so many things! Visibily as high, the deep dive off the boat was my favorite at anchor farm. We held an octopus! The corals were all bright colors pink, white green!! Many colors of fish, halibut, sea lions, otters!! There were purple sand dollar paddies everywhere!! Everyone needs to experience the ocean from scuba - it is a magical experience and POS delivers an incredible adventure and professional learning experience so you can feel comfortable, confident and safe in the water read more

Pacific Ocean Sports - Advanced open water 9.5.21 Deep dive at Anchor Farm - Free Diving Near Me - Concord, California

I love Mycol and Julie. They taught my brother, father and me how to dive a few years ago and it was one of the best experiences of my life. Scuba diving changes you for the better. Go for it. I need to update my moves and renew my PADI to go back to Maui next year and they are the only ones I trust. If you decide to do it, you want people that take it seriously and they do. They are the perfect mix of both professional and fun. I wrote a Yelp review for one of the places they have taught before and I stick by it. I'm going to take some of their advanced classes after all this pandemic stuff comes to an end. If you are on the fence about doing it, I say go for it. It's about adventure and there is no place better than under the ocean. Other-worldly. They are also great with kids. The kids in my class were having so much fun, but Mycol and Julie make sure that they know what they are doing. Couldn't recommend them more. read more

Getting scuba certified has been a dream of mine for a long time, thankfully my wife got me a certification from Pacific Ocean sports for Father's Day. She says they were incredible to work with through the process, which I believe because every step of the way through the certification I was continuously impressed. Michael is thoughtful, thorough, and very patient. Just a wonderful experience all around. I am very much looking forward to working with Michael and his team for many years to come as I look to explore the under water world. read more

Pacific Ocean Sports - Free Diving Near Me - Concord, California

I can't say enough about our experience with Pacific Ocean Sports - INCREDIBLE!! Michael and the entire team were professional, thoughtful and fun from beginning to end. My daughter just finished her confined water dives with the team this weekend. Not only did she learn a great deal and enjoy every minute, she received a ScubaPro mask as a 13th birthday gift. KUDOS to Michael and the team at Pacific Ocean Sports. My son will be joining the ranks very shortly. Thank you for an incredible experience and being so very thoughtful. Can't wait to build lifelong memories with my kids! read more

For my 60th birthday next year, my husband gifted me with a diving trip in Indonesia, which meant I had to become Open Water certified. I enrolled myself and my young adult daughters in a Semi-Private scuba class at Pacific Ocean Sports. Mycol, our scuba instructor was awesome! Since we were in a private classroom and pool session, he was able to address any apprehensions or techniques individually. He was patient, understanding, and very thorough in explaining and demonstrating each scuba skill. His witty humor made the lessons so enjoyable, often sharing stories from his 1000's of dives. For our ocean dives, we joined the rest of the class in Monterey. On this particular ocean dive day, there was a high ratio of instructors/dive masters to students, which ensured that all students were looked after. As an older student, it took me longer to suit up, gear up, swim against the surges and descend to depth. Sean, one of the dive masters, was so patient, kind and helpful. He kept a watchful eye on me as I was last in the water. It was on the second dive when the unthinkable happened. I lost consciousness under 20 feet of water! Ryan, the instructor, immediately sprang into action. He had me brought to the surface and towed me to shore as quickly as possible. A few dive masters followed to assist. I was later informed that Ryan had worked as a firefighter and EMT, and that I was in good hands. It was due to Ryan and the dive team's keen observation, quick response, coordinated heroic rescue efforts that I am alive and well today. I am hoping that after a thorough medical evaluation, I can complete my last two dives for OWD certification. I highly recommend Pacific Ocean Sports. Their amazing dive team -Ryan, Mycol, Sean, Trish, Julie- are knowledgeable, encouraging, genuinely caring, and passionate about scuba. For those willing to take the plunge, there's a whole new world, underwater, with its fascinating marine life waiting to be encountered. read more

I took the open ocean scuba class in October and it was an overall great experience. Brandon was a great instructor and was very clear and approachable with his instruction. The class was well formatted and was an amazing opportunity. read more

Pacific Ocean Sports - Monterey Diving - Free Diving Near Me - Concord, California

Initially I was nervous. But when I came in to a warm welcome it changed my whole vibe from unsure to excited to go out and get in the water. The online adi course that came with the open water was very informative and I really enjoyed it. They were very attentive and made sure all lessons were learned correctly. I look forward to more training sessions in the future. Also before my Open water test in Monterey I bought a good mask and snorkel makes a huge difference having a good seal and sun protection. Thank you for the beginning of a whole new adventure! I'll let you know how Cancun turns out. read more

We had a group of 9 teenagers that we were getting scuba certified for Boy Scouts. Ryan was great about putting together a private class for the scouts and working with our schedules. We started off with the pool and class work and he did not rush the group. We even had to add an extra half day of pool time because we didn't finish the necessary skills and Ryan didn't seem put out at all. For our certification, we chose to go to Monterey, but the shop provided a variety of options to meet our budget. All the equipment we used (was included) during open water certification was practically brand new and was well cared for...overall a great experience! read more

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Amazing dive shop! Can't say enough good things about this business. Friendly and knowledgeable staff that even helped me register my newly acquired scuba pro gear. Outstanding selection of top quality products on display. I am so happy to have found them as I now know their service center is top notch. Looking forward to booking advanced training and diving excursions with staff. Highly recommend you check this place out even if your not yet into scuba. read more

I had not been diving in a while and needed to upgrade my gear before a trip to Mexico. Unfortunately, it turned out to be MOST of my gear. Michael was extremely helpful and worked with me to get me all suited up. I can't tell you how confident I felt as I entered the water knowing all my gear was up-to-date and safe. read more

My wife and I went for a customized PADI certification class. Ryan and Mychol were awesome fitting us in to a time frame where we could finish our certification before our upcoming vacation. We completed the pool work and then they fit us in at the reservoir shortly after. Will definitely be diving with them in the future! Thanks again! Nick & Allison read more

Good rental equipment - they give you everything including mask, fins, snorkel. Excellent instructors. Heated pool for first dives. Nice fun people read more

Recently I was able to fulfill a life long goal of becoming certified! Both my parents were scuba & abalone divers back in their day. From the moment I walked into POS, I felt comfortable with the staff. My instructors, Brandon & Ryan were spectacular. Joshua, the dive master was amazing when we were in Monterey. I'm a big man & they had equipment that fit me, were wonderful with instruction and made sure that we understood each goal with diving. They have a safety first attitude & their goal is to get you certified. read more

My fiance and I decided to dive the Great Barrier Reef on our honeymoon so went to Pacific Ocean Sports to get Scuba certified. I dove once before, many years ago, without certification, so I didn't really know what to expect during a proper certification process. Right from the start was clear that, Ryan, Maycol, Anton, and their whole team were very professional, knowledgeable, and encouraging. They worked with us to accommodate our schedules and were helpful and patient with us along all the steps of the certification, from the classwork, to the pool dives, to the open water dives. They also keep it light and make sure everyone's having fun too. We are now certified and are looking forward to the Great Barrier Reef, as well as making diving a regular part of our vacations. If you're looking to get Scuba certified, I'd look no further! read more

I really can't say enough good things about my experience with this dive shop/my instructor Mycol! The patience on this man is remarkable. I had some anxiety going into this and struggled a bit in the first open water dive. I never felt pressured to go further than I was ready for, but I also got the encouragement I needed to acquire the skills and persevere. I could tell Mycol was watching me closely, was very attuned to me when I was struggling, and this made me feel very safe. He knew just how to guide me to either lower my anxiety or fix the issue...like he had done it a thousand times! I believe he has ;) His experience and knowledge of not just scuba diving, but the ocean is apparent starting day 1. He has a serious passion for the work, and it shows. I remember thinking how lucky I was to end up with this instructor. Thanks so much Mycol! read more

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The team at Pacific Ocean Sports is awesome, knowledgeable and friendly! They made me feel at ease about trying something new. Everyone was positive it helped make the whole experience enjoyable. Mycol was an awesome instructor and gave us a calm and relaxed training/diving experience. The ease and structure of the class made this experience a memorable one. read more

Absolutely recommend this dive shop!!! Amazing experience for me and my husband. We did the PADI Open Water course with them. The shop was nice and cozy, and the staffs were very friendly. Micol was extremely professional and knowledgeable, and Julie made all the students feel comfortable and relaxed throughout the process. I am so excited about diving with my husband, and I have Micol and Julie to thank! read more

First time coming to this store and had a great experience, these guys are awesome. Shout out to Justin and Ryan for their patience and wealth of knowledge. Came in to upgrade all of my gear, as I am looking to do more advanced spear fishing and these guys hooked me up. Aside from their knowledge and insight, their customer service was incredible. I asked a million questions and these guys didn't flinch lol. I felt very comfortable in the store despite being a greenhorn. There's a huge variety of equipment for different types of diving and spear fishing and the prices were excellent. Once we figured out everything I needed, Ryan made sure I knew how to safely and properly use everything. Ryan's the owner of the store and obviously hands on with his customers, great guy. No question about it, this is where I'll be doing my shopping from now on. Thanks guys! read more

Nothing but great things to say about Pacific Ocean Sports! I recently completed their PADI Open Water course and can't wait to take additional classes with them. Our instructors Mycol and Sean were both wonderful - it was clear that they are dive experts but they taught the entry level techniques so well. The class size and provided educational material fostered a great learning environment. Additionally, the rental equipment is high quality, their staff is helpful in choosing the right size and fit and they have a great selection of gear to purchase if you are interested. Thanks again! read more

I can't rave enough about my experience with Keli's. Mycol, Julie, and Ryan made me feel very comfortable learning this new skill. Their patience and guidance truly made learning fun and exciting and I would encourage anyone in the Bay Area that is interested in scuba certification to get it through them. My wife and I did the class and pool training in September 2018 but we were not able to do the dive in September because of a conflict in scheduling. We instead did the October dive and the week before Monterey, Mycol had us join his October class and we got a great refresher course. That made my wife and I so much more comfortable in the ocean and it really shows the level of dedication the Keli team has to making your experience as fulfilling as possible. read more

I was referred to this business from a friend to learn to Scuba Dive. I honestly could not have been more satisfied with my experience. The price was very competitive and well worth the cost. It all started with some classroom orientation which was very casual and laid back. I felt like all of my questions and concerns were attended too. Then on the pool days the instructor Mycol was very attentive, and clearly an expert at his craft. The demonstration and instruction were very clear and concise. The open water dive was the exact same attention to detail from the pool. Their open water dive experience was a safety oriented learning environment which is what i was hoping for. They never pressured me to go beyond my personal limits and were very laid back and supportive. I would recommend this business and in fact have already referred several friends to get dive certified. The store front itself is also very clean, well organized and was much more fully stocked with a variety of products in comparison to other dive shops I've been to before. this business is five stars!! read more