PADI 5 Star IDC
Your Premier Scuba Diving Retail and Training Center Since 1977
Serving Connecticut and Southern New England for over 45 years, Scuba Shack is a trusted PADI Five Instructor Development Center offering expert instruction, top-quality gear, and unforgettable dive travel experiences with a 19 year Course Director and 4 Master Instructors on staff.
Whether you're a beginner or an aspiring pro, we offer PADI scuba certifications for every level — from Open Water to Instructor.
Visit our fully stocked showroom or shop online at our website for premium equipment from brands like Akona, Apeks, Aqua Lung, DUI, Fourth Element, Halcyon, Garmin, Sherwood, Zeagle, Hollis, Bare, Henderson, Shearwater, and more. We sell our gear at industry minimum price AND unlike other online retailers, We service everything we sell to always keep you dive-ready.
Join us on dive adventures to warm-water destinations, cool-water technical diving spots, and local monthly drive-and-dives across Southern New England.
Need gear? We’ve got top quality rentals, too.
PADI Scuba Diving, PADI TecRec, PADI Snorkelling, Conservation, PADI First Aid - EFR, PADI Public Safety Diver
Adopt the Blue, PADI 100% Aware
English
Air Fills, Nitrox, Trimix, Scrubber CO2 absorbant, Mixed gas, Equipment Sales, Scuba equipment rental, Kids equipment rental, Conservation activities, Dive club, Travel, Other
Onsite classroom, Air Conditioning, Wi-Fi (FREE), Retail Shop, Parking
12 PADI Instructors
Open-heel fins, Compass, Camera, BCD, Wetsuit – 7mm, Mask & Snorkel, Wetsuit – shorty, Drysuit, Full-foot fins, Wetsuit – 3mm, Gauges, Wetsuit – 5mm, Children sizes, Flashlight, Regulator, Dive Computer, Boots, Aluminum Cylinders, Steel Cylinders, Large Cylinders (15L / 100 cu. ft.), Small Cylinders (10L / 71.2 cu. ft.)
Wet / Dry Suits, Gauges, Cylinders, Regulators, BCDs, Dive Computers
Bank / Debit Card, Payment Plan, Paypal, Diners, VISA, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover, Personal checks, Cash (local currency)
Technical Diving
Freediving
Emergency First Response
FREE – Introduction to Scuba Diving Online
Marine Debris
Shark & Ray Protection
Adopt a Dive Site
