The Boat

Lake Travis Scuba provides transportation to a variety of dive sites on Lake Travis aboard GIANT STRIDE, a 30-foot Pontoon Boat customized for scuba diving. The boat has many special features and amenity updates to make your excursion comfortable, safe, and enjoyable:

• 8 Diver Stations with two tank holders and equipment storage
• Dry Storage area
• Canvas enclosure for sun shade in summer and warmth in cooler weather
• Large heavy-duty ladder for easy exit from the water

Avoid the dirt and additional effort required of shore dives! Meet Giant Stride at the dock to load and unload your equipment.

Our Safety Equipment

• Emergency Oxygen System
• Automated External Defibrillator
• First Aid Kit
• Fire Extinguisher
• DAN Diver Identification System (DIDS)
• Flare Kit
• Cell phone for emergency calls
• Life-saving Floats for all passengers
• Safety-trained and Emergency-prepared Crew

Lake Travis Scuba is a member of SeaTow boat emergency service.

The Crew

Robert Weiss established Lake Travis Scuba in November 2007. He has been a certified diver since 1988, achieved technical diving certification with training through PADI Tec 50, and is a seasoned PADI MSDT/Instructor for a wide range of specialities including Boat Diver, Enriched Air, Underwater Navigation, search and recovery and more. Robert is a certified American Heart Association CPR Instructor, PADI Emergency First Responder instructor, and a Diver Alert Network member. When not running charters and teaching scuba, he is a swim instructor at Nitro Swim, volunteers with Ride On Center For Kids (ROCK) and Spring Lake/The Meadows Center for Water and The Environment.