Rich Morin’s Professional Scuba Centers

Can’t say enough about this scuba shop. I got certified with Rich in 2006. After 7 years and a refresher course I started back into diving again. I will forever remember the attention to detail and emphasis on safety. Unfortunately many dive shops cut corners and don’t always adhere to PADI guidelines, never with this shop. I encourage anyone who plans to get certified, especially open water certified to use this scuba center. Morin’s will give you a better understanding of education, safety and etiquette when you dive more desirable locations and use other shops.
Not to say Lake George doesn’t have anything to offer. It is a wonderful lake to gather your diving wits and discover some historical sites.
I recently continued my education with a specialty course and was very impressed with all the instructors Rich had working for him. Curt, Eddie, Jeanne, and Dennis all did a wonderful job and really made all the divers feel like family. Some divers even call the shop a day or two ahead of time and just show up to the dive site to tag along. The group just keeps growing as the morning goes on. Such a great thing to see so far from the sea.
Keep up the good work Rich Morin Scuba Center!

I reached out to Rich Morin’s Scuba Center after our much loved Scuba Instructor had to unexpectedly leave the area. Rich Morin came to talk with me about what we could do together. His center was impressive and he was extremely skilled there is no question about that. We signed on with him and were so excited that we could still make the program a good one.
Unfortunately the professionalism was left behind. At one of our camps he left 3 hours early leaving our campers disappointed. The following week he cancelled the night before the program because he didn’t want to lose money by coming to our camp. He wanted 6 people which we had until one of our campers didn’t show up. He kept telling me that it was not monetarily feasible. Rich was well aware that this year we budgeted for the other instructor but decided to help us out with the idea that we could do business the next year at his pricing. I couldn’t believe how rude he was to me on the phone when he cancelled, telling me he wasn’t going to feel guilty about his decision to cancel our program 15 hours before he was supposed to go. He seemed like he didn’t even care and that was disheartening.
Long story but once I got off the phone I found an amazing instructor who at a moments notice said she would help us out even though she was 3 hours away. It meant more to me that she didn’t hesitate and just wanted to help! This was not my experience with Rich. He definitely seems like he is only in it for the money!

Oddly enough there is a dive shop in Glens Falls. The owner Rich is a great guy with a lot of knowledge of the sport. They take some great trips to far off tropical places. I used to work for him for a couple yrs. and was impressed with the amount of trips they take to local lakes. There is a lot of historical dives in Lake George, Lake Champlain etc.