Our History

Sometime in the late 60s, the club name was changed to "Marker Buoys" as more women became interested in scuba diving and joining the club, and also to more closely identify with the business name of the shop. The original Marker Buoy dive shop closed in the late 60s for reasons lost to history. Marker Buoys continued as a shop-sponsored club with Lighthouse Diving until 1987, then with Underwater Sports until 2007, when it became an independent dive club.

Today Marker Buoy Dive Club is still located in Ballard, where it meets the first Wednesday of every month at the Sunset Hill Community Center. Membership level is around 130. Monthly meetings give members an opportunity to give reports on club dives of the previous month, information on upcoming dives, and occasionally slide and video presentations of dives. A guest speaker related to scuba diving, the marine environment, or something of interest to divers is featured every month. Club-sponsored activities (other than the dives) include informal dive planning parties, annual picnic at Woodland Park, and annual banquets.