Cold Water, New Tricks: PADI Sidemount Training at Boiling Spring Lakes
A cold weekend at Boiling Spring Lakes turned into a reminder that learning never stops. Sidemount, cold water, and the value of staying uncomfortable.
Category: PADI
Dry Suit Class: Earned the Hard Way 🥶🤿
18°F air temps. Frozen gear. Real dry suit training. A winter dry suit class at Lake Phoenix that was earned the hard way and finished the right way.
Discover Local Diving
Guided fun dives for certified divers. No class, no checkout, no pressure. Discover Local Diving is relaxed, local scuba diving with Dive With Frank or trusted team members—just good dives with good people.
DWF Upcoming Classes
A complete list of upcoming scuba classes taught by Dive With Frank, from Open Water and Advanced training to Rescue, specialties, DAN courses, and refreshers.
DWF WINTER UPDATE: THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.
Dive With Frank is officially teaching scuba classes year-round thanks to a heated indoor pool. No off-season. No waiting. Just dive season.
The Last Warm Weekend: Two Kids, One Lake, and a Whole Lot of Heart
The Last Warm Weekend: Two Kids, One Lake, and a Whole Lot of Heart November 15–16, Lake Phoenix, VA There is always one weekend at the end of the season when the weather gives...
Core Memories, Clear Water, and Scuba Fever: Florida Checkout Weekend!
There are weekends where everything just clicks. The kind where the gear behaves, the weather cooperates, and the ocean shows off like she’s been waiting for you all week. This was one of those...
🫧 Go Pro with DiveWithFrank: Becoming a PADI Divemaster
There’s something that happens to divers who really fall in love with it.You stop being just a diver and start becoming a caretaker of the underwater world. You notice who’s anxious on the boat.You...
The Pool Is Closed (But the Adventure’s Just Getting Started)
The pool is closing soon, and that means Dive With Frank is officially wrapping up pool season. Sure, there are still dives ahead: an Oyster Dive this weekend, another in November, a ZAD course...
