Welcome aboard
Location: West End, Tortola
It’s been a busy week of training, scrubbing, provisioning, and preparing, and we can’t wait to get out on the water with you! Introducing the crew of Pure Joy 3:
Jake is a skipper and dive instructor. He first joined AQ as a student in 2016, and in 2020, he became a PADI dive instructor. Towards the end of 2022, he completed his Yachtmaster certification. Jake graduated from Rollins College with a degree in Business Management in December and has been working on a tall ship in Maryland since then. Growing up in New Hampshire, he spent a lot of time snow skiing and water skiing and is excited to teach students how to waterski in addition to diving and sailing. His favorite diving is in the British Virgin Islands, and he can’t wait to share the beauty of the underwater world with fellow divers. He is also very excited to have the opportunity to give new AQ students the same fantastic experience he had as a student for so many summers!
Gordon learned to scuba dive at his high school pool when he was 13 years old. He was instantly hooked and knew he wanted to continue. As he entered college, Gordon went on a Seamester program, where he became a Divemaster and gained lifelong knowledge and other certifications. After his Seamester experience, he went to Thailand with some friends from S/Y Argo and became a dive instructor so that he could bring the joy scuba diving gives him to others.
Jo is joining our team from the United Kingdom. She is mad about ocean-related things and excited to introduce our students to a new underwater world. Growing up in South Wales, Jo always had itchy feet and has been traveling the world since 2018, when she graduated from university with a degree in Psychology. An avid SCUBA diver since 2015, she decided to take the plunge and become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor in 2023. She has spent the last year teaching in Mozambique. When she’s not diving, she can be found singing and dancing in the kitchen, strapping her boots on for a hike, or settling in for a cozy night of movies and board games.
We can’t wait to meet you all!