Eight

10/26/2026

Hellooooooo all you gourd-geous divers!

Just a reminder that our annual Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest (in cahoots with Jade Scuba Adventures!) is coming up!

Grab your dive buddy, bring your creativity, and get ready to see just how challenging carving a pumpkin underwater can be! 🎃

📅 Saturday, October 31
📍 Les Davis Marine Park
⏰ 8:00 AM

RSVP required! Be sure to reserve your spot!

Reach out to Ashley with questions 360-233-6825 or [email protected] to RVSP!

Hosts: JSA Instructor Ashley Arnold, JSA DM Zarrin Chua, & Eight DM Chaffee Burke

Who's joining us for a little underwater Halloween fun? 👻

10/23/2026

Another fantastic SDI Rescue Diver class in the books!

Last weekend, Travis and Chris completed the in-water portion of their SDI Rescue Diver training, putting their skills to the test with rescue scenarios, problem-solving, teamwork, and plenty of unexpected challenges to test their skills!

And yes… WILSON WAS RESCUED AGAIN! 😂 We're happy to report that our favorite floating victim lived to see another day (and the next class)!

A big thank you to our incredible instructor, Bert Brezicha, for leading the class, and to Divemaster Craig Reames, who not only helped make the weekend a success but also delivered an Oscar-worthy performance as a distressed diver! 🎭 We think Craig enjoyed playing the victim just a little too much!

Rescue training is challenging, rewarding, and often one of the most memorable courses a diver will ever take! Great job, everyone!

Ready to take on the challenge? Give us a call or stop by and we can get you set up in our next SDI Rescue Course!

Eight Diving. Dive In. Stand Out.

10/20/2026

Congratulations to Trevor, Emily, Jessica, and Maria on a job well done! 👏

Our drysuit dive with Jessica came with some awesome underwater sightings, including lots of hooded nudibranchs and baby octos! What a great way to practice those drysuit skills watching all the fun critters!

Everyone did a fantastic job, learned some new skills, and had plenty of fun along the way...especially while hunting for Winston! 😂 IYKYK....

Great job, everyone! We love seeing our students build their skills, gain confidence, and have a lot fun in the process!

Are YOU ready to become a Rescue Diver? Give us a call or stop on in and we can get you on the schedule!

Thanks to Annelise for growing our Rescue Diver community and for another fun class!

10/19/2026

IT’S BEEN A WHILE… BUT THE WAIT IS OVER! 🔦

HALCYON HAS A BRAND-NEW DIVE LIGHT!

Introducing the Halcyon PHASER™, the powerful new primary dive light that packs some serious performance into a surprisingly compact design!

We all know that Halcyon has always been known for building exceptional dive equipment, and we’re excited to see a NEW addition to their lighting lineup!

Here’s what makes the PHASER shine:

🔦 50,000 lux at 1 meter. Serious illumination in a compact package!

🔋 2+ hours on high power or approximately 6 hours on low.

🌊 Depth rated to 490 feet (150 meters). This thing is built for serious diving.

⚡ USB-C rechargeable. Easy charging without the hassle.

🔄 Reverse charging capability. That’s right! Your dive light can even charge compatible devices like your phone or dive computer!

👌 Simple magnetic ring switch. Easy, intuitive operation with a battery indicator you can check during your dive.

No bulky battery canister. No complicated setup. Just powerful, dependable light in the palm of your hand.

It’s not every day Halcyon introduces a new primary light, and this is one we’re especially excited about!

🤿 Who’s ready to get their hands on the new PHASER?!

Stop by the shop to chat with us about Halcyon’s newest addition to the lineup!

10/17/2026

Looks like the creatures of the deep aren't the only ones coming out to play!

With little goblins, ghosts, and sea monsters taking over Marine View Drive for the Waterland Trick or Treat Path (4:30pm-6:30pm), we're making a few adjustments to our shop hours.

🦇 Thursday, October 29: OPEN until 7:00 PM

🎃 Friday, October 30: CLOSING EARLY at 3:30 PM

Need an air fill, some gear, or last-minute dive stuff? Swim on by Thursday evening before the little monsters take over!

Have a safe and spooktacular Halloween from all of us at Eight Diving!

10/16/2026

From the early days of simple rubber fins to today's high-performance designs, scuba fins have come a long way!

Over the decades, we've seen everything from unconventional shapes and split fins to lightweight composites, vented blades, and modern propulsion-focused designs.

Remember Force Fins? First developed by Bob Evans in 1980, their distinctive short, V-shaped design was inspired by the movement of fish through the water!

Kinda cool...but sometimes the classics get it right the first time.

Take jet-style fins, for example. They've been around for decades, yet they're still a favorite among us cold-water and technical divers.

Why, you ask? Their sturdy construction, relatively compact design (unless you've got monster feet!), and often negatively buoyant characteristics make them especially well-suited for drysuit diving. They also offer excellent control for techniques like frog kicks, helicopter turns, and back kicks.

Over time, modern materials, improved foot pockets, and spring straps have brought some welcome refinements to these tried-and-true designs.

Fin technology keeps evolving, but newer doesn't always mean better. The best fins are the ones that work for your diving environment, equipment configuration, and kicking style.

What's the most unusual pair of fins you've ever owned or tried? And what are you diving with today?

10/15/2026

Our October shop dive has been rescheduled to December 5th, 9am-12pm at Redondo!

Don't worry....it's still prime PSL season so join us for some great winter diving!

🦈 SHOP DIVE: REDONDO — OCTOBER 24!

Sixgill season may be winding down, but Redondo definitely isn’t! As fall rolls in, some of our other favorite little weirdos start coming out of hiding...

And yes… we’re talking LUMPSUCKERS! 💚👀

Join us for a fun shop dive at Redondo and let’s see what we can find. There's tons of tiny critters tucked into the rocks and "stuff" and you never know what may decide to cruise by, which is half the fun!

📍 Redondo Beach
📅 October 24
Bring your gear (or rent from us!), your dive buddy (it's ok if you don't have one, we will make sure you do), and your best critter-spotting eyes (mandatory!).

Who’s coming? And more importantly… who’s on lumpsucker patrol? 😂

10/13/2026

The Divesoft ECHO analyzers have arrived at Eight!

These analyzers are compact, easy to use, and packed with features and takes gas analysis beyond just checking your oxygen percentage!

Know what's in your tank before you dive!

The ECHO offers:
🔴 Oxygen (O₂) analysis
🔴 Helium (He) analysis
🔴 Carbon monoxide (CO) detection

Whether you're diving recreational nitrox or technical gas mixes, knowing what you're breathing is MUST before every dive.

We currently have FOUR in stock:

• 2 × ECHO Solid-State Analyzers

• 2 × ECHO Standard Analyzers

All four are without flow limiters, but we can help you with that too if you want one!

Stop by Eight Diving to check them out, compare the options, and find the right analyzer for your diving!

10/10/2026

We know what you're thinking. What's the big deal about a picture of a new floor mat?

Well, to us at the shop, it's a little more than JUST a rug.

It's a welcome.

A welcome to our brand new divers, our seasoned diver, the curious person who's never taken a breath underwater, and the familiar faces who stop by just to say hello.

It's a reminder that Eight Diving is more than a place to buy gear, fill tanks, or sign up for a class. It's a community built around a shared love of diving, adventure, and the friendships that come with it.

We've always wanted our shop to be a place where everyone feels comfortable walking through the door, no matter if it's their first visit or their hundredth (or thousandth!).

So yeah, it's JUST a rug. But to us, it says, "Come on in. You belong here." 💙💚

📸 Myra Wisotzky

10/09/2026

Just another day in Open Water class at Eight!

This is what we love about teaching Open Water: introducing new divers to equipment they've probably never seen or heard of before.

During one of our recent class OW classes, our students got their first introduction to drysuits. In fact, one of these guys had no idea what a drysuit even was before walking into the shop that day!

There's a big difference between seeing a drysuit hanging on a rack and actually climbing into one😎 . Getting everything on, figuring out the seals, learning how the suit works, and now realizing you're about to go diving in something that looks a little like a spacesuit is all part of the experience.

We all know that here in the Pacific Northwest, drysuits are an important part of our diving. They help keep us dry and insulated in our emeral ocean, in turn making it possible to enjoy some of the incredible diving we have right in our backyard.

Since we teach OW IN drysuits, we want our students to understand the equipment they're using, ask questions, and get comfortable with the whole process before heading underwater.

And sometimes that first question is “Wait... what's a drysuit?”

Thinking of learning to dive? Come dive with us, we are the cold water diving experts!