The Thrill Of Diving!

It's difficult to explain the Thrill of Scuba Diving or the comfortable, peaceful feeling a diver experiences when in a weightless state underwater. As you glide slowly over the tropical reef watching the ballet of thousands of beautifully colored marine creatures, you're immersed in a spirit of inner space that is nearly overwhelming and beckons you to stay.

The water is warm and clear as you search for that "perfect shot" with your underwater camera. Then you realize you've moved to the edge of the reef...to the wall, where the bottom drops thousands of feet into wonderful blue infinity. Your first emotion screams, "I'm Fal__... I'm Fal__... I'm   Flying" through this magnificent liquid universe!

Then sometimes you get so comfortable that, just for a couple of seconds, you no longer feel that you're underwater at all. It's then when you realize, it seems you could reach out and touch the face of God! 

Barry Burton, 1980

Two Specialty Course Dates

Rescue Diver Pool Session

to complete Pool Skills for the Master Scuba Diver Rating.

Sunday, August 27th, 2:00-4:00pm.  Kingsport Aquatic Center.

&

Cavern Diver/Intro-to-Cave Open Water Session

Gray Quarry Sunday, September 3rd 8 :00a - Until . . .

Complete all Open Water Skills in Prep for Florida Trip.

Come to Smoky Mtn. Divers for Equipment Configuration

Check Off Thursday 8/24 or 8/31 from 5:00 -7:00pm.

We Do Not Want To Be Hung-up Doing Configurations

during the Open Water Sessions @ the Quarry on 9/3.

We still have some flexibility for the Florida Cavern/Cave

Trip, currently scheduled for Sept. 14-17.

Reservations Required for Both Courses, and the Fla Trip.

Call Barry @ SMD (423) 239-7333.

SMD will be Closed Sunday 8/27 & 9/3 for these Courses.

 *               *              *

Sunday, August 20th

  Welcome to Smoky Mtn. Divers

  Tri-Cities' #1 Recreational & Technical Dive Facility

 Come See Us, We're Here and Ready to Serve YOU!

E-mail;  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

PADI 5-Star Training Center S-3139

 (Future PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Dive Center)

New Shop Address:

 6635 Kingsport Highway
      

Gray, TN 37615

(423) 239-7333

3 miles from "Gray Exit #13 on I-26"

5 minutes from "The" Gray Quarry

*               *              *  

DVCEMVS

"We Lead"

Open Saturdays

8:00AM - 5:00PM

And 

Open Sundays

9:00AM - 5:00PM

to Serve You & Gray Quarry

All Diving Season!

Open Monday - Friday 9:00-6:00

It's Easy . . . You Need Us,  We Are Here!

Call SMD (423) 239-7333

  SMD Buddy Board:

Our next Scheduled dives @ Gray Quarry are:

Call with request,  If at all possible,

the answer will be . . .

YES!

*               *              *

  Congrats to Tony Simpson

SMD's Newest

"Perfect Bouyancy" Training Specialist

*               *              * 

 Congrats to Wayne Godbery

SMD's Newest Dive Control Specialist

 *               *              *

Congrats Also to Brian Chandler

SMD's Newest PADI Divemaster

 *               *              *

You'll see Wayne, Brian, and Tony in KAC's

Pool and @ Gray Quarry many times this year.

Way To Go Guys!

You are our Diving Professionals.

 *               *              *

  SMD Tank-Fill Shuttle Service

@ Gray Quarry

Low on Air/Nitrox?

Call us @ (423) 239-7333,

We'll pick-up, fill & return your

 tanks.  Air $8 & EAN32 $12.

Turn-around time approx 45mins

(We need 4 or more fills to make the trip.)

*               *              *

We Bank EAN32 as a Service To You!

 *               *              *

Scuba Instructor Personal Air Fills

are FREE @ SMD   All   Summer   Long!

  *               *              *

Picture Yourself

Have You ever been on a really nice vacation in the tropics? 

Have You watched the Dive Boat pull up to the beach or

dock as the Certified Divers with the big smiles, laughing as

they board to go Scuba Diving?  Did You Ever Think, "Boy

They're Having a Good Time, and They Haven't Even Left the

Resort Yet?".

Have You scheduled another "Very Cool" Tropical Vacation for

You and the Family again this year?  Are You thinking, "Ahh

Man! I meant to take a Scuba Certification course before this trip

But Now It's Too Late?  Now We've Only Got One, or Two

Weeks Before We Leave on Our Trip"?

Scuba News Flash!

If You want to get PADI Open Water Diver certified and you've

still got a week, 10 days, or two weeks before you climb into the

"Big Silver Bird", You Have Time To Get Scuba Certified with

Smoky Mountain Divers in Gray, TN.  Just give us a call at

(423) 239-7333.  We'll quickly work out a training schedule

together based on Your Available Timeframe.  SMD has got 10

Internationally Certified Scuba Instructors and Divemasters to

Help You Meet Your Goal.  The "best part" is that we do our 4

Open Water Dives for International Certification locally, right

here, 3-miles from SMD at GRAY QUARRY!  The water is very

comfortable at 79 degrees, and the present visibility is 40-50'.

You just can't beat that convenience.   

We're Even Running a "Summer Special" on the

PADI OWD Course for Only $399.00(regular $499).

Call Smoky Mountain Divers (423) 239-7333.

Start Your $399 Scuba Course TODAY!

"I Just Can't Wait for the Dive Boat to Get Here!

"SMD Convenience", Just One More Reason to

Buy a GRAY QUARRY Family Season Pass!

*               *               *

PADI Instructional Packages

Summer Special

(June - August 2017) 

PADI Open Water Diver Certification

  *               *               *

Freedom Isn't Free!

*               *              *

  "Dive Safety". . . Is No Accident!

Barry Opens SMD 7 Days a Week

Scheduling with our Full Service Scuba Shop

Is A Breeze!

Forget #BR-549, Call SMD @ (423) 239-7333

 *               *              *

  Remember . . .

You Can't Get a Better "Scuba Gear" Price on the "Net".

SMD Prices are Based on "M.A.P." (That's "Net Pricing" Ya'll).

Hey! When You're @ Smoky Mtn. Divers . . . Shipping Is FREE!

*               *              *

  Gray Quarry Tee Shirts In-stock

Long Sleeve & Short Sleeve Available

Now in 8 Colors

A Great Gift Available in 2 Designs.

  *               *               *

My God's not Dead, He's surely alive,

Living on the inside, Roaring like a Lion!

Want to Finish Your Scuba Certification?

Call SMD @ (423) 239-7333

Schedule Your Dives ANY DAY.

Just Make the Call!

*               *              *

****Summer Is Finally Here!** *

*               *              *

  2017 "We'll Do This All Year"

  FREE AIR FILLS for Gray Quarry Clean-Up.

Smoky Mountain Divers offers A FREE AIR REFILL

  for volunteers working as "Clean-up Crew" at Gray Quarry!

*               *              * 

  *               *             *

Use SMD's "Buddy Board"

Going Diving @ Gray Quarry and want to have some local folks

join you?   Give us a call @ SMD (423) 239-7333 and We'll Post

Your Dive on the "SMD Buddy Board".   It will post on SMD's

Webpage,  Facebook Page, and Gray Quarry's Facebook Page.

*               *              *

Mexican Riveria

Iberostar - All Inclusive Resort

Wrecks and Reefs and Cenotes . . . Oh My!

November 11-18

Need More Info?   See Our "International Trips" Page!

  *               *              *

  For the Best Scuba Prices in the Tri-Cities

Shop @ SMD . . .

  and Remember, At Smoky Mountain Divers

There's More To A Good Deal, Than Price!

 *               *              *

SMD has the

"Wyland Octopus Art" AL80 Tanks

  IN-STOCK

 All Tanks Signed & Numbered (Only 250 Produced)

  If You're a Wyland Fan . . . They Are Sharp!

  *               *              *

Smoky Mountain Divers

It's More Than a Dive Shop . . .

It's an Attitude!

*               *               *

PADI

Advanced Open Water Diver Course

Registration, Orientation, & Open Water Dives

  Start the 1st Saturday of Each Month 10:00AM!

More Info on Our "Upcoming Classes" Page.

     *               *               *

  Open Water Dives

What Are Your Scheduling Needs?

  "Come Work On Your Open Water Certification

or Your Specialty Dives."

Join Barry for an Open Water Dive Toward the Diving Specialty

That's Holding-up Progress Toward Your Master Diver Rating!

For Reservations;

Call (423) 239-7333, E-mail or Drop By SMD

 *               *               *

   Great News for Area Divers!
 

 Smoky Mountain Divers

Has been asked to Facilitate the Use of

Gray Quarry for the Diving Public.

We have set-up a very simple process;

1.  Come to Smoky Mtn. Divers for a Waiver/Release.

2.  Pick-up the Combination to the Gate.

3.  Pay the "Diver's Entry Fee" of $15 a Day/Night.

4.  Go Diving . . . "That's What We're Talkin' About!"

We Have 2 Season Pass Options for 2017

1.  Our Family Season Passes are "Immediate Family same roof."

2.  Our Gray Quarry Monthly Family Pass Cost $75 and Is Valid

     From the 1st Day thru the Last Day of the Month Purchased.

3.  The Annual Season Pass runs for the 2017 Calendar Year.

4.  The Annual Family Season Pass Cost is Still Only $300.  

*               *              *

  SMD Gift Certificates;

The Perfect Gift Anytime . . .

Good for Any Amount, Use Like Cash,

  Valid Forever . . .

*               *               *

  Come Home To Diving . . .

Visit Smoky Mountain Divers

 "It Feels Like Being at Home."

*               *               *

ANNOUNCING!

Smoky Mtn. Divers'  "BOUNTY HUNTER" Program

SMD's Bounty Hunter is an Appreciation Award Program

established to Recognize Certified Divers Who Bring "New Blood" to the

Diving Community.  Here's How You Become an SMD "Bounty Hunter";

When a New Student of Any Level Signs-up for SMD Certification and

Gives Us Your Name, Your Referrence Will Be Noted on that Student's

Training Record File.  The Day They Certify, You Get a FREE SMD

Bounty Hunters Tee Shirt Showing Your Commitment to Diving Safety.

HAVE SCUBA  . . . WILL DIVE !

   *               *               *

Happy Birthday "Wet Head"!

Pick-up a Free Gift Certificate for an Air Fill &

Gray Quarry Entry-Fee On Your Birthday.  Offer is Good

on Your Birthday Only . . . BUT Your Gift Certificate is

GOOD ANYTIME YOU CHOOSE TO USE IT!

  *               *               *

Gray Quarry

Saturday, August 19th

Water Temp Has Warmed To:

  79 Surface, 77 Bottom.

  Visibility 40'+ or . . . as far as you can see!

THANK YOU!

  To the Folks who work so hard to make Gray Quarry available.

For More Information See Gray Quarry on Facebook

  *               *               *

 What's Your Goal in Diving?

Open Water * Advanced * Specialty * Tek Diver     

Most all International Certification Programs Require Open Water Dives.

To Schedule & Complete Your Qualification Dives, Call (423)239-7333.

Master Diver * Divemaster * DCS * Instructor

   *               *              *

  Attention:

Master Diver Students

 Altitude, Wreck, Deep, Navigation, Nitrox40,

Advanced EANx & Decompression Procedures,

or Night/Limited Visibility Dives. Your Choice!

What's on Your Mind?    Let's Go Diving!

Call Barry @  SMD (423) 239-7333

*               *               * 

Thank You
 

for Choosing Smoky Mountain Divers.  We are a

PADI 5 Star Recreational & Technical Dive Training Center,

and the Finest Dive Facility in the Tri-Cities area.

We're a future PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Dive Center.

We invite You to Visit Smoky Mtn. Divers.

Let's Talk Diving . . . Heck,  Let's Go Divin'!

*               *              *

Smoky Mountain Divers

   The Professionals

Experience the Difference between a Profession, and a Hobby

  *               *              *

PADI Scuba Certification Courses,

We Start Those Every Day!

  *               *              *

At Smoky Mountain Divers

We Don't Care Who You Certified With, or Where You Fill YourTanks!

It's just Scuba Diving!   Check With Your Dive Buddy . . . Chances Are

They're Carrying at Least One Certification Card From SMD Anyway.

Life's Too Short To Miss A Good Scuba Dive!

This is for FUN Y'all!

Let's Go Divin' . . . Yan'to?

  *               *               *

  Smoky Mountain Divers

Often Immitated! . . . Never Duplicated!

*               *               *  

Kingsport Aquatic Center

PADI Open Water Scuba Class

Join Tony, Brian, Wayne & Barry

   We'll See You @ KAC!

Wednesday August 23rd @ SMD 5:00

Call SMD for reservations  (423) 239-7333

  *               *               *

*** Summer Is Here! ***

Keep Your Dive Gear in Good Working Order . . .

It Could Be a Matter of Life or Death!

SMD's the Only Authorized Sherwood or Oceanic Repair Facility

in the Tri-Cities. Sherwood or Oceanic Warranty Work Performed

Anywhere Else "Locally" is Invaild and Voids Your Warranty.

Questions? Call (423) 239-7333 or "The Factory".

We're Qualified to Service All Mares Valves, Regs & BCDs.

  *               *               * 

Everyone has a Choice...

CHARACTER COUNTS!

*               *               * 

Shop at SMD

for the Best Prices & Service

in the Tri-Cities

*               *               *  

  Thank You!

for Supporting Smoky Mountain Divers

a Local, Family-Owned Business.

Our Customers are a Wonderful Blessing.

Marilyn & Barry Burton

Let's Go Divin'. . . Yan'to?