Native Spirit Scuba Boat & Staff
We are always looking for new ways to improve our skills and service, to better serve you. Ours is a never ending commitment to provide you with the most memorable scuba diving that Grenada has to offer, and safety is our guide.
Adrian:
Diving is my passion & it is my pleasure to guide & show you the underwater treasures of my homeland Grenada. It gives me great satisfaction to teach people and see them so happy & excited after having successfully completed their 1st dive.I have been diving in Grenada's waters for over 22 years and gained a good knowledge about all the dive sites and currents.Let me share my experience with you, let me teach you to dive or improve your diving skills, and most of all, let's have fun !
List of PADI certifications: Divemaster (1992) - Assistant Instructor (1996) - Open Water Scuba Instructor (1997) - Medic First Aid Instructor (1998) - Master Scuba Diver Trainer ( 2001) - Specialty Instructor ( 2001) :
Multilevel Diver, Boat Diver, Underwater Navigator, Deep Diver, Underwater Naturalist, Drift Diver
PADI Awards for: - 100 certifications issued in 2000
- 100 certifications issued in 2002
Oscar Benjamin:
I am a fun loving person who loves the sea. I have been working with Native Spirit Scuba since the beginning. I am a Scuba Diving-,
Emergency First Response-, and Water Sports Instructor. I have been working in water sports since 2000, as a Dive Master since 2007
and upgraded to a Scuba Diving Instructor July 1st, 2009.
I enjoy diving, windsurfing, sailing, water skiing, wakeboarding, but most of all, I enjoy teaching people these sports I love so much.I like meeting people and look forward to seeing you here soon.
Shamar Burris:
I love the beach, the sea, water sports and driving boats.I joined Native Spirit Scuba in November 2007 and have since been the main boat captain. I have held many frightened hands of novice snorkelers on snorkeling trips and made them overcome their fear. I will never forget a non-swimmers excited and happy expression after she successfully managed to snorkel with the support of a life jacket and my assistance.
I also introduce people to 'hobie cat' sailing and kayaking - come and try; it's not hard to learn!
Thayne Mitchell:
I am still a student, so I'm a part time worker at Native Spirit Scuba. To supplement my studies and free up my mind I
found something to do,
on week-ends and on holidays, what I really enjoy...water sports, snorkeling, scuba diving and driving boats -
I also like meeting people.
Once I finish school, I would like to climb the ladder up to a Dive Master.
Rahel:
Hi, i'm Adrian's wife Rahel, the dive center's secretary. Since i was small, i loved being in the water. I actually learned to swim in the Caribbean Sea while on holiday with my parents, when i was 5 years old. I have always enjoyed snorkeling and Adrian has introduced me to Scuba Diving. I'm originally from Switzerland and my native language is German. I can also speak a little French, and after having lived in Grenada for 15 years, have adopted quite a lot of 'Grenadian' English.
I love meeting people and have been involved in the Tourism industry ever since i moved to Grenada. I gained a lot of valuable experience when i worked as a representative for German and Swiss Tour Operators and as a tour guide, at Sunsation Tours. Should you need any advice about what else there is to do and see in Grenada, besides diving and watersports, i will be more than happy to assist you. Since 2000, Adrian and i are the proud parents of identical twin boys, who are already like two fish in the sea, and will probably soon follow in daddy's footsteps.
Our Boats
"Juliette" and "Schatzi" are both Starmas built 290 Tarpon with 2 Yamaha engines @ 225 hp.
They can both accommodate 16 divers or 22 snorkelers each.
Both boats are well equipped with all necessary safety equipment, such as life jackets, life ring, emergency oxygen, fire extinguishers, signal flares, VHF radio, GPS, first aid kit." Schatzi"
is additionally equipped with a radar and a depth sounder. For your well-being on board, both boats offer the luxury of a fresh water shower and a Marine Head ( toilet).
