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DiveHatteras is a North Carolina L.L.C. owned and operated by Ann and
Dave Sommers. We have been diving for a combined total of over 40 years
(yeah, we’re that old). Both of us instructed  diving
for several years at a shop in Virginia where we live and are avid wreck
divers who love to do u/w photos as well as hunt for artifacts and new
shipwrecks. For several years we operated a small boat the "SeaVentures"
wreck diving out of Ocean City, MD. We moved the boat to Hatteras for "just
one season" many years ago and have been hooked on
Hatteras diving ever since!
We took one season off and found we couldn't do without diving Hatteras.
We searched for and bought a new and different style of boat to use for
our Hatteras wreck diving. Several different boats were considered and
we finally found the right thing for us. What we ended up with was a very
upscale boat for diving, a Hatteras Sport Fish Yacht. This boat,
which we named Akyla (a-cool-a), is now extremely well equipped. She
has plenty of luxury The Akyla underwent a complete refit of all the machinery and was converted to diesel power. She now has a very fast cruise speed of 20 knots and plenty of reserve power for more if needed. Akyla takes only six divers per trip instead of the fifteen as on the Icy May. This allows us to maintain a more even skill level across the group of divers and once again visit the more challenging wreck sites on a regular basis. We both love diving or we wouldn’t be doing this! Contact Info: Email: Divehatteras@aol.com Phone: 703.818.1850 or 703.517.3724 cell (boat phone) Mailing address: Winter - Dive Hatteras LLC, 5213 High Grove Hills Lane, Centreville, VA, 20120 Summer - Dive Hatteras LLC, P.O. Box 513, Frisco, NC, 27936
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The old boat was retired in '94 and almost
immediately we acquired the d/v Icy May, a 35ft Henriques Maine Coaster. We continually made improvements to her
and she turned into an excellent dive boat. However, after 6 years of going
to sea in the Icy May, we found our needs once again changed and
we sold her.
features including a generator, A/C for those really hot days, full galley
with microwave, refrigeration, and very large head. The Akyla
has superior electronics with Radar, redundant GPS, Lorans and Sonars for
wreck hunting.
We will be chartering every weekend
and available for mid week trips as well from spring through the late fall.