At first glance, the term "group worthy" might see, well, off-putting; exclusionary. In fact, the term popped up more or less spontaneously as part of the informal way that new folks have becoming incorporated into an increasingly-wide circle of friends. I (Scott Blessley, webmaster for this site) became one of those friends in the mid-1990s. As time went on the core group of about 4 people has grown to over 20. And if you're reading this now (wait, you are reading this now) -- you're probably "groupworthy", too. Courteous diver? Considerate of others? Love diving? Got a free week (usually in September)? You don't need to be an experienced diver -- just an enthusiastic one.

How it happened

Originally it was simply a gathering of a few friends, sharing a dive boat with whoever else happened to sign up. As the group grew, we were able to charter an entire boat, using a "member's" travel agency to receive the travel industry perqs -- typically a couple of free berths, and a commission rebate which is applied as a discount, uniformly to everyone. It is a bit of work, and hard having to ask friends to get their payments in (What am I, a Collection Agency?) -- but it's worth it.

Meet the Group

We've started a page for the ever-expanding members of our group. It's still being built -- but you can check it out here.

A few stories...

• The most recent trip --
• The Groupworthy history
• Rob Willer on his "first time".
• One crew thinks Scott has a boyfriend.
• Cayman Aggressor 9/04-- the trip that wasn't

And brief reviews of some of our past trips

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• Belize 1997
• Turks & Caicos Islands 1998
• Belize 1999
• Palau 2000
• Cayman Islands 2001, also 2004 (attempted), 2005 (succeeded)
• Bahamas 2002
• Belize 2003
• Cayman Aggressor, May 2006