Explore the many fresh water springs that abound in north central Florida and discover the world underwater.  A club member is diving almost every day.  

What are you waiting for?

Come join us in the Scuba Monkey Dive Club

If you are a water enthusiast and live in the Gainesville FL or surrounding areas, we have the meeting place that will support you and your diving goals regardless of experience. With over 300 members from the area you are sure to meet new people that share your passion for Scuba or Freediving.

Our focus is to offer our members and fellow divers connection to education, equipment, environment and experiences through monthly meetings, events and travel opportunities.  Meetings are the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm at the Dive Shop with occasional (and announced) changes.   In addition to our domestic travels, we also venture to international dive destinations!  Coming in 2025 we will be exploring Fiji. 

Someone in the club is diving almost every day so come connect with this supportive and friendly group of divers.  Search Facebook for Scuba Monkey Dive Club and send a membership request to join.   

Membership is based on activity and gives you access to club-exclusive discounts on our wide assortment of rental equipment, discounts on purchase of new diving equipment, local, national and international dive trips, and educational offerings from open water diver to divemaster, and beyond.

If you are not currently a certified diver or you are looking for advanced certification please see our learn to dive page for more information.

     Upcoming Dive Club events                                                                                                                                                                         

 

                   

       October 2025       

                    Dive Club meeting  - 10/7/2025.     Guest Presenters:  Aquarium Divers for Coral Society   Come to the shop or join via Google to hear about their organization and increase your awareness of how important the coral reefs are to the ecosystem we depend on. Hear about what you as a recreational diver can do to help.  https://meet.google.com/yha-aykd-thb

               

      November 2025       

                    Dive Club meeting  - 11/4/2025.    Underwater Photography - George Sherrard.  You've seen the GORGIOUS pictures that George  posts. Now its time to come hear him talk about how to make the most of your underwater photography. I'm guessing buoyancy control and being able to fin backwards may help

                  

 

Dive Club Meeting Summaries - What did you miss?  Click on the month below to see.

2023	2024	2025
	January 2024	January 2025
	February 2024	February 2025
	March 2024	March 2025 one bubble-lympic pic - Tommy lost a camera...
	April 2024	April 2025 - Strictly social...
	May 2024	May 2025 (NMSF slides here.)
	June 2024	June 2025
	No meeting in July	July 2025
August 2023	August 2024 - Sea Turtle Conservancy	August 2025
September 2023	September 2024 (Erin's slides here.)	September 2025 - Pool night         (no pics..)
October 2023	October 2024	October 2025
November 2023	November 2024 - Gear swap meet
No meeting in December	December 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dive Club Photo Library

How can I join in and get involved?   

• Alleviate members from having to pay the annual fee. 
• Provide a way for those who live outside of the area to have improved participation. 
• Clearly define membership benefits for all based on activity.

Below is the current dive club structure and membership benefits.  Member benefit levels will be based on activity and will be one of 4 designations:  Standard, Silver, Gold and Platinum.  Activity will be tracked across yearly purchases through Scuba Monkey Dive Center and benefit levels will be re-set in January of each year based on the prior year activity.  Membership spend can be for rentals, retail sales, trips or classes and the spend can be done in either of the Scuba Monkey Dive Center marketplaces (in the shop or via the dive shop webstore) so even those outside of the local area can participate.

Standard Member Level - Any purchase within the previous 2 years.

Benefits:  

• Monthly Dive invitations
• Monthly Meeting invitations
• Inclusion in Facebook Scuba Monkey Dive Club group alerts/messages/invites

Silver Member Level - >$500.00 spend in previous year.

Benefits:  

• All benefits of Standard Level.
• 1/2 off full gear rental packages (1 per visit)
• 1/2 off tank rental (1 per visit)
• 2% off retail purchases

Gold Member Level - >$1500.00 spend in previous year.

Benefits:  

• All benefits of Standard Level.
• 1/2 off full gear rental packages (1 per visit)
• 1/2 off tank rental (1 per visit)
• 5% off retail purchases
• 2% off travel/training purchases

Platinum Member Level - >$2500.00 spend in previous year.

Benefits:  

• All benefits of Standard Level
• 1/2 off full gear rental packages (1 per visit)
• 1/2 off tank rental (1 per visit)
• 7.5% off retail purchases
• 5% off travel/training purchases