Nat Robb
F O U N D E R
Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, Nat first visited the Cayman Islands in 1993, visiting several times year up until 2001 when he sold his Releigh based computer company and ran away to the islands full time. After 8 years as training director for Divetech, Nat opened Indepth Watersports on Grand Cayman in February 2010. He is an instructor trainer for IANTD, TDI / SDI, SSI and RAID, teaching everything from kids programs through the CCR Expedition Trimix. He is also a PADI MSDT and DAN instructor.
Nat has dove all of the Caribbean, Pacific and anywhere else he can find rusty chunk of metal or hole to crawl around in! He loves to travel to faraway places, wreck & cave dive, be outside, cook, ride Harley’s and be with family & friends.
Chris "Nico" Nicholson
I N S T R U C T O R
Originally from Yorkshire, UK. Nico started his diving in the tropical waters of Capernwray. A love for cold water led him to dive Cape Town, Vancouver and Wellington. After getting tired of freezing his nuts off the south pacific and the Caribbean seemed more appealing.
A love for the deep has led to pursue tech diving and is on the path to CCR instruction. Unfortunately, the years out of the UK has not diminished his dry sense humour. Be prepared for terrible briefing jokes.
Just don’t be bringing your sidemount gear if he’s on the boat, or you might be diving with a toaster.
Dan Schofield
I N S T R U C T O R
Originally from the UK, Dan started his dive career working in marine conservation in Thailand. Since then, he has worked around SE Asia managing dive operations and resorts in the Philippines and Indonesia until making the move to the Caribbean during COVID.
In his free time he seeks out even more diving including wreck exploration in the Great Lakes, fossil hunting on the East coast and most recently running a sailboat’s dive operations for an Atlantic crossing. He teaches both PADI and SDI courses, is a TDI technical dive guide and an AIDA freediver, recently picking up medals at Cayman’s competition.
When not diving professionally you can usually find him underwater with his cameras taking pictures for citizen science resources. Dan has a special love for macro critters with nudibranchs being his favourite marine creatures. He has recently acquired a rebreather and is looking forward to exploring deeper on Cayman’s deep walls.
Chris "Z" Zinsli
I N S T R U C T O R
Originally from Dunedin, which is found in the deep south of New Zealand. In these near freezing waters he successfully completed his dive instructor training and then traveled through many of the warmer islands within the Pacific .
“Z” has had many memorable diving experiences including diving with Orca, Humpback Whales, Manta Rays and even Great White Sharks.
He is also an IYT trained Boat Captain, so you’ll often find him at the helm of El Puma choosing his favorite dive sites for our lucky guests to enjoy.
“Z” is the self proclaimed “Boss of the Jokes” at Indepth Watersports, albeit most of his colleagues disagree with this.
Rumy Takova
I N S T R U C T O R
Born and raised in a little country in Europe called Bulgaria.
Worked for many years as graphic designer locked in an office in front of a monitor for long hours until found out the passion of diving and realized that “an office” can be a place you are eager to go every day, and every day is pretty much fun and different than the previous.
Started diving relatively late at the age of 35 in picturesque little Greek island called Antiparos in May 2010 when she did her Open Water followed by Advanced Open Water in September same year at the same lovely spot. The global financial crisis led to decreasing of many jobs in Europe and did her a good favor of making the decision to sign up for 4 months of internship in another Greek island Crete where she worked and completed all courses up to Divemaster. In 2013 she worked a season as a Divemaster in Mallorca, Spain where at the end of the season did her IDC and became an instructor. Enjoyed the lifestyle of a Dive Professional working in different locations like Oman, Maldives, Cyprus, Jordan, Mexico for several years until settled in the Cayman Island in 2016 and lived and worked here ever since.
Juan Perez
I N S T R U C T O R
Born and raised in Bogota, Colombia, Juan decided to quit the life he had as a journalist in his country to become a scuba instructor. He got his SDI Open Water Scuba Instructor certification in the Riviera Maya, Mexico, where he had his first experience working in the diving industry before he moved to the Cayman Islands. Underwater he loves deep diving, doing rings during the safety stop and looking for spotted eagle rays.
Apart from being underwater, Juan enjoys traveling, listening to music, watching the English Premier League and thinking what will be his next tattoo.
With background experience as Community Manager, you’ll probably see Juan with his cellphone asking you for a picture to post it on the social media of Indepth Watersports.
Tyler Payzant
I N S T R U C T O R
Originally from Charleston, South Carolina. Tyler has been on or underneath the ocean most of his life. At 14 years old he had his first diving experience and has loved it ever since.
In his teenage years he joined his high school sailing team racing small boats. Continuing to follow the call of the ocean he eventually sailed up the eastern seaboard of the United States and crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
In following years Tyler started to pursue a professional career in the diving industry, so he packed his bags and moved to Bali, Indonesia, where he completed his PADI divemaster and instructor courses. Here he was lucky enough to dive with schools of beautiful manta rays and Mola Mola sunfish.
Also, he has a cute smile…
Pierre Lesieur
I N S T R U C T O R
A familiar face in the industry, Pierre has been a dive instructor, boat captain and fishing guide in Grand Cayman, where he was born and raised, for over 10 years.
As a PADI and SDI Open Water Scuba Instructor, with a number of technical certifications, he’s always eager to show divers young and old the exciting underwater world.
Although fishing may be his favorite sport, diving has always been a close second. His dedication to both sports has allowed him to dive 2 of the 3 offshore banks in the Cayman Islands, as well as a popular fish aggregation device north of Grand Cayman.
Although he captains for multiple companies on island, you may just be lucky enough to see Pierre during your next trip on one of our boats.
Cassandra McDowell
I N S T R U C T O R
Being born and raised in Cayman Brac with two dive instructors for parents, it’s no surprise that Cass found her way into the dive industry. During her teenage years, she balanced her time between fishing charters and dive boats, logging countless hours on the water.
After working as a marine educator in Little Cayman for a few months, Cass relocated to Grand Cayman at 18 to further her career in environmental conservation. Now a PADI divemaster and self proclaimed nature nerd, she uses her knowledge of Cayman’s coastal habitats and marine species to inspire people of all ages to explore and protect our captivating natural environment.
Rupert & Gomez
The dynamic-duo of Indepth Watersports, Rupert and Gomez are the two most adorable staff members of the group. If you are lucky, you’ll see them on the counter of the dive shop or out helping you into your gear on the boats.. but mainly just asking you for pats and attention as you are about to enjoy diving in our crystal clear waters in Grand Cayman.
Indepth Watersports, 857 NW Point Road, West Bay, Grand Cayman CAYMAN ISLANDS. Phone number: 345 – 949 – 6606
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