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Dive Instructors – U.S.

Posted on October 8, 2025 by divelocal

DIVE LOCAL U.S. Dive Instructors  by Gene Muchanski, Editor The Dive Industry Professional Diving Instructors play a vital role in the development of the global diving community.  As qualified scuba diving instructors, they have introduced millions of people to the … Continue reading →

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DIVE LOCAL – U.S. DIVE CLUBS

Posted on September 21, 2025 by divelocal

DIVE LOCAL U.S. Dive Clubs  by Gene Muchanski, Editor The Dive Industry Professional Dive Clubs are one of the four pillars of local diving communities.  The four pillars of every local diving community are the dive stores, dive boats, dive … Continue reading →

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DIVE LOCAL – U.S. Dive Boats

Posted on September 7, 2025 by divelocal

DIVE LOCAL U.S. Dive Boats  by Gene Muchanski, Editor The Dive Industry Professional Dive Boat Operators are one of the four pillars of local diving communities.  The four pillars of every local diving community are the dive stores, dive boats, … Continue reading →

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Part 4: Stay Active

Posted on September 27, 2024 by divelocal

DIVE LOCAL™ – A Community Effort Building a Local Diving Community Message to Local Divers By Gene Muchanski, Executive Director, Dive Industry Association, Inc. Stay Active The best way to build a thriving global diving community is to show people … Continue reading →

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Part 2: Buy Your Gear

Posted on July 18, 2024 by divelocal

DIVE LOCAL™ – A Community EffortBuilding a Local Diving CommunityMessage to Local DiversBy Gene Muchanski, Executive Director,Dive Industry Association, Inc. Buy Your Gear – Get Outfitted to Get Started The best way to build a thriving global diving community is … Continue reading →

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Dive Industry Message to Local Divers

Posted on May 19, 2024 by divelocal

DIVE LOCAL – A Community EffortBuilding a Local Diving CommunityMessage to the Local DiversBy Gene Muchanski, Executive Director,Dive Industry Association, Inc. Introduction to Section II  Our purpose for being in business as a Marketing and Trade Association is to Build … Continue reading →

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Dive Industry FAM Trips

Posted on April 14, 2024 by divelocal

Dive Industry Network Familiarization (FAM) Trips By Gene Muchanski, Executive Director, Dive Industry Association, Inc. FAM Trips for Travel Advisors  The travel industry has been using familiarization trips for many years to entice Travel Agents, now called Travel Advisors, to … Continue reading →

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Promoting Dive Instructors

Posted on March 13, 2024 by divelocal

DIVE LOCAL – A Community Effort Building a Local Diving Community By Gene Muchanski, Executive Director, Dive Industry Association, Inc. The Importance of SCUBA Instructors  DIVE LOCAL was designed as a marketing vehicle to deliver a unified marketing message to … Continue reading →

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Working with Dive Clubs

Posted on March 1, 2024 by divelocal

DIVE LOCAL – A Dive Community Effort Building a Local Diving Community By Gene Muchanski, Executive Director, Dive Industry Association, Inc. Working with Dive Clubs  DIVE LOCAL was designed as a marketing vehicle to deliver a unified marketing message to … Continue reading →

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