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Tony Sanders                        
Owner / Staff Instructor

Tony has been a PADI Staff Instructor since 1997 and holds 13 Specialty instructor ratings. He managed dive operations in the UK, Indonesia and Thailand before settling in Panama and has extensive teaching experience from entry level divers to instructor training programs. He has skinny legs and a big nose but is less sensitive about it these days although students should probably not mention this until after receiving their certifications.

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Georgina Sanders                   

Divemaster

Georgina qualified as a Divemaster in 2006 and is working towards her instructor program later this year. She is also a black belt in kung fu so don't mess with her....... especially you Tony.


Sam Sanders                          
Small Annoying But Adorable Child

Sam is Starfleet's newest addition and to be honest doesn't yet do much around the dive centre despite being 5 years old already. We hope he will make up for this in the years to come


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Edgardo Ibarra  "Eddie"                 
PADI Course Director

Eddy was one of the first Panamanian PADI Instructors, qualifying in 2004 and is now Starfleet's Senior Instructor and Panama's only Course Director. He is also a very experienced PADI Divemaster and an expert on the divesites in the region. He's put on a litlle weight recently and is extremely sensitve about it so we try not to mention it.....well not too much anyway

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Manuel Downer                       
Divemaster

Manuel has been a PADI Divemaster since 1996 and no one knows the diving, the waters or the women of Bocas del Toro better

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Nilvia Ellis                                
Administrator

The backbone of the operation keeping everyone else in line, Nilvia is loved and feared by all (in Bocas, not just the dive centre)

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Jose Grenald                           
Boat Captain

They say that with genius comes mood swings - you will not find a greater artist at boat handling however Jose possesses one of the grumpiest dispositions known to man. Its all a front though and underneath lies a boyish playful interior - if you dare look for it...

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Roosevelt "Chombo" Diaz         
  Instructor

  Starfleet's gentle giant, Chombo prides himself in customer care although tends to dress like a girl - he qualified as an instructor in 2007