History

Historical Review of ADA's 25 Years
(from our Silver Anniversary in 1995)

This page is under development. We've done a lot since 1970 and it takes a lot of time to get it up on this page.

40,000 dives - no accidents - 32 different foreign ports - dived the Florida Springs and many hundreds of dive sites from Palm Beach to Key West - manned booths at eight SCUBA shows - taught over 15 varieties of SCUBA related courses - Actively participated in 25 conservation programs while supporting numerous dive organizations - Socially, we have thrown 11 types of parties while sponsoring canoe trips, bicycle rides and camping trips.

No question about it, we have lived up to our good name;
the Active Divers Association
with safety, ecology, and value our prime objectives

1969		We saw a need in the South Florida diving community for leadership
1970	May	First organized trip - Blue Grotto Springs, Williston, FL
	July	First international trip - Gingerbread Grounds, Bahamas
1972	Nov	First international trip by air - Andros Island $100 Flyers to students (by invitation only)

(Since 1970, we've been to a lot of great diving spots all over the world, some of them several times.)

Dives

Cayman Islands
Cozumel
Australia and the Great Barrier Reef
Micronesia, Palau and Truk Lagoon
the Red Sea
the Sea of Cortez
San Salvador, Bahamas

Other Activities

Combined camping and cavern/springs diving trips in North Florida
(some dives limited to our cavern certified members)
Canoe trips to Peace River
Bike rides in Shark Valley (in the Everglades)