Pirate Island Divers

About Pirate Island Divers

Pirate Island Divers Inc. is a Florida Corporation formed in 1999.  We provide professional, low cost, dive training, equipment sales/service, and dive travel services.  Our mission is to provide the best value and the most fun possible for our customers. 

We are doing our best to shift how you, the consumer, views the traditional “local” dive shop. We use the latest technology, the Internet, and Social Networking to make you feel closer to the resort and our staff wherever you may be at the moment. When you do arrive, we want you to feel comfortable and that you already know the crew. We hope this makes for a more enjoyable experience.

Meet Our Staff

Brian Napier Brian has has been diving since 1988 and has over 17 years teaching experience.  It all began in the Navy where he was a small combat boat captain.  It was all underwater from there and has kept his head below water ever since.  A PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, he also teaches 14 specialties, Oxygen Administration and Emergency First Aid/CPR courses.  Brian is also the president of Pirate Island Divers Inc.

Ryan Pierce Ryan moved to Key Largo from Salem, Oregon where he was an avid snow skier and wake boarder. In 1999 he joined Pirate Island Divers, and traded the snow for the ocean.  He is the Operations Manager, a PADI Instructor Development Course Staff Instructor, a U.S.C.G. Master Captain, Equipment Repair Technician, and Emergency First Response Instructor.

Philip Marks Phil is from Augusta, Georgia and joined Pirate Island Divers in 2006. He is the Operations Assistant Manager, a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer Instructor and is a U.S.C.G. Master Captain. He is also an Emergency First Response Instructor. Phil enjoys ocean life so much, that in his spare time you can find him caring for his saltwater fish tank.

Dan Goldsmith Dan hails from Cincinnati, Ohio where he managed a large retail store.  On his off days, you can find Dan spear fishing on the reefs of the Upper Keys. He is the Director of Training, a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and a U.S.C.G. Master Captain.  Dan is also an Emergency First Response Instructor and has been with Pirate Island Divers since June of 2008.

Philip "Ewo" Ewald Phil is from Mayo, Maryland where he managed CVS drugstore and taught scuba diving on the weekends.  Rather then having a Phil #1 and a Phil #2 he was nicknamed Ewo.  He started working with Pirate Island Divers in January of 2009.  Ewo lives on a sailboat and on his off days you can find him sailing around the keys.

Chase Hendricks Chase grew up in Atlanta Georgia and after high school became a commercial diver. After a year spent working on an oil rig he decided that wasn’t the life he wanted. He became an Open Water Scuba Instructor and has been with Pirate Island Divers since 2010.

Tony DeLosSantos “Lyin Hawaiian Charters” Tony has been the backcountry fishing guide at the Marriott since 1998. He was born in Hawaii and moved to the keys in 1985 and has been fishing the waters of Key Largo ever since. If you are interested in a good day of fishing check out his web page http://www.lyinhawaiian.com.