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TRUE. We’re excited to offer this FREE course 🐠 PADI Coral Reef Conservation Feb 4 | 3pm
📍Patriot Scuba, Occoquan VA
Desc: Everyone likes to scuba dive or snorkel in warm, clear water on a vibrant coral reef, yet few know how vital reef ecosystems are. Learn about these incredible habitats and everyday ways to protect them. (A $100 value.)
Many thanks to PADI AWARE Foundation 2022 Conservation Grant for making this free class possible.
Another great morning with awesome people!
Take our most popular specialty! Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox means more time underwater, especially on repetitive scuba dives. Stay down longer and get back in the water sooner. No wonder so many divers choose this as their very first specialty! Next class: Mon. Jan 23! Register: https://bit.ly/3CFP3gm
Congrats to our newest IDC Staff instructor, Michael Gilmore!! 🤙🤙
Want to keep training? We got you in the water and in the classroom. Our bestsellers:
🌊 PADI Enriched Air/Nitrox
Our most popular specialty! Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression dive time. This means more time underwater, especially on repetitive scuba dives. Stay down longer and get back in the water sooner. No wonder so many divers choose this as their very first specialty! Register: https://bit.ly/3CFP3gm
🤿PADI Equipment Specialist
MacGuyver took this course to get his dive gear is in tip-top shape. (True story, we swear.) Take our PADI Equipment Specialist Class and you'll be well-trained to perform simple, dive gear maintenance. Register: https://bit.ly/3IDNAL7
(Low on time? Patriot Scuba can fully assess your gear and properly service it before you head out on your long-awaited vacay.)
🚨Emergency Oxygen Provider
Help others should the need arise! Become a PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider and breathe easy knowing that you can recognize scuba diving illnesses treatable with emergency oxygen and are prepared to offer aid. Register: https://bit.ly/3k82aAw
Plus! We're excited to offer TWO FREE classes & certs to our community, thanks to an awesome PADI AWARE Foundation Grant 2022. (A $200 value.)
FREE💧PADI Project AWARE
It's never been so easy & fun to take action. Learn about some of the most pressing problems facing our oceans and waterways, and easy, everyday actions you can take to help conserve them. Register: https://bit.ly/3ZrSSj2
FREE 🐠 PADI AWARE Coral Reef Conservation
Everyone likes to scuba dive or snorkel in warm, clear water on a vibrant coral reef, yet few know how vital reef ecosystems are. Learn about these incredible habitats and everyday ways to protect them. Register: https://bit.ly/3IDnIPJ
We go the extra mile in the cool and refreshing! Come in to be fitted for dry suit and keep training. You get in, we get in. Let’s do this.
Dredging years of silt and sediment buildup from the . Yessss! ❤️🌊🐟🦆Our lot is temporarily closed til Jan 20. But, you can easily access us, and grab free street parking!
Parking lot is closed Tues Jan 10.
But we are OPEN!
Want to stay warm-and-toasty-yet-keep-learning this season? Check out:
👉Emergency Oxygen Provider
👉Enriched Air/Nitrox
👉Project Aware
👉Coral Reef Conservation
👉Equipment Specialist
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Best. Welcome. To the New Year. Ever.
Morgan and her fresh catch of the day on the Bahamas Live-aboard!
Blacksbeard's cruise trip begins!!
New Years Hours 🍾🥂
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to the best Dive Family on the planet. —The team at Patriot Scuba ❤️🎄
We are closed today due to weather but you can still get gift certificates online! 🥶🎄patriotscuba.com
Come see us for last-minute gifts & gift cards!
Check out our 50% OFF Rack, just in time for last-minute gifts! …Need a BIG gift?
🎁 Up to $100 off Pink Full Face Masks (2 avail)
🎁 20% off inflatable SUPs (2 avail)
DM or call us for details.
Holiday Shop Hours
Wed 21: Closed
Thurs 22: 12-8
Fri 23: 12-8
🎄Sat-Mon: Closed🎄
Tues 27: 12-8
Many thanks to these elves:
🖋🎙 Elf In A Wild Land for his madcap spoof on the . May his True Love take a bow, and then clean up all the feathers.
🎄Elf Brother Bill for his ingenious Fin Tree. Never was there a Fin Tree so fine and finny!
🎥Elf Roger Productions for his excellent film crew and cinematic vision.
🎶The black crow for impersonating every bird in the song.
🎅🧑🎄 Mr. & Mrs. Scuba Santa for their crazy vision to entertain us when we're not diving!
Stop by til 8! Day 13: All deals extended through Dec 19! Come shop the fin tree loaded with gifts and more. 🎄
And that wraps up Patriot Scuba's 12 Days of Christmas! We hope you all had a good laugh and enjoyed the savings this gift-giving season.
Thank you all for helping us make 2022 a fantastic year! To show our appreciation, we are extending the sale through today! Stop by or call us for your last-minute holiday needs!
Happy Holidays from all of us at Patriot Scuba
The Team at Patriot Scuba
Congrats Eli on becoming a PADI Divemaster. An awesome achievement!!
Nukes.....
LAST DAY! Get ALL deals ‘til Sun Dec 18! Check out the MANY items on sale til 5PM today. That means:
Day 1 — 15% off Fins
Day 2 — 15% off Snorkel & Masks
Day 3 — 15% off Neoprene Bags
Day 4 — 15% off Ocean Sole
Day 5 — 15% off Dive Lights
Day 6 — 15% off audible signaling device
Day 7 — 10% off Peak Performance Buoyancy Clinic
Day 8 — 15% off BCDs
Day 9 — 15% off Wetsuits
Day 10 — 10% off Cameras
Day 11 — 15% off Surface Signaling Devices (except DAN.)
Day 12 — 15% off Gear Bags
All sale items are In-stock only. Patriot Scuba Personnel not included 😆.
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Day 12: 15% off all in-stock gear bags!
On the twelfth and final day of Christmas, I was settling up with the dive shop before an evening flight back to DC. It looked like a busy morning for them. Mountains of tanks were hauled onto the boats, and staff hurried to pound gear into bags. The sounds of a dive shop in action are music to my ears, but after a moment, I realized there was an actual beat.
I looked over at the staff packing bags and listened. Each slap and shake wove together to make a rhythmic, tribal sound that set the whole shop moving in time. I knew the answer before I counted. Twelve staff drummed out the beat as they slammed gear into bags.
I had my texts open before the first one came in.
“And finally, on the 12th day of Christmas…”
“12 drummers drumming for my true love!”
“Who are you?!?”
“That’s for me to know and you to find out. ;)”
"This is insane. You've got to give me a clue!"
“Maybe next year…”
And with that, My True Love disappeared from my life… At least for another year. I sat for a moment, conflicted about finally reaching the end of this little game. On impulse, I texted the shop that all gear bags in stock would be 15% off today. No harm in extending the fun by one more day…
Day 11: Get 15% off Signal Marker Buoys! (Except for DAN brand.)
🎄On the eleventh day of Christmas, I was waiting to leave for the afternoon dives when a class of eight, 2 Divemasters, and their Instructor boarded. They were doing Open Water check-out dives, and after setting up their gear, the two dive pros walked the students through blowing up their signal marker buoys.
Soon the usually spacious boat was cramped with nearly a dozen orange signal tubes stretching out from the sides of purpling faces like a bunch of hyperventilating flutists. My phone buzzed, and I immediately knew what I’d find.
A text chain from My True Love read:
“Eleven pipers piping for my true love!”
“Signal tubes were the closest thing I could come up with for pipes.”
“I mean, if you squint, they look a little like pipes."
“Even though they sound like kazoos…"
I closed the messages without responding and then had an idea. I texted the shop to tell them to mark all surface signaling devices as 15% off (except DAN*). After all, everyone should have one.
*DAN excluded from sale
Congrats Ryan on your PADI Divemaster Certification!
Day 10: 10% off in-stock cameras!
By the tenth day of Christmas, I had had enough. So the night before, I hopped on a last-minute flight to Curacao. And by the morning, I was jumping off the boat for the first dive. There were ten balding guys from DC onboard, each fumbling with big, complicated cameras. So I was on the bottom first, cruising the reef.
I came alive when I spotted a seahorse nestled among the coral. I signaled the guide above me, and, at once, all ten photographers leaped from the boat, rocketing toward the wide-eyed seahorse. I was blown back in the wash of their fins, tumbling end over end. And when I finally righted, the guide handed me a slate.
In familiar handwriting, it read, "Ten lords a-leaping for my true love!" I looked back at the guide with confusion. She signaled to flip the slate over. The other side read, "How did I know about your last-minute trip? Christmas Magic!!! Lol. Seriously though, you need to change your Expedia password."
Topside, I was still reeling from My True Love's commitment to the bit when I overheard a couple of the guys complaining about how hard it was to travel with such big camera rigs. Before I could stop myself, I told them that Patriot Scuba sells great travel cameras at great prices. With big grins, they each promised to stop in after their vacation.
Day 9: 15% off in-stock wetsuits!
On the ninth day of Christmas, I was packing gear when I heard a scuffling sound from the front. I put down the gear bag and headed up to find nine women struggling into wetsuits. Altogether, it looked like some strange interpretive dance.
The front door was locked. So, I asked, “Who let you in?” When no one answered, I realized they each wore earbuds. I approached, and one lady looked up from her labors. She thrust a card in my direction.
"Nine ladies doing the wetsuit dance for my true love! I had to bribe them with the earbuds for a whole 'silent disco' thing. Lame, but you would not believe what it would have cost to hire nine professional dancers on short notice."
Feel free not to next time, I thought with a huff. I looked back to the crowd, stretching and sweating in what had been brand-new suits. If I had to discount them, I might as well discount all the suits in the store. So, I left them dancing while I printed another 15% off sign.
2 spots jusssst opened on our New Years Bahamas Trip! See post below!
🎉TWO SPOTS just opened! 🌴🥂
Dive BAHAMAS for New Years!! Join Roger and the Patriot Scuba family for a 6-night adventure as we set sail from Nassau to explore the beautiful waters of the Bahamas (19 dives!!) and ring in the New Year. We have a great group so far, all we need is YOU.
Leave port: Dec 31 — Disembark: Jan 6
DM, Call us Thurs, or email [email protected]
https://www.patriotscuba.com/shop/diving/en/view-trip/travel/trips/patriot-scuba/blackbeards-1705
Day 8: 15% off in-stock BCDs!
On the eighth day of Christmas, I paused before the locked shop door, bracing myself in the frosty air. I didn’t know what My True Love had in store today, but I couldn’t imagine how 'eight maids a-milking' could go any way but sideways. Still, sometimes the only route ahead is through. So holding my breath, I opened the door and listened.
I heard no mooing, no lowing, no braying. There came no gossiping Swiss voices, no clanking of buckets, no squelch of spraying milk. But the silent anticipation grated my nerves to shreds. I peeked my head into the Blue Room and nearly passed out in peals of hysterical laughter.
In the center of the carpet were eight mannequins, each dressed in inflatable cow costumes and squeezed into BCDs. Each gripped the low-pressure inflator hose with one poofy hoof. Wiping the tears from my eyes, I read the card.
"Not quite 'eight maids a-milking,' but I couldn't think of anything PG for this one. So I figured cows were close enough.”
It was an uncharacteristic display of restraint from My True Love. And it put me in such a good mood that I took 15% off all the BCDs we had in the store.
🖊
We’ve extended ALL deals ‘til Sun Dec 18! That means:
Day 1 — 15% off Fins
Day 2 — 15% off Snorkel & Masks
Day 3 — 15% off Neoprene Bags
Day 4 — 15% off Ocean Sole
Day 5 — 15% off Dive Lights
Day 6 — 15% off audible signaling device
Day 7 — 10% off Peak Performance Buoyancy Clinic
Day 8 — 15% off BCDs
…
👀Look for Day 9 to start 12/15!
All sale items are In-stock only.
Day 7: We fear his sanity is officially in the balance... (Yours would be too if you found love notes and swans 🦢🦢🦢 everywhere.) A Peak Performance Buoyancy clinic would do the trick. Get 10% off ‘til Sun Dec 18!
🖊In A Wild Land
Day 6: Now Scuba Steve wants in on the fun. 15% off Audible Signaling Devices 🎄Discount good til Dec. 11!
Day 5: Blinded by the Light! 🔦 🎄🔦
Revv up like a deuce and get 15% off in-stock Dive Lights. has nothing to do with 5 golden rings, but we’re having fun. 😆🎄Discount good til Dec. 11!
Day 5: Blinded by the Light! 🔦 🎄🔦
Get 15% off in-stock Dive Lights. Good til Dec. 11!
Plus, it’s our Saturday Stuff A Stocking Sale. 15% off whatever you can stuff in our stocking!
🎁 Saturday, Dec 10: We’re open LATE til 8!! Come shop HolidayFest in OCQ, hop the FREE shuttle. Visit Occoquan Occoquan Craft Shows and Events
Day 4: 15% off these adorable creatures calling your “sole.” ❤️🐬🩴 Get it? A perfect fit under the tree. Good ‘til Sun Dec 11.
Day 4: Four calling birds!… calling your sole…Ocean Sole that is.
15% off Ocean Sole, good ‘til Sun Dec 11!
Day 3! We’ve never had to pull feathers out of a video, until now. 🐓🐓🐓
Bag 15% off in-stock neoprene bags ‘til Sun Dec 11. Feel free to get In A Wild Land a neoprene bag, he could certainly use one!
DAY 3: Get 15% off in-stock beautiful neoprene bags, . Good ‘til Sun Dec 11.
As Founders of Patriots for Disabled Divers (PFDD), and Patriot Scuba being the 'Original' affiliate, Merial and I truly enjoy sharing diving as a therapeutic sport for our Injured Veterans. Yesterday I was able share a moment with 7 great individuals compliments of PFDD and the GA Aquarium Veteran's Immersion Program.
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Imagine yourself a Mermaid in Imagination Alley! We have loads of scuba, family fun, crafts and live music! See you Sunday 10-5
The Scubaquarium will be OPEN this weekend at Craft Show! Our shop will be open, with loads of cool stuff happening in Imagination Alley right out front. Live DJ! Art demos! Craft Tent & Community Art project! Face painting and live performances. Plus, we’re bringing Mermaid FUN. Put on a mermaid tail for our Clamshell Photo Op! 🚍Streets will be closed all weekend so hop a shuttle and come on down. 👉Visit Occoquan Craft Shows and Events or occoquanva.gov for all event info. FREE Event Admission. $8 Round-trip Shuttle. Kids 12 and under ride FREE. #occoquanartsandcraftsshow #ocqcraftshow
Your favorite rubber duck race is back in Occoquan on Aug 14! Hundreds of yellow duckies drop and splash in the Occoquan River, and race to win prizes. Adopt a duck racer for $5 and you could win prizes if it is one of the winning ducks! Adopt 10 ducks or more ($50+) you automatically win a turn to DUNK THE MAYOR in Patriot Scuba’s tank, following the race! All for an amazing cause, of course. Proceeds from this year’s race benefit Patriots For Disabled Divers 14th Annual Duck Splash Aug 14, 12:00pm | Town Dock https://www.patriotscuba.com/shop/diving/en/product/duck-splash-tickets/tickets/patriot-scuba/duck-splash-tickets-12248
Become a PADI Pro!!
No more butts 🚬! 🌊 Download the Clean Swell app by Ocean Conservancy and help us make a trash-free sea! apps.apple.com/us/app/clean-swell/id985692119
Speed cleans with friends are the best! 🌊♻️
Thank you, Woodbridge Women’s Club! 35 Ladies strong + 3 years (including COVID) + countless runs to Patriot Scuba to donate bags = 500lbs of plastic! We couldn’t be more thrilled to dedicate this bench in their name today, through our Bags-to-Benches Program. Many thanks to these heroines of GFWC for protecting our waterways. 🌊🐬👏 And thanks to Trex Company for their partnership to produce benches all over town. Keep bringing us your plastic grocery bags, and we’ll keep making benches! Visit Occoquan PADI AWARE Foundation Town of Occoquan-Government
Hunt with us!
Be a PADI Pro with Patriot Scuba!
Did you catch Tucker & Roger diving? Props to Tucker Barnes FOX 5 DC and his fantastic crew for diving in with us! We had loads of dive gear, they had loads sound gear — yet they pulled off a fun dive in 2 minutes flat. Come back anytime! #Fox5ZipTrip Fox 5 DC Visit Occoquan Occoquan Craft Shows and Events
Scuba Cowboy representing Patriot Scuba at #fox5dcziptrip in Occoquan! Check out his dive adventures with Tucker Barnes FOX 5 DC!
Watch Roger tip his best hat to Tucker Barnes FOX 5 DC this morning! We had a blast welcoming Tucker to the dive tank and the Adventurous 1%. Stay tuned and Roger and Lydia make a diver out of Tucker. #Fox5ZipTrip Fox 5 DC PADI
Join Merial (and millions more) in her speed cleanups! Download the way cool CleanSwell app by @oceanconservancy. Pick one spot, collect trash and log it. Pick a playground, a parking lot, a creek, or even a street corner. Every bit matters. The simple act of logging it is the momentum needed for legislation toward trash-free seas. 🌊❤️
Two words: Gift Card. Nix the necktie, grill tools and golf balls this year. Send him on an adventure at Patriot Scuba. He’ll have a blast!
Shhhhh!! …Ocean Sole is at Patriot Scuba! If you were at RiverFest & Craft Show, you saw LOADS of colorful adorable flip flop animals carried around by shoppers. We fell in love with their story of recycling flip flops into art, and couldn’t wait to bring them to OCQ. Hurry! ♻️🩴🐬
🎉We’re throwing our 13th Anniversary Sale, June 6-7 to celebrate 13 YEARS of Patriot Scuba!! Like a hungry teenager, Chompy can consume loads of gear at 13% off in-stock merchandise.* 🔥 Sale includes our anniversary edition rashguards in ICE GRAY! Reg $42 / Sale price $36.50! 🔥 Come chomp this sale and celebrate 13 years of Patriot Scuba! *Excludes PADI, DAN, OTS, SeaLife, Dive Clocks, Puls Dive & Shark Teeth.
RiverFest means it’s fun to clean. Thank you for coming out to Conservation Alley, and supporting us to keep our river sparkly clean! #OccoquanRiverfest
Come'on down!!
Got kids? Bring ‘em to the Alley (Patriot Scuba) Jaxson shares loads of fun and leaning about how to protect our waters. 🌊💚 Adults can journey too! Plus, we have FRESH Oyster flights & craft beer from the Eastern Shore and live music to hang out all day!#occoquanriverfest occoquanva.gov for all event info!
Riverfest!!!
Who’s diving tomorrow? Come check out Conservation Alley at RiverFest & Craft Show. June 4&5, 10-5. We have craft beer & FRESH oyster flights right outside our door, plus love music and loads of family fun. …And that’s just in the alley. Check occoquanva.gov for full event info!
Watch Jeff dive into RiverFest! The weather will be beautiful this weekend, come on down! ☀️ #occoquanriverfest
☀️You’ve heard the buzz. Get ready for RiverFest & Craft Show June 4&5! We are thrilled to be a part of expanding Occoquan Craft Shows and Events famous festival to the river. Enjoy fabulous shopping, on-the-water events, a beer & wine garden and a live concert series in River Mill Park. 💚Find Patriot Scuba in Conservation Alley, alongside many of our cool dive colleagues, PADI AWARE Foundation, Henderson Wetsuits , Stream2Sea, FORCE BLUE, FourthElement. We’re making it fun to step into our role as #PADI torchbearers in protecting our waters. Conservation Alley will be packed with family fun, crafts, eats, beer, music and river love. Learn simple, easy ways to protect our wildlife, waters and world! 🌊occoquanva.gov/riverfest#occoquanriverfest
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