A Labor Day Weekend Event for Youth!

ScubaJam is designed to provide a great scuba diving experience for boys and girls, ages This weekend long event is based around fun diving activities in buddy pairs with land based demonstrations, camping and other social activities for young, certified divers to share with their friends. What is ScubaJam Virginia

Event was created by divers representing dive shops, various youth groups, BSA Troops and Venturing Crews in and around Virginia. This event is open to all youth groups and single youth divers who wish to attend. Single youth divers will be assigned to a group allowing them to meet new people and experience new and great diving! ScubaJam Virginia

Event Location Lake Phoenix - Rawlings, Virginia A Labor Day weekend event Great place to meet new divers Learn new things 4 days of diving - 3 nights of camping Just off I85 at exit 39 in Rawlings, Virginia

Lake Phoenix Event Location Lake Phoenix - Rawlings, Virginia

In a word FUN! Prizes & Scholarships! Skills Practice Demonstration, lectures and hands on experience with new equipment like Full Face Mask Enjoy your friends and make new ones! Very cost effective youth weekend event. Why ScubaJam?

Prizes Included

SCUBAJAM Photos

Finish the Merit Badge! Not Boy Scout Sponsored, but Opportunities

Plan the camping for 4 days including food Food expense range $15 to $40 per person On-site food and snacks available Attend as a group / troop with own gear or team up with another group and combine resources Recruit a Dive Pro / Dive Safety Officer ScubaJam Costs & Considerations

Commemorative T-shirt and Gift Bag Entrance, diving, swimming and camping from Friday thru Monday afternoon (4 Days!) Unlimited air fills for the weekend Entry to all raffles and events Sunday Night is a ScubaJam Grill and Award night ScubaJam Fee Includes

Registration is available online at our website Event Fees (before 8/1) Scuba Divers $160 $135 Non-Divers $110 $ 90 Dive Professional$ 40$ 40 Registration & Fee Payment

For Certified Divers Scuba Certification

Scuba Diving – Start Here Many start their scuba adventure with a Try Scuba event! Contact your local dive center.

How Do I Get Started? Freeman, VA Contact your local dive center. Rawlings, VA Lake Phoenix

Blu Water Scuba - Manassas, VA (571) Brunswick Scuba - Freeman, VA (434) Chesapeake Bay Diving Center - Portsmouth, VA (757) Dive Connections - Charlottesville, VA (434) Gypsy Divers - Raleigh, NC (919) Get Out and Dive - Baltimore, MD (202) Sponsoring Dive Shops Lake Phoenix - Rawlings, VA (804) Lynnhaven Dive Center - VA Beach, VA (757) Rum Runners Dive Shop - Winterville, NC (252) Patriot Scuba - Occoquan, VA (703) Scubaventures Dive Center - Cross Junction, VA (540) Scuba Buddys - Harrisonburg, VA (540) The Dive Shop - Richmond, VA (804) The Scuba Shack - Fredericksburg, VA (540) Virginia Scuba - Manassas, VA (703) Woodbridge Scuba - Woodbridge, VA (703) Become a sponsor today just visit the ScubaJam website or contact us at

Scuba Diving – Start Here Start with Open Water Diver

Scuba Training Involves Academic Training Pool Skill Building – 6-8hours; 2-5 sessions Open Water Dives – 4 dives over 2 days

Academic Training Classroom Based Learning Electronic Based Learning OR Ask your dive shop what is best and they will get you in the water!

Pool Skill Building Designed to introduce skills and allow time to practice in a controlled environment under the direct supervision of a dive professional; allowing for mastery of the skills prior to Open Water.

4 dives completed over 2 days / 1 weekend Can be done locally – Haymarket / Millbrook – Lake Phoenix Can be done anywhere like – Florida – Bahamas Open Water Dives

Certification Course are around $600. Instruction (30+ hours including academic review, pool and open water), Course materials, Pool costs, Rental gear for pool and open water and air fills, Park entry fees, Agency certification fees Check with your local dive shop for more information and possible group rates! Scuba Certification Costs

Personal Equipment – May be required (Best to have your own with an Average Cost) Mask $75 Snorkel $45 Boots $70 Fins $85 $275 All additional scuba rental equipment may be included in class cost (BCD, regulator, wetsuit, tanks and weights) Scuba Certification Costs

Scuba Camps A Great Way to Certification! Scuba Camps normally during the week Not as crowded and more leisurely pace Flexible schedules often including more dives Traditional or eLearning available with Self- study See your local dive shop to ask if they already have Scuba Camps on their schedule.

Scuba Camps A Great Way to Certification!

Don’t forget the BSA’s Aquatics Committee great facilities at Camp Shenandoah and Pipsico. Ask your local dive shop if they can arrange a scuba event here!

Scuba Camps A Great Way to Certification! Check with your local dive center!

SCUBAJAM Virginia 1754 Timberwood Blvd Charlottesville, VA Need more information? for more information, registration, videos and more!

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