Schedule & Info:

• Briefing at 11am at Hampton Dive Center

• Arrive at Hampton Springs by Noon

• 1 tank dive, 60 mins max

• All minors need a guardian or dive pro as a buddy.

• Dive light and gloves REQUIRED.

• Thermocline is borderline- thicker suit than 5mm suggested

• entrance fee $20

• does not include rental gear. Please contact us if you need equipment to participate.

Fellow Mermaids and land dwellers! Take action to remove marine trash above and below the surface during our Annual Debris Clean-Up Event while also celebrating PADI Women’s Dive Day 🙌🙌

featuring:
✅ dive at PQB with the pros,
✅ learn about/participate in ocean conservation efforts,
✅ community gathering with refreshments.
✅ opportunity to connect with fellow women and divers, and
✅ take advantage of exclusive deals on diving courses!

Schedule & Info:
The event includes: a late morning/early afternoon dive, followed by refreshments and a debris count/logging at the Bridge.

• We recommend arriving with the majority of your gear already set up

• Briefing 10:45am

  • Location: South side of PQB (permit/parking pass required)

  • If parking there, permit required through Southampton Town

• Suggestion: weight checks done/start dive by ~ 11:50am

• High Tide 12:19pm

• ⭐During a survey, your focus goes beyond just collecting trash; you are gathering valuable scientific data.

• heavily recommended:

  • Dive light,

  • compass,

  • 1-2 cutting devices,

  • full length exposure thicker than 5mm,

  • hood and gloves,

  • weights to be slightly negatively buoyant

  • mesh bag for debris

⭐ Bonus: any woman that attends can choose a complimentary Conservation Course from the following options: PADI AWARE, Coral Reef Conservation, Dive Against Debris*.
Use MERMAID26 at checkout!

*see full offer here

Contact us to RSVP!

Phone: (631) 727-7578

Email: scuba@hamptondive.com

social: @hamptondive

A minimum of Open Water Diver. Divers should be comfortable in Northeast Conditions and have strong compass skills.

• Dive guides available for hire on a first come, first serve basis.

SCUBA gear is not provided. Divers should have:

• cutting devices (line cutter, dive knife, etc)

• dive gloves + appropriate exposure gear

• mask, fins, snorkel, boots

• BCD, reg w/octo, compass, computer/gauges, tank

• Rentals available

• Hampton Springs and Secret Beach are private dive sites. While divers do not need a permit for parking, they do need their own personal vehicles. No ubers/taxis/lyfts.

• For Ponquogue Bridge parking on the south side, divers need a permit from Southampton Town Parks + Rec.

• HDC private property in Westhampton

• no parking permit need, personal vehicle required

• freshwater w/ wrecks and a dive circuit

  • good Northeast acclimation because it can mimic local conditions without any currents

    • This is where we tell people to start in order to get comfortable in NE conditions

    • gloves + full length suit required

    • torch suggested

• private property on the North Fork's Long Island Sound

• no parking permit need, personal vehicle required

  • saltwater w/ rock formations and local species

  • good step towards Northeast shore diving; there can be current

    • full length exposure, gloves, dive light, and compass heavily suggested

• Ponquogue Bridge (PQB)

  • Southampton Town property south side of PQB in Hampton Bays

  • parking permit needed seasonally, personal vehicle required/or a friend can coordinate your drop-off

  • saltwater w/ local species, and seasonally tropical fish as well!

  • This is typically a drift dive, current can be strong; timing the dive right is very important 

• full length exposure, gloves, dive light, and compass heavily suggested