Welcome to our retail staff page. 

At Tortuga Bay we are extremely  proud of the retail and instructional staff who represent us.  Please allow us to introduce our retail family.

Ron is the president of Tortuga Bay.  He has been a certified diver since the early 1980's and involved in ownership of a full service scuba business since 1987.  Ron works full time at Tortuga Bay and can be found most every day serving customer needs on the retail floor or with equipment  and training issues.  Ron is a certified equipment technician for all the product lines Tortuga Bay carries.  His extensive background in the scuba business allows him to council potential buyers on all aspects of the equipment and it's use.

First and foremost however, Ron is a scuba diver.  Being a water lover all his life he got his first taste of the ocean in the early 80's while snorkeling in Hawaii.  That led to becoming a certified diver and many more trips to exotic destinations.  In 1987 Ron became a scuba instructor.  Currently Ron is rated as a Course Director with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI).  As such, Ron can offer training from entry level through various professional instructional levels.  Ron has also earned Instructor Trainer level ratings with Scuba Diving International (SDI), Technical Diving International (TDI) and Scuba Schools International (SSI).  Ron has trained and certified thousands of divers over the years from the open water diver level through various instructor levels and was awarded the Platinum Pro 5000 Instructor award in 2001.

Lauren is the newest of our retail staff.  Lauren is currently a student at UNC.  She is not a scuba diver but has caught the bug and is talking very hard to get her boyfriend and her mother to join her in getting certified. 

Lauren works part time on our retail floor.  She has a good knowledge of our products and always has a smile to share.

AND, THE most popular of our retail staff........

Nico

Nico can be found Monday through Friday on the retail floor.  He is the official greeter for Tortuga Bay and enjoys meeting all of our customers. 

Nico began his career in scuba as a pup.  His love for water and fellow divers can not be equaled.  When not standing guard in the shallow water watching for divers to surface, Nico enjoys retrieving objects divers throw and playing catch.  He is especially partial to those who bring treats for him.  Nico is certified to the highest levels by the International Association of Diving Dogs (IADD).