Tobermory Certification Weekend 2023

Trip Report

Trip Report 2023: Tobermory, June 15-17, 2023

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Dive Notice

This is a scuba certification weekend for Training Members of the “Learn to Scuba” course who have been referred to Blue North for NAUI certification. It’s a fabulous location for Saturday shore diving on local wrecks and limestone ledges. Then on Sunday, you will have a chance to experience wreck diving in Tobermory from a dive boat, aboard the Laura J. All your dives will be through Blue North Scuba Club with your own NAUI instructors, at Canada’s first National Marine Park, Fathom Five, “The Freshwater Shipwreck Diving Capital of Canada”. Clear water, more than 20 historic shipwrecks, submerged geological formations, cliffs, caves and overhangs offer a variety of underwater experiences.

Date: June 16-17-18, 2023

Time:

  • Arrive in the Tobermory area on Friday evening, June 16, 2023, to be ready for an early start on Saturday morning’s dive. Please allow sufficient driving time, considering summer weekend traffic.
  • Upon arrival Get your park pass for Fathom Five National Marine Park from the park office (map) or at the dive shop. To expedite this, you may download the PDF registration form, print it at home, fill it in and bring it with you. Cost is approx. $10. You can’t dive without it. If it’s closed when you arrive, make time to pick up your Park Pass in the morning.

Location: Little Tub Harbour, Tobermory, ON. Meet 8:00 am Saturday at the dive shop:

Diver’s Den
3 Bay Street, Tobermory, ON N0H 2R0
519-596-2363
info@diversden.ca
https://www.diversden.ca/

Blue North Leaders:

  • Courtney Gibson
  • Martin Bonert

Description:

  • This is the opportunity for all Trainees from the 2022-2023 “Learn to Scuba” classes to attend the scuba certification weekend with your own NAUI Instructors.
  • Five certification dives for Training Members including shore dives, boat dives and shipwrecks.
  • Here’s a description of some of the possible dive sites and wrecks suitable for open water certification diving.
  • A potential dive site for Saturday morning is: Lighthouse Point at 264 Big Tub Road, Tobermory, ON N0H 2R0
  • Fathom Five scuba diver safety guidelines.
  • Divers Den Private Info Sheet.

Requirements to participate in the dive

Scuba Gear:

  • The tanks with air fills will be available in Tobermory from Divers Den.
  • Here’s the list of scuba gear to bring:

 MASK
 SNORKEL
 FINS
 BOOTS (7mm recommended!)
 WETSUIT (double 7mm)
 HOOD
 GLOVES
 BCD
 REGULATOR WITH PRESSURE AND DEPTH GAUGES
 DIVE WATCH
 WEIGHT BELT
 WEIGHTS
 GEAR BAG
 TANK (Don’t bring a tank. Pick up a tank 8:00 am Saturday morning at Divers Den in Tobermory)
 DEFOG SOLUTION FOR MASK
 WATERPROOF SUNSCREEN / SUNBLOCK
 HAT
 SUNGLASSES / PRESCRIPTION GLASSES – WITH CASE
 BUG REPELLANT?
 DRY CLOTHES
 MEDICATION
 SNACKS
 WATERPROOF CONTAINER FOR CASH / ID / KEYS

Air Fills:
Air fills will be available at Divers Den, located in Tobermory.
3 Bay Street Tobermory, ON, N0H 2R0
519-596-2363 – info@diversden.ca

Directions to Tobermory:
Your best bet is to use Google Maps and search Coach House Inn Tobermory. Here’s the hotel address: 7189 Highway 6, Tobermory, ON N0H 2R0

Driving time:
Goggle maps says it’s just under 4 hours Toronto to Tobermory if there is no traffic.
Allow for more time if leaving during rush hour on a Friday of a summer weekend.
Check Google Maps on the Friday evenings in the weeks preceeding your Friday departure as a guideline. 

Carpooling:
Please arrange your own transportation.

Accommodation:
Note: Your Training team has made an arrangement for the group to stay at The Coach House Inn. You are responsible to pay for your own room if you would like to stay with the group at the Coach House.

https://coachhouseinn3.godaddysites.com/
stay@coachhouseinn.ca

1 (519) 596-2361

7189 Highway 6, Tobermory, ON N0H 2R0

Optional: 
If you prefer other accommodation, there are hotels, lodges, cottages and campgrounds available in the area. Search the internet to find the one that best suits you. For example, here are two campsites we know of:
– Happy Hearts Campground (519) 596-2455 https://www.happyheartspark.com
– Tobermory Village Campground (519) 596-2689 http://www.tobermoryvillagecamp.com

Contact Numbers and Emergency Numbers:

Coach House Inn: 1-519-596-2361.

Diver’s Den: 1-519-596-2363.

Harbourmaster: 1-519-596-2731.

Emergency Numbers: In any serious or potentially life threatening emergency, phone 911 first.

Ambulance, Fire and Police, phone 911.

Divers Alert Network (DAN) Emergency line: 1-919-684-9111.

DAN Ask a Medic (non-emergency): Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm, 1-919-684-2948, Option 4.

Tobermory Hyperbaric Facility:

Tobermory Medical Clinic: 1-519-596-2305.

CritiCall Ontario:

  • Hot Line: 1-800-668-4357 (HELP)
  • General phone: 1-289-396-7000.

Club Policies
Understand the Club dive policies.