About Us

IB Divers, located about 10 miles south of downtown San Diego, is a full service NAUI Sport and Technical Diving facility.  We have been  providing training for US Navy and US Marine Corp recreational services as well as the general public of San Diego County for 33 years.

* Meet Our Instructors!

Courses offered range from Basic Scuba Diver to Instructor Trainer for sport diving and from Technical EANx to Trimix Instructor and mixed gas Closed Circuit Rebreathers in the technical realm.  

IB Divers of San Diego carries a full line of top brand name equipment.  Aqualung, Halcyon, Luxfer and Pressed Steel Cylinders, Scuba Pro, Sea Quest, and Sherwoood and also Sodasorb for the rebreather enthusiasts.    

A full range of services are available like Air, Nitrox, Trimix, Oxygen, and Argon fills, 3000 to 3500 psi while you wait.  Nitrox 32 is banked and availiabe same as air.   Oxygen cleaning is not required for Nitrox or Trimix fills.  

Equipment service, oxygen service, tank inspection using Vis Plus and regulator repair are all available by the best "certified" technicians in San Diego County.  Our reputation is impeccable.   

MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS

                                                                       •Ralph Stogsdall–NAUI 3409L

                                                                         –IB Divers, Owner–Teaching 33 years

                                                                         –Holds MWR contract for recreational SCUBA program

                                                                         –Classes basic through instructor

                                                                         –NAUI Course Director

                                                                         –Retired U.S. Navy

                                                                        •Kathleen Stogsdall–NAUI 4061L

                                                                         –IB Divers, owner–Teaching 30 years

                                                                         –Classes basic through instructor

                                                                         –Previously: employee of US Divers

                                                                        •Kyle Stogsdall–NAUI #45666

                                                                         –IB Divers, owner •(one day)

                                                                         –Teaching 1 year legally

                                                                            •Started at age 5

                                                                         –Classes basic through NAUI leadership

                                                                   •Malcolm Smith–NAUI 14677

                                                                    –Teaching 13 years–Classes basic through instructor

                                                                    –Mixed Gas Blender Instructor

                                                                    –TRIMIX II Diver

                                                                    –Retired U.S. Navy

                                                                    •Lonnie Sharp–NAUI 18314L

                                                                      –Teaching 10 years

                                                                      –Teaching basic through instructor & technical series

                                                                      –NAUI Technical Course Director

                                                                      –Active Duty Navy (very close to retirement)
 

                                                                     •Rob Brauer–NAUI #37109

                                                                      –Teaching 5 years

                                                                      –Classes basic through NAUI leadership

                                                                      –Ex-U.S. Navy, currently contractor to U.S. Navy

                                                                 •Kitt Carlton-Wippern, Ph.D.–NAUI #32453

                                                                   –Teaching 7 years

                                                                   –Classes basic through NAUI leadership

                                                                   –Diver Medical Tech

                                                                  –Ex-U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense Engineer

                                                                  –Currently out of area but visits