Owner of Dive Bequia, Bob Sachs, learned to dive with the YMCA in the early 1970's in the cold waters of New Jersey. Bob was a keen wreck diver in what is known as the Atlantic graveyard and he co-owned Lakeland Divers on route 22 for 3 years. While running dive trips to the Bahamas for Lakeland Bob met Bill Tewes and together they ran the dive centre at Jais Aben resort in Papua New Guinea.
Bob and Bill returned to the Caribbean in 1983 and purchased Dive St. Vincent after a dive on the previously un-named New Guinea Reef on St Vincent's leeward coast.
Nine months later Bob opened Dive Bequia with six regulators, a pull cord compressor and a huge enthusiasm for the underwater world and having a good time!
Bob is still active in the dive shop keeping the web pages up to date, socializing and diving with his daughter Robyn. (One thing to be prepared for when you come to Dive Bequia, is a good time). Wherever you go in the islands, you'll hear divers mention Bob Sachs, and recommend that you check out Dive Bequia.
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| Cathy came to Bequia in 1995, took a beginners dive course with Dive Bequia and quickly went on to become a PADI Instructor.
Cathy can answer questions on routes to get to Bequia, and routes you can take in your diving career. She will also call around to find accommodation to suit your needs and fancies. Direct general enquiries her way and she will help you have a great vacation in Bequia.
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Polly: Polly is a PADI Staff Instructor and EFR Instructor Trainer from the Isle of Wight, UK. She can teach over 15 PADI specialty courses and enjoys helping people go from recreational divers through to PADI professionals. Polly loves to find and identify all the fantastic critters and abundant marine life we have on our reefs with divers.
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Stuart: German and English speaking Stuart is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and can teach 5 types of specialty diving including his favourite- night diving! Stuart loves back-flip competitions from the dive boat and putting a smile on on trainee divers faces. Bring Stuart cookies (he calls them biscuits) and he will be your best buddy!
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Chris and Liz: Great instructors, we all enjoyed the year that they were here. Now back in Australia we wish them all the best in their future careers.
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| Robyn, on the left, and Punsan: Robyn and Punsan are both working their way through various PADI courses. Robyn has logged 100+ dives during which she has completed Junior Open Water, Jr. Advanced, Emergency First Responder, Specialties in Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Navigator,Drift diving, SMB and is currently working her way through the Jr. Rescue course with plans to become a Jr. Master Scuba Diver.
Punsan has also completed his courses up to Rescue and is working his way through the course in-between driving the dive boats.
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Charlie, our Blue Fronted Amazon and the shop mascot, came to Dive Bequia in December 2004.
He has a colourful vocabulary which luckily is disguised by his vincy accent! He will greet you with "Good Morning" no matter what time of day it is. He is now 12 years old and enjoys a scratch on the back of his neck and will love you forever if you bring him a passionfruit.
Charlie is so popular he even has his own Facebook page. If you would like to be his friend search for him as Charlie Sachs.
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