Divers Direct announced the grand opening of its newest store in the heart of Coral Gables, FL. The company now has six stores in Florida.

The newly renovated 13,000 square foot property houses the latest in dive gear and accessories, state-of-the-art air and Nitrox filling stations, an elevated high tech classroom, a spearfishing center, photography center and knowledgeable and experienced sales staff.

Located at the corner of Le Juene and Dixie Hwy (US 1) on the West Side of US 1 just north of the University of Miami, in Coral Gables, SCUBA divers, snorkelers and water enthusiasts will have access to the latest SCUBA gear from the best brands like Aqualung, Atomic, EVO, Cressi, Mares and Oceanic. This event is free and open to the public.

The Grand Opening event will take place on Saturday, September 14th between 9:00am and 7:00pm. The first 100 customers will receive free giveaways. Throughout the day, hourly drawings will be held for gear and goodies, and a complimentary dive gear check will be held by our Repair Technicians. Roast pig and paella will be served starting at 1:00pm.

Terry, the store manager at Coral Gables has been busy preparing her team and the store for Saturday's event. “We are excited to bring the hottest dive gear from the best brands around the world to south Florida divers, snorkelers and the watersport community. We look forward to connecting with the community and creating the ideal shopping experience for our customers.”

Additionally, the following complimentary seminars will be available in store during the event by brand representatives:

11:00 am Ken Hardy for Sealife

12:30 Brian Jung for Suunto

2:00 Ted Harty for Immersion Freediving

3:30 Stacy Wall for Brownies

5:00 Cameron Kirkconnell for Riffe Spearfishing.

Customers planning on attending the free seminars should arrive early as seating is limited. For continued updates on Grand Opening activities connect with us on Facebook, Twitter or Google using #CGGO. For directions, browsing inventory or viewing upcoming events at all six of our stores, access our website at www.DiversDirect.com.

To contact the store directly:

Divers Direct

425 S. Dixie Hwy

Coral Gables, FL 33146

Phone: 305-661-3300

About Divers Direct:

Since 1984, Dania Beach, Florida based Divers Direct services the SCUBA community by offering a complete scuba certification curriculum and a large selection of scuba gear including scuba tanks, dive computers, scuba regulators,scuba wetsuits, and scuba masks from the world’s top manufacturers like Atomic, Aqualung, Oceanic, Evo, and many others. In addition to being recognized as one of the United States’ largest scuba retailers,