Jim's Dive Shop

at 9385 Bay Pines Blvd Suite C, Saint Petersburg , 33708 United States

1. Scuba Diving
2. Local Business

Family owned and operated, Jim's is a full service SCUBA shop offering SCUBA instruction, gear sales and service and adventure travel. SCUBA offers a lifetime of adventure. Stop in and see us and get started on your adventure today!

Description

Jim's Dive Shop History In the early 70's, Jim Fentress, founder and namesake of Jim's Dive Shop began teaching SCUBA lessons in the St. Petersburg area. With SCUBA lessons came the need for SCUBA gear and soon Jim was selling gear from the living room of his home. As the popularity of SCUBA was growing in the area, Jim and his friends pooled their money and bought an air compressor. It was soon apparent that there was not enough space in Jim's living room so he and his wife opened SCUBA Nautics. Well as things go, so do wives and when Jim and his wife split she kept SCUBA Nautics and Jim opened Jim's Dive Shop. Originally, Jim's Dive Shop was located on Starkey Road. In 1985, Jim moved the location of the dive shop to it's current location at 9385 C Bay Pines. Blvd. In 2002, Teresa came to the dive shop full time and in 2007 she and Wayne purchased Jim's Dive Shop. The proverbial question now is, "where is Jim"? Currently, Jim and his wife Michelle are enjoying their retirement traveling and diving the Caribbean. Teresa earned her open water SCUBA certification in 1984 and became an open water SCUBA instructor in 1991. From 1991 - 2002, Teresa taught SCUBA lessons on nights and weekends for Woods & Water in Brandon, Fl. and Terrace Watersports in Temple Terrace, Fl. In April 2002, Teresa left her job in mortgage banking and came to Jim's Dive Shop full time. Teresa earned the nick name of Mama T, when her dive students said she looked like a mama duck with all of her "duckling" students following her around. Teresa has logged thousands of dives throughout Florida and the Caribbean. She enjoys underwater photography, videography, spearfishing and fossil diving. Her favorite dive location is right here in the Gulf of Mexico. She currently holds the rating of Dive Control Specialist Instructor with SCUBA Schools International. Over the years she has certified over a thousand divers. Teresa is active in the local dive community and is currently on the board of director's for the Fishing Rights Alliance, Vice President of the Florida Skin Divers Association and Secretary of the Professional Association of Dive Operators. She also participates in many of the local spearfishing tournaments.

Opening time

• Mondays: 09:00- 18:00
• Tuesdays: 09:00- 18:00
• Wednesdays: 09:00- 18:00
• Thursdays: 09:00- 18:00
• Fridays: 09:00- 18:00
• Saturdays: 09:00- 18:00

Company Rating

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Summary

Jim's Dive Shop is Saint Petersburg based place and this enity listed in Scuba Diving category. Located at 9385 Bay Pines Blvd Suite C FL 33708. Contact phone number of Jim's Dive Shop: (727) 393-3483