Meet Your Instructor - Paul Wood

Today let's introduce you to Paul Wood, an instructor with the Ajax Scuba Club.

Paul was first certified in 1999, and became a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor in 2004.  He has been certifying all our Open Water Students since then!   In addition to the Open Water course, Paul is certified to teach through PADI up to and including Assistant Instructor. 

 

 

Paul has lived in Ajax for over 50 years.  He is a past Rotarian and has owned community-based businesses.   In 2007, Paul had a vision to help raise funds for the Ajax/Pickering hospital.  He chaired a committee which came up with an idea to do a fundraiser with the help of the Ajax Scuba Club and local sponsors.   This scuba diving marathon and silent auction successfully raised over $8,000 for the hospital.  The money  raised  bought equipment for the new maternity ward. 

During his time as a club member, Paul has served as Dive Coordinator, Training Director, Promotions Director and President.  He has volunteered his time for many Ajax Santa Claus parades and helped to represent the club at Home Week events.

 

It's not surprising to see Paul's wife Audrey helping out with the instruction of courses taught at the club, since she is a Divemaster.  Their youngest of two daughters is also a certified diver.  Home away from home and favourite place to dive is Roatan, Honduras, which they have now visited six times.  Paul's other dive travels have also taken him to the Florida Keys, Bahamas, North Carolina, Nova Scotia & Cape Breton Island, the eastern coast of the United States, and the Great Lakes.   All of these locations allow Paul to capture great memories as an underwater videographer. 

 

Anybody contemplating learning to dive should know that Paul loves teaching scuba diving because he gets to see the look on a student's face when they master a skill for the first time!   We hope you get a chance to meet him soon, and experience this for yourself :)